How to throw the atlatl 

Thank you very much. I greatly appreciate the support and confidence.

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thank you much, I appreciate that. There are definitely going to be some variances between people and sets, but this is the style that works best for me. I tend to find myself even holding a little above my ear these days. It is ever evolving it seems.

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It definitely matters, and that is what my next video is going to be about. The length of the dart and thrower are both important for what you are trying to accomplish.. more power can be had from a longer thrower, and even more so with a banner weight. A longer thrower typically requires a longer dart as well, because the point of balance can make the dart very hard to control. The simple answer seems like it would be to just give everyone a long thrower and long dart, but It takes a lot of throwing power to make a 7ft dart and long thrower work properly. Often times, beginners or people not interested in hunting with it are better served with a 6ft dart and medium length thrower without a banner weight, like the one I used in the video. You can "learn" to throw about any size dart or thrower, but there are certainly sizes that can make it inherently easier/more fun to throw.

+Damien Mantia I think mega-fauna atlatls were much beefier (I am working on that too ;-) ) but the ones on my site are definitely in the big game hunting range as far as deer, pigs, etc. You want the heavier sets with the longer throwers.. more energy. I am going to hopefuly be working on getting a pig atlatl kill this summer if I can a good throw in range, however the throwing style for that is going to be a bit diffferent (without a step). I lan on doing a video of that soon too.

***** thanks! yeah I tried that but there was so much back ground noise that it sounded like I was talking under water.lol

honestly I think a carbon atlatl is terribly out of context. I personally hate the idea but that is just me. To me, an ancient weapon shouldn't be made of modern materials. Also, it's not built by people that atlatl hunt or likely even seriously throw. it's meant to be easily built to sell, not correct in application. I sell the real deal on my website www.huntprimitive.com . My starter set is probably pretty comparably priced, while my archaic hunter set is definitely meant for the big game hunt.

it doesn't vary that much, but there are slight differences. You can use a scale to measure deflection, but for the most part you can group them by average diameter

Ryan Gill ok Thanks

lol cool I didn't see that

I am not sure. If you find an event like Silver River Knap-in in Florida that has atlatl throwing as an event, you can try it out there and get some instruction. I would actually be interested in doing an atlatl building and instructional class but I am not sure the following would be there.

+fstwrtr yeah it takes quite a while to get proficient at, but once you got it, it's like riding a bike

+Cody Aguon haha a lizard

Chris don this man has succesfully hunted with this tool. You have not.