▁more ▁by ▁an ▁index ▁finger ▁on ▁the ▁sp ine ▁during ▁release . ▁Th rown ▁no ▁spin , ▁kn ives ▁will ▁make ▁no ▁revolution ▁or ▁only ▁a ▁quarter ▁spin ▁before ▁reaching ▁the ▁target ▁( point ▁first ), ▁but ▁the ▁no ▁spin ▁throws ▁are ▁not ▁as ▁accurate ▁or ▁stable ▁in ▁flight ▁as ▁the ▁spin ▁techniques . ▁The ▁kn ife ▁does ▁not ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁sharp ▁to ▁stick , ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁point , ▁it ▁will ▁stick ▁into ▁your ▁target . ▁ ▁Sport ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁in ▁many ▁European ▁countries , ▁there ▁are ▁communities ▁of ▁people ▁purs uing ▁kn ife ▁throwing ▁as ▁a ▁sport , ▁similar ▁to ▁arch ery . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁Europe ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 ▁kn ife ▁throwing ▁clubs ▁exist . ▁ ▁The ▁competition ▁itself ▁consists , ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁form , ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁straight ▁throws ▁aim ed ▁at ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁standard ▁wooden ▁targets ▁or ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁fo am . ▁Similar ▁to ▁an ▁arch ery ▁target , ▁competition ▁kn ife ▁throwing ▁targets ▁have ▁a ▁b ull se ye ▁surrounded ▁by ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁rings . ▁A ▁stick ing ▁kn ife ▁scores ▁points . ▁The ▁thro wer ▁must ▁be ▁standing ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁set ▁distance ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁target , ▁with ▁higher ▁distances ▁for ▁more ▁challeng ing ▁events . ▁I K TH OF ▁keeps ▁a ▁ranking ▁of ▁its ▁members ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁performance ▁during ▁these ▁spons ored ▁compet itions . ▁Euro Throw ers ▁maintain s ▁a ▁register ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁records ,