Hey Josh! I hope to make a video on how to make a practice rope dart soon. Otherwise you can get a real ine on Amazon for around $30. Thanks for watching!
@@TotalCombatives first glance it looks a bit too lightweight. or too thick rope. but there are so many things that affect on these things. if you practice in a snow i would recommend very light weight dart because the rope gets wet. but maybe that's a finnish thing =D i think your dart is about 150g and 6mm rope. which is still good for rope dart techniques. for example 1200g bronze head meteor hammer is good with 8-9mm rope (don't try it, they break ankles). with 4mm rope i would recommend max 100g dart. oh and depends on rope type also. some stretch more than others, some have separate core some not, some stretch to slimmer shape during time etc. oh and blood makes ropes slippery too hehe
@@TotalCombatives my personal recommendation with all these in mind. practice basic spins to the point that you can add full power from your body to it, elbow spins included they add a lot of power. and be careful of your legs. if the rope slips in your hands then the dart is too heavy or too thin rope or too much moisture in the air etc. oh and by full power i mean shaolin speed =D try out different rope sizes and weights. they are really cheap and easily available. in chinese sheng biao competitions they use 4mm rope which does require more skill. smaller rope twists easier if you know what i mean. and it's double speed suddenly. oh and smaller rope is more difficult to catch on dragon wraps.
@@TotalCombatives sorry i'm thinking out loud. i don't mean to flood your youtube =D hey one small tip came to mind with this. you have polyester scarf. it creates different drag and is considered kind of amateurish in wushu weapons. get a silk one (that plastic shiny silk aka satin), it flows through the air way better and it creates smoother drag. it's more noticeable with swords but it helps here too. drag alters balance by speed. personally i would remove that polyester scarf. add one satin scarf folded from the middle to the middle chainring where the dart is hanging. and one that is not folded to about 20cm from the upper chainring to the rope. one for drag one for accuracy =) sorry for confusing explanation
very interesting.
Looks cool! Very interested to watch the course!
Thanks Garyn!
I will make that so cool👏
Hey Josh!
I hope to make a video on how to make a practice rope dart soon. Otherwise you can get a real ine on Amazon for around $30.
Thanks for watching!
Definitely going to be following along on this!
I'm glad!
nice to see people getting inspired by rope darts =) the balance of weapon looks tiny bit off. what's the weight of the dart?
I'm not sure on the weight.
Would your guess be that it's too heavy or too lite?
@@TotalCombatives first glance it looks a bit too lightweight. or too thick rope. but there are so many things that affect on these things. if you practice in a snow i would recommend very light weight dart because the rope gets wet. but maybe that's a finnish thing =D i think your dart is about 150g and 6mm rope. which is still good for rope dart techniques. for example 1200g bronze head meteor hammer is good with 8-9mm rope (don't try it, they break ankles). with 4mm rope i would recommend max 100g dart.
oh and depends on rope type also. some stretch more than others, some have separate core some not, some stretch to slimmer shape during time etc. oh and blood makes ropes slippery too hehe
@@TotalCombatives my personal recommendation with all these in mind. practice basic spins to the point that you can add full power from your body to it, elbow spins included they add a lot of power. and be careful of your legs. if the rope slips in your hands then the dart is too heavy or too thin rope or too much moisture in the air etc. oh and by full power i mean shaolin speed =D try out different rope sizes and weights. they are really cheap and easily available. in chinese sheng biao competitions they use 4mm rope which does require more skill. smaller rope twists easier if you know what i mean. and it's double speed suddenly. oh and smaller rope is more difficult to catch on dragon wraps.
@@TotalCombatives sorry i'm thinking out loud. i don't mean to flood your youtube =D hey one small tip came to mind with this. you have polyester scarf. it creates different drag and is considered kind of amateurish in wushu weapons. get a silk one (that plastic shiny silk aka satin), it flows through the air way better and it creates smoother drag. it's more noticeable with swords but it helps here too. drag alters balance by speed. personally i would remove that polyester scarf. add one satin scarf folded from the middle to the middle chainring where the dart is hanging. and one that is not folded to about 20cm from the upper chainring to the rope. one for drag one for accuracy =) sorry for confusing explanation
All great tips! Thanks!