I love this video. Smart, informative and fun. I think it’s the best video out there explaining rotation, and actually putting it on video. Simple but really, really good. This guy would be the coolest neighbor.
As an experienced axe thrower, axes are not weapons. They are tools. But, any tool used incorrectly can lead to dangerous results or even death. With that being said, I sometimes walk around my town with one or two axes hanging on my belt. Nothing has been said to me yet. Excellent visuals in the video. The slow motion videos give a great visual on how the axe works. The angled throws are because your elbow is out. Throwing is very robotic. Straight up and and straight down. Bringing the elbow out, makes it come it at an angle. Not a big deal in tree slices (end grain) targets, but huge when throwing into planks. The blade axes are hysterical and a great idea! If I ever have my own place, I will have something like that on display and give you credit.
I throw with the WATL, and this is one of the best videos I've seen. Our throwing techniques center on less movement called "flicking" to maintain consistency in competition. His skills make effective use of many aspects with tools using mathematical and geometric concepts. Please keep the videos coming. I'm studying them like a textbook.
The best part is that he's teaching kids how to throw axes at each other more efficiently. Also taught how to make deadlier axes with home available tools.
@@suprememasteroftheuniverse like i said, formidable men who will never show it. What you are hoping for is that there are no formidable men, or humans. Which is a bad tactic. There will always be bad people. And what we need is strong people who can counteract the bad people. A balance. Teaching children to throw an axe or fire a gun while teaching them to be strong and compassionate and independent is a good thing. Trying to just excuse the tendencies of children, males, humans, or animals as social constructs is extremely detrimental. Please dont imply power, strength, or the ability to climb hierarchies is something that we should try to discourage. It really hurts us all.
Mr. Yeany, I have always been under the impression that you produce the videos to make learning science entertaining. No it is clear that you are simply showing off. ......I am very impressed.
I had a huge grin on my face all through the video! My favorite part was when the camera zoomed out and showed the throwing positions for multiple revolutions :D Also loved how you called getting a bounce stick "luck" and then proceeded to throw one as if perfectly planned :D
thank you, I appreciate your comment. I actually had a hard time videoing outside with the changing lighting, one moment it's cloudy, then sun comes out, bright sunshine the next. I also had audio troubles with the mike I was using but I did the best I could.
Thank you, I have always wondered how axe throwing works, seems so chaotic, but you, as usual, showed what's behind it. I was very impressed you made the throw from the second mark. Then to even get to any target at the furthest mark was wow! Good arm!
This was actually super interesting. I had no idea how important distance was and assumed it was about technique only! I guess using the right distance could count as a technique but eh, not what I expected. Thanks for sharing 😁👍
The Yeany axe! I love it. Another possible variation: a contraption where you keep the handle in your hand and the blade goes flying. 360 degrees of sharpness.
Beautiful.. all the illustrations of rigid body, center of mass are now appeling to me.... the beauty of the subject is relisable... simple to appreciate.... please do continue making these concept videos.....
Oddly enough I went to someone’s house last year and they were like do you wanna throw some axis. I was like sure I was amazed at how precise you have to be in the movies they make it seem like a lethal skill.
Achievement unlocked: Dual Weld Axe +double damage But seriously, Mr. Yeany, I wish you were my mentor when I was you younger. Great idea of using saw blade.
Awesome! Basically confirmed things I have learned on my own by throwing but your instructions were very straightforward and easy to understand. You even made me laugh at one point. Nicely done!
Learned a lot about axe throwing! I would say yiu are really really good at it! Thank you very much for the education and entertainment you always provide!!
Hi, my name is Chris, I live in Bulgaria. i am English with Viking heritage. I was throwing axes long before i was addicted to watching youtube videos. All i can say is lucky the vikings did not rely on your science to win battles. I was throwing to kill the target not hit a bullseye at a certain distance. I understand your science of course. Just that i learnt to throw axes to eliminate a target. And just for fun, I used to juggle with axes which I did have to learn rotational effects etc.
I am very interested to see you do the same physic’s in struction with a throwing knife with no spin 1/2 spin and full spin . I learned alot from your hatchet video . Thank you for a great instructional video Sébastien PT
So stunning! Ever since I was a little boy, I wanted to understand the physics behind axe throwing. That side-throw was a shocker. Very interesting video, greets from Russia!
Well, it's not precisely a parabolic arc. Just the tip of a very narrow Kepler ellipse which highly approximates a parabola, but that's getting into the pedantic.
Ok first of all, Mr. Yeany is clearly a bad a**! I was invited to go axe throwing with some friends recently. I had fun, but left with no intentions of going again unless invited. After watching this video thru (twice now) not only do I want to go again asap, I want to set up some targets in my back yard as well. Amazing what a little analyzing can do to perk interest! Thanks for making this video Mr. Yeany!
Did you notice the slight wobble during flight? The axe oscillates a little to the right along the axis of the handle as it travels forward, then when it's 180 degrees inverted it oscillates back to the left by the same amount and is back to its 'straight ahead' (release) position then it's fully upright again. It's the Dzhanibekov Effect!
They actually can protect your eye from a deflected ax. Also there can simply be wood chips flying in the air when you hit the target or when you pull an ax out of one.
You need to wear protective eyewear for the wood chips that come flying back at you. Axe throwing places have to replace the target wood several times a day because of this.
that so awesome! you could make some kind of atlatl sawdisk thrower out of the last 2 ones by cutting some slots in the handle where the center pivot of the disk rests. but i think it won t have a ballistic trajectory without a decent spin so maybe it could spin by moving thepivot away from the center of the disk, i dunno maybe
A great video. Just one thing I'd add is around the 3m37s mark when you were graphing the heights, I'd say that they were taken at equal times apart. Otherwise, you could potentially pick any set of points to make any claim you liked about the flight.
This was certainly not the video I expected from you but I’m now an even bigger fan. Have you made any axes with moveable weights in the handle to adjust center of mass?
An interesting thing that got unnoticed: the rotation will be slightly higher for the modified axe with a rotating blade as the head. This is because the circular saw blade is a moving entity, hence while throwing you cannot transmit torque to it. The overall mass and center of mass remains the same, though. Hence the speed of rotation of the handle is faster (while the blade barely rotates, as you can see in 9:53 slo-mo).
No wonder his students were so well behaved! : )
He wasn't just throwing sponges
Lol
2:47 "That wasn't the target i was aiming but i take it" , makes them behave even better
Lmaooo
He shows this on the first day … 💜😜👍
Well I've learned many things about axe swinging today. But my favorite thing i learned was that you're really good at axe swinging! Lol
And he's left handed.
Yeah, never expected it but I'm not disappointed
I love this video. Smart, informative and fun. I think it’s the best video out there explaining rotation, and actually putting it on video. Simple but really, really good. This guy would be the coolest neighbor.
the final tests made me think: so basically my pizza roller is a throwing axe in disguise :)
Haha, my thoughts exactly. 😂
Aren't things a lot of things?
I guess so...
As an experienced axe thrower, axes are not weapons. They are tools. But, any tool used incorrectly can lead to dangerous results or even death.
With that being said, I sometimes walk around my town with one or two axes hanging on my belt. Nothing has been said to me yet.
Excellent visuals in the video. The slow motion videos give a great visual on how the axe works.
The angled throws are because your elbow is out. Throwing is very robotic. Straight up and and straight down. Bringing the elbow out, makes it come it at an angle. Not a big deal in tree slices (end grain) targets, but huge when throwing into planks.
The blade axes are hysterical and a great idea! If I ever have my own place, I will have something like that on display and give you credit.
I throw with the WATL, and this is one of the best videos I've seen. Our throwing techniques center on less movement called "flicking" to maintain consistency in competition. His skills make effective use of many aspects with tools using mathematical and geometric concepts. Please keep the videos coming. I'm studying them like a textbook.
Bruce is so gently spoken that it seems a shock he can throw an axe so well.
Just goes to show. Science beats violence.
The best men are formidable but will never show it.
@@JohnBender1313 i like this quote
Completely wrong. It's science used for VIOLENCE what's usual.
The best part is that he's teaching kids how to throw axes at each other more efficiently. Also taught how to make deadlier axes with home available tools.
@@suprememasteroftheuniverse like i said, formidable men who will never show it. What you are hoping for is that there are no formidable men, or humans. Which is a bad tactic. There will always be bad people. And what we need is strong people who can counteract the bad people. A balance. Teaching children to throw an axe or fire a gun while teaching them to be strong and compassionate and independent is a good thing. Trying to just excuse the tendencies of children, males, humans, or animals as social constructs is extremely detrimental. Please dont imply power, strength, or the ability to climb hierarchies is something that we should try to discourage. It really hurts us all.
Mr. Yeany, I have always been under the impression that you produce the videos to make learning science entertaining. No it is clear that you are simply showing off. ......I am very impressed.
Soon as I saw that homemade circular saw blade battle axe, I knew what my weekend is going to be spent doing.
I had a huge grin on my face all through the video!
My favorite part was when the camera zoomed out and showed the throwing positions for multiple revolutions :D
Also loved how you called getting a bounce stick "luck" and then proceeded to throw one as if perfectly planned :D
I'm actually surprised by the quality of your video and the editing. Well done!
thank you, I appreciate your comment. I actually had a hard time videoing outside with the changing lighting, one moment it's cloudy, then sun comes out, bright sunshine the next. I also had audio troubles with the mike I was using but I did the best I could.
Thank you, I have always wondered how axe throwing works, seems so chaotic, but you, as usual, showed what's behind it. I was very impressed you made the throw from the second mark. Then to even get to any target at the furthest mark was wow! Good arm!
I received a set of
Ned Foss throwing hawks as a gift. Of all the videos I've watched so far, this one is by FAR the most helpful.
Great video Bruce :)
Damn you're good at spotting every knife throwing video on YT
@@garkeinen7034 I am always on the Watch ,))
thanks Adam, I was wondering what people really good at throwing ( such as yourself). would think of it.
This is one of my favorite channels. Thank you for everything.
Loved this video and may I say that the scenery is absolutely gorgeous, thank you
Science in axe throwing. Who knew? Bruce, first class as always. Thank you!
Every army ever.
This was actually super interesting. I had no idea how important distance was and assumed it was about technique only! I guess using the right distance could count as a technique but eh, not what I expected. Thanks for sharing 😁👍
Love it! 33ft!
The Yeany axe! I love it. Another possible variation: a contraption where you keep the handle in your hand and the blade goes flying. 360 degrees of sharpness.
Good advice I learn a lot by watching your video thanks for taking the time and doing it
Beautiful.. all the illustrations of rigid body, center of mass are now appeling to me.... the beauty of the subject is relisable... simple to appreciate.... please do continue making these concept videos.....
One of the best videos I have seen on the subject. Absolutely fantastic stuff, @yeanyscience!
I would never have guessed Bruce is such a talented axe thrower!
Awesome visualization and tutorial of axe throwing science 🧪
Certainly the most interesting video on axe throwing!
Oddly enough I went to someone’s house last year and they were like do you wanna throw some axis. I was like sure I was amazed at how precise you have to be in the movies they make it seem like a lethal skill.
i do NOT want to meet someone that can throw . theyd be making you flip all about. i think i saw an anime villian that had this power.....
What a wonderfully entertaining and instructional video. Great job with all your throws and I love your invention
This is a fantastic video Bruce. What a great projectile motion video. Thanks for sharing.
You are like Archimedes. Lol. I like how you studied the weapons and made them more efficient/deadly.
Achievement unlocked: Dual Weld Axe +double damage
But seriously, Mr. Yeany, I wish you were my mentor when I was you younger. Great idea of using saw blade.
An absolutely splendid video.Well done sir.
Great, informative video. As a fellow south paw I appreciate seeing another lefty throw.
This is why science is important, you get double joy from your activity,
Good throwing skill 💪🎯 and beautiful scenery,
Thanks Mr. Bruce
Yes you get double hit and double k¡!!.
very good lecture - exeptionally good educational video! Thank you!
Thank you so much for this video! It makes it so much easier to understand the way that you explained and illustrated the information!
Awesome! Basically confirmed things I have learned on my own by throwing but your instructions were very straightforward and easy to understand. You even made me laugh at one point. Nicely done!
Awesome. Slit gives me some great ideas for the grandkids.
This is a really well thought out video love the MTAs you made
Learned a lot about axe throwing! I would say yiu are really really good at it! Thank you very much for the education and entertainment you always provide!!
The center of gravity demonstration is very interesting!
Impressive skills!
You are an amazing axe thrower !!
I've enjoyed a lot your video and i've learned a lot about this
interesting and hard to master art.
Best tutorial for this on TH-cam
Thanks!!
I have a new found appreciation for the physics behind axe throwing. - & probably a new hobby. 😁
Super teacher.. easy science to learn.
Is a first one that I see a slow motion throw.Very good.
Hi, my name is Chris, I live in Bulgaria. i am English with Viking heritage. I was throwing axes long before i was addicted to watching youtube videos. All i can say is lucky the vikings did not rely on your science to win battles. I was throwing to kill the target not hit a bullseye at a certain distance. I understand your science of course. Just that i learnt to throw axes to eliminate a target.
And just for fun, I used to juggle with axes which I did have to learn rotational effects etc.
Excellent demonstration and explanation. Thank you!
I am very interested to see you do the same physic’s in struction with a throwing knife with no spin 1/2 spin and full spin . I learned alot from your hatchet video .
Thank you for a great instructional video
Sébastien PT
Super cool! Thanks for sharing man!!!
So stunning! Ever since I was a little boy, I wanted to understand the physics behind axe throwing. That side-throw was a shocker. Very interesting video, greets from Russia!
This so cool! Thank you for the mini physics lesson.
His passion for teaching is right there with carl sagan. 👍😃
I love these videos, where the guy actually knows how to explain.
I love this video. I went axe throwing the other week. I know understand why I had such a hard time. Thanks for breaking it down.
Very well explained. Thank you so much sir. More videos please. 😊
You’re so good at that Bruce! Nice bbq trick.
A great variation of a throwing axe is our Double Bit axe the Wild Axe Dragon. Double bit is double the chance and double the fun.
You're really good with axes. Really like hearing Les Paul play guitar 🎸
just great info thanks bruce for helping the other man out
Someone get this man a TV show. Bill Nye in Mr. Roger's Neighborhood.
Does PBS know about Bruce Yearney?
Tv is so last century. Someone get this guy a TH-cam channel!
Always wanted to learn to throw. This video makes it seem pretty easy.
learning to stick it isn't hard, getting it to stick where you want is what takes practice
@@YeanyScience Thanks for the nice explanation. Was also impressed that a side arm is just as easy.
Bruce, you should collab with Tech Ingredients. You both share an amazing ability to describe amazing science stuff!
This was awesome. Totally useful for helping customers at my job. Thank you!!!😀
Glad it was helpful!
I really enjoyed your video. Great Teacher 😃🤠
Excellent. I would have loved to have had you as a teacher. I am fascinated by the videos of him.
Well, it's not precisely a parabolic arc. Just the tip of a very narrow Kepler ellipse which highly approximates a parabola, but that's getting into the pedantic.
If you ignore non-conservative effects and take g to be constant then you get a parabola. Are you talking about variations in g?
@@RijuChatterjee I'm simply not ignoring the fact that the Earth has a center of mass.
@@AtlasReburdened Oh, I understand. That has to be a tiiiiny effect though :P
I bet nearby mountains affect it more.
@@RijuChatterjee Well yeah, that's why I wasnt shy about staight up declaring it to be a pedantic argument on my part.
Ok first of all, Mr. Yeany is clearly a bad a**! I was invited to go axe throwing with some friends recently. I had fun, but left with no intentions of going again unless invited. After watching this video thru (twice now) not only do I want to go again asap, I want to set up some targets in my back yard as well. Amazing what a little analyzing can do to perk interest! Thanks for making this video Mr. Yeany!
Great video glad I found your chanel
So this is what you've been up to ^-^ thanks for the awesome videos and hope you and the family are safe and well.v
So fun! Now I’m off to build my own axe throwing target. Thanks, Mr. Yeany!
good luck with it!
There's another side to the awesome, friendly Mr. Yeany ... don't mess with him!!! ;)
Did you notice the slight wobble during flight? The axe oscillates a little to the right along the axis of the handle as it travels forward, then when it's 180 degrees inverted it oscillates back to the left by the same amount and is back to its 'straight ahead' (release) position then it's fully upright again. It's the Dzhanibekov Effect!
Really cool project, thanks for sharing!
So nice wish I had a teacher who show the world in a better learning way
Man! You are good. Don't know how much video edit is there, but still, very good throws.
7:19 And this is what I came up with.
Anyone else expecting "Let me show you its features"?
Thanks for the very informative video
you are a great instructor
Wow! How u throw 9 hatchets all at once is incredible, I was only able to do 2!
Beautiful!
that buzzsaw blade axe is awesome!
That's First Axe throw was smooth man.
Great video! Thanks for the information!
Hi Bruce, im from Guatemala, i share this video whith my students in the course of Physics 1. Thnks, Its a really good idea for a homemade proyect.
Hello Kevs, I am happy to hear that you found it useful, thank you, nice to hear from someone in Guatemala
Eye glasses are going to protect you so well when a axe is coming at you XD.
They actually can protect your eye from a deflected ax. Also there can simply be wood chips flying in the air when you hit the target or when you pull an ax out of one.
One more note, several of the commercial axe throwing establishments require you to wear eyeglasses, I am following their lead.
You need to wear protective eyewear for the wood chips that come flying back at you. Axe throwing places have to replace the target wood several times a day because of this.
Good explanation. Thank you.
Interesting prototypes & some really good throwing skills!
I dont know about axe throwing. But you are good thrower. I m suprised. Maşallah 😊
that so awesome! you could make some kind of atlatl sawdisk thrower out of the last 2 ones by cutting some slots in the handle where the center pivot of the disk rests. but i think it won t have a ballistic trajectory without a decent spin so maybe it could spin by moving thepivot away from the center of the disk, i dunno maybe
you're really good at this!!
He is the real master I've ever seen
Now I wonder how gyroscopic effect would affect the motion of the axes. It was made a thing in Borderlands game series
If we can dynamically alter the center of mass before throwing, I guess the throwing distance can be adjusted. Just a thought.
A great video. Just one thing I'd add is around the 3m37s mark when you were graphing the heights, I'd say that they were taken at equal times apart. Otherwise, you could potentially pick any set of points to make any claim you liked about the flight.
This was certainly not the video I expected from you but I’m now an even bigger fan. Have you made any axes with moveable weights in the handle to adjust center of mass?
Hi Matt, I haven't but that sounds interesting, I'll add that to my ideas list
Nice job thanks for the explanations. Do you have a video on how you made the “saw blade axe”? I would like to make one myself. Cheers!
An interesting thing that got unnoticed: the rotation will be slightly higher for the modified axe with a rotating blade as the head.
This is because the circular saw blade is a moving entity, hence while throwing you cannot transmit torque to it. The overall mass and center of mass remains the same, though. Hence the speed of rotation of the handle is faster (while the blade barely rotates, as you can see in 9:53 slo-mo).
thank you I hadn't noticed that
WATL brought me here. Now i understand the mechanics of my throwing axe and can adjust accordingly.