A safer way to use a knife's lanyard.

[Mack The Knife]

More so when used with larger bladed knives.

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[dr.jayakumar]

So much to learn,thanks Rustom.
regards
dr.jk

[brihacharan]

> Thanks Mack
> There's always something new to be learned everyday
Briha

[Moin.]

Thanks Much for sharing Mack. Always something new to learn here.

Best
Moin.

[AgentDoubleS]

The hold the gentlemen suggests is also the hold Polo players use for holding the polo stick/mallet. Provides a suprisingly sound and flexible grip once you get used to it. Interesting to see how it can be used for safely using a blade.

[m_power]

Excellent advice! I hadnt thought of this. I guess im going to be modifying all my lanyards now. Thanks for posting the video.

[Mack The Knife]

The hold the gentlemen suggests is also the hold Polo players use for holding the polo stick/mallet. Provides a suprisingly sound and flexible grip once you get used to it.

That's an interesting bit of info. Thanks.

[hvj1]

Excellent Piece of info, however, SS, I am not too sure that the gripping recommended here is good for a polo pony or rider, since the stick would move horizontally under the belly of the horse, or worse come between the front legs of the horse. When moving at a good clip, will trip the horse with disastrous results. Which also includes the thumb being dislocated.

And before anybody jumps on me, my father was a Cavalry man and a damn good Polo player to boot. I too started at a very young age and was show jumping at the age of 13. Too young to play polo, weilding the polo stick requires certain amount of strength. But I practised a lot of hitting on the 'wooden horse'.

Regards

[AgentDoubleS]

HVj1,

The situation described in the video of the knife hold was only one unique situation in which the knife would behave in a certain way. While I'm no 5 goal polo player myself (in fact not even a rated one!!) this is the hold with which I've been practicing for quite some time. Here is a video of how I hold the mallet and how I've seen all polo players hold it:

Check it at 6:06

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Regards,
SS

[hvj1]

SS
Thank you very much for refreshing my memory. You are absolutely correct. Now that I have seen her doing it, all the images come flooding back.
Regards

[AgentDoubleS]

HVJ1

I am glad I could! And if on a visit to Delhi you wish to relive those moments on horse back again do let me know.

Cheers,
Sumit

[hvj1]

SS
Thanks for the offer buddy, these days I can only trot the horse, the moment the fellow raises himself to a canter, I cannot keep my seat, start bouncing around in the saddle, I may add a very sad picture to see. This is because of an accident, my lower back has losts its flexibility, so the natural swaying with the horse's movement has dissapeared. (And MACK, if you are reading this, NO WISE CRACKs about my lack of flexibity, mind it!)
Regards

[Mack The Knife]

Well....if you insist....I just thought I'd help by suggesting a large belt and a spring under your bum but never mind...

[Skyman]

Aren't you supposed to roll with the horse?

Mack - If i recall, you demonstrated the same thumb looping with your golock?