Over the past years, the author Amante P. Mariñas Sr., has thrown different objects for a total of 1.3 million times. This book contains the knowledge and experience he gained, and also tells the story of his throwing journey.

The basic concepts of throwing are presented in the first chapter. Grips, throwing methods, spins in flight, target construction, distance corrections and the like are covered. The presentation is a very condensed one, so that beginners will often not easily understand. Advanced throwers will find new ways to group their own experiences, as they question mentioned facts, and after some thinking realise that the author is right, but has omitted the explanation. (Mind you, I do not agree with everything, for example I think wood is a generally better target material than cardboard, and I would also take a different view on the physics of releasing a knife.)

The different varieties of knives are presented in the next section, before a very brief section on axes.

The entire second half of the book is on alternative throwing weapons like spears, Japanese and Chinese specialties including stars, shuriken and coins, or the ordinary dart. As with the knives, for each implement there are explanations as to how to grip and throw it, illustrated by many photos. Additionally, the author gives diagrams with his learning curve for each throwing object, detailing how his sticking rate developed over the months. (Beginners can not expect to start with such a high success rate as the author who has mastered several throwing styles already.) Since Mariñas has a background in martial arts, self defense related aspects are mentioned frequently.

What I am missing in this book are some practical hints as to the impact of grips on the throw, background on the history of throwing the various weapons, and a mention of the very active communities of sport axe and knife throwers in Europe and the USA.

Altogether, the book contains the insightful experiences of a master thrower, albeit in a very condensed form. Beginners will often wonder, but advanced throwers will love the chance to read about such a variety of throwing objects.