If you don’t know the paper football reference, that’s okay. The form and motion of the flick is nearly identical between the two. I’m not exaggerating when I equate this technique to flicking a paper football. Sorry about your eye bro! If your answer is yes, then you can spydie flick a blade. Where your main objective is to score a touchdown so that you could flick that 3-pointed ninja star at your opponent’s face. Let me ask you this…Ĭan you flick a paper football through finger uprights? You know, the old tabletop game with the triangular “football” made of paper. Once you have a firm grasp of the holding position, you can position your middle finger in the deployment hole. It’s important to get this part correct because you don’t want the knife to fly out of your hands. This is what keeps the knife in its place while you flick. You apply pressure by pushing down with your thumb. The pivot area sits in the mid section of my index finger, otherwise known as the middle phalanx. I know everyone’s hands are different sizes, but the butt of the knife rests on the meaty part of my palm, right below my pinky. It should rest between your thumb and a combination of your index finger and palm. There are three points of contact when you’re holding the knife. You need to throw away that train of thought. I didn’t quite understand how to hold the knife because I was still in the thumb deployment mentality. I remember when I tried spydie flicking for the first time. Uncoincidentally they’re all spydie flickable. But what’s the fun in that? My favorite knives I carry are just plain fun with a high fidget factor. With modern knife designs and knife steels, most knives are able to handle 100% of day-to-day EDC tasks. At this point in my life, having a good knife is more than just having good utility or blade hardness. Personally, spydie flicking is just so much fun. That being said, I much prefer the Spydie Flick technique over most other deployment techniques. I have nothing against the more traditional method of deploying a blade using the thumb. A forceful deployment results in better lockup and better lockup means more confidence. But there’s no need for backhanding or any wrist movement with the spydie flick. Sure, I can provide more force by snapping my wrist like backhanding someone being disrespectful to my wife. Why Spydie Flick?įor me, I am able to spydie flick a blade open with more force than the traditional thumb technique. By the end of this tutorial, you will be on your way to mastering one of my favorite deployment techniques. If this sounds confusing, no worries! I’m going to teach you how to spydie flick. You perform the spydie flick by pinching a knife between your thumb and forefinger while simultaneously opening the blade with a flick from your middle finger. The Spyderco Flick or more colloquially known as the “Spydie Flick” is a blade deployment technique originating from the use of Spyderco’s trademarked circular thumbhole.
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