[Compare] Hatchet vs Maul

[spinachd]

I have a lot of experience with the Hatchet in all plastics but I have never thrown a Maul. Are they about the same?

 

[onemilemore]

I'd say the Maul has a touch more glide but is definitely slower. They both cover a ton of ground for their respective speed classes, but the Hatchet is going to outdistance the Maul.

 

[threevok]

Threw a VIP Hatchet for the first time yesterday and was surprised how flippy it is. Bought it to replace a seasoned Opto Saint I lost but it is way more understable. I can't imagine bagging both the Hatchet and Maul; they're pretty close. Hatchet for power hyzer flips and Maul for shorter finesse floaty turnovers, maybe.

 

[august dupree]

Onemile pretty much has it right. The Maul is easier to flip to flat for a slower arm. Laser beam hyzer flips to a flat finish are more easily achieved with the Maul at a lower power requirement. Raw distance potential goes to the hatchet. The hatchet at higher speeds will still fly on massive S curves and still fight back at the end whereas there is not quite as much fight back in the Maul. The Maul is closer to a slightly understable River.

 

[treekickluv]

I have bagged both hatchet and maul for this summer. Maul is slower and a little more hss and less fade. However hatchet will go big distance on hyzer flips. Tho i never got my hatchet to flip to flat and stay there. It allways turnover for me.

 

[F.Luke]

Mauls are great for splitting wood, especially if you get the wood through course cleanup.
I once split my ankle open pretty good with a hatchet.
I've improved my technique since then but I'll stick with a maul.

When's westside comin out with a machete?

 

[THUGNIFICENT763]

It depends on what you are fighting. The hatchet, as a bladed weapon, is great for removing limbs from soft targets and doing damage to tissue. The maul, a blunt weapon, is good for breaking bones and mangling armor. It is all pertinent to what kind of opponent you are battling, but both are good choices. I personally gravitate towards the warhammer and bastard sword, though.

 

[46YearOldSlinger]

I've thrown both and get similar distance out of both - a little more from the Hatchet but it's close. The Hatchet has a touch more speed and the Maul has a bit more glide but again close on both. Stability depends on plastic. From most stable to least of the ones I throw: Elasto Hatchet>Opto Maul>Tournament Hatchet.