EverydayCommentary: Vixino Knives Rock Shark Review

But they had a team that understood the key rule of being great—make as few mistakes as possible. When you get to the level of MLB, UFC, F1, or the NBA, everyone is supremely talented, everyone is great. And winners are largely people that make the fewest mistakes or make mistakes last. Once the talent is in place, greatness is making fewer mistakes.

Torii Hunter was a speedy defensive superstar. Jaques Jones seemingly never made an error. Christian Guzman could hit and sucked up ground balls like a Shop Vac. Uniting all of these players, in addition to speed, was their knowledge of the rule of greatness—make fewer mistakes. And so the Twins, a team whispered to be heading towards oblivion, ripped off three consecutive playoff appearances. The 2003 team was remarkably consistent—four hitters with a WAR at or above 3.8, but no one above 4.5 and four pitchers at or above 2.4 WAR, but no one above 4.1 (the 4.1 was a young Johan Santana pitching like a boss in relief).

That approach—just make fewer mistakes—applies to knife design too. And no knife I have ever reviewed more clearly embodies this approach than the Vixino Knives Rock Shark. It is a 3” folder with a sliding bar lock, micarta handles, an over the top pocket clip, and a good but not great steel. Lots and lots of knives fall into this category. LOTS. But the Rockshark, unlike the vast, vast majority of them, makes no mistakes. Not many. And how good does that make it? Damn good.