I met Derv for the first time at ChillAxe (her home venue), just after watching a match. She has a very wild kinda throw (two handed, full send) and that was just enough for me to think to myself “hey,…
Author: Badger
I could use some help
If you’ve been any sort of reader of this site, you know that I’m not some independently-wealthy, landed gentry. No, I’m just a writer who, like most of us, needs to consider how buying classic or deluxe Kraft Mac N’…
670 ish photos from the 2026 U.S. championship
My sweet, dear reader. You know what time it is. It’s too many, not-really-very-good photos time from yer ol’ pal badger. At first, I planned to separate out each individual event into their own little section, but after a breakneck…
US Champs is this week, and I’m ultra-stoked, now.
The first time I went to ChillAxe, I was greeted by kindness and love and joy and realized the place Rob and Dina built was, probably, the very best thing axe throwing had to offer. Smash cut to this year…
Dear Clutchy: I don’t enjoy larger axe Throwing Tournament Weekends – help!
Dear Clutchy, The U.S. Championship is coming up next week, and lots of my league friends are going. They want me to come along, but I don’t want to spend lots of money to just go 0-2, pay for lodging,…
I refuse to explain any of these: axe throwing ideas that never got past stage 1
I get a lot of ideas, at times. Sometimes from what other axe throwers say, sometimes from the middle point between waking and sleeping. But those little ideas, well, they often don’t materialize into complete, full-fledged posts. They need to…
Creating the PERFECT axe throwing sticker
Every sport has its own, insider culture. For Basketball, it’s the shoes. For football, the…uh…gl…gloves? For Ice Hockey it’s the amount of teeth you collect from opposing teams. For us? The axe throwing sticker. These cute little fellers have become…
I LOVE standard – but premier made me a better axe thrower
I’m a Standard girlie. Through and through. It feels more like the spirit of axe throwing to me: immensely fun, not-so-serious, and forgiving of little mistakes. Point in fact, I didn’t even bother with Premier as an axe thrower until…
10 Throwingtimes cards for your clutch-heart
Valentine’s day is almost here, but that means only one thing for axe throwers: It’s also almost Throwingtime’s day! A day to celebrate the love, like, and longing we all feel for each and every axe thrower in the universe.…
Four axe throwers I hate: A list.
Listing axe throwers I hate is a great way to, you know, sink this blog. But I’m tired of the act. I’m tired of the hugs and the smiles and the support and all that junk. I’m tired of acting…