Axe throwing isn’t necessarily a highly-physical sport. You get yourself into a marathon — sure, you’ll be sore after. But during a league night? A tourney? You’re likely to get more exhausted by the walking and standing. If you’ve got…
Author: Badger
The First IATF Tech Improvement is Here (Sneak Peek)
If you read the recent Q&A I did with the new IATF commissioner, you know new, helpful technology is a big focus for the federation going forward. While the commish was a bit tight lipped about exactly what the new…
Your IATF Commissioner Questions: Answered.
Hey dear reader. A few weeks ago, I asked for questions from the IATF community to send to the new IATF commissioner, Houman Javidnia. I had a few ground rules for myself: actually ask the questions more or less as…
“Nobody Knows about axe throwing” says man who treats sport like a secret second family
Urban Axe Throwing, a sport fraught with stagnant growth and venue closures over the years, often finds itself as the spare tire in the vehicle that is recognized competitive sport. When asked why that might be, local axe thrower Jimothy…
I’m missing Choptober and it feels bad.
I think we can skip the part where I talk about how Choptober is a cornerstone event. I can also probably skip the part where I share all of the development (mentally, skills-ally) I gained at Choptober. Hell, if you’ve…
Is it okay to have enemies in axe throwing?
I try to be liked. People, generally speaking, are very sweet and kind to me while I’m building up the courage to do interviews or happily snapping away with my camera. I’m just a round, little man who looks, by…
3 unhinged thoughts I had about saving/changing axe throwing.
There is a period of time, each night, where I’m somewhere between the waking and the dreaming world. This third space, this brief road before reaching the land of Nod, where my brain tries to connect the possible with the…
Axe Bag tour
Our axe bags are, I think, one of the most interesting elements of our sport. They can reveal so much about where an axe thrower has been, what they feel like they absolutely need, and how they’re doing, mentally. So…
The freedom of an eff it league
I’m having a downturn, dear reader. I’m having a struggle. It should come as no surprise to you that I’m not a very good axe thrower. I talk about it enough, certainly, and if you’ve ever bore witness to my…
The IATF Shift and a rare moment of consideration
Dear readers, it cannot often be said that I think before I publish a post. Point in fact (between us), I oftentimes write posts for this site over the course of…like…a half hour. I don’t proofread. I don’t check tenses…