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What to do when your axe venue is burning.
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What to do when your axe venue is burning.

At some point in your axe throwing life, it’ll happen. Probably multiple times, really: your axe venue will start burning down. And while it’s important to allow yourself the grief and frustration of having your axe venue ignite, especially after…

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by Badger•November 8, 2024January 20, 2026
Axe Thrower (Slash Photographer) Interview: Matt Traino
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Axe Thrower (Slash Photographer) Interview: Matt Traino

For this interview, I wanted to get a perspective I hadn’t yet encountered: the photographer. Now, obviously chances are fairly high that any photographer hired for an axe throwing tourney (in this case, Choptober) would have some background in axe…

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by Badger•November 7, 2024January 20, 2026
Getting Better at Axe Throwing Means Creating More Space Between Failure.
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Getting Better at Axe Throwing Means Creating More Space Between Failure.

It’s election day across the states, and while I have big thoughts and fee fees about that business, I ALSO really enjoy not thinking about any of it, and since I am the only person with login access to this…

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by Badger•November 5, 2024January 20, 2026
Through Fire and Brimstone: An Axe Thrower Interview with Elvar
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Through Fire and Brimstone: An Axe Thrower Interview with Elvar

Hello dear reader, C-man here back again with a red-hot interview from the destructive but surprisingly green land of Iceland! Today we feature an axe thrower interview with Elvar Olafsson aka Éllo.  TELL US A FUN FACT ABOUT YOURSELF! I’m…

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by Badger•November 3, 2024January 20, 2026
FOMO: A Guide For Getting To More Axe Throwing Tourneys
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FOMO: A Guide For Getting To More Axe Throwing Tourneys

At the start of November my good friend, and all round great human being Matt Evison (aka Happy Axemore) is helping host the IATF major event the Norse Regionals at Valhalla Melbourne, and I will sadly be missing out. With…

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by Badger•November 1, 2024January 20, 2026
Choptober 2024 Pictures From An Early 2000’s-style Camera
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  • Tourney Report

Choptober 2024 Pictures From An Early 2000’s-style Camera

Yep, that’s it. It’s time for the Camp Snap version of Choptober 2024. 70-ish photos from a very short man trying his best.

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by Badger•October 31, 2024January 20, 2026
A Tiny Axe Thrower Interview: Star Girl
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A Tiny Axe Thrower Interview: Star Girl

I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Star Girl just after they threw against Queen HBO (having just played a match about 5 seconds beforehand against Rander). I hadn’t met Star Girl before, so the chance to talk to someone…

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by Badger•October 30, 2024January 20, 2026
I Think Choptober Changed My Brain Chemistry.
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I Think Choptober Changed My Brain Chemistry.

I’m still digging out from Choptober (going through a bunch of early-2000’s-esque pictures, putting my toothbrush back where it belongs. Staring at an axe that I should not have purchased but GAWD it’s so pretty I couldn’t let it go…

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by Badger•October 29, 2024January 20, 2026
Choptober 2024 is Here. But I’m not there (yet).
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Choptober 2024 is Here. But I’m not there (yet).

For the first time since IATC, I’m taking off of work to fiddle-faddle my way to an axe throwing tourney. I can’t really say I have any goals for Choptober – I’m just thrilled to finally be a part of…

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by Badger•October 24, 2024January 19, 2026
Introducing A New Axe Throwing Society.
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Introducing A New Axe Throwing Society.

Dear reader, we have options when it comes to what axe league to join. You’ve got WATL. You’ve got Major League Axe Throwing. You’ve got the IATF. But even with all these choices, I feel like there isn’t one that…

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by Badger•October 17, 2024January 19, 2026

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