Our sport is a paradox. It’s HUUUUGE in community building and friendship/camaraderie, but it’s a very isolated experience – you’re throwing against yourself, if in most cases, and you kinda work out your best axe/technique on your own (or with…
Author: Badger
Do we need more milestones?
I remember when I earned my 81 coin. It was during the Fall 2022 league, and I was throwing against Bill. I nailed the first round and thought nothing of it. Then I got the second round. And then the…
An Axe Throwing Interview: An Axe League of Their Own
Folks, sometimes people get together and do something that just makes the world a better, more entertaining, and more exciting place. I will tell you true: when I saw that 3 axe throwers were getting together to make the world’s…
A reflection after losing almost every match
I am not a naturally competitive person. I enjoy being good at something, but not because it makes me better at “it” more than anyone else. This was, in my experience, one of the reasons I didn’t do terribly well…
Axe League Bingo!
Need something to keep yourself entertained while waiting for your match? Well, dear reader, I spent an entire 3 minutes making you this very challenging bingo card. Yer welcome!
Axe League Tip: Be a mentor.
Axe throwing is a welcoming sport. We are excited when someone new joins in, are excited when they come back for another league, and are all-around pretty excited about anything. We’re like Labrador puppies, really. Just in the world, excited…
New Rule: Don’t ask about the 5th throw.
There is little that gets in my craw when it comes to an axe throwing match. You wanna celebrate a perfect throw? Do it. You wanna talk some trash? I’m excited, you sanitary specialist. But there’s one thing, JUST. ONE.…
3 tips for brand new throwers
Starting out in axe throwing, specifically as a member of a league, can result in a bunch of advice and guidelines from more experienced throwers. And that’s great, honestly, as a way of diving deep in something new. But the…
IATF News: What is the Panel of Throwers?
The IATF announced this week that they have closed nominations and are seeking votes and discussion around the “Panel of Throwers” – a select number of representatives charged with increasing transparency and boosting the dissemination (tee hee) of information more…
What to do with your pre-throw nerves
Axe throwing is by all accounts a low-pressure thing. Compared to, say, flying a B-17 over Nazi-occupied Europe, axe throwing is small potatoes. But it is a potato, and that’s worth thinking about. Because potatoes are real good. Despite the…