The Axe Badger Blog

PERCEPTION, REALITY, AND THE FRUSTRATION OF KNOWING JUST ENOUGH. Well, dear readers, I want to admit something to you all: I kinda failed...

In the spirit of sharing axe throwing tips that I should have known long before now, I have another one for you, dear reader: This past...

Dear readers: I spend time thinking about axe throwing. A lot of this thought, outside of questions like "how much of a mole man do I...

Hero worship isn't something I particularly subscribe to. Truth is, a hero is just someone who was in the right place, at the right time,...

When I started throwing axes, I was blown away by how quickly (and readily) more experienced throwers were willing to help me get better....

Throwing axes for sport is an easy-to-pick-up thing for most people. I had/have a little bit of difficulty from my complications a la...

I've written A FEW TIMES about my feelings around marathon leagues. The idea of cramming 5 or 7 weeks of throwing, plus a tourney, all in...

Hello. My name is Badger, and I've got an Axescores addiction. And I think you might, too. Axescores, that delightful website/app that is...

League night is my favorite night. I love the chance to see friends, laugh, and disassociate from the garbage fire of the world via a...

IATC. The Wilson Cup. The big show. In just a few short months, The best of the very best will join together in Toronto to compete for...

The Wilson Cup, named after a character from Home Improvement, is the shining grail of our sport's penultimate tourney. And while...

Much like the sister sport of axe throwing; chess, getting into the mind of your opponent while throwing is essential. There's plenty of...

Gather 'round, dear readers, and let me tell you one of the great secrets of our sport (and, really I suppose, all sports). It took me a...

There is nothing more difficult, nothing more EMBARASSING than not having a nickname as an axe thrower. Pivotal, missed clutches....

Axe throwing is a lot of things. It's finding the right axe for you, it's learning how to throw well (consistently). It's getting your...

An odd quirk of having Meduseld Meadery as one's axe house is how they aren't open Monday or Tuesday. That means one can't practice at...

If you've spent even one drunken hour throwing in a league, you've likely bumped into one of the unofficial slogans of axe throwing. No,...

Axe throwing started out like so many fringe sports: low point of entry on cost, "whatever works" mentality and, of course, drinking. But...

Hitting a plateu or hoping to level up your axe throwing? Well hell, friend, who isn't? Here are a few ways I've helped boost my axe...

is how many axes you own, amirite? I will tell you something that I suspect many of you have already surmised about your humble narrator...