Axe Throwing marathon leagues, in spirit, are something that everyone who loves the sport should be into. They overcome some of the most annoying elements of league – I’m referring to, of course: and that makes a marathon league very…
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Tiny Axe Thrower Interview: Furiosa
Furiousa was kind enough to stand near me at Urban Axes Baltimore and give me a quick, little interview as we were just starting to wake up for the day. NOTE: this was my very first interview, at like 9-something…
Tiny Axe Thrower Interview: Ericka “Bows” Gannon.
I traveled with Otter Guy to my ancestral home of Baltimore for the New Year’s Day Marathon Tourney (more on that in a much longer, much weirder post soon to come), and as such had yet another opportunity to interview…
Selected Notes From Urban Axes Baltimore NYD Over/Under Tourney
While I’ve attempted to write a longform article about my experience at the Urban Axes Baltimore and their New Year’s Day Over/Under tourney, I find that there’s a lot to say and it might be a bit…I dunno…slow-paced for what…
5 Axe Throwing Scams That, Frankly, I’m Amazed Don’t Exist Already
Wherever you have people enjoying something, you will have other people trying to make a buck on it. And while this isn’t a blog that discusses the nature of free-reign capitalism or how all war is class war, this is…
Axe-olutions 2024
Topical! I do a lot of thinking about axe throwing in general, it being a way for me to turn off my brain from that icky thinking that comes with existing in this dumpster-fire world. But I honestly don’t do…
Axe Review: Infinity Axes Pluot
Since I learned of them during my second axe throwing league, I’ve been deeply interested by Infinity Axes. I had yet to realize that there were many people making axe-throwing specific axes, mind you, but the idea that some dude…
Stop Stopping Yourself From Learning
The impulse to maintain consistency is a very human trait. It’s an ancient, lizard-brain survival tactic that typically doesn’t let us down, as a species. And that’s good. Because I like existing and appreciate all of the little, hairy people…
Get A Grip: The Importance of a Great Axe Handle.
We (not the editorial we, the axe community we) spend a hell of a lot of time trying to choose the axe that makes us feel and look as cool as that one dude from Merlin: And I think it’s…
6-ish Month Review: IATF Premier Throwing Axe
When the IATF came out with their series of Premier-centric axes, I lept at the opportunity to get one (read: Chapman said the IATF Premier throwing axe was at worlds and asked if I wanted one, and I said yes).…