It just finally hit me that I’ll be picking up Chøpman (my dad) and our son DaddyLongLegs (Brendan) around 6 in the morning tomorrow, beginning our trip to Toronto and the biggest axe throwing show in the world. Like, I’ve…
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IATF too busy this week to notice growing rebellion.
In what appears to be a planned, coordinated act, a group of IATF throwers have launched a multi-faceted rebellion against the iron grip of the IATF. Calling themselves the IATF (Individual, Agitated Throwers Foundation), this group sprung to the spotlight…
Today’s Axe Thrower Horoscopes
There simply isn’t enough prognostication in our sport, and I’m sick of it. Sure, there are lots of throwers out there who will predict how they’ll do against other throwers – maybe even a few who can look into the…
Missing IATC 2025? Recreate the experience in 5 easy steps.
IATC is, without a doubt, expensive. Now that it’s a full week of events, the championship has become a major investment for, like 95% of throwers in the world. But, dear reader, we can’t help but feel a real FOMO…
How we talk when we talk about coaching in axe throwing.
It’s a universal experience in axe throwing. A right of passage, almost: You get hooked, you start getting a little bit of experience, and (sometimes because you ask for it, or sometimes simply because people want to be helpful) suddenly…
This is my 200th post – let me disagree with myself a lot and also say thank you.
Well, dear reader, we’ve reached yet another milestone on this blog: No, the IATF hasn’t sent me a cease and desist letter, nor has a maker sent me a bunch of money and asked that I review their product “honestly”…
An Axe Throwing Guided Meditation
Dear reader (listener?!), when I see that our dear community is lacking something, I try to be the person to dig deep and bring that missing something into the light. As it turns out, we are practically BEREFT of guided…
KEEP CALM AND CARRY AXES: an axe bag primer.
hey come in all shapes and sizes, serve a function and occasionally deliver a sharp aesthetic. Our Axe bag says a lot about us if you think about it, but who’s got time for that? Not me man, I’m totes…
One Hundred and Fiftyish Pictures From Clutch Shot’s 5/10 Marathon
Still don’t much feel like writing, yet – but I didn’t want to be stickdead in the cosmos so I thought I’d at least offer up a bunch of photos from the Clutch Shot 5/10 tourney. Keep in mind: I’m…
The exclusive benefits of an open axe house culture.
Dear reader, I’m sure you, like me, think a lot about the impacts of a tribalism mindset on our day-to-day lives. How we, being a communal species, create sub-groups and sub-sets of groups, and how all that club-housing makes for…