In an attempt to draw sponsorship from larger sports brands and legitimize the sport in the eyes of the public, the IATF is considering a number of new, required safety protocols and equipment for 2026. An anonymous IATF insider shared…
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What happens now: where the blog could go.
The Axe Badger has gone from a tiny, little pet project where I satisfy my need to write about everything I’m doing into an internationally-read (cannot believe I’m serious about that) website. And while I’m still notching a lot of…
AALOTO Broken Calculators
Life is full of assumptions; it needs to be for us to function. Assumptions are just things we believe without having vetted them thoroughly. If we had to check, judge, verify, and evaluate every piece of information coming at us every day,…
A (great) update on the future of Chopper’s
As of yesterday morning, Don Caro, third of his name, became the newest tenant of a previously-used axe house in south Philly. Don has high hopes that the new location will be operational very soon. Sure, there’s some setup and…
Join the 2025 Clutch-A-Thon!
Dear reader, sometimes a great plan just comes together. What makes a great plan? Well, bud, that’s when doing something good is both easy to accomplish and fun. That’s the recipe. And it seems like Ericka (Throwing Bows) has gone…
An announcement from Don and Chopper’s Hatchet House
Last night, Don (the recently-minted owner of Choppers Hatchet House) reached out to me over messenger. We don’t interact much, really, and I kinda suspected the reason he’d be sending me a message on a Monday evening. For the sake…
No Sleeves. No Mercy. Get your axe throwing battle vest gang patch!
One of the best things to come out of axe throwing – outside of the deep sense of connection, achievement, and goofiness, is the axe throwing battle vest. It makes people outside of axe throwing think oh, geez, we got…
A Confession: The Great British Heist
Hey folks, C-man here. I’ve got something different today. It’s been weighing on me, and I feel like it’s finally time to talk about it—even if it costs me. For I have been a part of a conspiracy I can…
3 hot, new axe throwing products you may have missed.
It’s hard enough keeping up with the important news these days, so keeping up with all the innovations coming out around our favorite little sport is almost impossible for a mom on the go. How can you keep up with…
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…