I try to be liked. People, generally speaking, are very sweet and kind to me while I’m building up the courage to do interviews or happily snapping away with my camera. I’m just a round, little man who looks, by…
Opinion
The freedom of an eff it league
I’m having a downturn, dear reader. I’m having a struggle. It should come as no surprise to you that I’m not a very good axe thrower. I talk about it enough, certainly, and if you’ve ever bore witness to my…
The IATF Shift and a rare moment of consideration
Dear readers, it cannot often be said that I think before I publish a post. Point in fact (between us), I oftentimes write posts for this site over the course of…like…a half hour. I don’t proofread. I don’t check tenses…
Tonight, I’m throwing my first league away from home. I have hopes.
Throwkin, I’ve decided to join a regular, 7-week league outside of my home base. And while there will be a bunch of throwers from the Meadery/VVOLFHEIM, I still have the feeling of doing something new/meeting new throwers/experiencing a new culture…
a new way to throw axes: throwteams
Okay. Okay listen. Look and listen. Sometimes I have thoughts just before falling asleep, and I scroll out these ideas on a little notepad and wake up to see what that thought was. Most times, these ideas are absolute nonsense.…
Bullet Meets Foot: How the sport of axe throwing is hurting itself
A lesser-known but prevalent game within all of axe throwing, is considering why the sport isn’t growing. Covid really did a number. It’s boring to watch. We don’t have enough drama. The list is ere growing. But I think one…
The Long Defeat: Finding purpose when outmatched in a tourney
(featured image courtesy of Love n’ Axes. I was exhauuusted.) Gang. Dear readers. Throwkin. It should come as no great surprise to any of you that I’m not an amazing thrower. Sure, I do alright. I’ve got some achievements under…
The IATF Identity crisis: Are we a sport, a hobby, or still an experiment?
I’m pretty sure the majority of my dear readers are aware of the hub-bub happening between the organization of the IATF and the throwers of the IATF, but just for the sake of setting up my work space: After IATC…
Fun no matter what: A warning at the center of axe throwing
I don’t think it’s a revelation to state that axe throwing has a strong group personality — that there is an almost manic-level of community belief that it’s all, and always, a blast. We joke about the cost of it,…
Axe Throwing Stickers are Over. Here are 7 replacements
Axe throwing stickers are an expected and foundational element of axe throwing — much like blurring the line between day drinking and straight alcoholism, or the axe thrower to disc golfer pipeline. But I gotta be honest with you. If…