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.…
Opinion
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…
What do we do with Loss in this sport?
Yesterday, I saw a series of posts about the death of Danté Dunn – Peachy D. in the axe world – a thrower I’d seen and chatted with almost exclusively at Urban Baltimore though he was from Cincy. He was,…
About the IATC Jersey Thing
Update: After this post published, the IATF reversed the decision to require jerseys this year. You can read their statement here. I kinda waffled on writing anything about this IATC jersey topic. For one, the way it blew up on…
IATC Round 1: Consequences, Accountability and the cost of progress
If you’re even a little active on axe throwing social media (first, God help you), you’re aware at this point of the fall out from the IATF’s decision to disqualify throwers from BATL and Celtic Axe due to throwing outside…
The Honor Of Being The Villain.
Axe throwing is an underdog’s sport. We, as a collective, typically cheer for the person who is less likely to win. We celebrate personal achievements. We hoot and hollar when a new thrower hits a clutch, and clap sensibly when…