Our sport is a paradox. It’s HUUUUGE in community building and friendship/camaraderie, but it’s a very isolated experience – you’re throwing against yourself, if in most cases, and you kinda work out your best axe/technique on your own (or with…
Opinion
Do we need more milestones?
I remember when I earned my 81 coin. It was during the Fall 2022 league, and I was throwing against Bill. I nailed the first round and thought nothing of it. Then I got the second round. And then the…
A reflection after losing almost every match
I am not a naturally competitive person. I enjoy being good at something, but not because it makes me better at “it” more than anyone else. This was, in my experience, one of the reasons I didn’t do terribly well…
New Rule: Don’t ask about the 5th throw.
There is little that gets in my craw when it comes to an axe throwing match. You wanna celebrate a perfect throw? Do it. You wanna talk some trash? I’m excited, you sanitary specialist. But there’s one thing, JUST. ONE.…
Urban Rules: A path forward, or a bumbling step sideways?
For a moment, let’s suspend the first rule of axe throwing (throw better) and instead imagine, if we can, that the sport has room to grow. More specifically, that the IATF has room to make the game more compelling, more…
Rulesets: How much is too much?
The recent proposed WATL ruleset change has got a’plenty of feathers ruffled and jimmies rustled, and plenty of the uproar looks pretty justified. Whether it’s current throwers who are frustrated by the different rulesets for pro/amateur or the addition of…
Sportsmanship and the double clutch call: maybe stop that?
Going for clutch when your opponent suggests it may be a big part of the “sportsmanship” element to axe throwing–but it can also force the hand of players. Is it time we adjust how fifth throws are discussed? It was…