PERCEPTION, REALITY, AND THE FRUSTRATION OF KNOWING JUST ENOUGH. Well, dear readers, I want to admit something to you all: I kinda failed myself during the Wednesday night league (we still have the 7th week and the tourney, but I…
Tips and Advice
Stop Stopping Yourself From Learning
The impulse to maintain consistency is a very human trait. It’s an ancient, lizard-brain survival tactic that typically doesn’t let us down, as a species. And that’s good. Because I like existing and appreciate all of the little, hairy people…
Get A Grip: The Importance of a Great Axe Handle.
We (not the editorial we, the axe community we) spend a hell of a lot of time trying to choose the axe that makes us feel and look as cool as that one dude from Merlin: And I think it’s…
Beat The IATF At Their Own Game
he IATF has worked dilligently to create a sport that is fair, balanced, and fun for everyone who hucks an axe. But you’re not here to have fair, balanced fun. You’re here to WIN and to WIN you need to…
Throw Better? No. Throw However.
If you’ve spent even one drunken hour throwing in a league, you’ve likely bumped into one of the unofficial slogans of axe throwing. No, not “Premier is dumb” and no, not necessarily “I’m getting a new axe and I swear,…
Let’s Talk Budget: Axe Throwing Gets Pricey, And Will Get Pricier.
Axe throwing started out like so many fringe sports: low point of entry on cost, “whatever works” mentality and, of course, drinking. But it’s graduated from those waddling baby steps into an activity that can cost a-plenty of hard earned…
3 Ways to Throw Axes Real Good Like.
Hitting a plateu or hoping to level up your axe throwing? Well hell, friend, who isn’t? Here are a few ways I’ve helped boost my axe throwing accuracy and consistency. Yes, I have three ways to throw axes real good…
The Most Important Stat in Axe Throwing
The most important stat in axe throwing? How many axes you own, amirite? I will tell you something that I suspect many of you have already surmised about your humble narrator – I am not really all that great at…
Axe League Tip: Be a mentor.
Axe throwing is a welcoming sport. We are excited when someone new joins in, are excited when they come back for another league, and are all-around pretty excited about anything. We’re like Labrador puppies, really. Just in the world, excited…
3 tips for brand new throwers
Starting out in axe throwing, specifically as a member of a league, can result in a bunch of advice and guidelines from more experienced throwers. And that’s great, honestly, as a way of diving deep in something new. But the…