It’s Halloween when I sit to write this. And truly it is the witching hour for, dear reader, I am Hexed by the Axe Throwing spectre; the multi-headed temptress, Hiatus! Let us not repeat her name, lest we summon her,…
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Axe Thrower Interview: Dreadz! And introducing our newest correspondent.
It is my sincere pleasure to welcome Niffler to the Axe Badger writing room. Niffler kindly reached out to me a little while ago offering her services, and I was beyond stoked to welcome her to the clubhouse. Here’s her…
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,…
The Axe Thrower’s Perfected Diet: The Jester and the Banana.
When humankind looks back at its greatest leaps forward, certain names shine bright: Edison giving us the lightbulb, Curie unlocking the secrets of radiation, the Wright brothers teaching us to fly. And then, in the humid, high-pressure crucible of the…
Axe Couples Counseling
If you could wager on “most common responses to a question posed to a community,” I’d put the house on knowing the axe community’s most common answer to: “What’s your favourite thing about Axe Throwing?” “The people, the community, the friends I’ve made.” …
Heaven Sent: The Story of Priesty Axe Co.
Who doesn’t love a creator’s table at a tournament, especially one laden with high quality products? A standard feature at most of the Pacific Region’s big meets is the Priesty Axe Co stall, where you’ll find axe handles, head sheaths,…
An Interview with Big Twig Podcast
Stewart Reeve (Stagger) and Matt Brown (Seven La Vide Loco, or Browny) host the Big Twig podcast, diving into axe-related topics important to the Pacific Region and beyond. They interview local throwers, review events, and spotlight local creators with a…
Axe thrower(s) interview: the queens of Queensland.
I’m still pretty new to this sport, and very new to tournaments. In the few I’ve been to I’ve been very impressed with the strength of the Queensland women’s talent pool. While there are femme-identifying throwers as strong in other states, it’s the number…
Axe Thrower Interview: Tristan Campbell (Part 2)
Hello and welcome to part 2 of the definitely NOT a “tiny interview” ™ with Tristan Campbell. This piece is a little longer than the average Badger post, but Matt trusted me when I said I felt the material deserved…
Axe Thrower Interview: Tristan Campbell, Part 1
IS STAT ALL? (OR: I’D TAP THAT) Interview by RYODHAI I bumped into Tristan at APATC, after the briefest of chats he struck me as good people, but noticing me talking to him one of the top throwers in our…