Tips and Advice

So I’ve taken up a bad habit. But really just with one thrower: whenever I’m throwing against Joypocalypse, I tell her she’s a coward for staying down for points (which, to be absolutely fair, she only really does during tourneys).…

Here’s the thing about any conversation with P.K.: it inevitably results in at least one of us considering the deep, secret truths about axe throwing. Philosophical level, I mean. The stuff that, were it to escape from the confines of…

There’s a big issue in our sport: what the hell, exactly, are you supposed to do with your off-hand when throwing axes?

There isn’t a single bit of consistency in this sport to guide us, and frankly, I’m sick of guessing.

Round 1 is, in my humble opinion, one of those absolutely goofy, wildly unique elements of throwing in the IATF. That’s saying a lot, considering the other hallmarks of this sport is handing out stickers and alcoholism. Love it or…

Winter and the holiday season oftentimes can make emotions swing a disproportionate amount, compared to the rest of the year. Truth is, there are plenty of human brains out there affected by seasonal depression — or just the melancholy of…

For those of you who keep track of my adventures, you likely recall (or, if you’re more like me, you don’t remember at all) a post I did not too long ago talking about how I started developing a new-to-me…

Nobody really taught me how to throw. At least, not actively. Not when I was first starting out. I’ve had just oodles of teachers. People I’ve looked up to. People I’ve mimicked and asked questions to and, for 30 minutes…

Change can be scary. Maybe it’s a new option at your favorite pizza place. Maybe it’s when mom started bringing around a man who smelled like new floors and asked you to call him “pop.” Maybe it’s a new hairdo…