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…
Tips and Advice
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…
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…
What to do with your pre-throw nerves
Axe throwing is by all accounts a low-pressure thing. Compared to, say, flying a B-17 over Nazi-occupied Europe, axe throwing is small potatoes. But it is a potato, and that’s worth thinking about. Because potatoes are real good. Despite the…
Want a Better Throw? Limit Yer Movement
Before some throwers blast their way into the comments section and let me know how wrong I am, let me start with a statement: If you’ve got a throw that’s already working for you, and you look like you’re performing…