Dear Clutchy, The U.S. Championship is coming up next week, and lots of my league friends are going. They want me to come along, but I don’t want to spend lots of money to just go 0-2, pay for lodging,…
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I refuse to explain any of these: axe throwing ideas that never got past stage 1
I get a lot of ideas, at times. Sometimes from what other axe throwers say, sometimes from the middle point between waking and sleeping. But those little ideas, well, they often don’t materialize into complete, full-fledged posts. They need to…
Creating the PERFECT axe throwing sticker
Every sport has its own, insider culture. For Basketball, it’s the shoes. For football, the…uh…gl…gloves? For Ice Hockey it’s the amount of teeth you collect from opposing teams. For us? The axe throwing sticker. These cute little fellers have become…
I LOVE standard – but premier made me a better axe thrower
I’m a Standard girlie. Through and through. It feels more like the spirit of axe throwing to me: immensely fun, not-so-serious, and forgiving of little mistakes. Point in fact, I didn’t even bother with Premier as an axe thrower until…
10 Throwingtimes cards for your clutch-heart
Valentine’s day is almost here, but that means only one thing for axe throwers: It’s also almost Throwingtime’s day! A day to celebrate the love, like, and longing we all feel for each and every axe thrower in the universe.…
Four axe throwers I hate: A list.
Listing axe throwers I hate is a great way to, you know, sink this blog. But I’m tired of the act. I’m tired of the hugs and the smiles and the support and all that junk. I’m tired of acting…
10 top tips for what to do with your free hand while throwing axes.
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.
The allure of cheap axes: it’s about freedom.
The most expensive axe I’ve bought, and I’m not too proud to admit it, was about 400 bucks. A Northern Axeworks big axe. It’s beatiful. I’ve bought a few hatchets for $300 from Kevin Bradley, a few more around the…
Axe Throwing League Trophies: going big.
Friends. Dearest sweet thowkin. Axe throwing league trophies were very hit-or-miss at my local venue. Not so much the prizes (which are pretty generous, truth be told), but a physical marker of achievement? It really came down to whether someone…
The Axe Badger is dead. Long live The Axe Badger.
Well. Listen. Look and listen. The Axe Badger is dead. I don’t want to go too much into the detail of it, but The Axe Badger was…struggling. I couldn’t afford the price of hosting, nor of the website itself. Point…