The Axe Badger Blog

Pebbles sent in another banger of a post, and I just couldn't find a reason to wait on publishing it. So put on your tin foil hat and get...

Today is the very first day I felt anywhere close to my typical, gregarious self. For the past...hell...12 days (!) I've been very, very...

There is a perennial issue with axe throwing which, truthfully, we as a community really don’t have a handle on. Axe throwing is fun,...

At some point in your axe throwing life, it’ll happen. Probably multiple times, really: your axe venue will start burning down. And while...

It's here: the one night every ~2 months that feels like a high school dance. Where the performance of the past 7 weeks disappears and I...

You know what? I'm tired of pretending like I care about this sport. Giving helpful advice, meeting people - helping this community grow...

I've noticed something, dear reader. As I shuffle around on this mortal coil and begin to get familiar with axe throwing in particular, I...

It was the beginning of September. Still very hot, still very much summer here in Lancaster, PA. I was dillying. Dallying. Then I got an...

Dear reader, we all wanna win a bit. Maybe you haven't a single competitive bone in yer body, but there is at least a part of you - maybe...

I know we're pretty lovey-dovey, everything is fun and great and everyone is fun and great and whatEVER here at Axe Badger headquarters,...

Some of us have tee shirts. Others wear jerseys like we're part of a bowling alley league. Honestly, I think these are both fantastic...

Now, I could start this post by going into a whole discussion about the concept of tribalism and how it is thought that humanity, due to...

This was my first year competing in the Urban Open, having gone as a spectator last year to support fellow leaguers and to get sweet,...

The Urban Open was the very first bigtime tournament I went to. Granted, I didn't compete that first time (I didn't yet understand the...

PERCEPTION, REALITY, AND THE FRUSTRATION OF KNOWING JUST ENOUGH. Well, dear readers, I want to admit something to you all: I kinda failed...

I guess it’s atypical to go to the biggest tourney of the land and expect to learn stuff. After all, the idea is that you’re already good...

I've written A FEW TIMES about my feelings around marathon leagues. The idea of cramming 5 or 7 weeks of throwing, plus a tourney, all in...

One of the hallmarks of axe throwing across organizational bodies is the chance to throw whatever axe fits your throw/style/aesthetic...

We all remember the gnashing of teeth and rending of clothes stemming from the IATF making changes to axe requirements a while back....

Hello. My name is Badger, and I've got an Axescores addiction. And I think you might, too. Axescores, that delightful website/app that is...