The Axe Badger Blog

Okay, listen. I love this sport. I love how quirky a lot of it is, I like that it's not perfect, and I like that we still have lots of...

Phil isn't the only small, round and hairy prognosticator, it seems. On Tuesday, I wrote up a little blog post about growth and decline...

Axe throwing is, like any other non-traditional sport, one that struggles with an even spread of players who have participated for a very...

An odd quirk of having Meduseld Meadery as one's axe house is how they aren't open Monday or Tuesday. That means one can't practice at...

Marathon leagues, in spirit, are something that everyone who loves the sport should be into. They overcome some of the most annoying...

When you really like something, you become more and more willing to ignore when things about it aren't quite right. Axe throwing is, for...

is how many axes you own, amirite? I will tell you something that I suspect many of you have already surmised about your humble narrator...

Our sport is a paradox. It's HUUUUGE in community building and friendship/camaraderie, but it's a very isolated experience - you're...

I remember when I earned my 81 coin. It was during the Fall 2022 league, and I was throwing against Bill. I nailed the first round and...

I am not a naturally competitive person. I enjoy being good at something, but not because it makes me better at "it" more than anyone...

There is little that gets in my craw when it comes to an axe throwing match. You wanna celebrate a perfect throw? Do it. You wanna talk...

For a moment, let's suspend the first rule of axe throwing (throw better) and instead imagine, if we can, that the sport has room to...

The recent proposed WATL ruleset change has got a'plenty of feathers ruffled and jimmies rustled, and plenty of the uproar looks pretty...

Going for clutch when your opponent suggests it may be a big part of the "sportsmanship" element to axe throwing--but it can also force...