The Axe Badger Blog

HOLIDAY POST - HOLIDAY POST - GATHER ROUND ALL FOR A HOLIDAY POST! In a not-at-all-surprising move, I've written a generic "get some cheap clicks" post about how you, dear reader, can bring some axe throwing fun into your awkward, overcooked, stressed-out holiday traditions! Yes, Thanksgiving has become a minefield of conversation and appreciation, with the reason for the holiday being at best confusing and at worst a hotbed for conversations with relatives who want to apolog

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 throw. This throw, perfected by Dr. Ketamine, involves resting the axe on yer sholder like a foppish dandy, and then throwing from there. It took me about a season to feel comfortable in it, and maybe a half of a season after that to commit it to the flabby muscle memory of

When humankind looks back at its greatest leaps forward, certain names shine bright: Edison giving us the lightbulb, Curie unlocking the...

If you could wager on "most common responses to a question posed to a community," I’d put the house on knowing the axe community’s most...

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 have a fair amount of body dysmorphia. Or, well, I guess I should be a bit more clear - I really don't like my body. They way it slops...

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...

It can strike almost instantly - in fact, it hit me just as we were crossing the border between New York and Pennsylvania (on the way...

There simply isn't enough prognostication in our sport, and I'm sick of it. Sure, there are lots of throwers out there who will predict...

IATC is, without a doubt, expensive. Now that it's a full week of events, the championship has become a major investment for, like 95% of...

Dear reader (listener?!), when I see that our dear community is lacking something, I try to be the person to dig deep and bring that...

Dear Clutchy, I've been throwing for a while now, and do pretty well in my league. But when tournament time comes around (or even when...

I want to say I’m rarely a quitter, but I don’t know how true that statement really is. I do have gumption, for sure. It’s a fact - I won...

Dear Clutchy, I've decided to throw in Round 1 of the IATC - but I'm nervous about doing well enough to earn a spot in Round 2! My axe...

It cannot be said that axe throwers don't like their accessories. Axe bags, sheaths, battle vests...we like looking the part and having...

I'm a noticer. A pay-attention-er. I'm well known for being a little freak who stares at what people are doing like I'm some sort of...

We know the basics. Showing points. Indicating if you're going up or staying down, all that jazz. But there are a whole bevvy of axe...

The love that axe throwers have for their axes (and, subsequently, the hatred axe throwers can feel for an axe that doesn't "work" for...

In the past, I've given ultra-helpful, totally serious guidance to folks who needed help with their axe-throwing nicknames. You're...

First, let me apologize for abandoning you last week. You see, I had the Norovirus, and I was only capable of sleeping and cosplaying as...