The Axe Badger Blog

In an attempt to draw sponsorship from larger sports brands and legitimize the sport in the eyes of the public, the IATF is considering a number of new, required safety protocols and equipment for 2026. An anonymous IATF insider shared with the Axe Badger Newsroom a number of possible equipment additions -- additions that will become mandatory should the panel of throwers vote to implement the safety-equipment changes. Fortunately, the insider managed to slip us a few post-it

Earlier today, I published a post about the value in pausing before your throw (to get an actual read on your position, making for a more...

During one of my famous "there are too many people here and they are looking at me, probably" moments during IATC, Dannie, the contracted...

IATC 2025 happened this past weekend, and I've finally managed to dig out from all the sleepiness and content gathering to present to...

In what appears to be a planned, coordinated act, a group of IATF throwers have launched a multi-faceted rebellion against the iron grip...

The IATF announced yesterday (in an announcement telegraphed so far in advance it could have stopped the Titanic from hitting that...

Kat and I did some weekend scheming after she'd come up with the idea for a fun lil' prank post. I wrote it, she and Lisa then made up...

One of the more surprising things revealed during the two Q&A sessions - at least for me - was how close the IATF was to releasing the...

Tomorrow (Feb 12) at 5pm est, Commissioner Wilson is hosting a Q&A about the new IATF app: https://www.facebook.com/share/18mXm9rQF1/ ...

Every few months I come across a fellow thrower or a post on faceflop about how axe throwing is taking its last, desperate puffs of a...

The IATF announced today the upcoming retirement of AxeScores (bye, bud. Thanks for my unhealthy obsession with ya), and the upcoming...

It's the...3rd(?) day of Clutchmiss, and I wanted to give a gift to all of you before the IATF fills your head with a bunch of malarky...

Only a few know it, but-- contractually-- I'm obligated to make axe throwers aware of current scams and data-mining efforts by nefarious...

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...

I don't talk about it much, but I have a pretty storied past as an investigative journalist. The McCarthy report? Who stole the Lindbergh...

The IATF Panel of Throwers is approaching its one-year marker, and in that time it has had some growing pains in relation to how it...

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...

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...

In a startling about face, the IATF has recently announced the debate about Premier vs. Touch Clutch vs. Standard is over: every goddamn...