The Axe Badger Blog

It’s the time of the year where one need look back on their achievements, failures, and over-expenditure vis a vis equipment for goofy sports. And me, dear reader, well, I’m no different. Though, In looking back through my dusty tomes, it seems like I failed to share any of my goals for 2025, which makes this kinda a weird post. I could say anything. I could say I had a goal to overspend on axes and hide in hotel rooms after tourneys to avoid socializing—and that I nailed it.

Axe throwing is great. It’s fun. The big thing people’ve (yeah, I made a new contraction. I don’t care) said during interviews and promo videos and thank you posts is that the axe throwing  community  is the real cherry inside the sundae. And that—as far as this humble badger has seen—is absolutely true. The axe throwing community is second-to-none. We somehow lucked into having a near cult-like support network with each other, forming intense, seemingly lifelong friendships

We had the tourney finish for our Wednesday league this week, and at the end of it, before he left, Bob (our resident, objectively very best thrower) quietly announced he was done with leagues. Now, he left some room in that statement (adding a "for a while, maybe forever. We'll see." sorta cap on it), but for all purposes, it sure sounded like it was a big shift in seeing the fellow at every single league kickoff. It's a weird thing. Not that he's done with leagues (he likel

Choptober is a cultural waypoint. A milestone of the axe throwing year, and a whole bunch of fun to boot. It's a time to catch up with folks, get a feel for the community at large, and, you know, dress up and be goofy. It's the biggest serious-not-serious tourney I've been to, and while I've only done it once, it has a long pedigree of being an institution in the sport. Naturally, I need to come up with an over-thought plan to fight against my natural urge to not be witnesse

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...

Well, I won't say I planned it this way, but here we are. Last week was the first of the newest Wednesday league at Meduseld Meadery. A...

Dear reader, I've been putting a lot of thought into how we, as a community, can ensure the survival of our sport. It's something most...

I'm uncomfortable at Urban Open. Exhausted, really, even though it's only the first day. A mix of trying to photograph everything (while...

AxeScores is...well...it's fine. And I'm sure the new app has a bunch of improvements. I'd guess about $2.99 a month's worth of...

Sometimes, dear reader, sometimes the universe just lines stuff up for you to notice. To get your attention. The universe, in all its...

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...

Honestly, it's inevitable. At some point, whether it's tomorrow or 10 years from now (when axe throwing has been outlawed and I'm just...

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...

Yesterday was the fourth week of our Wednesday league. A day, dear reader, that I normally feel is a little special. A little treat...

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...

I did a lot of unnecessary work to get three "P" words in a line there that made even a little bit of sense, so be patient with me as I...

I have a big love for Bob, our resident pro-thrower. He cares about the axe throwing community we have, is always willing to teach and...

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...

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...

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...