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A standard axe throwing target design to compete in the World Axe Throwing League in 2024. Scoring is a match system where ten axes are thrown per match. The player with the highest points of their ten thrown axes wins the match. In case of a tie, a "sudden death" throw is made for the highest score.
Using a five-pound single-bit axe, competitors chop through a horizontal aspen log 12 inches (300 mm) in diameter and 28 inches (710 mm) long. Timing begins on the signal "go" and ends when the log is severed. A new world record was set in 2006 by Jason Wynyard with a time of 15.94.
While axe throwing has been a part of woodsman and timber sports for some time, the resurgent popularity of axe throwing leagues and clubs has been tied to the 2006 formation of the Backyard Axe Throwing League. [7] Sport axe throwing started in Europe around 2001, [8] with enthusiasts rist gathering in rural settings, and later formalizing ...
The International Axe throwing Federation was founded in 2016, working with 150 member venues and more than 20,000 league members. The goal: professionalize the sport by standardizing rules ...
It's the first time the Fox Cities has hosted the event, and the 2022 World Axe Throwing and World Knife Throwing Championships are the largest their leagues have held.
St. Cloud residents Niki and Dustin Knight will be competing in the World Axe Throwing Championship in Appleton, Wisconsin starting Dec. 1.
National Axe Throwing Federation (NATF) The Wilson Cup (center), awarded annually to the winner of the National Axe Throwing Championship. The International Axe Throwing Federation (IATF) is a global organization, originally established in the United States in 2016 as the National Axe Throwing Federation (NATF) with the purpose of promoting and regulating the sport of axe throwing.
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