Author Alex Hutchinson

For 25 years I was an adventure writer who constantly dipped his heels in controversy. From one sport to the next I succeeded in making modest positive changes through activist outreach but failed in making the upper levels of any sport. After my father died in 2017, I no longer felt the need to prove myself and retired as a writer. The chip was off my shoulder or so I thought. When I entered the sport of Axe Throwing I thought that this is my chance to make that upper level. I'm working diligently to get there. However, old habits die hard. That resilient spark of non-conformity drove me back into controversy with my article about "League Loopholes." While the discussion that followed did teach me a great deal about the rules of sport, it also made me realize that I had gone off course, again. I DO NOT want to be an activist. Been there, done that. I want to be an Elite Axe Thrower. From now on that is where I will be focusing my energy. I might still write articles goin

In the year 2000 Acclaim Entertainment published a video game called HBO Boxing. As a boxing fan I loved this game and played it all the time. At least until I found a flaw, a loophole. If you had your character squat down and throw nothing but long body shots, no one could hit you back. Better yet, the body shots could not be blocked. Staying in that position you could easily beat the entire game. It was the ultimate Super Punch! After learning that secret it was almost impossible not to use it. It guaranteed victory. Most systems work great until someone finds a loophole. Once that loophole is discovered it becomes the secret to winning. Eventually everyone finds out about the loophole and it becomes common practice. It is at this point that the system falls apart. I believe that the WATL League system has a loophole that is being exploited and it might hurt the sport. The World Axe Throwing League has four seasons, each with their own league - Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. Each L