Ax, Meet Target: Throwing Blades for Sport

In Canada, you don’t need to be a lumberjack to be an ax-thrower. But you do have to be accurate, careful and ready to master a new sport. Matt Wilson, founder and CEO of the Toronto-based Backyard Axe Throwing League (BATL), explains how casual competition among friends became an organized sport that’s gaining popularity in North America and elsewhere. Sharpen your axes for a thrilling new game. A great big story made in collaboration with Canada Keep Exploring http://bit.ly/2e5mcpL SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb Follow us behind the scenes on Instagram: http://goo.gl/2KABeX Make our acquaintance on Facebook: http://goo.gl/Vn0XIZ Give us a shout on Twitter: http://goo.gl/sY1GLY Come hang with us on Vimeo: http://goo.gl/T0OzjV Visit our world directly: http://www.greatbigstory.com This story is a part of our Frontiers series, where we bring you front and center to the dreamers, pioneers, and innovators leading society at the cutting edge. Let us take you along for a trip to the oft-imagined but rarely accomplished. Great Big Story is a video network dedicated to the untold, overlooked & flat-out amazing. Humans are capable of incredible things & we’re here to tell their stories. When a rocket lands in your backyard, you get in.