Category: Blog

Understanding the Distances

The following is a transcription of a now-legendary piece by thrower Sean Langford to answer the eternal question of “how much do my distances suck?” If you are…

Redefining Dad

It’s not even the “dumb sitcom dad” trope that I get mad about. That’s pretty well-established as the kind of stuff hack writers fall back on nowadays. Even…

Solving New Problems

Everything I threw just seemed to fall short. Always just out of range. It wasn’t like this footwork or these combinations had never worked before, it’s just that…

Strength in Perspective

My friend Matt just benched 200 kilos/440 lb. in competition, and in doing so set a new personal record (PR) in the bench press. This is after years…

“Used To”

What separates duties and responsibilities from hobbies or passions is the freedom to choose why you do them. For some of us, we are fortunate enough to have…

Fun and Fundamentals

Note: The majority of these article can also be heard on Episode 6 of the Do Whatever podcast. My family lives in the suburbs. I grew up in the suburbs….

Darker, Dirtier, Happier

In a way, it’s absurd that, as a species, we even have to consider our relationship with the outdoors. There is a robust four-billion-dollar industry devoted entirely to…

Hiking with a Point

Over the past year, I have gone from having practically no experience hunting (save a couple of dove hunts) to being more fully immersed in the hunting culture…

Swords and Scars

Have you ever just wanted to fit in? Sure you have. At some point in your life, maybe even presently, you have thought about what lengths you would…

Strong and Capable

Think of your earliest memories of your father. If he wasn’t around, think about a man that played a central role in your childhood. What comes to mind…