Heavy duty pine wood target – unleash your inner viking as you take aim and hurl axes toward this heavy duty wooden target. Hone your marksmanship, perfect your form, and practice distance throwing for official competition or friendly beer fueled matchups. Hanging chain hardware installed – this heavy duty target is ready to set up and use right out of the box. Hanging chain hardware comes pre-installed on the back side for quick mounting and easy transport and re-positioning. Includes steel hooks and screws. It’s a perfect way to destress and unwind between online classes or while working from home. Iatf official target size – the wooden target measures 35.5″ x 27.5″ and is the official size used by the international axe throwing federation (iatf). Bullseye measures 7 in diameter. Red three-point ring measures 17. Blue one-point ring measures 27 across. Axe throwing through the ages – thrown axes have been used since at least 400-500 ad. Made famous by the franks, throwing axes were popular among knights and foot soldiers of the middle ages. North american frontiersmen were the ones to popularize competition axe throwing. Have you been plundering for a target that can withstand the constant barrage of sharp projectiles you hurl towards it by odin’s beard. You’ve disembarked your longboat at just the right outpost unleash your inner viking with the official iatf approved axe throwing target from viking culture. Durably crafted from three 2×10 pine wood boards backed by plywood, this target is ideal for practicing accuracy and improving throwing distance. Use with standard throwing axes as well as any throwing knife, hatchet, tomahawk or throwing star. Made of pine wood. Hanging chain hardware installed. Dimensions: 35.5 x 27.5. Steel hooks (1.5 x 3.5). Iatf official regulation size. Official regulation size approved by the international axe throwing federation (iatf). Target rings – the center of the bullseye sits in the center of the middle 2×10 and is exactly 7 inches in diameter. Red (3 point ring) is 17 inches in diameter. Blue (1 point ring) is 27 inches in diameter. Clutches the diameter of each clutch (small green circle) is 2 5/8 inches. The base of the clutch is 39 inches from the base of the backboard. The history of axe throwing. Throwing axes have been used since 400-500 ad and were made popular by the franks, who proudly wielded them as their national weapon. By the late middle ages, they were made of iron and commonly used by both foot soldiers and knights. Europeans brought them to the new world, gifting them as tomahawks to native peoples. Axe throwing competitions have their origins among the frontiersmen of north america. Handle carefully to avoid splinters. Mount the 2 hangers properly to a strong wooden wall or tree. Do not hang from regular walls or drywall. Wet the target for best results to stick in fresh wood.