Have you heard of this latest craze "Axe throwing"??

With these Axe Throwing venues you hire a court for either a certain amount
 time or hire a certain amount of axes.

You target a bulls eye & keep scores, so think darts but with axes.

Fences fortunately ther are fences are between you all, so you cant cop
an axe from the competition next door.

There's also plenty of alchohol on sale,
so that will keep your hands very steady.

So find your inner Viking at the following venues:

Maniax Sydney in Jabez Street Marrickville

Kiss My Axe - Alexandria

Lumber Punks - Brookvale

If you want a few tips on axe throwing or just check it out, 
check out
the youtube channel "Bad axe" & he's got axe throwing techniques for beginners.

The interesting first beginner tip is to actually use both hands above your head
and throw the axe at the target.

That seems to steady the axe so that it actually hits the board.


There's also the international axe throwing federation 
at internationalaxethrowingfederation.com
and you can find all the rules & 
compare your scores with serious competition.

Radioshow Axe Throwing Soundybrett May 19

Hi I'm soundybrett on tafe radio & today I'm asking the question,
What are the top 5 team sports Australians use to keep active & to socialise?

at the 5th spot we have basketball


The social aspect of basketball helps kids and adults alike pass the time in summer months.

Many parks & schools have a basketball court & many back gardens have a hoop.

There are many free basketball courts available for public use across the city such
Prince Alfred Park beside central railway, Moore Park & Alexandria Park.

at 4 we have Tennis


One of the great attractions of tennis is that it can be played by everybody, everywhere. 

At a tennis club you can join in the tennis community & meet new friends. 

There's tennis courts handy at Sydney Uni, Glebe & White City at Paddington.


at 3 we have Soccer

Soccer is the most played outdoor club sport in Australia and ranked in the top ten for television audiences.

There's soccer fields handy at Wentworth Park, Glebe, Moore Park & Centennial Park. 

at 2 we have Cycling

Probably Sydneys most visible sport given the investment in cycling lanes by local & state government.

15% of Australians ride a bike weekly.

To find a cycling club near you checkout auscycling.org.au

And finally at no 1 is Swimming

Being an island nation of sun & surf it makes sense Swimming is the most popular team sport.

There's many an aquatic centre around sydney with the Ian Thorpe Aquatic centre down the road
from Ultimo tafe on Harris Street.

Many of the aquatic centres have a heated pool for winter swimming.

Checkout www.swimming.org.au for more info on finding a swimming club near you.


So the top team sports according to Roy Morgan Research are swimming, cycling, soccer, tennis & basketball.


This is soundybrett on tafe radio.

Top5 Team Sports Soundybrett June 9

This is Soundybrett at TAFE radio. 

Let's talk about the three best cycling routes in Sydney.  

First is Centennial Park located close to Bondi Junction train station.
This has the Grand Drive Cycling Lane and has a 3 and a half kilometre loop. 
You'll be finding yourself riding under trees and passing by the Swans in the ponds.  
 

Next is the Parramatta Valley Cycleway, 
where the path starts at Rydalmere along the Parramatta River 
and follows the river through to Parramatta Park. 


Finally, check out Sydney Olympic Park with more than 35K of cycle paths,
including the Olympic circuit, 
where you can re-enact the Sydney Olympic Games on your bike. 
Bring your own medals. 

Cycle hire is also available within Olympic Park,
with plenty of places to eat and drink.

To find out more, 
check out best cycling routes at sydney.com and go for a ride.

Sydney Cycling Routes Soundybrett March 31

I'm Soundybrett on tafe-radio & with the release of a
new spider-man movie "Across the Spider-Verse" its
time to take a look at one of the worlds favourite
super hero's in popular culture.

[spiderman tv theme]

Created by comic writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, 
Spider-Man first appeared in the Marvel comic book Amazing Fantasy #15 in 1962 &
has gone on to appear in over 5000 different comics in the Marvel universe.

His first cartoon was released on TV in 1967 with another 8 series
created over the years,
with the last series in 2017.

Over 25 Spider-man titles span the history of video game consoles 
with the first in 1982.
Marvels spiderman game sold over 3 million units in 2018,
with a sequel to be released this year.

There was a spiderman musical - "turn off the dark" 
with music & lyrics by Bono & the Edge from U2.

The first spiderman movie was in 1977,
but it took the rise of computer graphics & special effects 
before super hero movies were more than just kung fu movies in leotards.

[spider-man 1977 trailer]


Box office mojo reports lifetime US gross of 11 most 
profitable spiderman movies as 3.3 billion.
The 2021 movie "No way home" returned 804 million of that.


With the success of the 2018 animated movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse,
the sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is now screening in Sydney. 
Go check it out.


This is soundy-brett on tafe-radio.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_featuring_Spider-Man

first comic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man_in_television

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchise/fr3662122757/

Brett Culloden