"Right. You need to bring it up over your head, as far back as you can..." He moves out of the way automatically at the instruction, then grins to himself at the memory of Hank saying that - they're oddly fond memories at this point.

"Keep the axe straight or the blade won't be embedded in the target," and he reaches up and rotates the axe just so, keeping it at a straight angle. "And when you throw, let it go when it's upright. Too early and it'll go high. Too late and it'll go too low."

A nice way of saying Hank really will attack the ceiling - or the floor - if he screws up his timing.