Tammi D.
Yelp
We came here with a big group of friends for our second excursion in axe throwing. We loved it the first time, so we were super excited to try a new venue. The first time we had zero expectations, because it was a brand new experience, but this time, we had something to compare it to, and it fell short in comparison.
Our axe master, the guy who teaches you how to throw was a nice guy, but the games we played initially seemed to not make a whole lot of sense. First of all, we were all either beginners or still new to axe throwing, so why was he trying to show us a way to throw underhanded when we haven't even mastered overhand? Secondly, the first game we played was grouping us into two groups, and we had to hit the number 21, I believe. It was some odd and random number. My gripe is, we are not axe masters. I'm thankful to hit the board at all and make it stick, much less be trying to shoot for a "1" point or a "3" point to win the game. Come on! The other issue was he was not good about safety. The other place we went stressed time and again to not hand off the axe to someone else, and several people in our group were doing just that, and he was not recognizing or not correcting this behavior. I found myself trying to hand off once as well, but again, not so safe. I felt like he should have been paying better attention to things. He was not all that helpful either in technique of throwing, but he was nice.
My other issue was that the place was super hot. It was like in an old garage space or something, and they had it open. I can't imagine going in summer.
Another problem was the location of the bathrooms. So we were throwing on one side and you had to traverse past the people throwing to get to and from the bathrooms. You had to constantly keep an eye out so you wouldn't accidentally get hit. Not very safe, in my opinion.
The plus for me was that you could bring your own alcohol. Strange, but nice to not have to pay for anything extra there. The other axe place said it was prohibited because it was considered a sporting event, so it's dangerous to not have some restrictions on alcohol consumption. Well, that kinda goes with the territory at this place.
The only other plus is the big medal my boyfriend won for winning the competition in our group. He's ridiculously talented at axe throwing for whatever that's worth. But we had to pay $20 for the medal, but my friend who set it up knew he was probably going to win, so she went ahead and paid for the big fancy medal. And it IS nice. He actually even went against the axe master and they tied and had to go into sudden death, of which they both hit the same area twice. So one of the other employees suggested they go for the kill shot, another area on the board where they have to try to hit the blue dots. He was a little farther than the axe master, but neither one of them hit it. I didn't think that was really all that fair, because he had never practiced to hit anything other than the bulls eye, but hey! He's THAT good. Don't know what you can do with that skill in the real world, but it's fun when you go axe throwing, just will have to do it in another locale.
