New & Noteworthy Axe Throwing Destinations in North America (2020 Update)
In case you hadn’t noticed, axe throwing is now officially a thing. When Forged opened its doors three years ago, plenty of people looked at us as if we were mad.
And we’ll admit that while we knew we loved throwing axes, would the world also love it? But fast forward to 2020, and we’re stoked that the rest of planet is catching up to us. These days, axe throwing bars are cropping up all over the world.
From its humble lumberjack beginnings, indoor axe throwing is fast becoming a very popular way to spend a night out. And with good reason. Whether it’s a bachelor party, family outing or a first Tinder date, the combination of good ol’ fashioned competition with the satisfying thunk of an axe into wood is always a winner. Plus, it helps that pretty much anyone can be great at it – from your 10-year old cousin to your grandad.
That’s probably why axe throwing has exploded over the border in the U.S. of A. It seems like our neighbours to the south have finally noticed that Canada is full of great ideas (and great beards, and great fashion).
Axe throwing bars are fast colonizing all those trendy East Coast towns where hipsters hang out: Austin, Philadelphia, Brooklyn. Spending an evening throwing axes and drinking craft beers is no longer the reserve of woodsmen in cabins in the forest. It’s for everyone, from Toronto to Sydney.
Axe Throwing Making International News
Did you hear the news? Even in Ireland, the new lumberjack sport is making headlines. According to The Irish Times, “It’s cheaper than therapy.” We couldn’t agree more.
Just days into a new year and a new decade, there are several new axe throwing venues hosting their opening parties (just like we did so very long ago). We see Craft Axe Throwing in North Knoxville opening their doors. There are two brand new spaces in hucking axes in Machesney Park, Illinois, starting with Maximum Axe Throwing. Plus, don’t forget about Erie, Pennsylvania: Erie Axe Throwing!
These have all just started breaking in their boards in 2020. We can only imagine what the year, not to mention the decade, will bring!
Axe Throwing Leagues
People have been throwing axes since…well since axes were invented. Who wouldn’t want to pick one up and see what happened if you hurled it at a tree? But as a sport, axe throwing is a pretty new invention. For a while, there were axe throwing locations scattered around Canada, each coming up with their own rule and games. But as the sport became more popular, axe throwers started to notice each other. And very quickly, axe throwing morphed into something a bit more serious.
Well, as serious as grown men and women throwing metal things at wooden things can be. There are now two major axe throwing leagues, and nearly all axe throwing venues are a member of one of the other.
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