No need for bowling shoes or chalked hands for bouldering, axe throwing is the come-as-you-are pastime bringing infectiously good times to anyone who picks up a handle.
Dating back to the 1800s, the historical sport has seen somewhat of a renaissance all over the globe as well as in Melbourne with several purpose-built ranges where you can lob a few well-sharpened tomahawks with your nearest and dearest and maybe even sink a few beers.
Here's the best axe throwing in Melbourne:
Lumber Punks
SOUTH MELBOURNE
Touted as some of the best axe throwing in Melbourne, Lumber Punks offers a 1.5-hour bonanza of torpedoing axes at targets in your own private lane. The team will help you get a grip on the best way to start your axe-throwing journey and also get you acquainted with the different types of axes on rotation. There's also a dedicated axe-throwing league in case you wanted to get serious.
Valhalla
BRUNSWICK
Tucked away in the inner-north stronghold of Brunswick, Valhalla is the axe-throwing spot with its own fully licensed bar— if the prospect of a few beers and tossing an incredibly sharp tool at a target intrigues you, Valhalla might just be your cup of tea. Good honest competition is the enticement here, whether it be your closest friends or your fellow employees. If you get a taste for the contest they also have their own private league you can join and even a rage room where you can smash away ceramics till your heart's content.
Maniax
CBD & ABBOTSFORD
Channelling real Viking energy, Maniax is perhaps the biggest axe-throwing destination in Melbourne. There are a few different options from a 'quick chuck' which allows you to let off some steam with one of the catapulting hatchets for one-hour to full private sessions which includes 2-hours of axe time, as well as a coached lesson on how to perfect your method.
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