Thank god we live in the age of mobile sat nav, because this place was tucked away behind comprehensive roadworks and only apparent when looking directly at it. However, the reception was immediately super warm and amiable. We were asked to sign a disclosure and, of course, sanitise our hand before being taken to our own two lanes by our own guide Jason. He was a funny and engaging chap, He kept score on a chalk board and was and very forgiving of the fact we as a collective entirely lacked anything resembling skill at throwing axes at targets. The fact that in the final round I came in second of four is more of a testament to the comedic efforts of players 3 and 4 than the skill of players 1 and 2. The session was for an hour, and I spent around 50 minutes of it retrieving the axe from the ground where it had ineffectively bounced off the target. Jasons advice was to hold the very end of the axe handle with both hands, raise it back high above and behind our head while keeping our elbows high and our bodies relaxed, before bringing the axe forward at speed and releasing as the blade lines up with the target. No rotation necessary. I understood the principle entirely though nonetheless failed in its implementation.
Lots of fun and a great Buckt subscription activity, but if it actually is £20 pp at full price, its a very expensive hour. Perhaps it would have increased in value if I hadn’t spent so much of the time honing my bend-and-snap.
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