Bull's-eye! A map of axe-throwing venues in Cincinnati ????
Have you ever feared you're becoming a boring person? We've all been there. But what if you became an expert axe-thrower? Or, heck, even a passable novice axe-thrower!? That could surely do some positive damage to your street cred, right?
If you're looking to hone your axe-throwing skills – or just try something new – we tossed together this list (and a map!) so you don't have to travel too far at all to become the most interesting person in the "What have you been up to lately?" conversation.
Where to go axe-throwing in (and near) Cincinnati
Class Axe
4814 Peter Place B, West Chester Township, cincinnatiaxe.com.
Class Axe Throwing is a venue that offers one-hour axe-throwing sessions with quick training sessions. Axe throwers must be at least 12 years old. Trained experts show the guests how to safely handle the 1.5-pound axes and chuck them with accuracy. The facility offers axe-throwing leagues, which guests can join online. Class Axe also offers memberships for $50 per month or $500 per year, which include discounts and other perks.
Hours: Monday-Thursday from 1 to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Cost: $99.99 flat rate for one to three people, $28.99 per person for 4 to 12 people, and contact them for the rates for 13 or more people.
Flying Axes
100 W. Sixth St., Covington, flyingaxes.com/covington.
Flying Axes offers scheduled sessions and takes walk-ins. Axe throwers must be at least 13 years old. They offer coaches that stay with the guests the entire time. Flying Axes offers team building and parties. The venue serves craft and domestic beer, hard cider, hard seltzer, wine and soft drinks. They do not sell food, but they welcome caterers, and guests can bring food. Flying Axes has seven-week-long axe-throwing leagues.
Hours: Tuesday from 4 to 10 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m., Friday from 4 to 11 p.m., Saturday from noon to 11 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m.
Cost: $22 per person for a one-hour session and $38 per person for a two-hour session.
Full Throttle Adrenaline Park
Two locations: 11725 Commons Drive, Springdale, and 24 Spiral Drive, Florence, gofullthrottle.com.
Full Throttle Adrenaline Park offers axe throwing, high-speed indoor karting, junior karts, pro karts and Omniverse Virtual Reality. Axe throwers must be at least 12 years old. Axe-throwing sessions include full coaching. Full Throttle Adrenaline Park’s axe-throwing features digitally projected targets. Rather than everyone being stuck with the same circular target in every lane for every game, they have projectors in each lane that allow players to change their targets and gameplay style. These range from standard targets to beer pong, tic tac toe, buckshot and other unique games created in-house by their team.
Hours: Monday-Thursday from noon to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 8 p.m.
Cost: $20 per person for one hour and $30 per person for 90 minutes. The rates are lower when added to a racing package.
The Sweet Escape Room & Sweet Axe Throwing
Two locations: 129 Harrison Ave., Harrison, and 3242 US Highway 421, Greensburg, Indiana, thesweetescaperoom.com.
As its name states, The Sweet Escape Room & Sweet Axe Throwing offers axe throwing and escape rooms. The Harrison location is a traditional axe-throwing venue, and the Greensburg location is a glow-in-the-dark venue. Axe throwers must be at least 8 years old. They offer Velcro targets for players younger than age 8. The staff provides light coaching and has experience helping the physically challenged. Sweet Escape Room & Sweet Axe Throwing hosts team-building events, groups and parties.
Hours: Friday from 3 to 11 p.m., Saturday from 1 to 11 p.m., and by appointment from Monday through Thursday and early Friday.
Cost: $25 per person for a one-hour session.
Two Social
123 E. Third St., Dayton, Ohio, 2socialdayton.com.
Two Social is a full bar that has six digital axe lanes, indoor cornhole and video games. Bar patrons – and thereby, axe throwers – must be at least 21 years old. Staff provide safety demonstrations and lessons before axe throwing. Their digital axe system features eight included games. Two Social hosts corporate team-building events, parties and other private events. The bar does not serve food but allows guests to bring or order food.
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday from 5 to 11 p.m., Friday from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m., and Saturday from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Cost: $22 for a one-hour session.
Urban Axes
2010 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine; urbanaxes.com/locations/cincinnati.
Urban Axes will permanently close at the end of May, so pop in while you can. Axe throwers must be at least 12 years old. They have provided axe throwing to celebrations, corporate events, groups, leagues and walk-ins. Urban Axes has a full bar, offers catering and allows BYO food.
Hours: Tuesday-Friday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday from noon to 11 p.m., and Sunday from 1 to 8 p.m.
Cost: $35 for one-and-a-half-hour sessions and $40 for two-hour sessions.
Wild Axe Throwing
3251 Seajay Drive, Beavercreek, wildaxethrowing.com.
Wild Axe Throwing has 11 axe-throwing lanes. Each lane accommodates up to six people. They recommend that axe throwers should be at least 13 years old. All bookings are for private lanes, and there are no mixed groups. Axe-throwing sessions have a one-hour duration. Axe masters provide safety rules and teach players how to throw. A minimum of two axe throwers are mandatory from Sunday through Friday, and a minimum of three axe throwers are mandatory on Saturdays after 4 p.m. Wild Axe Throwing hosts eight-week-long axe throwing leagues. Wild Axe Throwing offers 50 alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink options. The venue also has a party room that features 11 pinball machines, a 90-minute axe-throwing duration and extra tables. Check out the website for party room costs.
Hours: Monday-Thursday from 1 to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 1 to 10 p.m., and Sunday from 1 to 7 p.m.
Cost: $29.99 plus taxes and fees per person.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Looking for a new skill? Where to go axe-throwing in Cincinnati