Forget bowling nights and bar-hopping – the thud of metal in wood is the new way of letting off steam
On a blustery Thursday evening, the sound of deep thuds and high shrieks can be heard along the canal in east London’s Hackney Wick. They emanate from axe-throwing venue Skeeters, named after the famous native American axe and knife thrower. It might sound unnerving, but head inside and the fairy lights – plus colleagues enjoying a work social – soon put you at ease.
“It’s been a stressful year at work so it seemed like a good work social,” says Gemma Sutton, a 27-year-old product designer who tonight tried axe throwing for the first time. “It was fun. Most things you do as work socials involve going to a bar – it was nice to do something a bit different.”
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/may/23/how-brits-are-cutting-stress-in-half-throw-an-axe-in-it
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