Axe throwing. It’s the latest entertainment craze and yet another venue is planning a Loudoun County location.
Axes and O’s, a new, locally grown concept, is opening later this year in Sterling. It will reportedly be going into an 8,700 s.f. space on Ridgetop Circle. That’s off Nokes Boulevard, a little east of the Dulles Town Center shopping mall. The news was first reported by the Washington Business Journal.
At first blush, axe throwing sounds like a liability nightmare. Amateurs pick up heavy metal axes and heave them at a wooden target. Alcoholic beverages are often involved. But axe throwing businesses insist it’s all done safely — with barriers, rules, instructors and even limits on beverages. You can check out Axes and O’s Q&A on their website.
Back in June, The Burn reported that a franchise called Stumpy’s Hatchet House is planning a Leesburg axe throwing location. (See story here.) And the Autobahn indoor go-kart facility in Sterling also offers axe throwing.
Axes and O’s — which will have 10 throwing lanes — reportedly hopes to open sometime in November.
Axe throwing? Total millennial fad that has two year-shelf life, at best. It reminds me of sitting at a brew pub in Leesburg, two guys sitting at the bar dressed up like lumberjacks talking about spin class. wtf? LOL
Not even a millenial thing. I’m in my early thirties and find this absurd. Everyone I’ve mentioned it to laughs. I agree, 2 year shelf life MAX. Not to mention.. what kind of crowd is this going to draw in to Loudoun!?? Not a fan. People had an issue with Tilted Kilt for the same reason.. the crowd it would draw. This won’t last. Tilted kilt didn’t.
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