Are you a thrill-seeker, always looking for new ways to have fun? Are you tired of all the usual group activities, like playing pool, or going bowling? Do you want to spend time with your friends while doing something fun and vaguely dangerous? Axe throwing might be just the thing for you. Axe-throwing parties are quickly becoming the most popular group activity for hip urban adults. Axe-throwing leagues are popping up everywhere, so you can practice your skills whenever you want. That way, the next time one of your fiends invites you to an axe-throwing party, you can impress everyone by how skilled you’ve become at wielding an axe.

Axes are one of the oldest and most useful and versatile tools human beings ever created.

The history of the axe begins over a million years ago when people started making hand held tools out of flint and slate. Yes, the first axes were actually made of stone, which would be considerably heavier than the axes of today and a lot harder to throw. Nonetheless, it is believed that being skilled at throwing an axe was a coveted one, as it made it possible to kill an animal or an enemy from some distance, without risking being gored or stabbed. Stone axes were also useful as tools. Depending on the length of the handle an axe can provide additional leverage and force on an object such as a rivet or a spike.

The invention of steel changed everything, including the prominence and usefulness of the axe. Now that axe heads could be fabricated out of steel, axes could be lighter, capable of being transported and thrown with greater ease and accuracy. The invention of steel also coincided with the rise of the logging industry, which the axe was an integral part of. Because of the prominence of the axe, it was ever present in the daily lives of many people and because of that, games such as axe-throwing parties developed.

Thus the history of the axe has always been of its multiple uses, as a weapon, as a tool, and as a source of entertainment. No wonder we still love throwing an axe at a target. You don’t have to know the history of the axe to sense its prominence in our culture and to feel a rush at being part of that heritage. That’s why BATL Axe Throwing parties have become so popular. BATL (Backyard Axe Throwing Leagues) hosts regular meetings of axe-throwing leagues and can be booked for private axe-throwing parties. So next time you and your friends get together, make it an axe-throwing party and join the long tradition of the axe.