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| - Anxious that this place would book up fast, I placed my $100 deposit for a Sunday afternoon throwing session two weeks early. It seemed like a fun experience, so I wanted to try it with a group of friends (group of 10).
It's a bit tricky finding the place from the road. Just know you have to find a building with a blue roof and drive all the way inside the parking lot because BATL is at the very end. Upon entering the establishment 10 minutes early, we were greeted and asked to sign a couple waivers. You then walk to the throwing area. Turns out my group was the only group throwing that afternoon so I had no reason to be anxious. We were introduced to our instructor/supervisor Carly, who provided each of us with two throwing practice lessons/sessions. One thing I want to note is that if you are a beginner, it is good to follow what the instructors say at first, but if what they say isn't working for you, request to learn how to practice differently (i.e. ask to practice throwing with one hand). The way the instructor throws won't work for everyone, I've noticed. After the two practice rounds, my group started an internal tournament. There are 3 throwing sessions. Each throwing session you are BATLing your opponent 1-on-1 to see who gets the higher amount of points. You get 10 throws per throwing session. I lost all of mine, but still had a lot of fun! In the end, out of the 4 people who had the highest amount of points, only 1 of them was throwing it the way that Carly taught us all to throw. The winner of our tournament was someone who never axe-threw before and won by throwing the axe with one hand! I had a blast and when it came to payments, I asked for my $100 to pay for myself ($42.86+tax) and to be reduced for the other 9 throwers so that they each had a small fee taken off their final payment. I liked how accommodating they were when it came to payments!
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