Urban Axe Throwing

Few sports look as simple as putting an axe into a block of wood, and few take as much coaching to make look that simple. The simplicity is the draw. Urban Axe Throwing runs a venue for exactly that at unit 104 on 1611 Broadway Street in Port Coquitlam, independently run and open to anyone who wants to spend an hour throwing things on purpose.

Broadway Street sits close to the old downtown of PoCo, a short reach from Shaughnessy Street and the city's core, so a session pairs well with food or a drink afterwards. A phone number and a website are listed for Urban Axe Throwing, and both are the right tools for the practical side: booking a lane, checking minimum group sizes, asking about age rules and confirming what to wear. Venues like this generally remind people at check in about shoes that close at the toe and sleeves that stay out of the swing, and they are used to complete beginners. For a city that grew up around heavy industry, there is something fitting about a sport that swings steel. The honest question to ask is simply how much time to allow. Most people find an hour goes quickly, and many book two.