Axe Throwing – Beginner
Learn Axe Throwing Properly — Then Chase the YES! Moment
Focused. Addictive. Competitive. Surprisingly Rewarding.
A coached beginner axe throwing experience that turns a simple first throw into a visible progression journey. Learn power, grip, spin and accuracy with angel axes, build towards games and trick shots, then progress to heavier tomahawks — with plenty of friendly competition and memorable breakthrough moments along the way.
See it in Action
duration
1.5–2 hours; 2.5–3 hours with an extended workplace crossover workshop
Group size
8–12 participants per throwing group / range
energy level
Medium
experience needed
None
The Experience
Axe throwing looks simple until you stand at the line with an axe in your hand. There are no sights or complicated controls — just you, the axe, the target and the technique you are about to learn.
This is not a quick 'have a go and throw' session. Reboot Active's beginner experience is built around coaching, improvement and progression. You start with professional angel throwing axes while the instructor helps you find the right power, grip and release for your own movement. From there you learn to manage spin, improve accuracy and make the axe stick more consistently before moving into scoring rounds, team competition, trick shots and, when ready, heavier tomahawk axes.
Because success is not guaranteed on the first attempt, improvement becomes part of the fun. The first clean stick can create one of the loudest celebrations of the day — the Reboot 'YES!' moment. For many participants, the challenge of getting a little better each throw is exactly what makes the experience so compelling.
The Reboot Difference
You may recognise the activity. What we do is different.
Coach the First Stick
This is not ‘pick up an axe and hope’. Start with power, grip, release and spin so the first clean stick comes from learning rather than luck.
Choose the Next Challenge
After the core technique is working, participants can choose whether to try trick shots, multiple-axe variations or heavier tomahawks rather than being pushed through a fixed ladder.
Use the Moment, Not a Lecture
If someone arrives saying ‘I’m going to be rubbish at this’ and then improves, that real moment can open a useful conversation about expectations, confidence and trying unfamiliar things.
Chase the YES! Moment
The first clean stick is a visible breakthrough. Repeated attempts, small adjustments and the celebration that follows make improvement part of the experience itself.
Keep Everyone in the Game
Scoring, team competition, encouragement and informal coaching keep people involved between turns instead of reducing the session to one person throwing while everyone else waits.
Ways To Take Part
There’s more than one way to take part
You don’t have to do everything to be part of everything.
Many Reboot Active experiences offer different ways to contribute, support, observe and participate, so individuals can choose an appropriate level of involvement.
Throw & Progress
Learn the core technique with angel axes, work on power, grip, spin and accuracy, then progress into games, trick shots and tomahawks at a pace that feels right for you.
Choose Your Challenge
Everyone is encouraged to have a go, but participation remains choice-led. After learning the basics, choose which optional trick shots and axe types you want to attempt and step back from elements that are not right for you.
Compete & Encourage
When it is not your turn to throw, stay part of the action by following the scores, encouraging teammates and sharing the competitive energy of the session.
Perfect For . . .
Axe Throwing – Beginner is a strong Start Activity for teams who want something unusual, memorable and competitive without needing previous experience. It works particularly well for company away days, team socials, reward events and groups looking for a shared challenge where progress is easy to see and celebrate.
It can also work as an accessible first step into the wider Reboot progression journey. Participants can build confidence in an unfamiliar activity before choosing whether to progress into more advanced axe throwing, other skill-based challenges or higher-stretch experiences later.
Team Value
What this experience can create opportunities for
Axe throwing is first and foremost a shared experience, but the way people learn it can create useful team moments. Participants watch one another improve, celebrate breakthrough throws and often begin encouraging or informally coaching each other between turns. Team competition can keep everyone engaged even when they are not at the throwing line.
The activity can also create opportunities to practise persistence, respond to feedback and experience visible improvement after repeated attempts. In a development-led version of the session, those moments can be used as a light-touch bridge into conversations about confidence, expectations and how people respond when they are not immediately good at something.
What it can Reveal
What people may naturally notice while doing it
One of the most interesting things about beginner axe throwing is how quickly self-talk can become visible. Reboot Active instructors regularly hear adults say things such as, 'I know I'm going to be rubbish at this,' before they have thrown their first axe.
In a development-led session, that moment can become a useful reflection prompt: where else do we judge ourselves before we have started? How do expectations, nerves or fear of getting something wrong show up in meetings, presentations or unfamiliar workplace challenges? The aim is not to force a lesson onto the activity, but to use real moments from the experience when they are relevant to the team.
What To Expect
Welcome and safety briefing
Introduction to angel throwing axes
Coaching on power, grip and release
Spin control, accuracy and making the axe stick
Scoring rounds and games
Team competition
Optional trick shots, including multiple-axe throws where appropriate
Progression to heavier tomahawk axes
Celebration and debrief
Optional extended workplace crossover discussion for development-focused sessions
Practical Information
No previous axe throwing experience required
Core session typically 1.5–2 hours
Development-led format with a meaningful workplace crossover workshop can extend to around 2.5–3 hours
Ideal throwing group / range size: around 8–12 participants
Equipment can include angel axes, tomahawk axes, mobile or fixed targets and marked throwing lines
Mobile outdoor delivery is available, making the activity easy to bring to or close to a client venue
A typical mobile setup needs roughly a 10m x 10m area with an appropriate safe throwing direction, subject to the provider's site and safety assessment
Participants need to be able to throw with at least one arm
Participation is choice-led: after learning the core technique, individuals can choose which optional trick shots and axe types they want to attempt
Beyond the Experience
A single activity can create a great moment. Reboot Active is designed to help teams build from it — choosing what comes next as confidence, trust, capability or ambition grows.
Where Could You go Next . . .
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Looking for Something Else?
What you see here is a starting point, not a limit.
Reboot Active is a growing community of specialist providers, so if you already have an activity in mind, want something unusual or simply aren't sure what would work for your team, tell us what you're looking for and we'll explore what's possible.
Ready for Your Team's YES! Moment?
Bring Axe Throwing – Beginner to your team as a high-energy shared experience, a competitive away-day activity or the first step in a wider Reboot progression journey. We can shape the session around your group, location and objectives — from pure fun and competition to a more reflective development-led format.
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