Blackbird visits The Celtic Tossers and tries axe throwing

Blackbird Visits…

The Celtic Tossers by Joshua Talbot

On a drizzly afternoon in Truro, we took a long-awaited trip to The Celtic Tossers- an axe-throwing target range for ages eight and above.

We didn’t know what to expect at the start of our hour-long session, but were quickly given our first projectile and told to get stuck in. The instructor, Alfie, explained to us that they start everyone off on handled star blades and eventually progress onto axes. Usually, with young throwers, it can take half an hour before the slightly heavier axes are introduced. Adults can apparently move on earlier, but it did take us a while to get into the swing of things!

In Alfie’s experience, there is no telling who is going to be good when people walk through the door and it can get very competitive. The scores remained low on both sides for our contest, as we both struggled to repetitively hit the target. Friend of the Blackbird, Jade, surprised herself, however. After thinking she wouldn’t’t be very good at all, she hit the target numerous times using the more difficult underarm technique. As the hour drew to an end, with aching arms, we hung up our axes and returned to drizzly Truro, having really enjoyed our hour spent as Celtic tribesmen.

Just a short walk from the Piazza, it’s easily accessible from all of the central car parks and bus routes and, with a brand-new larger range in the centre of Plymouth too, we will definitely be visiting again for more Celtic tossing!

Find out more and book on theceltictossers.co.uk

8 Tabernacle Street, Truro, (pic) 01872 857330