Looking for a New Hobby? Just Axe
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A Portage Park range takes a whack at bringing axe-throwing to Chicago.
The people slinging axes at Thunderbolt Axe Throwing in Portage Park might not know that they’re playing a game with centuries-old origins across a multitude of cultures – but that doesn’t stop them from enjoying the thwack of a landed throw.
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Looking for a New Hobby? Just Axe
Clip: 5/9/2017 | 4m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
The people slinging axes at Thunderbolt Axe Throwing in Portage Park might not know that they’re playing a game with centuries-old origins across a multitude of cultures – but that doesn’t stop them from enjoying the thwack of a landed throw.
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