Tomball - Magnolia Edition | July 2023

BUSINESS FEATURE

BY LIZZY SPANGLER

SLINGING AXES SUMMARY

Slinging Axes oers patrons ax- throwing, darts and video games.

Can throw from 12 or 15 feet away 9 ax-throwing lanes

The business features four dart lanes ($5/ hour per person).

2 types of axes

Each lane accommodates up to 6 people • $20/hour per adult • $15/hour per ages 13-18 • $10/hour per ages 12 and younger

Slinging Axes has four video game systems ($10/hour per person) customers can play.

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Xbox systems and two PlayStation systems. Oering refreshments, the venue is bring-your-own-bottle, with food allowed inside. For the ax-throwing, there’s no age restriction, McCorvy said. “Everybody always asks me, ‘What’s the age limit?’” McCorvy said. “And I look at them and say, ‘That’s up to you. You’re the parent.’” Before the axes start ying, McCorvy said he gives customers a safety brieng and coaches them. “I make sure they know how to throw the ax,” McCorvy said. “So I get them up there and have them throw a couple of times, and I coach them while they’re doing it. Once that’s done, that’s when the hour

actually begins.” The ax-throwing lanes are set up to throw from 12 feet and 15 feet away, denoted by yellow tape. “The only person allowed in that zone is the person throwing the ax. It’s all about safety,” he said. Beyond axes, McCorvy said he’s ordered knives and throwing stars, and wants to expand to archery. “The overall plan is to keep this going and to grow a little bit and oer more things besides ax-throw- ing and darts,” McCorvy said. McCorvy also said he’s trying to push spirit nights and fundraisers. “This isn’t about trying to get rich,” he said. “This is about just having a place [where] people can have fun.”

opened an ax-throwing venue, owner Dennis McCorvy said he decided to open his own place in Tomball. “[I wanted to] just give Tomball something more to do besides movie theaters and the bowling alley,” McCorvy said. McCorvy said he found the space for Slinging Axes in September and spent the next three months getting it ready, doing everything except the air conditioning. Opening in November, Slinging Axes features nine ax-throwing lanes, each accommodating six people. There are also four dart-throwing lanes and four video game stations that house two

Owner Dennis McCorvy said he never threw an ax before opening.

Slinging Axes 11709 Boudreaux Road, Ste. 610, Tomball 281-547-8119 www.slingingaxes.net Hours: Thu. 5:30-10 p.m., Fri. 5:30 p.m.- midnight, Sat. 2 p.m.-midnight, Sun. 2-8 p.m., closed Mon.-Wed.

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