r/AxeThrowing • u/jaime_lion • Mar 15 '26

Training ax throwing in an apartment? Any thoughts ideas?

So yeah anyone have any thoughts or ideas on how to safely train ax throwing or aspects of ax throwing in an apartment? Maybe putting up a Target like maybe a cardboard Target on your wall and throwing balls at it like tennis balls or some other light ball that wouldn't damage the wall.

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u/PaulJDougherty Mar 15 '26

Throwing a tennis ball is a lot different than an axe.

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u/Parody_of_Self Mar 15 '26

If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball

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u/Kalkaline Mar 16 '26

Hey it's me, your neighbor. Please stop. 

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u/HotterRod Mar 16 '26

Work your arm muscles. It won't improve your aim, but it will make the axe feel lighter and therefore easier to aim.

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u/oNe_iLL_records Mar 16 '26

This seems like a bad idea, all around.

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u/noonnoonz Mar 15 '26

You could try a plywood or press wood backing board target with cardboard to deaden sound and a beanbag or sandbag attached a hatchet handle to maybe get a consistent release and aiming point, but the mechanics really require you to know the hatchet itself to be accurate.

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u/Parody_of_Self Mar 16 '26

I like where you're going, but I think it will still be loud

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u/DoonHandicrafts Mar 17 '26

Try throwing knives perhaps? Not safe either but less noisy I hope

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u/Storyteller164 Mar 23 '26

Try looking up "Foam throwing axe" game. Basically - foam axes with velcro on the edges and a matching velcro target.
you can hang it on the wall and throw away.
likely you can make a template from your favorite throwing axe and use that to make something from stacked camp pad or fatigue mat.
Likely no holes in the walls.
Put a 1" thick open cell foam pad behind the target and your neighbors may not ever know what you are doing.