00:00Now, I've never done axe-throwing before, so Andy has very kindly, and bravely, I should add,
00:05agreed to show me the ropes and let me have a go at flinging a few axes very safely, obviously,
00:11here at this wonderful venue.
00:13Now, Andy, we've done the safety demo.
00:14Yep.
00:15I've never done axe-throwing before. It's a very rare, unusual hobby.
00:19How did that come about, axe-throwing, as a pastime?
00:23It came about, my backstory was I was a health and safety manager for a group of companies for a number of years.
00:28Good to know.
00:30And the plan was, we were, as a family, we were going to sail up here, move to Canada to live off the land, completely off-grid.
00:37So I started doing bushcraft and survival training with the intention to move abroad.
00:44And whilst doing that, then I got a chance to do some axe-throwing for one of the courses, which I absolutely loved.
00:51And so it was a bit of a market.
00:52And that then grew as a business until it got to the point where I could pack in the health and safety role.
01:00And here we are today.
01:02Right, well, let's have a go then.
01:03Okay, are you left or right-handed?
01:05Right-handed.
01:05Okay, so you're going to be standing with your right leg forwards.
01:08Yep.
01:08You're holding the axe right near the bottom.
01:10Yep.
01:11You're keeping your elbow up.
01:12Yep.
01:13And when you pull this back, whatever you do, do not twist the blade.
01:16Right.
01:17It's a nice, smooth action.
01:18We're pulling it back and then let go.
01:21Okay.
01:21And you should do one rotation and then stick in the boat.
01:24Right.
01:24Well, I'll let you have a go first, and then I'll show myself up.
01:31I think you should stand well back for this one, and I'll have a go.
01:35You're good to go.
01:40Oh.
01:41Not too bad.
01:42So all you did was you then leapt forward with it.
01:45So just try and keep yourself a bit upright.
01:47Okay.
01:49Yay!
01:51All right.
01:54Now, Andy, you've seen me in action.
02:09You've seen my skills.
02:10Do you think I could be a frontiersman?
02:12A bit more practice and definitely could be able to.
02:14You did really, really well then.
02:15Brilliant.
02:16It's good throwing.
02:16Cheers, Andy.
02:17You're welcome.
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