if you don't shoot pool or throw an axe
I am mostly German and Norwegian and I like ax throwing as well as spear and knife throwing. Ax throwing is not that easy if one tries to get really good at it. I mean throwing hard and getting a good sticking hit in the right place is fun.
I would rather watch a good ax thrower then bowling or golf.
But, I like pool more.
You are right, throwing an axe or hatchet is fun! Custom axes for throwing cost a few hundred dollars or more too. Best I recall, they are about halfway in size between an axe and hatchet. Not a whole lot of difference between them and a plain jane custom cue in terms of price and quality. Another point for axe throwing, it sounds kinda dangerous, was when we threw them as boys!
Considering the average young man flipping channels who doesn't play pool or throw axes, which is he more likely to stop at and watch awhile?
As a youngster watching westerns I threw pretty much everything too. When I was working in the petro-chem plants the entire crew carried boning knives, a tool of the trade. It wasn't unusual to draw a crude bullseye style target on a piece of plywood and have a knife throwing competition. Everybody got one throw each round and it was a buck a throw. The knife had to stay in the plywood and the one closest to center took the pot. Usually six to twelve people throwing and I took took the pot as often as not. I'll take those odds anytime!
Hu