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This is what it looks like.

No stock photos, no renders. Everything below was shot here at 1436 rue Atateken, at a tournament, or wherever the trailer was parked that week. Click any photo to see it full size.

1436 Atateken: ten caged lanes, a new bar under construction, an arcade lounge and a mezzanine to watch everyone else throw from.

The Rage storefront on rue Atateken, blue mural and logo, in the snow
The caged axe throwing lanes at Rage, empty, before opening
The raccoon mural and the RAGE sign inside the venue
The arcade lounge: pinball machines and yellow armchairs
The bar and its stools, the caged lanes behind
The caged lanes seen from the lounge
The lounge: Jenga table, pallet bench and string lights
The front desk and shop, RAGE sign on the wall
The pallet benches and the bar on a quiet afternoon
The bar at Rage with the room and lanes behind

The coach shows you the motion. After that the axe turns once and sticks. Most of the time.

A thrower mid-motion in her private lane at Rage
An axe stuck dead centre in the target
The axe leaving the hand, on its way to the target
A coach welcoming a group to their lane
Three knives stuck in the target
Four friends with their arms up in front of the target
A thrower winding up during a tournament
A throw seen from the mezzanine
A thrower mid-motion in front of a tournament crowd

Our coaches, league regulars, and people who were nervous ten minutes before the photo was taken.

A group laughing around a mezzanine table
A bearded coach, axe on his shoulder, grinning
A thrower seated with his axe in front of the target
A thrower cracking up before his throw
Three friends under the RAGE sign
Three friends brandishing their axes in front of the target
A coach in a Montreal tee holding an axe
A regular in a beret posing with his axe
Three friends laughing in the crowd on league night
Three coaches posing with their axes
A first-timer, knife in hand, in front of the lanes

Families, coworkers, first dates, and people watching their friends miss. Ten years of people walking through the door.

Guests laughing while waiting their turn on tournament night
Two friends watching a throw from the table
A guest reading the scoresheet
A guest raising her axe in front of the logo
A guest lining up her throw, in black and white
A guest throwing a knife in the lane
A family at the table between throws

On 19 May 2019, 48 throwers from Canada and the United States came for Outrageous: $3,000, winner takes all. League nights look like this, only smaller.

The Outrageous 2019 crowd watching a throw at Rage
The Outrageous winner holding up the giant cheque
The room packed on tournament night, in black and white
A competitor in front of his target, axe ready
The Outrageous 2019 throwers gathered for the photo

Every lane has a coach: the grip, the stance, the motion, then the scoring. They are why a group of beginners is sticking axes within ten minutes.

The coach guiding three throwers at the target
A coach explaining the technique, axe in hand
The coach showing the grip to his group
The safety briefing before the first throws

A “Groom” shirt, a tutu, matching headbands: the only rule is that the coach decides who throws.

Two friends with axes raised in front of the Rage logo
The groom in a “Groom” shirt and pink tutu in front of his target
The bride-to-be, red headband, axe in hand
Two friends high-fiving after a bullseye
Two friends cracking up between throws
Two friends posing with their axes, in black and white

Wood that wears, steel that shines, a logo that gets repainted. The details you notice while waiting your turn.

An axe stuck in the red centre of the target
Two axes stuck in the stump
The RAGE sign above the counter
A hatchet resting on the lane table
The Rage Montréal logo on the red wall
A guest filming his friend’s throw

The trailer: the same caged lane on wheels, for the events that can’t come to us.

The Rage trailer set up outside, a thrower hanging from the cage
The trailer in the snow in front of a church
The trailer target with an axe stuck dead centre

Your turn.

One hour, a private lane, a coach. You take the photos.

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