NEW IN THE WOO: FAR SHOT

RACHEL CLINE

Located at 44 Front Street in Worcester, Far Shot is a fun new spot for axe throwing, knife throwing and archery!

Far Shot President, Benn MacDonald is excited to bring this fun and unique activity to Worcester. “I live in Canada and we opened our first locations in New York,” he says. “We wanted to grow from there. There are already some competitors in the region, but none in Worcester so we wanted to bring it there. It’s a wonderful community.”

MacDonald and his team opened the Worcester location in October 2021, and it’s been a warm welcome from the neighborhood and community. “Everyone has been very welcoming,” he says. “We have loved working with organizations and neighbors in town.”

These activities have always been of interest to MacDonald, which is the reason why he pursued it professionally. “My wife and I have always been interested in archery,” he says. “We took the knowledge we had from archery and converted that to knife and axe throwing. We focused on how to get better and was all self-taught. There wasn’t anyone around us at the time to teach us.”
From there, MacDonald focused on opening up a place where he could bring his passion to the people. “Axe throwing started to get popular and blow up, so timing was right. We actually are original members of the World Axe Throwing League, and in 2017, I was named Head Coach of the league, helping competitors prepare for competitions and training them to perform better, develop and improve,” he says.

When you walk into Far Shot, you can expect to have a great time and be supported by experts along the way.

“A Coach will greet our guests and teach them how to throw axes, knives or arrows – whatever they are interested in,” MacDonald says. “They will teach them a game and then host the games.”

For axe throwing, Far Shot takes small groups, a minimum of 2, for an hour for $25/person and large groups up to 20 people for $40/person for 2 hours. Each session comes with axe throwing equipment, training, and games. Did I mention that it’s free on your birthday for groups 6+?!
For knife throwing, training is followed by competition with the supervision of a coach. Add it on to your axe throwing main event for just an extra $5/person! Or book a 1-hour session, a minimum of 2 people, for $25/person. For larger groups they recommend doing 2 hours for $40/person.

For archery, they will train you, provide equipment, and run a tournament to crown a champion! 1-hour bookings are $25/person or $20/person during a Thursday night deal. For the Full 1.5-hour booking, it’s $35/person.

Far Shot also hosts birthday parties, bachelor/bachelorette parties, corporate events and more, as well as various leagues that run for eight weeks. “With the leagues, we play games, have an appreciation night halfway through the league, have a potluck playoff at the end of the league where members bring good food and their A-game for a playoff-style tournament!” MacDonald says.
Far Shot is open weeknights 5pm – 9pm, except Fridays closing at 11pm. Saturdays is 1 -11pm and they are closed on Sundays.