8 | North Platte Travel Guide 2024
WHERE FOOD MEETS FUN
Practice Your Swing With A Golf Club Or An Ax At Axes & Aces
BY RYAN HERZOG ryan.herzog@nptelegraph.com If you’re ready for some fun and games throughout the year, Axes & Aces is the spot to go. Ax throwing has proven popular in recent years. At Axes & Aces you can reserve access to hone your skills at one of four ax-throwing lanes. Take your time, line up your ax to that bullseye and let ’er loose! You can even hold a beer in your off hand (better known as “swing lubricant”). Axes & Aces is located down the road from Lake Maloney State Recreation Area at 675 E. North Lake Road, south of North Platte. The venue’s two virtual golf booths allow the user to swing a club at a real ball. Cameras detect the speed and direction of the ball as it hits a cloth screen where the course is projected. Data from the trajectory of the ball is translated to the virtual ball on screen. There is no need to haul a bag anywhere, nor is there anybody ahead of you on the fairway. At
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