More than 130 ax-throwing clubs and locations in 16 countries across the globe are affiliated with the World Axe Throwing League. Sam Ross couldn’t recall the name of the venue he visited more than a year ago, but with Throw House among them there’s a likelihood he tossed axes at one of the few WATL affiliates in the Philadelphia area.

“I went to one in Philly and thought it was such a great time,” said Ross, the owner of Advantage Vapors on Route 9 in Stafford Township, who is planning to open…