Axe Throwing: Lane Revenue Per Session

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Axe throwing sells lane time, so revenue is simply lanes times hours times the rate. Build the three-way product once and you can price a party booking or forecast a whole Friday night from the same cell.

Quick formula: Lanes times hours times the per-lane hourly rate:

=B2*C2*D2

Four lanes for two hours at $45 a lane-hour brings in $360 — and six lanes for three hours books $720.

Functions used (tap for the full reference guide):

PRODUCT

The example

Three sessions, each with a lane count, hours booked, and the per-lane hourly rate.

	A	B	C	D	E
1	Session	Lanes	Hours	Rate	Revenue
2	Fri night	6	3	40	720
3	League	4	2	45	360
4	Party	3	2	50	300

The formula

Three inputs multiply straight through — no rounding needed on a time sale:

=B2*C2*D2 // lanes x hours x per-lane hourly rate

How it works

A clean three-way product:

B2*C2 is total lane-hours — how many hours of throwing you are selling across all lanes.
*D2 multiplies by the per-lane hourly rate to turn lane-hours into dollars.
The rate is per lane per hour, so a group on one lane and a party across four both price fairly.
For a flat per-person party price instead, swap the rate column for people times a per-head charge.

Sum the revenue column across a night's sessions to forecast the shift, or compare booked lane-hours to your capacity to measure utilization.

Try it: interactive demo

Interactive

Enter the lanes, hours, and per-lane hourly rate.

Lanes

Hours

Rate ($/lane-hr)

Variations

Per-person party price

Charge by head instead of by lane for organized parties.

=B2*35

Coach add-on

Add a flat fee for a lane coach during the session.

=B2*C2*D2+40

Pitfalls & errors

Keep the rate as per lane per hour, not per session. Baking hours into the rate breaks the moment a booking runs longer or shorter than your standard slot.

Track booked lane-hours against your total lane-hours available to see utilization. Revenue alone hides whether you sold out or left half the lanes cold.

Practice workbook

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Download the free Axe Throwing: Lane Revenue Per Session practice workbook

Edit the yellow lanes, hours, and rate cells; the revenue recalculates.

Frequently asked questions

Should I price per lane or per person?

Per lane-hour is simplest for walk-ins and league play, since it scales with the time and lanes actually used. Per-person pricing suits organized parties where you want a predictable headcount charge — the variation swaps one for the other.

How do I forecast a whole night?

List each booked session as a row and sum the revenue column. Comparing the total lane-hours booked to the lane-hours you have available also tells you how full the night really was.

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Function references: PRODUCT