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  • 15-01-2010 6:37pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 9,972 ✭✭✭


    Original thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055468920&highlight=darts+profile by matty84.

    Said i'd create a new one because for some reason i couldn't edit the other one.... presume everyone had the same problem??




    Age- 23
    How Long Your Playing - About 5 Years
    What Got You Started - Just starting playing in the pub
    Nickname - I've got a few!cool.gif
    Darts - 28 gram unicorn but thinking of switching to 26s
    Shafts - Short
    Flights - Change them fairly regularily
    How Often Do You Practise - About half an hour a day on average
    Highest Checkout - 170 (seriously, in practice though) 128 in competition i think s18, t20, Bull)
    Favorite Checkout -110, seem to hit it farily regularily!
    Favourite Double/s - 20, 16, 11, 8
    Least Favorite Double/s - Any of the odd ones really, especially 13s. not a fan of 4s or 10s either lately for some reason....
    Least Darts To Finish: I've finished 401 in 11 darts, not sure about 501
    Your Current Average (roughly) - Between 40 and 50. My scoring is generally good but my doubles can be terrible. Have averaged above 50 in every Online game bar one, so i think i like pressure!
    Barney or Taylor - Taylor
    Favourite Player/s - John Part, Simon Whitlock, Mervyn King, Kevin Painter
    Least Favouite Player - Barney, Wade - fantastic players, just hate their attitude at times... Not a massive fan of Lewis either or Andy Jenkins:mad: EDIT:// How did i forget "The Great Entertainer?"


    If anybody has any other things to add on feel free!


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  • Registered Users Posts: 323 ✭✭whaaames


    Age - 24
    How Long You're Playing - 5/6 years in spurts
    What Got You Started - Watching the final of 03' when Part done Taylor
    Nickname - 'The Business'
    Darts - 24g Harrows 'Eric Bristow'
    Shafts - Unicorn Short Nylon
    Flights - I differ between loads
    How Often Do You Practice - Between an hour and an hour and a half a day (unemployed)
    Highest Checkout - 156, (got it a few times)
    Favorite Checkout - 101
    Favorite Double/s - 20/10
    Least Favorite Double/s - 7/3/1, D1 is the bane of my existence....
    Least Darts To Finish 501 - 11 (once) done a 12 and a few 13s as well apart from that
    Your Current Average (roughly) - Between 65 and 70
    Barney or Taylor - Taylor
    Favorite Player/s - Ronnie Baxter, Mark Dudbridge and of coarse John Lowe
    Least Favorite Player/s - Andy Jenkins, Peter Manley and i've no time for Warriner, never had


  • Registered Users Posts: 9,205 ✭✭✭Gringo180


    Age- 25
    How Long Your Playing - About 3 years on and off, in my 1st season on a darts team
    What Got You Started - A mate of mine is a good player so said id give it a go as it looked easy (how wrong was i:D)
    Nickname - The Missile :D
    Darts - 20g unknown
    Shafts - Extra Short Nylon
    Flights - Standard Amazon
    How Often Do You Practise - About 5 hours a week dont pick a dart up the weekend unless im playing in the pub.
    Highest Checkout - 170 in practice and 150 in a match.
    Favorite Checkout -116
    Favourite Double/s - 18/16/8
    Least Favorite Double/s - 9 (18s would be my favourite only for the 9's its my nemesis:mad:) and 5
    Least Darts To Finish 501 - 12
    Your Current Average (roughly) - depends between 55-80 very inconsistent :mad:)
    Barney or Taylor - Taylor
    Favourite Player/s - Simon Whitlock, Mervyn King, Terry Jenkins
    Least Favouite Player - Alex Roy


  • Registered Users Posts: 134 ✭✭SwdDub


    Age- 28
    How Long Your Playing – Just took it up again after a long time away
    What Got You Started – Always had a board in the house
    Nickname -
    Darts – 24g Harrows
    Shafts -
    Flights – Trying a few different options at the minute
    How Often Do You Practise – 30 mins roughly 5 times a week. Trying to practice more lately
    Highest Checkout - 156
    Favorite Checkout – Anything with a 4 at the end of it
    Favourite Double/s – 16, 10
    Least Favorite Double/s – 7 and 1 of course
    Least Darts To Finish: 14 (the exception rather than the rule)
    Your Current Average (roughly) -55-60 if I hit my double in reasonable time. Anything down to 30 if I don’t!
    Barney or Taylor - Taylor
    Favourite Player/s – Bob Anderson when I started watching, John Part, Simon Whitlock, Phil Taylor
    Least Favouite Player – Wade, King, Barney – whingers the lot of them


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,182 ✭✭✭dionsiseire


    Age- 24
    How Long Your Playing – Nearly 2 years
    What Got You Started – Invite to a Memorial Darts Tournament for Friend of a family
    Nickname - None
    Darts – 25g Adrian Lewis
    Shafts - Long Atlantis
    Flights – Standard, Hard
    How Often Do You Practise – Few times a week when i get the time
    Highest Checkout - 170
    Favorite Checkout – 112
    Favourite Double/s – 16, 8, 20
    Least Favorite Double/s – 7,1,3
    Least Darts To Finish: 13
    Your Current Average (roughly): 60-70
    Barney or Taylor - Taylor
    Favourite Player/s – Adrian Lewis, James Wade, Simon Whitlock
    Least Favouite Player – Barney, Andy Jenkins, Peter Manley, Wayne Mardle

    2010 best leg of darts : 16
    2010 180's : 8
    2010 best average (Best of 17) : 70.02

    Team play for : Colmchilles Darts Club
    League : Rushtown Darts League
    Preferred Dart Board : Eclipse Pro
    Professional Players Played : Jacko Barry, Mick Mcgowan, Jamie Caven, Raymond Barneveld, Terry Jenkins


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,462 ✭✭✭Double Top


    Age- 21
    How Long Your Playing – 3 and a bit years
    What Got You Started – playing with my step dad every night then heading down the pub to play all the old monday night players
    (got me really good at marking:D)
    Nickname - The Beast
    Darts – 21G Catalyst 5
    Shafts - Medium Pure White Nylon
    Flights – Poly Plain Black
    How Often Do You Practise – 2-2 1/2 hour a day
    Highest Checkout - 170(in practice) 161 in a match
    Favorite Checkout(s) – 132,126,120
    Favourite Double/s – 14,12,10,8
    Least Favorite Double/s – 3,7,11
    Least Darts To Finish: 10 (in practice) 13 (match)
    Your Current Average (roughly): 63-67
    Barney or Taylor - Barney
    Favourite Player/s – Adrian Lewis, Co Stompe, Simon Whitlock
    Least Favouite Player – Nicholson, Andy Jenkins, Painter

    2010 best leg of darts : 13
    2010 180's : 20+
    2010 best average (first to 10):68

    Team play for : Farmhouse Red
    League : Borough Darts League
    Preferred Dart Board : Blade 3
    Professional Players Played : Andy Hamilton,Adrian Lewis,Toone Greebe,Jelle Klaasan (playing Manley soon)


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  • Registered Users Posts: 159 ✭✭Jay.cymru


    Age- 24
    How Long Your Playing – 2 years
    What Got You Started – went to the grand prix in citywest
    Nickname - the wizard or big eared pr#*k :D
    Darts – 23g shane ryan specialis
    Shafts - medium white
    Flights – standard welsh dragon
    How Often Do You Practise – some days can go for hours some days 10 minutes
    Highest Checkout - 155 (in practice) not sure what in a match
    Favorite Checkout(s) – 130,120,84
    Favourite Double/s – 20,10,6
    Least Favorite Double/s – 1,5,17
    Least Darts To Finish: 13 or 14 (in practice) ill guess 19 (match)
    Your Current Average (roughly): 60ish give or take both ways
    Barney or Taylor - taylor
    Favourite Player/s – Adrian Lewis, phil taylor, mervyn king
    Least Favouite Player – mr hankey, mr adams, james wade

    2010 best leg of darts : 17
    2010 180's : 5
    2010 best average (first to 10):62

    Team play for : Farmhouse Red
    League : Borough Darts League
    Preferred Dart Board : eclipse pro
    Professional Players Played : dennis priestly,eric bristow,keith deller,Toone Greebe, (playing Manley on friday)


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,275 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    Age- 25
    How Long Your Playing – 2 years properly but about 7 years total
    What Got You Started – Watching the BDO on the BBC
    Nickname - None
    Darts – 21G Custom made
    Shafts - Medium Red
    Flights – Red and Black Standard Dimplex
    How Often Do You Practise – About 5 hours a week
    Highest Checkout - 160
    Favorite Checkout(s) – 120, 121, 84
    Favourite Double/s – 12, 10
    Least Favorite Double/s – 7, 5, 2
    Least Darts To Finish: 13
    Your Current Average (roughly): 60-68
    Barney or Taylor - Barney
    Favourite Player/s – Dennis Priestley, John Part, Mark Webster, Michael Van Gerwen
    Least Favouite Player – Phil Taylor, Ted Hankey, Martin Adams, James Wade, Paul Nicholson

    2010 best leg of darts : 16
    2010 180's : 7
    2010 best average (first to 8):68.34

    Team play for : The Ivory
    League : Borough Darts League
    Preferred Dart Board : Eclipse Pro
    Professional Players Played : None yet


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,462 ✭✭✭Double Top


    Darts – 23g shane ryan specialis


    I knew i should of charged you for them:D:D:D:D


  • Registered Users Posts: 32 punky brewster


    Age - 27
    How Long You're Playing - 9 years on/off
    What Got You Started - marking the board for me da and his mates years ago in the old submarine bar
    Nickname - the minister of defence
    Darts - 26g unicorns
    Shafts - Unicorn long Nylon black
    Flights - all sorts
    How Often Do You Practice - sometimes 2 hours a day/ sometimes weeks without even throwing
    Highest Checkout - 160
    Favorite Checkout - 101,124,132,160
    Favorite Double/s - 20,10,16,8,1:eek:
    Least Favorite Double/s - 2222222222:mad::mad:: :mad::mad:
    Least Darts To Finish 501 - 19
    Your Current Average (roughly) - Between 45 and 60
    Barney or Taylor - barney
    Favorite Player/s - Ronnie Baxter, co stompe,barney
    Least Favorite Player/s - mardle,hankey,adams,part,van gerwin


  • Registered Users Posts: 199 ✭✭tribesman78


    Age- 31
    How Long Your Playing - About 5 Years
    What Got You Started - Friendly game in the pub at christmas.
    Nickname - POPs
    Darts - 22 gram, not sure of the brand but looking at changing soon.
    Shafts - Short.
    Flights - Change them fairly regularily
    How Often Do You Practise - About half an hour a day on average
    Highest Checkout - 134 in competition.
    Favorite Checkout -108.
    Favourite Double/s - 20, 16, 12, 10,8.
    Least Favorite Double/s - 1 & 7.
    Least Darts To Finish: not sure think 24 -27
    Your Current Average (roughly) - Between 40 and 50. My scoring is like a yo yo up and down. Doubles are usually good.
    Barney or Taylor - Barney
    Favourite Player/s - Barney, Simon Whitlock, Co Stompe, Denis Preistly.
    Least Favouite Player - Wade, Andy hamilton.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 128 ✭✭501darts


    Age - 27
    How long playing - 10 years on and off
    Nickname - Crackers
    Darts - 27g Penetrators
    Shafts - Trying out small spinners
    Flights - Pear
    How often you practise - twice a week
    Highest Checkout - 170
    Favorite Checkout - 112
    Favorite Double - 16
    Least Favorite Double - 1
    Least Darts To Finish - 11
    Current Average - 65 -80
    Taylor or Barney - Barney
    Favorite Player - Barney, Whitlock
    Least Favorite Player - Wade

    Team Played for - Gaffneys, Delvin & The Bawn Inn, Athboy
    League - North Westmeath League & Meath league
    Preferred Dartboard - Unicorn Eclipse
    Professional Players Played - Mark Dudbridge, Alan Tabern, Paul Nicholson, Terry Jenkins, Keith Dellar, Kevin Painter, Adrian Lewis and Jalle Klassen


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,282 ✭✭✭Carrickman


    Age- 35
    How Long You Playing – Since I was 12, playing League darts since 17
    What Got You Started – got dart board for Christmas
    Darts – 24G Harrows Divas
    Shafts - Medium
    Flights – Standard
    How Often Do You Practise – 1-2 hours a day
    Highest Checkout - 160 (in practice) 130 in a match
    Favorite Checkout(s) – 94,130,
    Favourite Double/s – 16, 18
    Least Favorite Double/s – 3, 7, 1
    Least Darts To Finish: 13 (in practice) 15 (match)
    Your Current Average (roughly): 65-70
    Barney or Taylor - Barney
    Favourite Player/s – Simon Whitlock, Terry Jenkins, Richie Burnett
    Least Favouite Player – Wayne Mardle, Martin Adams, James Wade, Brian Woods

    Team I play for: Bridge Bar, Carrick
    League: South West Donegal Darts League
    Preferred Dart Board: Eclipse Pro
    Professional Players Played: John Lowe, Jamie Harvey, Peter Manley, Terry Jenkins, Adrian Lewis, Dave Askew, Lionel Sams, Tom Kirby (RIP), Jack McKenna.


  • Registered Users Posts: 598 ✭✭✭Lemegeton


    Age- 29
    How Long Your Playing - used to play a few years ago but now only started playing properly again a month ago
    What Got You Started - watching the BDO as a kid
    Nickname - None
    Darts - 23 Gram phil taylor brand
    Shafts - Nylon long
    Flights - i try different ones
    How Often Do You Practise - at least an hour a day
    Highest Checkout - 120
    Favorite Checkout -120
    Favourite Double/s - 20,16,18
    Least Favorite Double/s - 1 2,3, 7.
    Least Darts To Finish: not sure think 21 was my best
    Your Current Average (roughly) - 60 ish
    Barney or Taylor - Barney
    Favourite Player/s - Barney,
    Least Favouite Player - Wade, Hankey.


  • Registered Users Posts: 667 ✭✭✭S.T.D Ste


    Age- 28
    How Long You Playing – 17 yrs
    What Got You Started – watching the old man play for smyths
    Darts – 22g
    Shafts - Medium
    Flights – Standard
    How Often Do You Practise – 1-2 hours a day
    Highest Checkout - 170 (in practice) 156 in a match
    Favorite Checkout(s) – 126
    Favourite Double/s – 16, 18,14
    Least Favorite Double/s – 2 + 3
    Least Darts To Finish: 9 (in practice) 11 (match)
    Your Current Average (roughly): 65-70
    Barney or Taylor - Taylor
    Favourite Player/s – Simon Whitlock, Andy Hamilton, Ade lewis,
    Least Favouite Player – Martin Adams, James Wade, Ted hankey

    Team I play for: Silver Tassie Dublin
    League: Borough Darts League
    Preferred Dart Board: Eclipse Pro
    Professional Players Played: Terry Jenkins, Adrian Lewis, Andy Hamilton,Kevin Painter,Eric Bristow,Keith Deller,Rob Thornton,Ronnie Baxter, Colin Osbourne,Steve Beaton,John Part,Gary Anderson, Gary Robson


  • Registered Users Posts: 945 ✭✭✭padr81


    Age- 28
    How Long Your Playing - About 3 Years but I played since age 10 just had a 13 year break
    What Got You Started - Boredom
    Nickname - Don't really have 1 altough i get called prick alot.
    Darts - 25gm Unicorn John Lowes, although seriously considering going back to Red Dragon Dark Warriors.
    Shafts - Medium
    Flights - Amazon and always pure black.
    How Often Do You Practise - Anywhere from an hour to seven hours 4-5 days a week.
    Highest Checkout - 170 in practice, 167 in competition.
    Favourite Double/s - 16,8,4
    Least Favorite Double/s - 19,3 for some reason I don't mind 17.
    Least Darts To Finish: 10 in practice, 180, 140, 145 D18
    Current Average - 60-70ish in comp. Usually 65-75 in practice.
    Barney or Taylor - Taylor (used to be a Barney man but can't stand him now.
    Favourite Player/s - John Lowe, Terry Jenkins, Taylor.
    Least Favouite Player - Barney, Mardle


  • Registered Users Posts: 563 ✭✭✭buster180


    Just out of interest lads. How many games are you working your averages out over???


  • Registered Users Posts: 945 ✭✭✭padr81


    its just in general, in my case hundreds possibly 1000 or more.

    I always roughly gauge it by 15 darts = 100, 21 darts= round 71, 24=62 or so and 30 darts=50 etc...


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,022 ✭✭✭jamesbere


    Age- 24
    How Long Your Playing – 10 years
    What Got You Started – watching on tv and playing with my father
    Nickname - i get called alot of things:rolleyes:
    Darts – 24g unicorn
    Shafts - medium
    Flights – i change them alot
    How Often Do You Practise – 8-10 hours a week
    Highest Checkout - 170
    Favorite Checkout(s) – 146, 108
    Favourite Double/s – 18, 16
    Least Favorite Double/s – 19, 3 17,
    Least Darts To Finish: 10
    Your Current Average (roughly): 70-75(i usually hit 20-21 darts)
    Barney or Taylor - neither, im fed up with barney
    Favourite Player/s – John Part, mark walsh and whitlock
    Least Favouite Player – Ted Hankey, James Wade, adrian lewis

    2010 best leg of darts : 14
    2010 180's : i dont count them, id say over ten
    2010 best average: dont know

    Team play for : the hole in the wall
    League : south west cork darts league
    Preferred Dart Board : Eclipse Pro
    Professional Players Played : terry jenkins


  • Registered Users Posts: 97 ✭✭bgm13


    Age- 22
    How Long You Playing – 2-3 years
    What Got You Started – living next door to a pub with a board
    Darts – 24g Winmau Assault / 26g Winmau Assault
    Shafts - Short but changing to Medium
    Flights – Embossed Dimplex Standard / Pear
    How Often Do You Practise – 5+ hours a week
    Highest Checkout - 112
    Favorite Checkout(s) – 112
    Favourite Double/s – 16, 8, 20, 2
    Least Favorite Double/s – 1, 3
    Least Darts To Finish: 18
    Your Current Average (roughly): 60-70
    Barney or Taylor - Taylor
    Favourite Player/s – Phil Taylor, Simon Whitlock, Adrian Lewis
    Least Favouite Player – James Wade, Peter Manley

    Team I play for: Golden Ball Dublin
    League: Borough Darts League
    Preferred Dart Board: Winmau Blade 3
    Professional Players Played: None


  • Registered Users Posts: 335 ✭✭dvae


    Age-32.
    How Long You Playing – 14 years on and off.
    What Got You Started – got an old board from my uncle.
    Darts – 21 g unicorn.
    Shafts - long.
    Flights – Standard How Often Do You Practise –about 5 hours a week. sometimes twice that.
    Highest Checkout - 154.
    Favourite Double/s – 16, 8, 18, 6.
    Least Favorite Double/s – none but id prefer 16, 8, 18, 6.
    Least Darts To Finish: 13 at 501.
    Your Current Average (roughly): 70-80 including checkout.
    Barney or Taylor - Barney.
    Favourite Player/s – Simon Whitlock, Ronnie Baxter, Scott Waites.
    Least Favouite Player –Phill Tayler, James Wade, Adrian Lewis.
    Team I play for: Galway team not telling lol.
    League: same.
    Preferred Dart Board: soft one
    Professional Players Played: ronnie Baxter, John Part,Terry Jenkins.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 773 ✭✭✭D_murph


    Age-30.
    Nickname: 140 machine from 6-7 years ago when I could live up to it :rolleyes: LOL.
    How Long You Playing – 12 years in the pub/at home with a 6 year gap I came back from 10 months ago roughly.
    What Got You Started – A strange fascination with the game I always had. Once I got good enough to be asked to play for the pub team, that was it :D.
    Darts – Was using the Phil Taylor phase 5s (26g) but recently got a set of Unicorn Sigma Pro 950s (24g) and despite a rocky beginning, I'm beginning to love them.
    Shafts - short nylon deflectagrips.
    Flights – Standard Dimplex.
    How Often Do You Practise – Anything from an hour to 5-5 hours a day depending...
    Highest Checkout - 164.
    Favourite Double/s – 16, 8, 2, 10, 12, 4, 15.
    Least Favorite Double/s – 1, 3 7, 13.
    Least Darts To Finish: 13 at 501.
    Your Current Average (roughly): no idea TBH but I can bet its pretty shyte lately.
    Barney or Taylor - Taylor.
    Favourite Player/s – Simon Whitlock, Phil Taylor.
    Least Favouite Player – James Wade, Adrian Lewis.
    Preferred Dart Board: Unicorn Eclipse Pro.


  • Registered Users Posts: 563 ✭✭✭buster180


    padr81 wrote: »
    its just in general, in my case hundreds possibly 1000 or more.

    I always roughly gauge it by 15 darts = 100, 21 darts= round 71, 24=62 or so and 30 darts=50 etc...

    So you are just making the averages up?
    Why not use Dartpro and over say 10 legs of 501 and then you will have a proper idea of your 3 dart average instead of making things up??


  • Registered Users Posts: 945 ✭✭✭padr81


    buster180 wrote: »
    So you are just making the averages up?
    Why not use Dartpro and over say 10 legs of 501 and then you will have a proper idea of your 3 dart average instead of making things up??

    Its hardly making averages up, its counting them and doing the maths, i didn't pluck the figures outta space they are the actual figures.

    If i play best of 5 in the pub and I win 3-1 with 18-21 and 22 darts and the leg I lose has me sitting on 100 after 18 darts. I know my average is around 70. I know I'm playing well. If I win 3-0 with 3 30 darters I know my average is 50 and I know I'm playing ****e. I couldn't care if its exactly 69.99 or 70.01 etc...

    I do use dart pro too and its about the same, but you can't rely on dart pro when your in a comp and shaking like a leaf. My home average on dartpro is just over 70 for the last 2-3 months. My gf uses it too so i don't have the exact figures but i can do the maths. I've often had 10 legs where i've average 75-80 and often had 10 where i've average 55-60 and everywhere in between so 10 legs on dartpro is hardly a fair example it'd need to be 100 to balance out.

    Performance is public is far more important that in private. having a 80 average on dart pro and than going down the pub and taking 30 darts per game isn't having a 80 average. Its easy to pin those doubles and take out the low shots (60-99) at home for those 16-17 and 18 darters, completely different when it matters, your hands shaking and another man is waiting behind you sitting on tops or 16's etc... not to mention depending on the name and rep of the player it adds more pressure.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,314 ✭✭✭BOHtox


    BUMP

    Age- 19
    How Long Your Playing - On and off about 2 years
    What Got You Started - The world championships. Think it was the 2011 tournament that really got me in to it!
    Nickname - Double 1
    Darts - 24 gram. Not too sure what's best for me. I picked up 20s the other day and I shot fine with them, similarly with heavier ones there yesterday
    Shafts - Quite long. Too wide though. I need new darts really
    Flights - I change them often as they always rip and break.
    How Often Do You Practise - I play around the board a couple of times a week. Don't think it does me much good though
    Highest Checkout - 39:cool: 3, D18
    Favourite Checkout -Double 1
    Favourite Double/s - 1, 18, 20, 4, 16 and 12 I guess are probably the easiest
    Least Favourite Double/s - Anything south of the board
    Least Darts To Finish: I only play when I'm drinking so I tend not to count. But it's a lot
    Your Current Average (roughly) - Terrible.
    Barney or Taylor - Barney
    Favourite Player/s - Adrian Lewis
    Least Favourite Player - Gary Anderson and Justin Pipe. Jesus he throws slowly!

    One I added:
    Walk on music: Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand


    Where's the best place for getting darts and how do you know what weight and shaft suit you best?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,040 ✭✭✭markie29


    there is an app for smartphones called darts scoreboard,it keeps a check on your averages,checkout % and other stats....its free too and its very good.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,249 ✭✭✭MaroonAndGreen


    Age- 18
    How Long Your Playing - 6 years
    What Got You Started - 2007 PDC World Championship
    Nickname - None
    Shafts - Medium length silver
    Flights - Cant describe :P
    How Often Do You Practise - In spurts
    Highest Checkout - 131
    Favorite Checkout - 64
    Favourite Double/s - 16, 10, 8
    Least Favorite Double/s - 1, 3
    Least Darts To Finish - 18
    Your Current Average (roughly) - 40-45 with doubles, 50-55 without doubles
    Barney or Taylor - Barney
    Favourite Player/s - Barney
    Least Favourite Player - Taylor


  • Registered Users Posts: 9,972 ✭✭✭Degag


    BOHtox wrote: »
    BUMP

    Age- 19
    How Long Your Playing - On and off about 2 years
    What Got You Started - The world championships. Think it was the 2011 tournament that really got me in to it!
    Nickname - Double 1
    Darts - 24 gram. Not too sure what's best for me. I picked up 20s the other day and I shot fine with them, similarly with heavier ones there yesterday
    Shafts - Quite long. Too wide though. I need new darts really
    Flights - I change them often as they always rip and break.
    How Often Do You Practise - I play around the board a couple of times a week. Don't think it does me much good though
    Highest Checkout - 39:cool: 3, D18
    Favourite Checkout -Double 1
    Favourite Double/s - 1, 18, 20, 4, 16 and 12 I guess are probably the easiest
    Least Favourite Double/s - Anything south of the board
    Least Darts To Finish: I only play when I'm drinking so I tend not to count. But it's a lot
    Your Current Average (roughly) - Terrible.
    Barney or Taylor - Barney
    Favourite Player/s - Adrian Lewis
    Least Favourite Player - Gary Anderson.

    One I added:
    Walk on music: Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand


    Where's the best place for getting darts and how do you know what weight and shaft suit you best?
    Don't know where you're from but i know there are places that have a practice board and allow you to try out different darts before you try them. If you did ok with 20g as you said, why not pick up a set and see how you get on?


  • Registered Users Posts: 134 ✭✭djskip316i


    Age- 27
    How Long Your Playing - 12 years on and off , Last month every day since i started pub league
    What Got You Started - PDC World Final 2000 , Taylor vs Priestly , Plauged the auld Lad to get me darts and a board for the next 2 weeks
    Nickname - None
    Darts - Currently 24gram Harrows boxer knurled , Unicorn - Core XL - T90 - Style 4 - 24g / on order
    Shafts - Short / extra short
    Flights - Pear / Slim
    How Often Do You Practise - 1-4 hours every day for the last month
    Highest Checkout - 150 (T20-Bull-Tops
    Favorite Checkout -120
    Favourite Double/s - 20, 16
    Least Favorite Double/s - Anything that leaves me on an odd number.
    Least Darts To Finish: 19
    Your Current Average (roughly) - 58.19 in practice , higher in pub games
    Barney or Taylor - Taylor
    Favourite Player/s - Micheal Van Gerwan
    Least Favouite Player - Justin Pipe (would prefer to watch paint dry on a wall TBH)


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,314 ✭✭✭BOHtox


    Degag wrote: »
    Don't know where you're from but i know there are places that have a practice board and allow you to try out different darts before you try them. If you did ok with 20g as you said, why not pick up a set and see how you get on?

    I'm in Dublin. I'm sure there's a few places in town or maybe Dundrum or something that does it.

    I picked up 20s and noticed no different to my 23s or 24s or whatever they are. I also picked up a heavier 25g or so and again I noticed no different in my throwing.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,072 ✭✭✭Max Power


    Age- 25
    How Long Your Playing - 4-5 years
    What Got You Started - Friends
    Nickname - ...
    Darts - 22g
    Shafts - Not too long not too short.
    Flights - Shamrock flights
    How Often Do You Practise - On average about an hour per day
    Highest Checkout - 170
    Favourite Checkout -120
    Favourite Double/s - 1D10, tops.
    Least Favourite Double/s - 3
    Least Darts To Finish: Not sure
    Your Current Average Around 65
    Barney or Taylor - Taylor
    Favourite Player/s - Dean Winstanley
    Least Favourite Player - Justin Pipe


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