Monday, June 06, 2011
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Monday, May 23, 2011
23 gram unknown darts
These darts are an unknown make and model but they have a terrific grip. Very reminiscent of the Magnum line from Harrows. If anyone has any info on these darts I'd live to know who makes them to see what other darts in their line up have this grip.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Dart Collection on Photobucket
Sometimes it is advantageous to have all of your dart collection on one page of thumbnails :)
The link is here:
and also on the upper right of the blog at the top of the link bar. I'll try to keep it current but that may be challenge give how frequently I trade away darts in my collection.
The link is here:and also on the upper right of the blog at the top of the link bar. I'll try to keep it current but that may be challenge give how frequently I trade away darts in my collection.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
25 Gram Voks Rainbow Sidewinders
This is a recent acquisition that left me feeling ambivalent almost immediately. Perhaps I just need time to warm up to them.
I was attracted to them in the first place for several reasons, first and foremost because I occasionally lament the trading away of my Bottelsen Gorilla Grip Hammerhead darts, and these seemed like a more affordable version of that dart. However, the nature of the mechanism that moves the point seems odd to me. I am thinking about replacing the points these darts came with with something else.
I was attracted to them in the first place for several reasons, first and foremost because I occasionally lament the trading away of my Bottelsen Gorilla Grip Hammerhead darts, and these seemed like a more affordable version of that dart. However, the nature of the mechanism that moves the point seems odd to me. I am thinking about replacing the points these darts came with with something else.
Dart Maul Wins :)
Last night was a great finals match in the ECDO B League. Of course, our team was probably playing slightly below its level, given that we likely would have signed up for the A League if it weren't for all those darn Thursday night soccer practices, and also given that we (for the most part) decimated every team we hit this season. So on the one hand it was no surprise that we won the finals but on the other hand, the team we played against in the finals matched was able to keep it close and pushed us all the way towards the far end of the score sheet. They took eight off us in the end. So I am happy for a lot of reasons. I am happy because we won and that always feels good, but I am also happy that we had to fight for it in the last match of the post season. If it were an easy victory I am certain it would not have meant that much to us.
But it wasn't, and it did ;)
The darts I used last night were the 26 gram Mavericks that I picked up off a defeated player way back in the day, and the recently acquired 24 gram 95% Parts. They both threw pretty well for me last night although I think I get a slightly better vibe off the Parts than off the Mavs. I did not wow myself in my performance last night by any measure with one exception (other than a general trend toward winning that is) and that one exception was a singles cricket match I played against one of their better, more seasoned players (Russ).
The cricket match started off with quickly closed 20's but he left the door open on the 19's. I had one already and threw a 7-count in the 19's to leap ahead early by 95 points. From that point on I stayed a steady course, closing (or opening) each number as I came to it up until the 16's then, after a single mark round I picked back up and finished the game with few misses and it was a clear decisive victory from the outset. So I was happy with that win more than any other of the night. My other singles was a 401 win over one of their weaker players, but that game was close. We both had several rounds throwing at our outs before I finally hit my D10 to win. A close call.
The evening started out with a small scare actually. They won the first three games of the match and it was not until I won my singles 401 game that we even had a non-zero score. But we won 4 of the 5 crickets and got a slight lead on them (Who Darted?). We kept that one game edge on them most of the night, until we got into the doubles cricket where we took 3 of the first 4 to win. I enjoy the team we have. Dart Maul was fun but I am hoping for a different team name in the Spring.
Cocodarts has a nice ring to it :)
But it wasn't, and it did ;)
The darts I used last night were the 26 gram Mavericks that I picked up off a defeated player way back in the day, and the recently acquired 24 gram 95% Parts. They both threw pretty well for me last night although I think I get a slightly better vibe off the Parts than off the Mavs. I did not wow myself in my performance last night by any measure with one exception (other than a general trend toward winning that is) and that one exception was a singles cricket match I played against one of their better, more seasoned players (Russ).
The cricket match started off with quickly closed 20's but he left the door open on the 19's. I had one already and threw a 7-count in the 19's to leap ahead early by 95 points. From that point on I stayed a steady course, closing (or opening) each number as I came to it up until the 16's then, after a single mark round I picked back up and finished the game with few misses and it was a clear decisive victory from the outset. So I was happy with that win more than any other of the night. My other singles was a 401 win over one of their weaker players, but that game was close. We both had several rounds throwing at our outs before I finally hit my D10 to win. A close call.
The evening started out with a small scare actually. They won the first three games of the match and it was not until I won my singles 401 game that we even had a non-zero score. But we won 4 of the 5 crickets and got a slight lead on them (Who Darted?). We kept that one game edge on them most of the night, until we got into the doubles cricket where we took 3 of the first 4 to win. I enjoy the team we have. Dart Maul was fun but I am hoping for a different team name in the Spring.
Cocodarts has a nice ring to it :)
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Semi-finals down, Finals to go...
Tonight's match felt great. We played against Team Drinks which was the fourth place team and we beat them handily but they put up a good fight and they are all good people to boot. The evening started out well. We won all five of our singles 01 matches and I was pitted against their captain, easily the best player on their team and I won. I was a little surprised as he is their best player and I think in the past he has had his wicked way with me on many occasions. But tonight I bested him the at least two tons and a decisive first dart out. That felt good and for me it set the tone of the evening. Then when I met him again in cricket he opened a can of whoop ass and despite a semi-heroic five bull round to catch up to him he still won. Good for him. He is a good guy and I think he should be proud of his teams accomplishments this year. Once we were done with the singles games I believe the evening was 7-3. By the time we got to the first doubles cricket game we won the match.
As I was pulling into the driveway, and whether or not I should have been driving is questionable, I got a text from the tavern rep indicating that at the other semi-finals match the third place team bested the second place team. This is good for us. The second place team almost beat us the last time we met them and I felt like they had a real chance against us in the finals. The third place team, tho, should put up less of a fight as far as I am concerned. They have one bat and I know how to take it away ;)
The above pic is the darts I used tonight. The set with the red stripes is the primary set and the 21 gram Magnums were the go to set for when the main set felt weak. Tonight though I almost used them interchangeably. I felt good all nifty so there was not the constant changing of darts that I sometimes fall into when I am simply not hitting my targets.
As I was pulling into the driveway, and whether or not I should have been driving is questionable, I got a text from the tavern rep indicating that at the other semi-finals match the third place team bested the second place team. This is good for us. The second place team almost beat us the last time we met them and I felt like they had a real chance against us in the finals. The third place team, tho, should put up less of a fight as far as I am concerned. They have one bat and I know how to take it away ;)
The above pic is the darts I used tonight. The set with the red stripes is the primary set and the 21 gram Magnums were the go to set for when the main set felt weak. Tonight though I almost used them interchangeably. I felt good all nifty so there was not the constant changing of darts that I sometimes fall into when I am simply not hitting my targets.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Warriors for Trade
These darts are one of the more interesting sets in my collection, but due to the way they conflict with my preferred gripping style, I'd rather trade them out of my collection for something more appealing to me. It is a 90% tungsten dart, relatively short, with a very unique stem application. The stems are actually the top portion of the "Spinster" stems, available from sites such as A-Z Darts. The pic below indicates how they are currently configured, with Spiroline flights and flight protectors. As you can see there is a wee bit of rust on the points due to non-use, but this can be very easily removed with a fine grit sandpaper and the tungsten in the barrels has darkened just slightly with age.
I picked these beauties up at least five years ago and I still have the original case the came in. In the pic below you can see there is one spare set of stems (which are super super short) and the info card that comes with the darts. The spare flights were chewed up years ago (but they don't last long anyway).
There is no threading in the back of the dart. The stems are a push-in system and they spin too which makes the stem application doubly interesting in my opinion.
I have found a new home for these darts tho. They will soon be making the long happy journey to their new owner in the UK (who goes by Littleman124 over at DartPlayer.net). I am happy to have known them and had them in my collection but I to keep darts that will almost never be thrown again by me seems pointless and a little cruel. In exchange, I will be receiving a set of mature (grizzled, even) CT Fatties. I am looking forward to their arrival.
I picked these beauties up at least five years ago and I still have the original case the came in. In the pic below you can see there is one spare set of stems (which are super super short) and the info card that comes with the darts. The spare flights were chewed up years ago (but they don't last long anyway).
There is no threading in the back of the dart. The stems are a push-in system and they spin too which makes the stem application doubly interesting in my opinion.
I have found a new home for these darts tho. They will soon be making the long happy journey to their new owner in the UK (who goes by Littleman124 over at DartPlayer.net). I am happy to have known them and had them in my collection but I to keep darts that will almost never be thrown again by me seems pointless and a little cruel. In exchange, I will be receiving a set of mature (grizzled, even) CT Fatties. I am looking forward to their arrival.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
41
This shot occurred yesterday (within an 18 dart 501). Thanks for the pic Jake!
Another back blog. I appear to have been using my 21 gram Steve 'Magic' Cootes, wearing medium (or maybe in-between) nylon FitFlight stems with gray standard FitFlights. In those days Jake, Nathan, and I used to play a lot of darts at work. Those were good days.
Another back blog. I appear to have been using my 21 gram Steve 'Magic' Cootes, wearing medium (or maybe in-between) nylon FitFlight stems with gray standard FitFlights. In those days Jake, Nathan, and I used to play a lot of darts at work. Those were good days.
Monday, July 19, 2010
40th Maximum
Fun with darts: Ton-80 on in a four way 501.
This is a back blog. I just noticed from the original text that this is an "on" which means that it was my first round of darts in a game. If that is true (and I have no reason to doubt my original text) then I'll need to update my side bar to reflect it. Sadly, I was not blogging much in 2010 (today id April 17, 2019).
From the pic I would say I was using the Target Sports, which I think were 25 grams, medium white nylon stems, and the smooth standard polys that came with the Sports.
This is a back blog. I just noticed from the original text that this is an "on" which means that it was my first round of darts in a game. If that is true (and I have no reason to doubt my original text) then I'll need to update my side bar to reflect it. Sadly, I was not blogging much in 2010 (today id April 17, 2019).
From the pic I would say I was using the Target Sports, which I think were 25 grams, medium white nylon stems, and the smooth standard polys that came with the Sports.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
39
Maximum at work (yes I am goofing off a little).
This post is a back blog. This max came during "the long dark" as I am now coming to think about the span of four to five years in which I did no blogging at all, and in which I fell out of darting for a time. It is hard to tell what I was using by looking at the photo. My cameras have always sucked, at least until the more recent iPhones, anyway. Straining my eyes at the pic though I am strongly suspecting that these were the Co Stompe "Matchstick" darts that I loved, and then traded away for something I thought I would love more (but probably didn't).
This post is a back blog. This max came during "the long dark" as I am now coming to think about the span of four to five years in which I did no blogging at all, and in which I fell out of darting for a time. It is hard to tell what I was using by looking at the photo. My cameras have always sucked, at least until the more recent iPhones, anyway. Straining my eyes at the pic though I am strongly suspecting that these were the Co Stompe "Matchstick" darts that I loved, and then traded away for something I thought I would love more (but probably didn't).
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