Thursday, January 26, 2006
My first “Black Hat”
Well, I finally did it… I hit my first Black Hat while practicing darts the other night. For those not familiar with dart terminology, a Black Hat is with reference to getting 3 bullseyes. However, it is not just any bullseye (which is a hat trick in darts), but specifically 3 double bulls. Some call it a dead-eye as well. Not an easy thing to do mind you, so when I hit it, I had to actually go to the board to see for sure that I made it. I did my little dance of joy, and savored the moment. I just wish someone had been there to see it.
Friday, January 13, 2006
M109R
Here's a photo of a bike that was at the Calgary Motorcycle Show in January. One of the coolest bikes at the show in my humble opinion.
Darts - An elusive sport
Why is it that I can go from being "hot" to "cold" so quickly when playing darts. I know I'm fairly new to the sport having only played a year, but I would have figured that I would be able to enjoy some consistency by now.
There are some days when I can throw 3 darts at the board, and be totally surprised where each of them lands. Other days, I'll look at my target and all three will land within a centimetre of my choosen destination. Sometimes this happens to me over the course of a week and other times it will flip flop back and forth within the same game. What the heck is going on with my throw.
I have identified certain areas of my technique that I need to focus on when my shooting goes south but it doesn't always help me to get back on track. I notice quite often that the main contributor is my release. I find that I either let go too soon, or too late. I cannot seem to find my way back to something that is comfortable. I wish there was a practice activity that would help me fine-tune that particular aspect of my throw.
Anyway, this weekend is the start of Zones here in Calgary. It will be my first entry into zones, so we'll see how I do. I'll let you know how I've done, when they're over.
Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever heard of a game called killer (specifically for Darts of course)? I think I have most of the rules down, but since it was only explained to me once, I think I'm forgetting the finer details.
There are some days when I can throw 3 darts at the board, and be totally surprised where each of them lands. Other days, I'll look at my target and all three will land within a centimetre of my choosen destination. Sometimes this happens to me over the course of a week and other times it will flip flop back and forth within the same game. What the heck is going on with my throw.
I have identified certain areas of my technique that I need to focus on when my shooting goes south but it doesn't always help me to get back on track. I notice quite often that the main contributor is my release. I find that I either let go too soon, or too late. I cannot seem to find my way back to something that is comfortable. I wish there was a practice activity that would help me fine-tune that particular aspect of my throw.
Anyway, this weekend is the start of Zones here in Calgary. It will be my first entry into zones, so we'll see how I do. I'll let you know how I've done, when they're over.
Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever heard of a game called killer (specifically for Darts of course)? I think I have most of the rules down, but since it was only explained to me once, I think I'm forgetting the finer details.
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