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princess consuela banana hammock asked:
I made it for a project and I have no idea what it’s called. The only thing that pops into my mind is balloon toss, but it’s throwing darts so I don’t know why I keep thinking that.
Or if you can think up another name for it, that would be great.
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Chris asked:
I was just wondering if there is different sizes for the tips on soft tip darts. I ask because I need some new ones and was wondering if there is a specific kind I need to buy for the dart board I have. Thanks
[HQ] Phil Taylor and Simon Widlock playing a crazy leg in 2010 PDC World Darts Championship final.
[2009 Grand Slam] 15th November 2009. Another Breakthrough for Woman’s Darts.
I am thinking that we need to make a memorial T-shirt for beardtard who will sadly be leaving us in 5 days. Some of you are SUPER talented and if you want to make a RIP beardtard shirt design that would be awesome @ reply me on Twitter with them. Have you heard about the shayloss weight loss competition starting on January 1st?
Karen B asked:
It seems to be more of a skill than athletic, and if a skill then why isn’t darts an olympic sport ? After all, archery is in the olympics, so why not hand held arrows?
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The sport of darts actually began as training for people who were interested in martial arts (archery). Darts itself began in Medieval England, and is still popular today. It has been said that darts were used in archery training because it helped with accuracy. They shortened the darts and had people throw them at the bottom of an empty wine barrel. It has been noted by historians that the use of the barrel lead to the development of the game of darts that we know today.
It was thought that darts developed into a sport in itself when soldiers being trained in archery took their shortened darts to local pubs and bars so they could refine their skills as well as exhibit their talents to the locals. When the bottom of the barrel proved to be inconvenient, someone created a cross-section of a moderate sized tree.
The new dart board, provided rings, and when it was dried out, the cracks provided even further segmentation. This cracked and dried board began to evolve into what we think of as the current dart board that we have today.
The game of darts itself soon spread and it was being played by old and young all over England. The rich and elite of the country were no different. They soon put their own stamp on the game. Darts can be traced back to the Pilgrims. It has been said that the game of darts was very popular on the Mayflower as it made its ocean crossing.
The rules of darts settled into what we know today at around 1900. The size of the board, throwing distance and even the size of the darts became standard. Many people enjoy the sport around the world. Today there are organized tournaments and organizations and leagues that specialize in the sport of darts. It is very popular and people make their living playing this sport all over the world.
The Bristle Dart Board was the first replacement dartboard for the old wooden dart board that had been used for centuries. The Bristle style dart board is the ultimate dart board as far as I’m concerned, the look and feel of it and the satisfying thud when the dart hits the board seems just right, like this is the way darts was meant to be played.
The “bristles” are actually pieces of rope tied together to make a small bundle. Lots of bundles are then put on a wooden base and compressed together using a steel ring. The face of the board is then sanded down and the dyes added to give the segments their different colours and then the “spider” or steel segment dividers are added. The number ring is put on the outside and hey presto; you have a bristle dart board.
The first one was made by Nodor, which is a bit odd as they were a company that made modelling clay and their boast was that the clay had no odour, hence the name Nodor. They then had an idea to make a dart board out of modelling clay, which frankly did not do very well as it was a bit messy, but they sold a few. Remember at the time most dart boards were made from wood.
Then someone approached Nodor with the bright idea of making the dart board out of pieces of rope! This unlikely idea turned out to be genius and Nodor patented the first Bristle Dart Board in the early thirties. Having the patent meant they were the only manufacturer allowed to produce the board for 20 years and then other manufacturers came on the scene.
Other manufacturers now entered the arena especially Winmau. Now the race was on to produce better and better versions of the original Bristle dart board; staple free bulls eyes and thinner wire shaped in a diamond shape to reduce the dreaded bounce outs appeared. They also reduced the gauge of the wire used in making the spider, so much so that the present boards have 20% or more extra space for the darts to hit.
This means that these days all of the premium tournament boards are staple free and have ultra thin wire segment dividers. Winmau has its Blade III board and Nodor its Supawires board and now there are a whole host of other makes as well which all have increased scoring areas like the DMI Bandit that is totally staple free. All have staple free bulls eyes and ultra thin wire to increase the scoring area of the segments. The Bristle dart board is at the peak of its development, giving rise to increased scores compared to the past due to those ultra thin wires and increased scoring areas.
As for the future of the Bristle dart board, I think it is still bright, as nothing quite matches the look, sound and feel of a classic bristle board not withstanding the incredible developments of the electronic dart board.