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A Word Of Warning!!!

This little piece should perhaps be in the section on anecdotes, but, I will include it here anyway as a word of warning to new in-experienced players.
A few weeks ago when I was playing in the Rugeley Monday League my team had some good games, one player in particular was Simon Ward. It was best of 3 games each and in his first game he hit a 180. Very good we all thought and then in his second game he had 180 left. He hit the first 2 treble twenties and then threw for another 20 to leave tops. He hit another treble busting his score on 180.
A couple of weeks later on a Wednesday one of my players had 181 left after breaking with 120. His first 2 darts hit treble 20 leaving him 61 and I could see him going for another. Fortunately I stopped him and he went for treble 19 leaving himself double two. But I could see that he would have bust the 181 if I had not said anything.
Last week at the Amasal I had 131 left and I hit the 60, then 17 and went for an 18 to leave the double. Like a fool I hit the treble 18 scoring exactly 131 and busting it. The next throw I hit a 20 and treble 17 leaving 60 and yes you've guessed it I went for a 20. Fortunately the dart hit the flight of the one already in the board and bounced harmlessly into the big 20 leaving tops, but for one dreadful moment, I could see it going into the treble to bust it again.
When I was younger an older player once told me "Never throw a dart where you can bust the score."
It was good advice then and still is 25 years later. Perhaps we all ought to stop and think a little while playing, especially when we have hit a big score.

 


 

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