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Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Atomic Darts Presents: Magnificent Moments from PDC World Darts Championship 2018

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Some (key word some) magical moments from this years worlds at Ally Pally. Copyright stuff below.

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Saturday, January 6, 2018

AtomicDarts.com Present: Van Gerwen v Cross [SF] 2018 World Championship Darts and Dart Board Games

The most common dart board design is that of a clock which is circular in shape, has a circle inscribed on it with twenty segments with the numbers one to twenty mentioned on them in a random fashion which actually has an underlying pattern. The bull’s eye is the small black circle in the centre.

The two most common games are 501 and 301.In 501 a player starts with 501 points and has to reduce it to zero. Each player has to throw three darts and whatever he scores is deducted from the initial 501 points. The bull’s eye fetches 50 points, the outer rings 25 each etc. The player who first achieves the zero point is the winner. However the game can end only with a throw that lands in the double or bulls eye.301 is also played in the same way except that it starts with 301 points instead of 501.Another popular dart game is "Around the Clock". Here, each player throws 3 darts and has to throw a dart in every segment beginning right from 1 to 20 and has to finish with the 25 and bull’s-eye. Players must start with 1 and cannot move to the next number till such time a dart has been thrown at the next target .The first player who hits all the targets and finally reaches the bull’s-eye wins the game.

Another common game is the cricket where two players toss a coin to see who would bat and who would be bowling. The batting player starts and tries at all turns scoring as many points as possible. The standard 501 scoring system is used. When the batting player scores more than 40 points in one go, the number of points more than 40 is added to the player's score. Less than 40 the batting player scores nothing. The opposing player is considered to be the bowler and this player only aims the bull’s-eye. The bowler gets 2 wickets if he hits the bull’s-eye and 1 wicket for the 25 scorer ring. Players take turns until the bowling player throws a dart that scores the 10th wicket. After that the roles are interchanged and the other player has an innings of batting to do. This game ends when both players have played two innings each and the player with the higher score wins the match.

Dramatic Final Sets

Friday, January 5, 2018

Atomic Darts Presents: Taylor v Brown [LI6] 2018 World Championship Darts and How To Throw Darts


By: James Keyes

The Grip

1. Be direct and aim. The primary purpose of your grip is to be able be to retain the end of the dart facing or pointing at each stage of throwing.

2. Be relaxed and solid. Your grip needs to be firm and stable shouldn’t put tension on the muscles of your fingers. Your grip is over excessive if your fingers become white as a result of the force being exerted. Also, if you are having difficulty releasing the dart your grip is too tight. Remember that the game of darts isn’t a game of force, but instead a game of touch.

3. Use a minimum of 3 fingers. The more fingers you use the better the control and regulation you will have when you gather acceleration or speed. However, this will make it more difficult to release the darts because you have more fingers that have to be coordinated.

4. The shape of the barrel. Not all types of grips will be functional or suitable on various barrel types. The longer the barrel the more fingers you will have to use to grip the darts. Conversely, the shorter the barrel the lees fingers will be required to grip the darts. You must not only determine the correct grip for you, but also you will have to determine the size of the barrel that’s right for you.

5. Don’t us a fist. You have to spread your fingers that you aren’t using for your grip of the darts away from those that are. If you are using your 4 fingers when you are gripping the darts the smallest finger will join the other 4 which will make a fist. This will cause muscle strain on the other 4 fingers and the result will be a fist rather than to an open hand which is required for an effective release.

The Stance

When a player is aiming, they target the line, set the dart and the eye. When the player throws the darts they need to try to place the 3 control routine of his arm in a plane of 2 dimensions.

The Throw

Be relaxed and solid. Your grip needs to be firm and stable shouldn’t put tension on the muscles of your fingers. Your grip is over excessive if your fingers become white as a result of the force being exerted. Also, if you are having difficulty releasing the dart your grip is too tight. Remember that the game of darts isn’t a game of force, but instead a game of touch.

The weight should primarily rest on the foot that is forward while your foot that is behind will adequately hold your weight in order to ensure that your posture is balanced. Remember that regardless of which distribution of weight you use, your posture must be unshakable and firm. The foot that is forward must remain on the floor constantly. Also, if you constantly are bending forward, you will strain your back. Don’t lift your balance leg when you are throwing darts. Always keep your balance foot on the floor. Keep your body still with your posture while you are throwing darts.
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Atomic Darts Presents: Cross v Taylor FINAL 2018 World Championship & Presentation

Monday, January 1, 2018

Atomic Darts Presents: Gerwen v Barneveld [QF] 2018 World Championship Darts

Saturday, December 30, 2017

Atomic Darts Presents: PUB DARTS LEAGUE FINAL on US Sports Net!

Friday, December 29, 2017

Atomic Darts Presents: Price v Wright 2017 FINAL UK Open Darts

Thursday, December 28, 2017

Atomic Darts Presents: Gary Anderson vs Mensur Suljovic | FINAL | 2017 Champions League Darts | FULL MATCH | HD

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Atomic Darts Presents: Phil Taylor vs Daryl Gurney | Grand Slam of Darts 2017 | Quarter Final

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Monday, December 25, 2017

Atomic Darts Presents: Anderson v Lim (R2) 2018 World Championship Darts

Sunday, December 24, 2017

Atomic Darts Presents: Winmau Latvia Open 2017 - ladies pairs final and Darts Rules

Ross Bainbridge

Darts Rules

Dart games are usually played between two players or two teams. Each team can consist of two or more people. Although there have are different variations of the game which allow for more than two sides, these have not gained much popularity.

Generally, each player is allowed nine throws as a warmup before the beginning of a game. After the warm up, one person from each team throws a dart. This is to determine which team or person is eligible to take the first turn. The team that got the dart closest to the bull’s eye takes the first turn.

Each player, in his turn, is allowed to throw three darts. Two sets of darts are thrown — one by each team — before the darts are retrieved. If the thrower’s foot crosses over the line or if the person happens to trip over the oche (the throwing line, which a dart player stands behind to throw the darts) while releasing the dart, the throw does not count for any points and there may not be a re-throw.

After a player’s final throw, the dart must stay on the board for a minimum of five seconds for it to be counted. Also, a throw scores no points if the dart sticks into another dart or falls off the board.

In the basic method for play and scoring, the throws that are successful score in the following manner: (1) in the wedge — the amount posted on the outer ring; (2) the double ring (the outer, narrow ring) — twice the number hit; (3) the triple ring (the inner, narrow ring) — three times the number hit; (4) bull’s eye (outer bull) — twenty-five points; and (5) double bull’s eye (inner bull) — fifty points.

Of the games played by dart players around the world, the two most popular ones are “301” and “Cricket.” Of these, 301 is the easier, as, in this, each side begins the game with 301 points and throws in an effort to make their score zero. Cricket, a more complex game that requires more throwing skill and strategy, is played using mainly the numbers 15 through 20 and the bull’s eyes.

Each game is considered one leg, and when two out of three games are won

, the match is considered won.

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Atomic Darts Presents: Dobromyslova vs de Graaf Darts Ladies World Trophy 2017 Final and The milestones of the Dart Board

(Above) Darts BDO Ladies World Trophy 2017 Final - Dobromyslova v de Graaf

Steve Porter

The milestones of the Dart Board

Who invented the dart board? I guess we will never know, it was probably some archer in the middle ages who converted the bottom of a barrel or tree slice into the first dart board and threw his arrows at it. Dart boards were made of wood for many years mostly from elm and had to be soaked in water overnight to stop the board from splitting. However we do know who invented the first Bristle board, that was Nodor in the 1930's, they were approached by an inventor who had an idea to make a dart board from rope! It must have sounded crazy at the time, but it worked. They took some rope strands all the same length and compressed them tightly together and hey presto the first "Bristle" board was born. This was a huge advance on the traditional wooden board. For a start no more soaking and the board was self healing and long lived. It was an instant success.Nodor got a patent for the design and so were the only manufacturer for 25 years or so for the life of the patent. After the patent expired other manufacturers entered the arena most notably Winmau . And you thought Nodor was a funny name. Apparently the name Winmau was made up from the first three letters of the two names of the wife of the company director "Winifred Maud" hence Winmau.
Winmau and Nodor fought for supremacy in the dart board market for many years until Nodor eventually took over the Winmau brand. During this time Winmau came up with their famous Blade board with ultra thin wire separators and Nodor came up with the first staple free bulls eye dart board.
The bristle boards were used in all the big tournaments that started in the 70's and are still used today in the prestigious tournaments like the Las Vegas classic and the British Lakeside tournament.
Then came Electronics, the electronic dart board came on the scene and changed the game overnight. The odd thing about electronic boards is they are covered in hundreds of small holes for the special soft tip darts to enter. At first glance you think how can the dart get into those holes so exactly? The holes are centered at the base of a dimple like the dimples of a golf ball, guiding the soft tip darts to the holes in the board. And it works very well with nowhere near the amount of bounce outs you might expect. There are sensors beneath the holes which trigger the electronics to record the score and deducts or adds the score to the previous one automatically, depending on the game. This was a great boon to darters as they no longer had to keep score and the boards could be networked to collect all the scores from the boards on a computer, great for tournaments.
The difference with the electronic dart board are that you have to use soft tip darts, and the tips are made of plastic so as not to damage the board. (Never use normal steel tip darts on an electronic board) Also the maximum weight of dart allowed on most electronic dart boards is 20 grams.
You can now have the best of both the steel tip and soft tip game now with the introduction of the new BristleTech boards which have bristle type fibres that can take the steel tips as well as the soft tipped darts and still work with the electronics. The Bristletech technology is set to dominate the dart board market in the future.
So there you have it, we have come a long way from the elm wooden dart boards and I'm sure there will be even more developments to come

, especially with the combination Bristle type boards and electronics. Electronic darts is very popular on both sides of the Atlantic now and maybe even the professional game will embrace it before long.

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Atomic Darts Presents: Dutch Darts Masters 2017 Final - Michael van Gerwen v Steve Beaton

Reigning champion Michael van Gerwen took on Steve Beaton in the final in Maastricht.

Atomic Darts Presents: Taylor v Dobey (R1) 2018 World Championship Darts on US Sports Net! and Buying Board Game Boxes

Ern Lo

Buying Board Game Boxes

Board games provide the perfect family entertainment with most having an age range that suits the diverse element in a family gathering. Many a times you will be fascinated how board games occupy the major part of a family holidays or picnic. Certain board games will remain special to us for keeps due to family preference or childhood memories.

Board games provide the perfect family entertainment with most having an age range that suits the diverse element in a family gathering. Many a times you will be fascinated how they occupy the major part of a family holidays or picnic. Certain games will remain special to us for keeps due to family preference or childhood memories.
Although they may not be most peoples first choice for entertainment these days, with computers, Ipods and other modern luxuries, the fact is on the boring rainy nights these board games are always pulled out from the closet and enjoyed just as much when they first came out many decades ago. These are reasons why these special games will always hold a special position in every person's life.
It is not always the child who can relate to the board games' fascination. It actually stretches quite beyond that. Titles such a Pictionary, Monopoly, Chinese Checker, Carrom, Snakes and Ladders, Scrabble and other word games are household names and remain favorites to many. Even down the ages the nature of traditional games has not changed in a while.
Though board game boxes change in design, lamination and upgrading in technological matters, they always hold that special space of significance that their traditional values hold for themselves. They have always been a hit at parties and even young adults or elders come to join in the fun and interaction. Wrapped attention is always found when a particularly entertaining game is in play.
Card games are also popular game forms that have come to be a massive hit through all age brackets. The different forms and shapes that come through the numerous types of card games keep fascinating board game lovers.
Even if we outgrow one kind we will always find something contemporary or revamped out of the old to grab our attention. If you wish to relive those great childhood memories, or perhaps a new type of board game has caught your interested, the easiest and most often cheapest way is to buy them online.

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Atomic Darts Presents: Finder Darts Masters 2017 - Final - Williams vs Noppert

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Atomic Darts Presents: 2017 UK Open Rileys Amateur Qualifier Final - Victoria Q1 - Read v Pilgrim and Darts is a fun social sport...

The full match between Dan Read and Darryl Pilgrim on Friday 20th January 2017 at Rileys Victoria in the final of the opening 2017 UK Open Amateur Qualifier. The winner earns a place at the PDC Coral UK Open finals in Butlins, Minehead in March. You can enter the Rileys Qualifiers at http://www.rileys.co.uk/tournaments/2...

Ross Bainbridge

Darts

Darts is a fun social sport, the history of which can be traced back to the days of the longbow in medieval England. The enduring popularity of the sport can be attributed to its being a game that combines skill, talent, and a bit of luck. The upper classes of the times soon put their own stamp on the game. Henry VIII was well known for his immense love of the game, and was presented with a beautifully ornate set by Anne Boleyn.

The sport began as part of training in the martial art of archery. Historians infer, because it is not known for certain, that teachers of archery shortened some arrows and asked their students to throw them at the bottom of an empty wine barrel. The fact that the bottom of an empty wine barrel was used is a clue to how the game evolved into a pastime. It is believed that the soldiers took their shortened arrows on their visit to the local drinking establishment to exhibit their skill, while having fun there. Gradually, some inventive dart thrower introduced a cross section of a moderate-sized tree. The “board” had rings, and upon drying, further segmentation was provided by the cracks. Thus, from the cracked and dried cross section of a tree evolved the modern-day dart board.

The history of darts in the United States can be traced to the Pilgrims. These tough colonizers are believed to have played the game on board the Mayflower as it made its ocean crossing. Later, the game was played fervently in the United States as a favorite pastime.

It was around 1900 that the rules for darts became what they are today. The size of the board, distance for throwing, and even the size of the darts were standardized. Today, around the world, organized teams play for trophies and professional leagues. The prominent associations worldwide for dart games are World Darts Federation (WDF), British Darts Organization and Darts Federation of Australia.

A set of 18-gram brass darts costs around $10, whereas a set of tungsten darts is $140. Prices vary depending on the material the dart is made of, as well as any extras like movable points or special paint jobs. Prices differ from catalog to catalog as well.

Friday, December 8, 2017

Atomic Darts Presents: Incredible Darts Competition and Darts, what you should know

Darts, what you should know.

A brief description of darts equipment ,what materials they are made of, and what the advantages and disadvantages of the darts types and equipment.

The most common dart these days is the 80% tungsten dart. This is a great advance on the brass darts and the wooden darts that came before that. The main reason that darts are made of tungsten is that tungsten is a very heavy material and darts can be made much thinner than before by using it (perhaps we'll use platinum next, boy they would be expensive) What this means is that the darts can fit together much more closely in the dart board, giving rise to the greater possibility of higher scores. (which is what we all want , Right! )

Made from the ore wolframite tungsten has the highest melting point of any element on earth at 3000 degrees C and is incredibly hard. The reason you don't get 100% tungsten darts is because pure tungsten is a very brittle metal and is commonly mixed with nickel to make the dart less brittle and easier to manufacture. The highest percentage achieved so far is 90% tungsten darts, which are very expensive. It is not really worth paying the extra for 95% tungsten darts, if the pros are winning tournaments with 80% darts thats proof enough.

When it comes to the grip on the barrel of the dart there are many types to choose from diamond pattern knurled barrel to plain and now the new edge grip. Just get a design you are comfortable with, try out your mates darts to see what suits you.

The tip of the dart can be a fixed steel point, in which case it can only be used on bristle boards or the new Bristletech dart boards from Halex, or it can be a soft tip which is a plastic screw in tip that can be replaced. It is now common for darts to be convertible, with 2BA threads on either end of the barrel, which means you have the best of both worlds, both soft and steel tip options. Just bear in mind that the largest weight allowed in the electronic game is 20 grams. Thus if you shoot at both bristle and electronic boards, don't go heavier than 20 grams for your barrel.

Next comes the shaft to hold the flights, it should be light to keep the weight of the dart forward and are made from plastic, aluminium, steel wire or even titanium! The only thing to worry about with the shafts is that they are straight and undamaged so the flights are held in place properly. The newest shaft is a spinning shaft, which doesn't spin in flight like you might think, it simply moves the flight out of the way if another dart hits the flight in play. This seems a great idea to me, it helps to protect the flight as well.

That just leaves the flights, which come in loads of amazing designs and materials. The shapes include the classic "kite" design, which are relatively large to the pear drop and all stages in between. Ensure you use the same style of flight on all 3 darts and keep them spread so that there is a 90 degree angle between the four flight pieces to aid in consistency of your throw. Also use flight protectors, not only do they protect your flight; they will keep the flight at the optimum shape as a bonus.

So to sum up, get yourself some tungsten darts, the average weight is 18 – 20 grams. If you want to go heavier, remember the heaviest weight allowed on most electronic dart boards is 20 grams. (You can have up to 50-gram darts on Bristle boards) Nylon shafts are OK to use, spinner shafts are a good idea as well and use the kite style flight if a beginner and always use flight protectors. If you have steel tip darts keep the point sharp for easy entry into the dart board. A simple strip of grinding paper will do. For soft tip darts take along plenty of spares and your dart tool.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

This info on darts brought to you by Steve Porter, a keen darter. Despite frequent practice in many bars and pubs, never made professional status.

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Atomic Darts Presents: Berry van Peer v Corey Cadby [HD] PDC World Youth Championship Final

PDC World Youth Championship Final 2016

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Atomic Darts Presents: Dave Chisnall v Richard North - 2017 Players Championship 18 Final

We at Atomic Darts want to Thank You for visiting our online store. We are a family owned and operated company and look forward to serving you in your Darting and gaming needs. If you have questions, comments or concerns about your order or the content found within this website, please feel free to contact us via telephone or email at sales@atomicdarts.com and one of our experienced team members will get back to you right away. Again, thanks for visiting our store and we look forward to serving you with the highest quality of care.

Dave Chisnall plays Richard North in the final of 2017 Players Championship 18 at the Barnsley Metrodome.

Sunday, December 3, 2017

Atomic Darts Presents: DARTSLIVE.TV The Latest

We at Atomic Darts want to Thank You for visiting our online store. We are a family owned and operated company and look forward to serving you in your Darting and gaming needs. If you have questions, comments or concerns about your order or the content found within our website, please feel free to contact us via telephone or email at sales@atomicdarts.com and one of our experienced team members will get back to you right away. Again, thanks for visiting our store and we look forward to serving you with the highest quality of care.

A clash of 2 leading players of Singapore and Hong Kong! This great game will keep you intrigued till the last LEG. This is the must-see STAGE 5 match of “SOFT DARTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 THE WORLD”, the tournament circuit to name the world’s best soft tip darts player.

US Sports Net Today!