11 Of My Shirts

Who doesn't like dart shirts? Here is 11 of mine. Why not 10 shirts? That's the way it is. (Almost went for the 11 cliche, but I didn't) ...Oh wait, maybe I just did?

01: "Cheese's Dart Supply". 

Who is "Cheese"? Answer: Ron Linenberger. limburger cheese ...Linenberger, You get it

02: "Horizon Dart Supply" I had a black one like this, but it's gone. Like I tell people, I'm just a guy that wakes up everyday with the memories of some other person. Most of it is right. Most...I mean I thought I had a black one like it, but I guess I don't.

03: "1998 ADO All-Star West Team". The best players from each region West of the Mississippi would  play the best players in each region East of the Mississippi for the national championship. 

04: "Laserdarts, Black Widow". Not many of these around. Got it from Laserdarts when I was sponsored by them in the 90's

05: "1998 ADO All-Star West Team". Same as 03, but in the year 2000. The year we all had to start writing "2000" for the year, when dating things instead of "00", because it would not be completely obvious, you were not dating it with the intention it was the year 1900. ..."I think the 00 on this check means 1900, not 2000 making it 100 years old and void".

06: I guess it's not an official dart shirt, but I play a lot of darts in it. Check out Speedcult ...You will like it. Got it? Good!

07: "Woody Grand Champion" It's a Charity dart tournament. Everyone plays with the same "Widdy" wooden darts.  I have won singles twice, hence the 2 stars on the collar. These shirts were/are made by White Horse Darts. Check them out, they are nice shirts

08 & 09: I retired a lot of my old shirts.  All the new shirts don't have pockets. I got to have pockets. So what do you do? Called up Tuff-Tees Apparel and got hooked up with some Hilton Vintage Bowling Shirts . 

10: The official Horizon Darts team shirt. Made by Monstah Clothing. Also pictured are the newest collaboration between Horizon and Monstah Clothing. A dart called "The Remedy". I know I said it was just shirts, but my ...BLOG My Rules

"The Remedy" ....got grip? 

11: The last one. Another White Horse Darts Shirt. The quality of the shirts are good. But what really sets them apart is the fact they are not busy. What I mean is, you see these other manufacture's shirts, covered in these over the top redundant prints/patterns, Skulls on fire, Lightning bolts, Tanks, Squirrels on Acid, and ....?.... Whatever. Am I supposed to wear special 3-D glasses? It's visual noise. White Horse Darts shirts are simple and cleverly done. You can actually read them. You know a White Horse Darts shirt when you see it. They stand out, by not being loud. 

Dart Madness #3

Wow ...I guess I saved this as a draft. Competed and won the Darts Madness tour stop #3 Aug 1st. 

https://dartmadness.org/2020-event-results/

Its a long day of darts. 35 players showed up and were divided into 4 groups. First it's a round robin (Play everyone 3), then the winner of each group  and the top 4 point per dart averages go into  best of 11, 13, then best of 15 in the finals. 

Like Is said it's a long day of darts, but with good friend the time goes by fast. 

The stats for those that like Stats

Spackler 2020 Folks!

Point Protector Spring Idea

Just one of the ideas I have SPRINGing around in my head. Made of 4130 Chro-Mo Steel and Silver fillet brazed together. The spring puts an adjustable amount of tension on the points, so your darts go in and out of the holder, with the amount of resistance that you want. 

"Natural Flavor, with other Natural Flavors"?

What's a "Hot Button"?

What's a "Hot Button"?

A Hot Button is a memory device that keeps track of your game statistics. You can view them on line and track your performance trends with them. They cost around $12. You can use them on any Galaxy 3 dart board. 

Not only are they handy for keeping track of statistics, but finding competition on line that matches your skill level. If you have a big tournament or match coming up, and you want to tune up a bit. 

Walk up to the machine and choose "Remote Games".

Chose 1 or 2 players. You can play doubles on line as well as singles.

You can play anonymous, but your statistics will not get recorded. 

See that silver button/disc/thingy. Put the button up to that. Some times you have to twist it some to read the hot button.

Viola! ...Up comes your statistics.

Choose a game. For example I want to play Cricket. It says there are 132 games in progress, and 6 people waiting to play. 

Like I said, "Any Galaxy 3 machine". They are all over the USA and World. I've played people on line in Greece, Belgium, Canada, Anywhere. I choose opponents on the left. You can see their skill level (MPR: Marks Per Round). To the right I'm being challenged by 2 people. I can see where they are from, but not there skill level. I know that because of the "??? MPR". Remember ,you don't have to have a hot button to play online. 

I should have taken a picture of the Match. The monitor on the board because 3 parts. 1. Score Board 2. Camera on player throwing. 3. Camera on their dart board. 

When you get on your computer, phone, or however you can access the internet. You can review your stats. 

Horizon Darts

https://www.horizondarts.com/

BullShooter Live

https://www.bullshooterlive.com/

Ric Smith's LaserDarts LaserBitz

Ric Smith's, LaserDarts LaserBitz

What are "LaserBitz"? 

LaserBitz are pieces of 90% tungsten, that have been textured and/or contoured with precision, so they thread into each other to create a dart.   

If you don't know Ric Smith, he is a regional class player. What more do you need to know?  The key to becoming a regional class dart player is having a dart you can consistently grip and throw the same way every time. Having a dart with different contours and patterns gives the dart distinctive grip points. Everyone holds their dart differently. I suspect it's because everyone's hand is a different size and bends differently. 

  

Build'a Dart!

(The Ric Smith Build Order)

The Official LaserBitz Information

Horizon Darts Information

https://www.horizondarts.com/catalog/soft-tip-darts/laserdarts/laserbitz.html

Laserdarts Information

http://www.laserdarts.com/darts/bitz.html

....aaaand there ya go!

Low Tech Practice Idea.

Why do we practice, to become better? How do we become even better, better; We practice better? You know the old cliché, “Don’t practice harder, practice smarter. You practice, write down the results of the practice. Take that data, and then establish benchmarks. Then raise those benchmarks over time. For example I have a routine to throw 100 darts at the 20, and count how many times I hit the triple.

 I used to get a piece of paper and write 3, 6, 9, …to 33 (3darts/1round x 33 =99. Yeah 99 isn’t 100 but close enough). I didn’t really like having to stop, pick up a pen, then write down the result of each round. Then one day I was going through an office supply store and found those tally counter things. It occurred to me I could buy 2. Mark one “Rounds” and the other “Hits”. This way I didn’t have to stop to pick up a pen between rounds, the tally counters would do the calculations for me. 

Then at the end of the practice drill write down the result. This is a lot easier.

A Custom Point Protector Idea

I've been having some point protector ideas going through my head. Most the ones I see are those blocks of wood, with the strip of Velcro in the dart holes to keep the darts from falling out. It's simple, it's functional, and it kinda cleans the darts every time the dart goes in and out of the holes. I always thought the Velcro strip took away from the  looks. If there was only a way to hide the dart locking mechanism.  

I started with a block of aluminum. Marked the holes so when all 3 darts with standard flights are in, they miss each other by 1mm.

Double checking the drill press. Must have the darts going in perpendicular and parallel. Can't have any leaning darts. to the left I have my angle cube on the table to check if it's level. the picture to the right I chucked in a socket extension. Making sure the chuck is perpendicular to the table. The "Angle Cube" is a digital compass. It's correct to 1/10th degree. I've had it 10 year and found it very reliable for many different things. They are about $40 and I highly recommend them.

Drilled the holes, everything fits. I started with 3/32" holes, then worked out to 5/16".

Now drill 1 hole in-between the dart holes. Tap to 5.0 x 0.8mm. 

I used button head style allen bolts, It's what I had on hand. 

Ok now cut off the top. A band saw would have been handy. I didn't exactly walk it straight down the block. You know me, "Mr. Patience". But it's ok, as you will see later

My dart locking devices are O-rings.

I counter sunk the holes, so the O-rings will float inside. If the O-rings wear out, you can replace them.

All bolted together, with some sculpting to the body. It could be polished to a mirror finish. However once you get that mirror finish, you have to maintain it. Some parts are still rough from the file. I'mgoing to leave it that way ("Seasoned"). Plus is masks my impatience with the hack saw.