These little beauties have got my form back in order and even allowed me to hit this little beauty of an out whilst my opponent was sat on 32...
All in all im very very happy with these darts.
See you at the oche
El Gringo
My journey as a dart player
Tuesday 26 July 2011
Monday 25 July 2011
Its finally over.
I am so happy at the moment its untrue.
Yesterday was actually the Winmau Professional County Playoffs not the Masters Playoffs.
I got there and there was a fantastic field most notable was Tony "The Lion" Randle. I started practicing and everything was flying in I was feeling confident and comfortable.
In my first game I met Neil Clarke and we had a great game I Hit a nice 128 to take the first and he took the 2nd with a nice 84 out I then took the next two legs to progress into the 2nd Round. I was so happy it was untrue My form was back and I was winning in a county competition.
In the 2nd round I met Paul Ramsden who was on fire. I gave him a decent game and managed to pinch a leg but his scoring was unbelievable hitting 3 180's and a 174 aswell as more 140s than i could count over the 4 legs we played he won 3-1 but I was so happy I was playing well.
Maybe next year the Lakeside will beckon my name
you at the Oche! El Gringo
Yesterday was actually the Winmau Professional County Playoffs not the Masters Playoffs.
I got there and there was a fantastic field most notable was Tony "The Lion" Randle. I started practicing and everything was flying in I was feeling confident and comfortable.
In my first game I met Neil Clarke and we had a great game I Hit a nice 128 to take the first and he took the 2nd with a nice 84 out I then took the next two legs to progress into the 2nd Round. I was so happy it was untrue My form was back and I was winning in a county competition.
In the 2nd round I met Paul Ramsden who was on fire. I gave him a decent game and managed to pinch a leg but his scoring was unbelievable hitting 3 180's and a 174 aswell as more 140s than i could count over the 4 legs we played he won 3-1 but I was so happy I was playing well.
Maybe next year the Lakeside will beckon my name
you at the Oche! El Gringo
Saturday 23 July 2011
Well Well Well
Could it be. I practiced today with the new set up and oh my god talk about complete change. I was Scoring well and Finishing well. Although Im only back to around 75% of what i know i can produce it still feels amazing.
Hit a few 180s and this cracker of a 108 with my opponent sitting on tops...
I have the Winmau World Masters County Playoffs tommorrow lets hope i throw as well then..
See you at the Oche!
El Gringo
Hit a few 180s and this cracker of a 108 with my opponent sitting on tops...
I have the Winmau World Masters County Playoffs tommorrow lets hope i throw as well then..
See you at the Oche!
El Gringo
Friday 22 July 2011
Could It be
Ok I fiddled about with my set up yesterday and have reverted back to my 26g darts that i first used. I did this to try and break the slump.
Well I threw today and they were flying straighter and better than my darts have been for a while. My scoring was better and i had some cracking finishes. I have locked all my other darts away and am going to play through this slump (which I hope is nearly over).
Ill post a pic of my new setup later.
See you at the Oche!
El Gringo
Well I threw today and they were flying straighter and better than my darts have been for a while. My scoring was better and i had some cracking finishes. I have locked all my other darts away and am going to play through this slump (which I hope is nearly over).
Ill post a pic of my new setup later.
See you at the Oche!
El Gringo
Thursday 21 July 2011
Well The Slump Continues
Right last night saw my appearance in my usual Wednesday night leisure league. This is where I started playing competitively and all the lads in the league are great.
Now this league is a nice standard but one that I should dominate yet I have only won one game all season and last night was no exception it took 7-8 darts to hit a double to start then apart from a 140 I hit nothing with any conviction.
I really need to break this slump now and Im going to have a little tinker with my setup later and see if i can get back to the bare basics of the game and sort my form out. As the great Mr Taylor says form is temporary so I know i will bounce back just a case of putting things right
See you at the Oche!
El Gringo
Now this league is a nice standard but one that I should dominate yet I have only won one game all season and last night was no exception it took 7-8 darts to hit a double to start then apart from a 140 I hit nothing with any conviction.
I really need to break this slump now and Im going to have a little tinker with my setup later and see if i can get back to the bare basics of the game and sort my form out. As the great Mr Taylor says form is temporary so I know i will bounce back just a case of putting things right
See you at the Oche!
El Gringo
Wednesday 20 July 2011
All Change.
Right received a parcel yesterday inside were my shiny new 21g Terry "the bull" Jenkins darts.
Now these are 3 grams lighter than I am used to and are smooth darts not at all grippy.
I have to say Im very impressed they are easy to throw and suit my throw to the ground. I had a busy day yesterday so only practiced for like 15 mins and managed to hit 2 180s so was pleased.
I look forward to getting a full session in with them today maybe this is the change that I needed to get my darts back on track.
See you at the Oche!
El Gringo
Now these are 3 grams lighter than I am used to and are smooth darts not at all grippy.
I have to say Im very impressed they are easy to throw and suit my throw to the ground. I had a busy day yesterday so only practiced for like 15 mins and managed to hit 2 180s so was pleased.
I look forward to getting a full session in with them today maybe this is the change that I needed to get my darts back on track.
See you at the Oche!
El Gringo
Monday 18 July 2011
Well its back to basics
Good Morning.
Well I have been in a slump for a while now so have decided to get back to basics to rectify this problem so for the rest of this week at least I will be doing the following on practice...
This should hopefully get my confidence back and get my darts back on track.
See you at the Oche!
El Gringo
Well I have been in a slump for a while now so have decided to get back to basics to rectify this problem so for the rest of this week at least I will be doing the following on practice...
- 30 mins throwing at treble twenty, treble 19 and treble 18.
- Finishes 50-80
- Round the board on doubles
- 1 game of 501 against No1 level 5
This should hopefully get my confidence back and get my darts back on track.
See you at the Oche!
El Gringo
Sunday 17 July 2011
Last Nights Matchplay
Well what can i say last night had it all, Upsets, Classics, and a 9 Darter.
Well let me start at the begging with the Raging Bull vs The Bronzed Adonis. Steve played some excellent darts and although he managed to bust his 52 out he played steady and got the win. The Bull never really got going as Steve was formidable.
Next up was Van Da Voort vs Tabern. A very scrappy match where both Players struggled with form but Vincent rolled over the line a deserved winner.
Well what can I say about the Lewis vs Painter Game. Lewis played some great darts but painter was unbelievable unfortunatly he bottled three darts a tops to win the match and Ade took him to 9 all. It was then a scrap with Lewis pouncing on Painters poor finishing.
And Part vs Webster saw Parts first televised 9 Darter which was Immense and Webby found his form and deserved the win. Credit to Part though he never let up even when he was loosing heavily.
See yo at the Oche!
Well let me start at the begging with the Raging Bull vs The Bronzed Adonis. Steve played some excellent darts and although he managed to bust his 52 out he played steady and got the win. The Bull never really got going as Steve was formidable.
Next up was Van Da Voort vs Tabern. A very scrappy match where both Players struggled with form but Vincent rolled over the line a deserved winner.
Well what can I say about the Lewis vs Painter Game. Lewis played some great darts but painter was unbelievable unfortunatly he bottled three darts a tops to win the match and Ade took him to 9 all. It was then a scrap with Lewis pouncing on Painters poor finishing.
And Part vs Webster saw Parts first televised 9 Darter which was Immense and Webby found his form and deserved the win. Credit to Part though he never let up even when he was loosing heavily.
See yo at the Oche!
Thursday 14 July 2011
A couple of Highlights from Practice earlier
Right here is a couple of images from a warm up game with a friend earlier...
and I hit this while he was on dbl 16 a nice 80 after a poor first dart...
See you at the oche!
and I hit this while he was on dbl 16 a nice 80 after a poor first dart...
See you at the oche!
Back in action
Hi all
Well basically I'm going to get this blog up and running now and start posting regularly.
I lost in the first round of the international open but played well and had a fantastic weekend away with the wife so it was a great experience.
Recently I have been going through a slump but I am going to work harder and get back to basics until I get through this slump.
See you at the Oche.
El Gringo
Well basically I'm going to get this blog up and running now and start posting regularly.
I lost in the first round of the international open but played well and had a fantastic weekend away with the wife so it was a great experience.
Recently I have been going through a slump but I am going to work harder and get back to basics until I get through this slump.
See you at the Oche.
El Gringo
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