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The following has been recieved from the Hotness via long range carrier pigeon washed up in a bottle on the South West coast:
Okay, I’ve been here for one week now so you’re all screaming out for details of my darting down under. After a fairly horrendous dose of jetlag, I checked out the Puma board that Mum and Dad set up in the shed up the back of their place, alongside a TV and Aiwa stereo. Of course there’s the obligatory fan heater to save my arse from freezing. So I’m a happy lad.
Warm-up went well and I was feeling confident for my first contest against Tony. I wandered round wearing gloves, scarf and mega winter jacket and met my arch nemesis in his garage. Long story made short (never easy for the King of elaboration) I actually won a few games, not made simple with Tony’s frequent comebacks and putdowns. Highlight of my night was starting one game with a 180. Tony promptly plucked an Australian 180 badge from a cluster of similar badges and handed it over to me. I tried to play it cool, but I think we all know how serious the underpant creaming was. At this stage Tony was determined to ruin my buzz and beat me in the game that I’d hit a maximum. But No! I followed it up with two 100’s and ended with 15 darts. Needless to say, those undies have been thrown out.
Last night was my first foray into the world of North Otago Darts. Warming up wearing thermals and a jersey was odd to begin with, but I’m a Hardy Southern Man and not easily fazed so I kept throwing till the frost had thawed on my fingertips.
I’m not one to big-note myself as you all know. The respect I have deservedly earned through my years of impeccable darting and gallant etiquette is still thoroughly intact and I’m proud of the restraint I always manage to show. However, during warm-up I hit a180. This guy is incredible I hear you all think. Well, that may be true. It may well be true.
Of course it is true and the top woman came over and invited me along with the North Otago Representative Team on a tour (piss up) to play against the Otago Team. I think I’m in the ‘B’ Side at this stage, but it won’t be long before I rise up and stand alongside Tony ‘thanks for coming’ Crane in the ‘A’ Squad.
The actual darts structure at the North Otago Darts Association (N.O.D.A) is really good. There are 8 teams of 4 and they all play in one room on lots of boards. Total Darts. No pool tables, fruit machines, cigarettes, nasty geezers or Barry’s. A few no hope nutbars but that’s typical of the Dart World. We play 2 doubles games and 4 singles games, both of which are best of three games. This is a lot of dart action and inevitably a lot of chalk action. It’s an excellent way to sizzle into lots of games and get the counting up to scratch. We start at 7:00 and finish around 10:00. Sweet as bro.
I was only beaten by one guy and that was after I hit a 140, followed by a 117 to leave me 32. Unfortunately I missed and he didn’t. The other factor involved is the handicap system. The guy that beat me started his games on 451, even though he’s in the Rep side. I started on 501 because I’m the new boy and they have to assess my skillz.
I will update you on my North Otago vs Otago Debut at the end of this month.
Okay, I’ve been here for one week now so you’re all screaming out for details of my darting down under. After a fairly horrendous dose of jetlag, I checked out the Puma board that Mum and Dad set up in the shed up the back of their place, alongside a TV and Aiwa stereo. Of course there’s the obligatory fan heater to save my arse from freezing. So I’m a happy lad.
Warm-up went well and I was feeling confident for my first contest against Tony. I wandered round wearing gloves, scarf and mega winter jacket and met my arch nemesis in his garage. Long story made short (never easy for the King of elaboration) I actually won a few games, not made simple with Tony’s frequent comebacks and putdowns. Highlight of my night was starting one game with a 180. Tony promptly plucked an Australian 180 badge from a cluster of similar badges and handed it over to me. I tried to play it cool, but I think we all know how serious the underpant creaming was. At this stage Tony was determined to ruin my buzz and beat me in the game that I’d hit a maximum. But No! I followed it up with two 100’s and ended with 15 darts. Needless to say, those undies have been thrown out.
Last night was my first foray into the world of North Otago Darts. Warming up wearing thermals and a jersey was odd to begin with, but I’m a Hardy Southern Man and not easily fazed so I kept throwing till the frost had thawed on my fingertips.
I’m not one to big-note myself as you all know. The respect I have deservedly earned through my years of impeccable darting and gallant etiquette is still thoroughly intact and I’m proud of the restraint I always manage to show. However, during warm-up I hit a180. This guy is incredible I hear you all think. Well, that may be true. It may well be true.
Of course it is true and the top woman came over and invited me along with the North Otago Representative Team on a tour (piss up) to play against the Otago Team. I think I’m in the ‘B’ Side at this stage, but it won’t be long before I rise up and stand alongside Tony ‘thanks for coming’ Crane in the ‘A’ Squad.
The actual darts structure at the North Otago Darts Association (N.O.D.A) is really good. There are 8 teams of 4 and they all play in one room on lots of boards. Total Darts. No pool tables, fruit machines, cigarettes, nasty geezers or Barry’s. A few no hope nutbars but that’s typical of the Dart World. We play 2 doubles games and 4 singles games, both of which are best of three games. This is a lot of dart action and inevitably a lot of chalk action. It’s an excellent way to sizzle into lots of games and get the counting up to scratch. We start at 7:00 and finish around 10:00. Sweet as bro.
I was only beaten by one guy and that was after I hit a 140, followed by a 117 to leave me 32. Unfortunately I missed and he didn’t. The other factor involved is the handicap system. The guy that beat me started his games on 451, even though he’s in the Rep side. I started on 501 because I’m the new boy and they have to assess my skillz.
I will update you on my North Otago vs Otago Debut at the end of this month.
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