About thirty years ago, I started playing darts by mistake. The
old story of filling in for someone who had not turned up to play
on the night. When I first started it was great to hit a single
triple twenty. Then two triples and finally hitting that first
180. Then as the years go by and your game improves you have hit
many 180's and they don't seem all that important on how many you
have hit. Back then 180's were virtually the ultimate reward for
great darts.
The game developed and we started to see regular 170 pegouts.
This was the next individual milestone. I know players who have
been State Players for many years that have not managed the 170
pegout in competition. These days we see players as young as
12 with two 170 pegouts to their credit.
 Now
days it's the 9-dart leg. The perfect leg of darts. I think nearly
every dart player has seen the 9-darter John Lowe hit years ago.
John Rodd and Barry Jouanett have hit the perfect leg over the
last 24 months or so here in Australia. The most outstanding
piece of play at the 2003 Rockingham Classic Weekend was performed
by John Rodd (pictured right) in
his game against Cyril Councillor. John threw the perfect leg
of darts - a 9-darter. Now John Rodd has done it again. John,
playing for the Coolbellup Pub threw a 9 darter on Wednesday
27th April 2005 against Hamilton Hill. John won the first leg,
before Hamilton Hill's Graham McKenzie fought back to square
up the best of three leg match. The deciding leg and John hit
is 9-darter. Poor Graham never had a chance only getting to throw
six darts.
John's throw was: - 180, 180, 141 pegout. His 141 peg was -
60, 45, 36 |
