The Ultimate Book of Darts

Author: Anne Kramer
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 9781620877852
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
Share in the euphoria that comes of the “kill shot” by learning the skills and techniques required to play a great game of darts. From the history of the sport to choosing the right type of equipment, The Ultimate Book of Darts is written in an accessible style that is perfect for both novices and seasoned professionals. Dart throwing is now a global phenomenon with new players emerging every day. This amazing sport demands remarkable precision and an agile mind from its competitors. Learn the rules for playing team games and tips for improving your score and ability for more advanced competitions. Author Anne Kramer focuses on the mechanics of dart throwing by discussing the pros and cons of various stances, such as toes square to the line versus one foot behind the other. This guide emphasizes good form over accuracy. If you develop good form, the accuracy will follow. Aside from mechanics this book also discusses the necessary equipment from types of darts to board materials, dimensions, and mounting. Whether you’re an expert marksman who competes in a pub league or a guy who just enjoys throwing sharp objects, this is the go-to guide to a longstanding and fun tradition.

Darts Beginning to End

Author: George Silberzahn
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1465316620
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 286

Book Description
Your techniques have given me the tools to become the best player I can be. Joe Everett (aka: dart face) New York City Certainly from reading the additional information in George's book (a must for all dart players) I now understand and feel when my stroke is good and bad and also I'm in a position where I am able to correct it if the first dart thrown is poor. Antony Sharrett (aka: Tanman) Harrogate, England I know it's working for me because now what feels like a bad night would have been considered a great night 6 months ago. Mark Kelly (aka: Drac0) Australia I have never felt more controlled and focused with my darts. The drills, the reading material, all of it are a huge help. Greg Kanes (aka: P-man) S. Africa The way George writes makes you wanna read it. Davin Burgess, (aka: davin) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.

Staying Power

Author: Phil Taylor
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 1444797298
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
Phil 'The Power' Taylor is the uncontested king of darts, his sixteen world championship titles between 1990 and 2013 far outclassing anything else the game has seen. He started out as a protégé of Eric Bristow, the Crafty Cockney, having wandered into his Burslem pub with a set of darts his wife had given him for his birthday. At that time Taylor was earning £52 a week working in a ceramics factory and hardly played. But jaws dropped and pint mugs tipped over as this newcomer suddenly unleashed a gift for flight that had soon eclipsed even the Crafty Cockney himself, and amassed Phil a haul of over 200 professional tournament victories. Staying Power is a year in the life of a legend, twice nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year, a man who made darts look a doddle to British pub-goers everywhere and set his seal on the game as the bloke to beat. A year of triumph and disaster, in which Taylor crashed out of the world championship in the second round to young outsider Michael Smith and fell asleep at home on Christmas day, exhausted from the strain of constant winning. A year when he played arguably the greatest ever game of darts, in the Grand Slam semi-final against recent world champion Adrian Lewis the two slugging it out to the wire. A year in which Taylor rocked Australia, fêted like royalty. A year of spats and hecklers, clashes on stage and off, of head-to-heads with the Dutch superstar Michael van Gerwen. But most of all this is a year in which Phil Taylor, one of sport's greatest champions, has looked hard at his life in his determination to stay in power.

The World's Greatest Backyard Games

Author: Matthew Grear
Publisher: SCB Distributors
ISBN: 1733240276
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
The World’s Greatest Backyard Games is the definitive book on the top yard games from six of the world’s seven continents. The book is a must-have for backyard warriors, lawn enthusiasts, and anyone interested in a spark of inspiration for a summer of competitive fun among friends. This encyclopedia of yard games leads readers through the ins and outs of the world’s 28 greatest lawn games ranging from classics such as Spain’s Caliche and Native American’s Cherokee marbles to newcomers such as the U.S.’s Spikeball and Ethiopia’s Korbo. The highly illustrated book features photos for each game as well as official rules, a detailed list of what’s needed to play, and diagrams of the playing fields. Readers will not only learn how to play these incredibly diverse games but will also learn of their rich histories dating back thousands of years and oftentimes hilarious backstories.

Darts mentaltraining "Head Games"

Author: Richard Weese
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 375282414X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 98

Book Description
Darts mental training Head Games and more than three hours audiobook My book HEAD GAMES is an ideal addition to the regular darts training. It is not a cure all solution to improve your game from naught to sixty, so you can dart as van Gerven does but It is a workbook with a lot of applicable tips and tricks, audio data that comes in where the mental strength is developed the subconsciousness! I created the book HEAD GAMES the way the modern sportsmental training works, so that you are able to improve your game and also show your strength while the competition. About me: My Name is Richard, 52 Years old/young, and I live in Bavaria southern part of germany -mental-hypnosis coach -relaxation therapist -team leader: progressive muscle relaxation according to Jacobson Darts mental coach of many german top darts players and talents. -Lakeside BDO world championship 2018 semi-finalist Michael Unterbuchner -WDF Europe Youth Cup winner 2015 -European youth champion soft tip darts 2016 and 2017 -German champion steel and soft tip darts -Bavarian darts champion 2018 -first national league players -PDC participants and more Why you should buy the book HEAD GAMES? Not only experts agree that darts is a total head game. It is said that: 80 percent of darts is a mind thing and the rest of it is a mental I share this opinion and I know that hardly anyone concentrates on the one thing that is the road to success.. the mental abilities, the HEAD GAME You want to improve your game and also enjoy it and to learn something for your private life in addition? So catch the book and work with it! To the contents of the book HEAD GAMES -a written part with 96 pages. Amusing, easy to read and very compact. Loosened up with pictures and art desing. The topics are also: -concentration, flow, self confidence -visualisation -control of thinking while the game -routine while competitions -body language and the effect on the brain- -positive goals and target achievement -acting -the way the subconsciousness works -hypnotic anchor -sport hypnosis -enjoy the match -to handle the pressure and put you at ease -real life examples and much more! The mp3 audio files more than 3 hours 1. Introduction to the mp3 audio files 2. audio competition 3. audio hypnotic anchor 4. audio dartitis 5. audio deep relaxation 6. audio let go loosen blockade 7. audio improve of self-confidence/self-assurance

Golden Girl - The Autobiography of the Greatest Ever Ladies' Darts Player

Author: Trina Gulliver
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
ISBN: 1782192638
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
Trina Gulliver is indisputably the finest ladies' darts player in the world. With an amazing seven consecutive Lakeside Ladies' World Championsship titles under her belt, this inspirational woman can lay claim to being the most phenomenal player of all time. But it hasn't always been a victorious check-outs for this Warwickshire girl. Qualifying as a joiner at the age of nineteen, Trina soon set up her own business and had her first taste of making it in what has traditionally been a man's world. Her calm head, keen eye and steady hand proved to be useful skills in this trade - and would prove priceless when stepped up to the oche as a professional player. Always a lover of the game, Trina held her first 'arrow' at the age of two, and after some success later in the Warwickshire County side she went full-time as a professional player. Without any sponsorship in her first year, she struggled to make ends meet as she drove all over Europe to play. But her determination to get to the top saw her make it to number ten in the world, and she finally hit the bullseye in the form of a sponsor. Twelve months later she was number one - where she remains to this day. Fiercely passionate about her sport, Trina has long been an outspoken critic of the prize money in the women's game compared to the men's, and has done sterling work in helping to raise the profile of the ladies' game. Professional to the core, Trina works as hard as the top male players on her game, and is a role model to women in the sport. Golden Girl is the story of a woman whose talent, grit and determination saw her realise her dream. Heart-warming and inspirational, this book will appeal to darts lovers and anyone interested in a story of success against the odds.

Darts

Author: Patrick Chaplin
Publisher: Crowood
ISBN: 1785000063
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 219

Book Description
Darts - Crowood Sports Guides covers: a history of darts; rules of the game; choosing the right equipment; basic skills; how to improve your throwing technique and finally great suggestions for making your practice more interesting. This instructional and practical guide is aimed at beginners, players wanting to revise their darts technique and more experienced players looking to further develop their tactics. It gives detailed advice on choosing the right equipment; how to improve your throwing technique and the rules of the game, with lots of great suggestions for making your darts practice more interesting. Superbly illustrated with 95 colour images and diagrams.

Who Darts Wins!

Author: John Woodhouse
Publisher: Renegade Books
ISBN: 1408749254
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 125

Book Description
Take a flight into the dart-side of life with the ultimate darts gift book - it's game on in this fascinating and entertaining companion to the sport, whether you're a seasoned darts enthusiast or can't tell 'The Nuke' from 'The Bomb'. From the back rooms of Stoke-on-Trent to jam-packed audiences at Alexandra Palace, darts' remarkable transformation from pub game to primetime TV calls for an essential go-to guide to the modern game. This sharp and witty handbook dives deep into the sport and its champions, as well as shining a spotlight on callers and commentators, the game's unique place in British culture, and so much more. Answering important questions you might never have thought to ask, such as, 'is it possible to recover from a nasty bout of dartitis?' and 'why do darts players wear so much nylon?', Who Darts Wins! takes aim at the secrets, the science and the slingers of the darts world - this is the game revealed as never before! Written with knowledge, insight and humour by lifelong darts fan John Woodhouse (Winner - Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year 2023), Who Darts Wins! is the perfect companion book for the darts revolution. Grab your arrers and give it a go - those who dart really do win!

How to Master the Sport of Darts

Author: George Silberzahn
Publisher: Totem Pointe Book
ISBN: 9780974646206
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 134

Book Description
"Introduction by Dan William Peek, author of 'To the Point: The Story of Darts in America'"

UK Darts tournament results

Author: Nigel Boeg
Publisher: BookRix
ISBN: 3748703562
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 960

Book Description
This book provides details of the dart tournament results within the UK. The tournaments are located in England, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Besides tournament results, there are useful links to various dart websites for County darts, links to country's dart associations, dart manufacturers and a bibiliography of books and magazines published on darts.