1. Your opponent isn't moving the bullseye to cause you to miss; 2. The bullseye is substantially larger; 3. There is no need to react to the movement and differing speeds of the bullseye; 4. There are far fewer great athletes throwing darts.
At 6:12 AM -0500 08.01.2003, Martin J. Dixon wrote: >You make my point about Lance vs Bonds. What is it about hitting a >fastball that makes it a more redeeming athletic endeavour than hitting >a bullseye? And I'm not putting down either. >Regards,, >Martin > >Randall Northam wrote: >> >> Aargh! I've put up with many other sports on this list - notably >> basketball, baseball and American Football, which no other country >> other than the USA and Canada plays with any distinction - and is >> therefore very, very parochial - but now we've got DARTS on the list >> for heaven's sake. >> To anybody who doesn't know, Darts involves fat men with a pint or two >> of beer throwing pointed objects from a few feet at a cork board with >> strange markings. It is not a sport or even a skill it is a pasttime >> which should be confined to pubs and bars. Usually the Brits win, which >> should tell you a lot about our prowess as a "sporting" nation, but now >> a Canadian is the world champion (how many countries play darts you >> might ask for it to be a true world championship) and I see the start >> of a slippery slope for Canada. >> But there is hope. Part beat Phil "the power" Taylor and those who know >> about these things said the reason Taylor was beaten after eight years >> was because he'd just lost three stone (42lbs) and some must have gone >> from his throwing arm. But Taylor reckons he has another three stone to >> go and said: "health is more important than darts." >> So there is hope. >> Randall Northam >> On Tuesday, Jan 7, 2003, at 18:30 Europe/London, Martin J. Dixon wrote: >> >> > Now here is a guy with a skill and we got him. >> > >> > "Two nights ago, Part beat Phil Taylor, who had won the world >> > championship title >> > for eight years in a row. Dave Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
