"2. The bullseye is substantially larger" What game are we talking about here? Regards, Martin
Dave Johnson wrote: > 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]
