COACH commented recently that board use games are great way to improve without the boredom and negative feedback that can come form playing legs all the time. In Darts World Issue 211, we carried a reader’s version of dart board golf, give it a go:
Dear Sir, We play a good game of golf on the dart board.
If there’s only two of you, start by tossing a coin for first and the game is, 18 holes
Starting with the number one, you try to get as many as you can and score this way:
6 ones (2 trebles, or Shanghai) or more gives you a “hole in one”; 5 ones gives you an eagle (2); 4 ones, a birdie (3); 3 ones, a par (4); 2 ones, 1 over par (5); 1 one = (6) 0 ones (7).
Then you go on to the two and so on until 18 holes are completed, taking it in turn to throw.
The winner is the one with the least score, of course.
T. G. Yeates, Port Tennant, Swansea.
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Now you may think that T.G. is a little is a little generous with the scoring system bearing in mind the rarity if hole in ones on a gold course and this idea for darts. So perhaps you might try a slight revamp for todays players
9 ones (9 trebles) or more gives you a “hole in one” (1); 6-8 ones gives you an albatross (2) 5 ones gives you an eagle (3); 4 ones, a birdie (4); 3 ones, a par (5); 2 ones, 1 over par (6); 1 one = (7) 0 ones (9).
The response to the game’s inclusion on our DW Legacy imprint was overwhelmingly positive and at least two groups of players/coaches that we know are using it as part of there roster of drills and games.
Let us know how you get on!
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