14/11/2016: Shoulder problems causing issue!

Hi Guys

I was practicing Saturday and pulled up something wicked.

The shoulder just started jolting ala Jockey Wilson

Now i know that i have some shoulder injuries however this is.was a concern as i'd hit a nice patch of comfortably hit the 20/T20 but then it was like i'd never picked up the thing before.

Its horrible as the frustration kicks in as you don't want to walk away 'off' but playing through it becomes a chore and a problem.  The result is you start forcing it and it becomes a repetitive cycle of frustration!

its horrid but my best advice here is literally just leave it. put them down and go and distract yourself.  Go watch television, take a shower, watch something funny, anything to take your mind off it.  Angrily launching them all over the place will mean nothing and your getting nothing out of it. Practice is supposed to be fun and if it's hurting or not working, exit early!

There was a time when i'd have laid awake all night annoyed at a wasted session, and gone to work tired. What does that acheive??? nothing i'll have just gotten myself right at it!

Anyway i'll be posting some rehab info and what i'm doing as i know i'm not alone with this!

Take Care

Luke

PDC Grandslam of darts 2016: My prediction

Hi everyone 

It's Grandslam of darts time again. 

Now this like many tournaments was Phil Taylor's whose won it 6 of the 9 times since it was started in 2007 and was last years losing finalist to MVG.

Obviously I'd love the BDO boys to do well however and I know it's an obvious choice but I just can't see past MVG at the moment. He's playing at a different level at the moment and winning everything!

For me if he doesn't go out early he'll win it.

If I have to have a backup I'd love to see Barney win it but I'll go with Taylor

I think we could see some shocks though and I wouldn't be surprised to see Wade or Whitlock in the final.

Let's see eh?

Take care

Luke 

Big well done to MVG. 2016 Pdc World Series of Darts Finals 2016 Champion!!!

Hi guys

BIG well done to MVG! I called it pre tournament and MVG won in style over a very game Peter Wright!

For me the performance of the tournament was MVG 10-0 over Whitlock!

Say what you want but MVG is playing at another level at the moment!

Luke

02/11/2016: Around the Board!

Hi Guys

I had put in a practice session yesterday.

Around the board Singles
Around the board trebles
Around the board doubles
Bull

Considering i'm rusty as hell it only took about 20 minutes or so and if it wasn't for a couple of dodgy numbers like treble 7 etc it'd have been a lot quicker.

Its amazing how going around the board actually improves your treble 20 as after going around i had a few darts at t20 and it was 100,100,100.

As i move on i'm going to incorporate out shots into the equation which should cover all bases!

What i will say is that whilst practice should be fun, to make progress you need structure and to be productive. Spending 3 hours going for T20 isn't going to mean a lot if you cant hit the desired double.

I think i posted it before but i once watched a match whereby a player got off like a rocket and was hitting 80's and 100's and was under 100 when his opponent was still on about 350+

Unfortunately Mr Scorer ended up doing the dreaded:

D20: miss
D10: Miss
D5: Miss
1: Hit
D2: Miss

leaving D1

It was painful. His opponent was only hitting 26's but the guy just couldn't hit D1 for love nor money and the more he tried and got frustrated the worse he (and the game got). Eventually his opponent also ended up on D1. they both spent an eternity at it before the BIG scorer lost! - the match must have lasted 1/2 hour!

The lesson, as Bobby George says:

"trebles for show, doubles for dough"

and its true, if you cant hit the double you cant win!

All the best

Luke

PDC World Series of Darts Finals 2016: My Prediction

Hi Guys

The world series of darts is this week (5th-6th November) and here is my prediction: Michael Van Gerwen

Its an obvious choice however hes won 24 tournaments this year and made 9 other finals. Clearly the stats go with MVG!!!

Since losing to Taylor in the inaugural Champions League of Darts MVG has looked a man on a mission. That loss clearly hurt him and he is tearing through darts at the moment. His insanely quick demolition on 'player of the tournament' Mensur Suljovic 11-1 showed what he can do when hes firing on all cylinders

A fired up Barney could be a derailer however MVG is the form player, defending champion and the form of the competition has been erratic!

For me its now a case of if MVG doesn't suffer a first round blip he wins it. Plane and simple!!!!

Luke

World Watch: Cody Harris: A New Zealand 'darts' Story!!

Hi Guys

There is a player tearing up the New Zealand darts scene and that's Cody Harris.

Those of you who watched the PDC World Cup of Darts will have seen Harris in action!

Prolific on the open scene the 31 year old has won 13 Opens in the last 4 years and has impressively won the New Zealand Open 3 years on the trot (2014,2015,2016).

Harris made the last 32 in the BDO Masters in 2015 and i think we'll be hearing alot more from 'The Codesta'

Harris current record stands at:

Loving it is the key!!!!

Hi Guys

as most of you know the dart player of the last 3 years has been Michael Van Gerwen.  The guy has won everything and is dominating darts,

Now MVG is undoubtedly an insane natural talent however as much as the talent i think a MASSIVE key to his success is that he LOVES darts and what he does!

If you love it, its not a chore or a 'job' and that makes you excel!!!

Now i'm not saying that other players don't enjoy/love/like it however to alot of them its a 'job' or their source of income and you can see it on their faces. In short, some of them look like they don't want to be their or are hating it!

Now don't get me wrong i know its a grueling schedule however MVG as of this post (1/11/2016) had played a whopping 47 tournaments all over the world and that's excluding exhibitions and practice!!!

The thing is if you love something why would you want to do it everyday????

That's the difference i think between someone who is good at something but its not their love/passion.

Take Care

Luke