Check out my World Watch blogs

Hi Guys

Please take the time to check out to read my World Watch blog updates as i cover different players from around the world,

Luke

Heading 230 miles to Sheffield to play some top talent

Hi Guys

Tomorrow (27/11/15)  i am making abit of am epic roadtrip.

I am driving 230 miles to Mexborough (home of darting legend Dennis Priestley) to play some Sheffield talent

Sheffield and the Yorkshire area is a hotbed of darts so its exciting to be playing against these great players.

Will keep you posted.

World Watch: Darius Labanauskas, Flying the flag for Baltic darts

Hi Guys

today i would like to bring the attention to  Darius Labanauskas.

The Lithuanian has won 14 opens:

and currently sits at a fantastic 23 in the BDO world rankings.

Labanauskas has had a great 2015, having reached the last 32 of the BDO world championship, last 32 in the World Trophy and last 16 in the World Masters.

Watch him in action:

https://youtu.be/0mbntOGQoU0

Why i Love a BAD practice session

Hi Guys

This might seem like an odd thing to say however i love a bad practice session.

I take positives from all practice, as there is always some benefit (even its just the fact you have clocked up more hours on the board)..

The reason for this is simple. I would rather get my BAD performance out of the way on the practice board then come match day.

An example:

I went through a stage where i was practicing great and had won a number of league matches without even dropping a leg. I then played every team member in the pub before the league games started (as was common every Monday pre-match, in a kind of mini 'inter' pub league)  and rattled off 10 straight wins and left the board so others could practice as i was just dominating (and had been for weeks) . Then.......................we play our league match and i went up and i had an absolute stinker against a far inferior player. It just didn't get going for me, and i got frustrated and that was it. I blew so many match darts it wasn't even funny. Everyone was mystified how i'd turned in such a shocker??

The reality is that every once in a while you get a 'bad' patch. You can eliminate alot of it with practice and experience but they still happen. I was flying and due a 'bad one' and it kicked in on match day.

Its happened to all the greats, so is part of the game.

That's why if practice and playing has been going well, i welcome an occasional stinker on the practice board, better that than in a crucial game!

My 1000 darts at Bull Challenge: The results

Hi Guys,

Lats night i took an hour and decided to go for my first 1000 darts at Bullseye challenge.

I gave myself one hour to do this.

My results:

Darts thrown: 1014
Bulls: 40
Outer bull: 175
Total: 215
Bull/OuterBull % :21%

I have to say though that i wasn't on form particularly and in addition this had a 60 minute time limit 20 had to average 16.6 darts a minute (or just over 5 rounds of 3).

My accuracy would have been better if i had taken my time, however that was quite a feat and I did however hit my first ever triple Bull:

My Bulls Challenge 3

Hi Guys

Last night:

Darts thrown: 435
Bulls: 31
Outer bull: 109
Overall %: 26%

Whilst it doesn't look like a MASSIVE improvement (1%), the biggie for me is that i hit 31 bulls in 435, which was only 4 less than when i threw 765.

Hoping to do 1000 darts at bull on Wednesday.

Luke.

An underrated gem: Les Wallace Vs Marshall James BDO World Title 1997

Hi Guys

Please check out this underrated classic between Les Wallace and Marshall James in 1997.

Wallace in 97/98 was arguably the best player in the BDO world then as he swept the World and Masters.

Les was also the first left handed player (PDC or BDO) to win the world title.

Check the win out here:

https://youtu.be/0VMzNPP8VU4