180 !!!!!

Highest Possible score - 180 !!!

This weeks post is about a very well-known bar and pub sport and free time activity for people around the world
that especially became more and more popular over the last 5-10 years.
There are is very little physical movement involved but therefore a lot more of mental stability over a long period,precision and the ability of concentration in pretty much every second !

Darts!

Even though there is no real data or credible  history about the origins of the game ,it is a fact that ,in a little different form over the decades , the beginnings go back to  medieval times in England where the knights improved and practice their arching skills  all year round so they would be sharp and ready for battle at any time.

After a while, instead of just shooting for practice, they also started throwing their arrows as a means of fun and wanted to find out you can throw the most accurate.
But ,like everyone knows , the weather in Britain isn’t really favorable for arching practice outside all year
around and therefore the game was taken indoors to the comfort of the local pub and the footprint of the game was born !
The general aim is to hit certain points on the dartboard ,differing from the playing mode .
Most common and also most popular method played nowadays is the 01 darts game ,especially 501, were the two opponents have to play down
501 points but the last shoot has to be a double field !

But there are a lot of other really great playing methods like Cricket , Aces or All-fives.
Independently of the game played ,the opponents alternate after 3 arrows thrown and the highest possible score is
180 points , only possible by hitting the triple 20  3 times in a row!
The dartboard is exactly 1,73 m high , measured from the bulls-eye which is the middle of the board , and the players have to keep a distance of 2,37 m measured horizontally indicated by the “oche” .
The different scores on the board are explained here .

The rise of the popularity of darts and therefore also the first broadcasting on television goes back to the 1970´s in south east England which is still the mecca of the sport till today even though the sympathy for this game expanded worldwide especially over the last decade !

Me and a couple of friends of mine got also infected by the dart virus pretty much
about  4 years ago after one of us had seen it on tv for the first time !
From there on it developed to one of our major indoor free time sporting activities and is also a common method to evaluate who has to buy the first round at a bar on a night out ! (For sure the looser !)

And for the end i want to show you incredible dart skills by the most successful dart player in history ,Phil “The Power” Taylor.
A perfect 9 dart Checkout to play down 501 points !

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