Sacked from chalking

[Deleted User]

Yep. Always add up each dart for just that reason:-

"How many left?"

I don`t mean to criticise anyone here so I apologise to anyone who fits the comment I am about to make

I have seen some very experienced chalkers who constantly make the same mistake and that is they wait until all 3 darts are in the board before adding them up. Add them up one at a time as the darts land that means you only have one dart, the last one thrown, to add to the score of the first 2 which is already in your head before the thrower retrieves them. I appreciate that sometimes the second dart or third aren`t always totally visible so just leave them until the thrower is finished then move quickly to take a look.

Another thing is that people confuse number patterns with being a good chalker. I doubt anyone who plays or watches darts regularly adds up a treble 20 and two single 20`s... you already know it is 100. I doubt anyone here adds up treble 20, treble 19 and double 12 for a 141 finish, you already know, your eyes automatically switch from treble 20 to treble 19 and then to double 12 without thinking about it and if they miss the treble 19 most automatically know the third dart, more times than not, will go towards the treble 10. These are patterns and require no counting, to be a good chalker you need to get away from `patterns` and add up the darts instead, otherwise when a player is on 141 and hits treble 20, single 7 and asks you what is left you have to take time to calculate it.

[ifm]

I've marked VVDV against jelle, no problem, best marker in the pdc by miles

[Deleted User]

I've marked VVDV against jelle, no problem, best marker in the pdc by miles

I've done VvdV & Nick Fullwell, MvG v Gando and Ricky Evans v Beaton all lightning fast games and fun to mark although I was drained after the first one as the hangover was still taking a little toll!

Marked for Jelle a couple of times no bother, had more trouble with Co as he goes via unexpected routes and can catch you off-guard!

[Mack]

I don`t mean to criticise anyone here so I apologise to anyone who fits the comment I am about to make

I have seen some very experienced chalkers who constantly make the same mistake and that is they wait until all 3 darts are in the board before adding them up. Add them up one at a time as the darts land that means you only have one dart, the last one thrown, to add to the score of the first 2 which is already in your head before the thrower retrieves them. I appreciate that sometimes the second dart or third aren`t always totally visible so just leave them until the thrower is finished then move quickly to take a look.

Another thing is that people confuse number patterns with being a good chalker. I doubt anyone who plays or watches darts regularly adds up a treble 20 and two single 20`s... you already know it is 100. I doubt anyone here adds up treble 20, treble 19 and double 12 for a 141 finish, you already know, your eyes automatically switch from treble 20 to treble 19 and then to double 12 without thinking about it and if they miss the treble 19 most automatically know the third dart, more times than not, will go towards the treble 10. These are patterns and require no counting, to be a good chalker you need to get away from `patterns` and add up the darts instead, otherwise when a player is on 141 and hits treble 20, single 7 and asks you what is left you have to take time to calculate it.

Have to say this sound like me chalking, and when I played in my work tournament I had a nightmare chalking as I hadn't done it for about 9 months.

[crispy1978]

There's nothing wrong with patterns so long as you count as you go. In fact, I'd go so far to say that patterns are a good thing to learn - but know what's scored and what's left at the same time. And different patterns for different players as well. One player may choose T16 for 68, others go T20.

There's no point sitting with 141, seeing the first dart hit 60 and go in your head "That's 81 left" and not know where they are going after that.

It's when you are sat at 126, and looking at T19 for the first dart, and here a thud and see no dart and think "Where the heck has that gone" to see it sat in T16 or something, then you can end up scrambling to work out where you go from there. Marking someone who is quick the three darts can be in the board before you have chance to even look for the second dart!! But - that's all part of the fun of why we do it!!

[paul_butler]

Here's an unwanted record during a Youth County girls match - the longest leg ever called? 225 darts each before the managers agreed to go nearest to the bull, and the closer dart to the bull was in a treble....

[ankers]

i spent two years marking a Thursday night woman's league...i thought the men could get bad...jeez...its was unbelievable! it deffo imporves ur marking but they can be bitchy and a real pain at times!!

they arnt all like that tho...some are ok!

[Lady Bull]

that happened to me as well on a league finals night, I got told off for marking the scores before the caller had added even one dart up - i kid you not

I left playing darts for a while but attended the local ladies final night where some one pointed at me and shouted ' she will chalk ' .. ' she' was on a night out ha ha

[THE ONE AND ONLY]

Only way id chalk is when I lose a game as rules are in league games that the loser marks the following game

in which isn't very often at all for me

And remember fellow fifers v As jealousy is rife in some parts in fife

There's a darter fae Fife whom plays the game
and some player he is , Stevie's the name
No man sais he , shall stand in his way
there is no other when on his day

180's are easy, as dbles are so
When he stands at the oche, to put on a show
as his dart hits the bullseye , the other players pout
count 1, 2 and 3 game shot, over and out

Now come try and beat him , if you dare
but when Stevie's on fire, you better beware
Whose No1, on Fife's golden shore's
There's only one outcome, as Stevie's dart soars

[nikkiboy]

And remember fellow fifers v As jealousy is rife in some parts in fife

There's a darter fae Fife whom plays the game
and some player he is , Stevie's the name
No man sais he , shall stand in his way
there is no other when on his day

180's are easy, as dbles are so
When he stands at the oche, to put on a show
as his dart hits the bullseye , the other players pout
count 1, 2 and 3 game shot, over and out

Now come try and beat him , if you dare
but when Stevie's on fire, you better beware
Whose No1, on Fife's golden shore's
There's only one outcome, as Stevie's dart soars

This has been bugging me for a while now so let me correct it for you to copy and paste.

There's a darter fae Fife who plays the game
and some player he is, Stevie's the name
no man says he, shall stand in his way
there is no other when on his day

180s are easy, as doubles are so
when he stands at the oche, to put on a show
as his dart hits the bullseye, the other players pout
count 1, 2 and 3 game shot, over and out

Now come try and beat him, if you dare
but when Stevie's on fire, you'd better beware
who's No.1, on Fife's golden shores
there's only one outcome, as Stevie's dart soars

I've ignored the bits that make no sense i.e. "180s are easy, as doubles are so" should be "180s are easy, doubles are also" and I would recommend changing the last two lines to "who's No.1, on Fife's golden shore - there's only one outcome, as Stevie's darts soar"

There is no need for the most of the commas but I've left them in.

[Lee Taylor]

Some right tools around.

[nikkiboy]

Some right tools around.

Sorry bud, didn't mean to upset you

[THE ONE AND ONLY]

< -- Well sais Nikki boy and good for trying to upset my little piece of poetry in motion

but a kinda prefer it the way a made it up in which is facts as im the fifer whoms scored most 180s on the one evening

in a tournament game and in fact 4 x 180s in the one evening and also hit one in practice and some good ton plus outshots

whilst highest scorer for the whole season in the league hits approx 5 , 6 or 7 in the whole season

tells all that there is only one darter on fifes golden shores V

There's a darter fae Fife whom plays the game
and some player he is , Stevie's the name
No man sais he , shall stand in his way
there is no other when on his day

180's are easy, as dbles are so
When he stands at the oche, to put on a show
as his dart hits the bullseye , the other players pout
count 1, 2 and 3 game shot, over and out

Now come try and beat him , if you dare
but when Stevie's on fire, you better beware
Whose No1, on Fife's golden shore's
There's only one outcome, as Stevie's dart soars

[Lee Taylor]

Some right tools around.

Sorry bud, didn't mean to upset you

I sincerely hope you are joking!

[nikkiboy]

But it isn't poetry, it's a random collection of misspelled words and bad grammar.

If you're going to post it at the end of each post at least make it grammatically correct or you just end up looking like an uneducated luddite.

Some right tools around.

Sorry bud, didn't mean to upset you

I sincerely hope you are joking!

Of course

[THE ONE AND ONLY]

Some right tools around.

Sorry bud, didn't mean to upset you

I sincerely hope you are joking!

He wasn't

[Lee Taylor]

Some right tools around.

Sorry bud, didn't mean to upset you

I sincerely hope you are joking!

He wasn't

I believe you have been 'Whoooooooshed' pal.

[THE ONE AND ONLY]

Some right tools around.

Sorry bud, didn't mean to upset you

I sincerely hope you are joking!

He wasn't

I believe you have been 'Whoooooooshed' pal.

Ave whooooooooshed masel pal , not on January 10th > but today baldy on Feb 9th

[ssjsa]

Sorry bud, didn't mean to upset you

I sincerely hope you are joking!

He wasn't

I believe you have been 'Whoooooooshed' pal.

Ave whooooooooshed masel pal , not on January 10th > but today baldy on Feb 9th

Stevie. That's 4 posts of yours, I have now deleted. Each one of us moderators have asked you to stop spamming the threads. Can you please do so.

[THE ONE AND ONLY]

Its the wee baldy engerlish mod why am doing such ..plus yeese r a clique .

Picking on also Paddy and the Bdo crew.