Darts History… THE LENGTH OF THE OCHE 25 Apr 2020 When it was originally established in 1973, the British Darts Organisation (BDO) adopted the oche length the National Darts Association of Great Britain (NDAGB) had first set up in its…
Games & Setup… GAMESMANSHIP 27 Oct 201927 Oct 2019 HAS IT ANY PLACE IN PROFESSIONAL DARTS? It’s a while now since darts hit the headlines in some of the national newspapers and on-line when an escape of ‘gas’ disrupted…
Games & Setup Darts Tuition 22 May 201927 Jun 2019 In 2004 I received an enquiry from a visitor to my web site, asking (a) if there are any books that teach you how to throw darts and (b) if…
Games & Setup… Darts Can Still Be Fun! 22 May 201921 Oct 2019 When I was a lot, lot younger than I am now I tended to worry about darts becoming too serious and in this elderly article, written way back when, I…
Darts History… NINE-DARTERS 22 May 201911 Dec 2021 Who Threw The Very First Nine-Darter? I receive a good number of darts history questions via my website, but one I received in February 2003 from a dart fan in…
Games & Setup So What Am I Doing Wrong? 22 May 201928 Jun 2019 For many years before the darts ‘explosion’ of the 1970s and 1980s, advice on how to play the game appeared simple and straightforward. Players adopted a standard stance, stood rock…
Games & Setup Training 22 May 201930 Oct 2019 I am a Darts Historian, not a professional dart player. My skills at darts are strictly pub level but my knowledge of the game is extensive. It is, therefore, just…
Games & Setup Shanghai 22 May 201928 Jun 2019 There are many, many games that can be played on a dartboard other than 301, 501, etc and the names and rules of those games are featured in a number…
Games & Setup Dartboard Setup 21 May 201921 Dec 2020 Setting up your dartboard PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PAGE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REVISED AND UPDATED WITH APPROPRIATE PHOTOS AND DIAGRAMS One of the most common questions I…
Games & Setup Darts Cricket 21 May 201919 Aug 2019 I’ve received so many enquiries from darters about the differences between the US and the UK forms of Darts Cricket that I’ve decided to post this article to clarify any…
Dr Patrick Chaplin 