Darts - Station Club
Darts is a game which involves the throwing of small missiles at a circular target, called a dartboard. It is one of the few traditional pub games that remains popular to the present day and is played in many countries. The standard numbered board is attributed to Lancashire carpenter in 1896 to penalise inaccuracy.
The boards were originally made from solid blocks of wood, until in 1935 Ted Leggatt and Frank Dabbs began using sisal to make dartboards. Small bundles of sisal fibres of the same length were bundled together. The bundles were then compressed into a disk and bound with a metal ring. This new dartboard was an instant success. It was more durable and required little maintenance. Furthermore, darts did little or no damage to the board; they simply parted the packed fibres when they entered the board.
The boards were originally made from solid blocks of wood, until in 1935 Ted Leggatt and Frank Dabbs began using sisal to make dartboards. Small bundles of sisal fibres of the same length were bundled together. The bundles were then compressed into a disk and bound with a metal ring. This new dartboard was an instant success. It was more durable and required little maintenance. Furthermore, darts did little or no damage to the board; they simply parted the packed fibres when they entered the board.
Dart’s is played in many of the pubs and clubs around our area with many putting out several teams to play in local leagues. Currently The Station Club have 6 darts teams playing in various leagues across the week:-
Monday nights Ladies darts, dominoes team playing in The Consett Ladies Darts & Dominoes League.
Tuesday night Men’s A, B & C team playing in the Derwentside & District Darts & Dominoes League
Wednesday night we have an A & B team playing in the Durham Darts Super League.
Thursday they run a 24 man darts round robin series called the Vault in partnership with the League Format.
Monday nights Ladies darts, dominoes team playing in The Consett Ladies Darts & Dominoes League.
Tuesday night Men’s A, B & C team playing in the Derwentside & District Darts & Dominoes League
Wednesday night we have an A & B team playing in the Durham Darts Super League.
Thursday they run a 24 man darts round robin series called the Vault in partnership with the League Format.
The normal single’s game is 501 - the minimum number of darts required to complete is nine. The most common nine-dart finish consists of two 180 maximums followed by a 141 checkout (T20-T19-D12), but there are many other possible ways of achieving the feat.
This is why darts players are renowned for their ‘Mental Maths’.
This is why darts players are renowned for their ‘Mental Maths’.