The Fall 2002 season starts September 11, 2002. This is a traveling league which the regular season will run for 14 weeks (7 home games and 7 away games), plus playoffs. Cost is $280.00 per team (which is equivalent to $5.00 per person per week). There is also a $50.00 Bar Sponsorship per team and a $25.00 vendor fee per team. To reserve a spot for your team in the the upcoming season, you must submit a completed roster, a down payment of at least $140.00 and the Bar Sponsor ship fee by September 4, 2002. The balance is then due by the 5th week of the regular season. Submit all entries to: Diamond Tip Dart League P.O. Box 1897 Cheektowaga, New York 14225 Any questions or needed information on registering a team in the upcoming season, please call 716-497-4269. Ask for Steve or Jeff. Click Payouts Button or scroll down to view prize money. |
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Wednesday Night Open (4 Person Teams) |
A - LEVEL PLAYOFF PAYOUT 1ST PLACE - $800.00 2ND PLACE - $600.00 3RD PLACE - $400.00 4TH PLACE - $200.00 |
B - LEVEL PLAYOFF PAYOUT 1ST PLACE - $400.00 2ND PLACE - $300.00 3RD PLACE - $200.00 4TH PLACE - $100.00 5TH thru 8th - $25.00 |
Plus all teams receive $2.00 per win of the regular season. All division winners receive $100.00. |
All prize money is based on 64 teams. |
Throwing Tips & Bad Habits to Avoid! |
LEANING way over the line to get closer to the board. This one is a real loser, since leaning robs the darter of stability. The feet and legs should be positioned in a solid, comfortable, and relaxed stance, with weight distributed to both feet. Excessive leaning places nearly all the body weight on one foot, tiring the shooter in long matches and damaging accuracy in the short run. The few inches gained in leaning over the line are simply not worth the huge loss of balance and stability, plus leaning lowers the shoulder, forcing one to throw upwards, fighting gravity. Leaning also usually means tensing the major muscles of the body to preserve balance. This often results in a jerky release and poor follow-through, since the body is already off balance. A number of long-time-players report back, knee, ankle, and foot pain, from spending many years standing on one foot while playing darts. Even in the short run, leaning to throw will cause minor pain in the small of the back. Especially for older players, a firm stance will stop this discomfort, both while playing and the next morning. If someone argues this point with you, think about this. In what other sport do would you drink a six-pack of beer, stand "tiptoe" on one foot, and try to compete in an accuracy competition? In every other competitive sport, accuracy begins with a solid stance! Lunging or lifting the back foot off the floor during the toss to get a harder throw. Lunging is one of the worst habit, as it affects the entire body and throw. Lifting the foot even partway from the floor deprives the body of good balance during the crucial moment of follow-through. The strength required to reach the board with any normal dart is minimal, and for best accuracy should be provided only by the fingers, wrist, and forearm. Missing the board or hitting to low often cause beginners to think that more power is needed. This is rarely true, as one can tell by the fact that the missed darts usually stck in the wall, which is quite a bit harder than a bristle dartboard. The problem lies with the accuracy of the throw and the follow-through. Even small children can be taught to throw accurately without lunging or using the shoulders in a throw. Holding The Dart Sideways, or in any other position than level and pointed at the board. Skill at darts, or any other target sport, means being able to perform the same motion exactly the same way, time after time. Common sense, as well as years of studies in other sports, show that all non-essential motion should be avoided and discarded from the routine. In Darts, this means that if the dart is to strike the board at a level altitude (nearly always the best), it should be held and thrown from a position as close to the level as is possible. Any other position (such as point-up, point-down, or sideways) mean extra motion of all the hand and wrist muscles to correct the initial starting position. Pure wasted effort... and usually futile, since the dart will likely leave the hand at an angle and wobble all the way to the board. The dart also may stick in the board at odd angles, especially after after a long period of play when concentration starts to slip a little. Throwing The Darts, Like a baseball is unnecessary and even dangerous, as a dart thrown to hard may hit a wire or other objects and bounce clear across the room and hit someone. Dartboard wires get bent and the bristles crushed from this type of abuse. Fortunately "baseball thrower" usually stop after a while, either due to the laughter of spectators or the frowns of the bar manger. this method is hopelessly inaccurate, as all of the major strength muscles and very few of the fine control muscles are used. A dart should never be thrown so hard that the front of the dart barrel touches the bristles. If this happens when a dart is thrown normally, then the dart point is too short and should be changed at a dart shop. Spinning the dart as you release it to add stabilty. WRONG! This is wasted effort at best, and can actually make your game worse by causing an uneven release. Most dart flights are not shaped to properly produce induce spin, and the darts actually fly too short a distance (about 5 feet) for aerodynamic spin to be a stabilizing factor anyway. Spinning the dart is sometimes done inadvertently, and is a symptom of an uneven release. As the hand opens, if the thumb leaves before the fingers, the dart will roll sideways off the fingers, causing the dart to spin. All parts of the hand should leave the dart nearly the same time to ensure level flight. To achieve this, make opening the hand a positive motion, and open the fingers and thumb rapidly to an extended position, ending up pointing at the target. This will also help keep the flights from touching the fingers as the dart leaves the hand. |
You may pre register for the 2002 Fall Season which starts September 11, 2002. Call 497-4269 to reserve your spot now. |
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updated on: May
26, 2002
Just a reminder. The halfway point of the season is upon us, you must get the rest of your money in ASAP to avoid late fees. |
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