http://americanstyledarts.com/blog Have Fun, Relax, Play Darts . . . who do they think they were kidding? Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:33:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's not a big secret that there are fundamental differences between American Style darts and Pub darts.  But, after having had three separate experiences with playing English darts in an English dart setting, it became apparent to me that not only the equipment and the games differ, but the etiquette between ... http://americanstyledarts.com/blog/2009/06/dart-etiquette/ We have some fellows who are shooting the dart league for the first time, and they qualify as beginners.  Sure, they've shot before, somewhere in a past decade.  Or, they've shot "English" darts, but they haven't been shooting American darts regularly in some time.  And, it shows.  Not that everyone has ... http://americanstyledarts.com/blog/2009/03/beginner-practice-routines/ Winter is definitely here, and Christmas isn't going to be far behind.  I hope everyone is settling in for a festive holiday season! Some of the things that have been happening around here lately include . . . the new Natalie Style Dart Cabinet - one of the local fire companies needed ... http://americanstyledarts.com/blog/2008/12/december-updates/ I've seen a dozen websites that are Pool 'n Darts.   Jim's Pool 'n Darts Emporioum, Pete's Pool 'n Darts Warehouse, Yahib Shabodnik's Pool 'n Darts Extravaganza. While it's true that along with poker, pool and darts are the main games of rec rooms across America, I haven't seen anyone tackle the ... http://americanstyledarts.com/blog/2008/11/pool-vs-darts/ That's a question I've gotten a few (not too many, mind you) times by now.  And, with dart season starting again, and new darters taking up the game, I'm sure to hear it a few more times than usual over the upcoming months.  So, I thought I'd address how an american ... http://americanstyledarts.com/blog/2008/10/should-the-inside-of-the-widdy-or-darto-dartboard-be-loose-like-that/ It seems like the smell of darts really is in the air earlier this year than most.  The dates for the State Dart Tournament have been released already!  The tournament will be staying in Treskow this year, at the Fire Company.  There are only Three Qualifying Dates - all of them Sundays.  January ... http://americanstyledarts.com/blog/2008/09/pa-state-dart-tournament-dates-released/ About the time that footballs begin to fill the air on the high school  practice fields, you can almost smell the darts in the air.  Leagues are putting out sign up sheets, tournament directors are filling in calendar spots on Saturdays in the fall, and recreational players are saying things ... http://americanstyledarts.com/blog/2008/08/august-website-updates/ Today, we celebrate Independence Day here in the States.  For many of us that means picnics and parades, ballgames and fireworks.  No matter what you do on the 4th, please do it safely.  While I'm at the fireworks show tonight, I'll be remembering why we have fireworks and festivities today.  Our founding ... http://americanstyledarts.com/blog/2008/07/happy-4th-of-july/ or message boards, or whatever you call them.  We now have a place where anyone can go to chat with other darters about anything really.  You can find it here . . . American Darts Message Boards I know it's the "off season", but I wanted to have something in place now ... http://americanstyledarts.com/blog/2008/06/dart-forums/ Recently, the Mohegan Sun hosted both the U.S. Open and a new event, the North American Darts Championship.  As usual, Phil Taylor won the U.S. Open. The NADC event was only open to players who were citizens, or held a Green Card, from the United States and Canada.  There was $50,000 ... http://americanstyledarts.com/blog/2008/05/2008-north-american-darts-championship/