really? think about it. Look at the old dartboards. Wires FAR thicker, trebles clearly smaller. Better lighting allows you to see the board more clearly. Barrel size makes a big difference. Take Leighton Rees. He used massive 30 odd gram darts, yet despite all these hazards, threw a 97.5 average in this game. Imagine if he used thinner darts what his average would be like. That combined with far thinner wires etc today, makes for me around a 10 point difference in the averages at least.Dfc180 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:44 amThe trebles are bigger because the wire is smaller, better lighting and no smoke don't make any difference and the size of the dart doesn't matter eitherSmithy1412 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:04 am Far easier to do so on today's boards with the non existent wire, trebles 3 times the size, better lighting, more tournaments, no smoke in the way of the board, darts with extremely thin barrels...
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Please don’t post that vile n*onces YouTube channel on the greatest forum in the world, thank youSmithy1412 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:30 amreally? think about it. Look at the old dartboards. Wires FAR thicker, trebles clearly smaller. Better lighting allows you to see the board more clearly. Barrel size makes a big difference. Take Leighton Rees. He used massive 30 odd gram darts, yet despite all these hazards, threw a 97.5 average in this game. Imagine if he used thinner darts what his average would be like. That combined with far thinner wires etc today, makes for me around a 10 point difference in the averages at least.Dfc180 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:44 amThe trebles are bigger because the wire is smaller, better lighting and no smoke don't make any difference and the size of the dart doesn't matter eitherSmithy1412 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:04 am Far easier to do so on today's boards with the non existent wire, trebles 3 times the size, better lighting, more tournaments, no smoke in the way of the board, darts with extremely thin barrels...

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Removed it now thanks, didn't realize it was his channelTheMalteseDart wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:01 pmPlease don’t post that vile n*onces YouTube channel on the greatest forum in the world, thank youSmithy1412 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:30 amreally? think about it. Look at the old dartboards. Wires FAR thicker, trebles clearly smaller. Better lighting allows you to see the board more clearly. Barrel size makes a big difference. Take Leighton Rees. He used massive 30 odd gram darts, yet despite all these hazards, threw a 97.5 average in this game. Imagine if he used thinner darts what his average would be like. That combined with far thinner wires etc today, makes for me around a 10 point difference in the averages at least.Dfc180 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:44 amThe trebles are bigger because the wire is smaller, better lighting and no smoke don't make any difference and the size of the dart doesn't matter eitherSmithy1412 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:04 am Far easier to do so on today's boards with the non existent wire, trebles 3 times the size, better lighting, more tournaments, no smoke in the way of the board, darts with extremely thin barrels...
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The fact he averaged 97.5 proves the barrel size doesn't matter. Also more 9 darters are hit in floor events as opposed to TV events where the lighting is superiorSmithy1412 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:30 amreally? think about it. Look at the old dartboards. Wires FAR thicker, trebles clearly smaller. Better lighting allows you to see the board more clearly. Barrel size makes a big difference. Take Leighton Rees. He used massive 30 odd gram darts, yet despite all these hazards, threw a 97.5 average in this game. Imagine if he used thinner darts what his average would be like. That combined with far thinner wires etc today, makes for me around a 10 point difference in the averages at least.Dfc180 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:44 amThe trebles are bigger because the wire is smaller, better lighting and no smoke don't make any difference and the size of the dart doesn't matter eitherSmithy1412 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:04 am Far easier to do so on today's boards with the non existent wire, trebles 3 times the size, better lighting, more tournaments, no smoke in the way of the board, darts with extremely thin barrels...
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Maybe. Each to their own I suppose. Different people believe different things
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I think communism could have workedSmithy1412 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 2:20 pm Maybe. Each to their own I suppose. Different people believe different things
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I think you're in the minority thereThe Thorn wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 2:21 pmI think communism could have workedSmithy1412 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 2:20 pm Maybe. Each to their own I suppose. Different people believe different things
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All a matter of opinion. Mate.Smithy1412 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 2:28 pmI think you're in the minority thereThe Thorn wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 2:21 pmI think communism could have workedSmithy1412 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 2:20 pm Maybe. Each to their own I suppose. Different people believe different things
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If you'd have known that you'd have been out with the bobby sands av yonks agodaveboygreen wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 7:12 pmYeah well done...
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I honestly don't understand how the comments that were made caused such a meltdown

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1) Got pissed.TheMalteseDart wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 7:24 pm I honestly don't understand how the comments that were made caused such a meltdown
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I hope everything is alright with Rob. I would like to have him back on the forum. A flounce is a good laugh but at the end of the day we are losing a decent member.
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He was a pain in the arse during the DBG negotiations, but he was otherwise sound from what I recall.
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