Sets or Legs?

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Sets or Legs?

Post by vizIIsto » Sat Nov 14, 2020 6:00 pm

Vote.
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Re: Sets or Legs?

Post by Randall » Sat Nov 14, 2020 6:02 pm

I do prefer sets although I accept leg play is the truest test
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Re: Sets or Legs?

Post by vizIIsto » Sat Nov 14, 2020 6:02 pm

Sets are nice to me mainly because they're an alternative; only the Worlds and the Grand Prix use it. Legs are better.
I've made a remark on why Sets in itself don't make matches more exciting to watch because 'it's easier to come back' and I'll say again that almost all the matches that are won by legs are also won in a set system. So it doesn't seem to matter. Psychologically maybe.
Or in other words: close matches in sets would also be close matches in legs.




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Re: Sets or Legs?

Post by The Thorn » Sat Nov 14, 2020 6:18 pm

I prefer legs. I agree that set play events are interesting because of the variety they offer, I wouldn't want much more of them. It might be easier to make a comeback in set play but it's also easier to get into a big lead by the same argument.
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Post by tungsten tossers » Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:11 pm

I am a legs man

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Re: Sets or Legs?

Post by Tommo » Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:22 pm

A bit of both.
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Re: Sets or Legs?

Post by Randall » Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:22 pm

The lack of set play events makes them all the more interesting
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Post by viced92 » Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:40 pm

Sets no question

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Post by Rogg » Sat Nov 14, 2020 10:29 pm

Randall wrote: Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:22 pm The lack of set play events makes them all the more interesting
That's about right. The opposite used to true. Until the UK Open came along, the only legplay darts on the telly was the Matchplay.

Worlds, Grand Prix, Lakeshite and Masters were all sets. As was the Vegas Desert Classic. Even the early Players Championships used sets... people were probably fantasising about legplay back then. Variety is the answer.
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Re: Sets or Legs?

Post by Randall » Sat Nov 14, 2020 10:35 pm

Rogg wrote: Sat Nov 14, 2020 10:29 pm
Randall wrote: Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:22 pm The lack of set play events makes them all the more interesting
That's about right. The opposite used to true. Until the UK Open came along, the only legplay darts on the telly was the Matchplay.

Worlds, Grand Prix, Lakeshite and Masters were all sets. As was the Vegas Desert Classic. Even the early Players Championships used sets... people were probably fantasising about legplay back then. Variety is the answer.
I'd like to see it mixed up a little bit more though I'm not sure how
You could throw out ideas but they sound gimmicky
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Re: Sets or Legs?

Post by HalloweenJack » Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:15 am

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Post by Gidra » Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:27 am

GSOD - group stage legs, elimination rounds sets?
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Re: Sets or Legs?

Post by Safc » Sun Nov 15, 2020 1:08 am

Sets for me
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Post by Captain Hobo » Sun Nov 15, 2020 4:20 am

Gidra wrote: Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:27 am GSOD - group stage legs, elimination rounds sets?
Yes, and the Masters should be Set Play throughout.
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