Double Hitting Competition

robman60 · 08-01-2015 9:51pm #1

So I've taken it upon myself to improve my doubles game. It's a lot of people's worst part of their game so I was thinking it'd be interesting to see how people compare.

So all you do is count how many darts it takes you to hit every double from 1-20 in order.

Leaderboard
ComfortKid - 81
Potential Underachiever - 86
gramar - 91
jamesbere - 96
Jarjohn - 97
D.Q - 106
mykillokneel - 109
Bluezar - 113
robman60 - 115
Devastator - 126
paulie21 - 175
jdbarry - 175
2ndcoming - 179

Please give it a go, and feel free to ask for any clarification of the rules if necessary.

Devastator · 08-01-2015 11:05pm

so around the board doubles only total?

lol I'll do it someday in few days...reckon it'll be up in 200s

statto25 · 08-01-2015 11:09pm

robman60 wrote: »

So I've taken it upon myself to improve my doubles game. It's a lot of people's worst part of their game so I was thinking it'd be interesting to see how people compare.

So all you do is count how many darts it takes you to hit every double from 1-20 in order.

Leaderboard
1. robman60 - 115

Please give it a go, and feel free to ask for any clarification of the rules if necessary.

Are you going round the board from 20, 1, 18, 4 etc or is it in numerical order, 1, 2, 3 etc?

Devastator · 08-01-2015 11:14pm

statto25 wrote: »

Are you going round the board from 20, 1, 18, 4 etc or is it in numerical order, 1, 2, 3 etc?

It says 1-20 in order

robman60 · 09-01-2015 12:50am

statto25 wrote: »

Are you going round the board from 20, 1, 18, 4 etc or is it in numerical order, 1, 2, 3 etc?

D1, D2, D3 ... D20. You also must count darts thrown at, but missing D1 ie you don't count hitting D1 as your first dart, unless of course you did it on the first dart.

Sparks43 · 09-01-2015 2:47am

20

Beat that:cool:

JungleJuice · 09-01-2015 2:56am

Sparks43 wrote: »

20

Beat that:cool:

I smell bullsh.. ðŸ˜‰

Firewalkwithme · 09-01-2015 2:56am

There's always one cheat.

Sparks43 · 09-01-2015 3:12am

Cartoon_Head wrote: »

There's always one cheat.

Oh would you feck off:D

It was a Joke ffs:cool:

Firewalkwithme · 09-01-2015 3:15am

Sparks43 wrote: »

Oh would you feck off:D

It was a Joke ffs:cool:

What's your problem?

I just forgot to say I did it in 19... :rolleyes:

gramar · 09-01-2015 9:14am

No double Bull?

robman60 · 09-01-2015 11:57am

gramar wrote: »

No double Bull?

No keep it to the 20 regular doubles.

gramar · 09-01-2015 11:59am

Here's a vid of MvG going round the board on doubles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T74lY_U8WYM

mykillokneel · 12-01-2015 3:11pm

148

Did 3 to 18 in about 70 missed loads at 1, 2 and 19. Got 12,13,14 one set of 3.
I'll be back!!

Joeseph Balls · 12-01-2015 4:18pm

Will have go later:)

Lex Luthor · 12-01-2015 4:37pm

need to get practicing at this...my bug bear is the double 3...I really struggle with it
I got the double 1 & 2 after 4 darts and was still on the 3 after 30 and just had to leave. I'm usually not too bad on most others but the 19/3/17 are my nemesis

just out of curiosity what is a good score to go around the board just hitting 1-20?

Clareman · 12-01-2015 4:43pm

Lex Luthor wrote: »

need to get practicing at this...my bug bear is the double 3...I really struggle with it
I got the double 1 & 2 after 4 darts and was still on the 3 after 30 and just had to leave. I'm usually not too bad on most others but the 19/3/17 are my nemesis

just out of curiosity what is a good score to go around the board just hitting 1-20?

Had a MASSIVE, and I mean MASSIVE, row in a pub once over 6, I just can't hit double 3 so I always go 2 double 2, stepped up and hit 2 double 2 in 2 darts, then it kicked off. Apparently there was a rule in the pub that if you were on a finish of 40 or less you had to go for it

Joeseph Balls · 12-01-2015 5:11pm

Clareman wrote: »

Had a MASSIVE, and I mean MASSIVE, row in a pub once over 6, I just can't hit double 3 so I always go 2 double 2, stepped up and hit 2 double 2 in 2 darts, then it kicked off. Apparently there was a rule in the pub that if you were on a finish of 40 or less you had to go for it

Ah the 'ol pub rules that come up afterwards. Gas that no one says these before. Every local has one.

robman60 · 12-01-2015 10:35pm

mykillokneel wrote: »

148

Did 3 to 18 in about 70 missed loads at 1, 2 and 19. Got 12,13,14 one set of 3.
I'll be back!!

I tried to edit the original post but the option isn't there. If mods could edit it or allow me to edit it I'd appreciate it. I got 15, 16, 17, 18 in four consecutive darts on my current best. Keep this thread posted with your progress anyway.

Lex Luthor wrote: »

need to get practicing at this...my bug bear is the double 3...I really struggle with it
I got the double 1 & 2 after 4 darts and was still on the 3 after 30 and just had to leave. I'm usually not too bad on most others but the 19/3/17 are my nemesis

just out of curiosity what is a good score to go around the board just hitting 1-20?

I struggle with those too. Are you tall? It's more difficult for us tall people to hit those numbers. I find it easier to hit those low doubles if you float the dart more than actually projecting the dart along a downward trajectory.

Personally, I'd consider under 100 as a decent score for a casual player, under 80 good for a competitive player and about 50 for a professional.

Devastator · 12-01-2015 11:50pm

126

I'm actually pleased with that! I was seriously expecting closer to 200 than 100

Be interesting to try this again

robman60 · 12-01-2015 11:53pm

Devastator wrote: »

126

I'm actually pleased with that! I was seriously expecting closer to 200 than 100

Be interesting to try this again

Nice start. I'll give it a go again tomorrow but I'll struggle to get under 100 I think.

jamesbere · 13-01-2015 12:01am

I'll definitely do this tomorrow, back playing darts again so good incentive to practice doubles, finishing used to be the strongest part of my game so will look forward to this.

Lazarus2.0 · 13-01-2015 12:58am

robman60 wrote: »

I tried to edit the original post but the option isn't there.

Edited now. Drop me a PM if and when there are new scores to add.

2ndcoming · 13-01-2015 11:20am

Looking forward to giving this a bash later. Anything under 200 and I'd be happy!

celt262 · 13-01-2015 1:42pm

robman60 wrote: »

D1, D2, D3 ... D20. You also must count darts thrown at, but missing D1 ie you don't count hitting D1 as your first dart, unless of course you did it on the first dart.

What are trying to say here is that not a contradiction ?

2ndcoming · 13-01-2015 2:02pm

Think he's saying if it takes you 10 darts to hit double 1 you're on 10, you don't start from counting from there at 1.

robman60 · 13-01-2015 3:05pm

2ndcoming wrote: »

Think he's saying if it takes you 10 darts to hit double 1 you're on 10, you don't start from counting from there at 1.

This is correct.

jamesbere · 13-01-2015 5:08pm

Forgot how much I enjoyed practising around the clock on doubles.

96 from me

2ndcoming · 15-01-2015 10:29am

First attempt at this with new darts and not throwing well... 204

Gonna keep trying at it, know on another today I could nearly half that, lots of neighbouring doubles and wire trouble.

Jarjohn · 16-01-2015 12:44pm

147 Wednesday for doubles around the board then 97 Thursday morning. I wont be going any lower!

2ndcoming · 16-01-2015 1:13pm

Down to 189 at the second attempt. Moving in right direction at least.

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