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darts in the eighties

  • 22-12-2011 9:58pm
    #1
    Washout
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    ESPN classic had the 1985 final between bob anderson and eric bristow on at 6:30 today.

    i couldnt believe what i was witnessing.. both players holding a cigerrete in their non throwing hand while up at the board.

    everytime there was a bounce out the score said unlucky.

    boy darts has changed an awful lot from those days.


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  • #2
    AndyP
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    It was a far more enjoyable watch in those days.


  • #3
    finbarrk
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    I remember seeing Bob Lowes 9 darter live on the BBC in BW. Around '85 I'd say.


  • #4
    Jake The Fat Ma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 366 ✭✭Jake The Fat Ma


    finbarrk wrote: »
    I remember seeing Bob Lowes 9 darter live on the BBC in BW. Around '85 I'd say.

    Who is this Bob Lowe?


  • #5
    getz
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    i can remember the great darters of the late 70s,the likes of the first world champ,alun evens,the great and well loved laton reese,the england captain bill lenard[who gave me my first set of tungston darts] i was very lucky to have played against them all,in comps and exhibitions,the only one i ever managed to beat was alun,


  • #6
    Double Top
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    Jake The Fat Ma wrote: »
    Who is this Bob Lowe?

    its john lowes twin brother, it was actually him who hit the 9 darter not john but he took all the credit :p:p:p:p:p


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  • #7
    buster180
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    Double Top wrote: »
    its john lowes twin brother, it was actually him who hit the 9 darter not john but he took all the credit :p:p:p:p:p

    They are just after showing that game against Deller when he hit the 9 darter. Lowe went on to beat Big Cliff Lazeranko in the final of the MFI.


  • #8
    dartbhoy
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    More darts classics on xmas eve on ESPN Classic from the eighties at 1 00pm and 1 30pm. Darts in the eighties was brilliant,pints and fags galore on stage as well as loads of brilliant darts! John Lowe's 9 darter was a major achievement back in 1984 on a board with narrower trebles and doubles than the current boards and to earn £100,000 for it back then was an unbelievable amount of money.


  • #9
    buster180
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    dartbhoy wrote: »
    More darts classics on xmas eve on ESPN Classic from the eighties at 1 00pm and 1 30pm. Darts in the eighties was brilliant,pints and fags galore on stage as well as loads of brilliant darts! John Lowe's 9 darter was a major achievement back in 1984 on a board with narrower trebles and doubles than the current boards and to earn £100,000 for it back then was an unbelievable amount of money.

    I would love to see the current crop of players play on one of the old boards. Would they hit so many 180’s or 9 dart finishes? Don’t think so………….. But would love to see them have a go.


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