Ohaupo Singles Tournament 20/6/15

Northland Club Open 9/5/13

I would go to this but it clashes with Harrows Grand prix in Mount Maunganui on same day. Maybe next year.

Auckland District RSA's Fours and Singles 12/4/15

Dates for National RSA Darts and Interdoms Darts

1. Labour weekend. National Darts Manurewa. Friday 23rd October - Monday 26th October. AGM will probably be 0830 Saturday morning as opposed to the Friday night due to travellers arriving Sat versus Friday.. All clubs represented will be expected to provide at least one delegate.  Play Saturday and Sunday. Selection forms will be available for 2016 Interdominions tourney at Rosebud, Victoria. Entry forms will be sent out in due course to RSAs by the host RSA and also relayed on via email by me to National players on my data base. 

2. Rosebud Interdoms 2016. Depart NZ Wednesday 23rd March. Depart Aust Tuesday 29th March. 50th Anniversary NZ/NSW/VIC... Selection forms will be emailed in due course and you may return by email to me if you so desire. Nomination and remit forms will also be emailed to you.  Start saving now as I expect, this time, to pay full airfares in December..

More Information On Soft Tip Tournament in Auckland 19/4/15

ALL players needs to obtain a valid DARTSLIVE CARD prior to
the
tournament
        ALL DARTSLIVE CARD must have rating ( 10 x 01 games / 10 x
Cricket)
        DARTSLIVE CARD can be obtained at i Darts AKL, free of
charge for
all players (RRP $10)
        Please note Final match is played on the following Saturday
25th
        ALL payments are non-refundable

Payment Options:
Cash - i Darts AKL 17a Albert st Auckland CBD
Bank: ASB
Account Name: i Darts AKL
Account Number: 12-3026-0070529-50
Reference: (Tournament + Full Name)
Please do not hesitate to contact me on 0212960535 for any inquiries.

Kind Regards,
Ethan Li

Interdominion Darts Results 2015

	Winner	Runner Up
Teams Match	NSW 1	NZ 1 on a count back to Vic 1 & NSW 2
Doubles	Andy Pringle NZ	Ron Glavish NZ
	Peter Herewini NZ	Kevin Barr NZ
Singles	Brian Roach NSW	Laurie Turner NZ
Test Match	Australia	New Zealand
Ladies Match	New Zealand	Australia
Executive Match	Australia	New Zealand
Captains Cup	Gary Warner Vic	Don Ross NZ
Anzac Trophy	New Zealand	Australia
Dominion Trophy	Australia	New Zealand
Corio Shield	New South Wales	Victoria
Veteran's Cup	Gary Warner Vic	Peter Herewini NZ
Highest Start	Brendan Wetere NSW	160
Highest Finish	Don Ross NZ	167
First 171	Henare Jenkins NSW
First 180	Greg Hislop NSW
Most 180's	Brian Roach NSW
Most 100+	Brian Roach NSW
Necklace of Teeth	Graham Cavill NSW
Trout Mouth	David Jackson
The Frog	Kevin Barr
Herbie	Hemi Kaio
Taniwha Trophy	Not won

Tickets For Auckland Masters 28 and 29 August 2015

Most of you readers will know that Michael Van Gerwen and a number of other darts professionals will be in Auckland and playing in August. Tickets to the event are going to be on sale to the general public soon. If you want to pre-book tickets and get ahead of the rush you can in the Auckland area contact Taffy Pugh at 09 278 3759 or taffy_nz@hotmail.com. West City Darts Association players can contact their secretary to get tickets as they have pre-booked 50 already for club members.

The photo of Michael was taken when he was told he was going to Auckland.

Some Darts Results from around NZ today

Craig Pullen, the joker, defeats Mark McGrath, cowboy in the final of the Taranaki Open  men's Singles. Mark Cleaver was runner - up in both lives. I believe Tina Osborne won the ladies singles.

Rachael Padget and Jane Harrington defeat Desi Mercer and Peggy Wikaira to win the South Island Masters ladies  pairs.

In Auckland Geoff Koster and Colleen Curreen win the final of the Des Heavey memorial pairs.

Craig Caldwell and Amy Parry Win South Island Masters Mixed Pairs Last Night in Invercargill

Craig Caldwell and Amy Parry defeated Steve Padget and Peggy Wikaira in the final of the South Island Masters mixed pairs held in Invercargill last night at the Southland Darts Association hall.

Some Darts Results from Around NZ today

Mark McGrath and Mark Cleaver win Taranaki Open Pairs.

Peter Hunt defeats Warren Parry to win the South Island men's Masters singles title.

Peggy Wikaira defeats Jane Harrington to win the South Island women's Masters single title.

Thoughts On Dart Barrel Shape

Whilst watching the premier league of darts on Sky recently. I saw Kim Huybrechts miss out on a few 180's in my opinion because of the shape of his dart barrel. He would get the first two darts in the treble bed and the third would have gone in but has slid off the barrel of the second dart and below the treble wire. Peter Wrights darts are tapered at the end and I personally think it gives a player more chance of getting three darts in in those situations rather than the more square ended barrel Huybrechts uses. I am not sure why more players do not go to the tapered end of the barrel type. They can be made the same weight with the same balance point so they would not be that different to throw. Of course another solution is to just use longer points which creates the same effect for grouping and seems to be one some other players do with those shaped barrels.

Soft Tip Cash Tournament 19/4/15

This is the first of this type of tournament I have seen advertised in NZ. I actually think the Region 2 team playoffs, men and ladies, is being played that day. I wonder if the organiser realises that. He is missing out and having  about 50 of Auckland's top players competing. Maybe he doesn't care. I have to play in West City playoff to select 8 for the Region playoff this Thursday. If I do not make it to the Region playoff I will go and play in this.

NZ Police National Darts Championship 2015 - 40th Anniversary,

Open To:

Serving Police officers and retired Police officers and their spouses, wives , husbands or partner

Dates :

Friday 20 March 2015 - North Versus South

Saturday 21 March 2015 - Fours and Pairs

Sunday 22 March 2015 - Singles

Venue for darts :

Mangere Cosmopolitan Club,

Bader Drive,

Mangere

(Next door to the Mangere Police Station.)

Entries to:

Alf Filipania
blkalf@xtra.co.nz

Cost:

$30

Sports Performance Enhancing Effects of Alcohol In Darts

Alcohol according to  experts and scientific studies can have a performance enhancing effect in some aiming sports like darts, archery, billiards, pistol shooting and snooker.

It depends how much you have drunk as to whether it assists in you playing better or worse.  Too much alcohol and your hand eye coordination starts to go. Just enough can  provide a loss of anxiety and nervousness and a  more smooth action in your throw.

If you are a player who averages 25 darts per leg it is not going to make you into a player who consistently averages 18  darts per leg but if you are a person of a nervous disposition it might mean you can play at your optimum level of 25 darts instead of falling apart and maybe averaging 30 darts per leg.

So the trick is if you are using alcohol to prevent anxiety or nervousness in a game is to know the level that works best for you and drink enough to maintain it but not to go past it. Somewhere between 39 mg/100 ml blood alcohol concentration and 60 mg/100 ml blood alcohol concentration your hand-eye co-ordination becomes impaired.

The number or type of drinks you would need to get to 39 mg depends on your body weight, sex and level of body fat. It takes some experimentation to know when you have reached the optimum level.

One player I did play with for a while who has since passed on was quite scientific I thought in his approach. He had worked out how much he needed to play at an optimum level and would measure out a specific quantity of whiskey in a small container before he left home. He would then drink that in the carpark  before play started in qualifying and that seemed to work for him. He only bothered doing that in the big tournaments  not the everyday darts we play in leagues and local competitions.

With a single drink your blood alcohol level peaks about 45 minutes after ingestion.

While the use of alcohol whilst playing darts is legal in some other aiming sports it is not. At the 1980 Olympics two pistol shooters were disqualified due to taking alcohol to improve performance.

The best option of all is to be of such a calm disposition that nerves do not effect you and you do not require alcohol to play at an optimal level. It is also a lot cheaper and there is no hangover. Development of a strong focus and mental strength on the oche as well as improved technique and skill should be the main aim of players who wish to succeed at the higher levels of the game.

Some of the information in this post is from my own and other dart players experience and some is from an article by Thomas Reilly titled Alcohol, anti-anxiety drugs and sport published in 2003 in the book Drugs in Sport Third Edition. I obtained the book from the Point Chevalier library in Auckland if anyone would like to locate and read it.

Some Recent Random Darts Stats

 1.   Final of Harrows West City DPNZ Grand Prix 5 played between Aiden Simpson and Rob Szabo. Won by Aiden 7 to 5. Average winning legs were 18 darts with straight start. Played 24/1/15 at West City Darts Association hall, Ranui.

2. Final of Auckland Area Mixed Pairs between Peggy Wikaira with Ken Moir against Tom Williams with Vaine  Blackie. Won by Vaine and Tom. Average winning legs were 26 darts with double start. Played 8/2/15 at Papatoetoe Cossie Club.

3. Final of Auckland Area Men's singles between Ken Moir and Chris Taylor. Won by Chris 4 to 3. Average winning legs were 18.5 darts with double start. Played 28/2/15 at Papakura Club.

NZDC Calender 2015



Date	Event	Association	Location	Comments
7-Feb	Canterbury Classic Open	Canterbury	Canterbury	NZDC Ranked
4-Apr	South Island Masters Singles	Southland	Invercargill	NZDC/BDO Ranked
5-Apr	South Island Masters Open Pairs	Southland	Invercargill	Non-Ranking
25-Apr	North Island Masters Open Pairs	Hastings	Hastings	Non-Ranking
26-Apr	North Island Masters Singles	Hastings	Hastings	WDF/BDO/NZDC Ranked
30-May	Canterbury Open Mixed Pairs	Canterbury	Christchurch	Non-Ranking
31-May	Canterbury Open Singles	Canterbury	Christchurch	WDF/BDO/NZDC Ranked
1-Jun	Canterbury Men's & Ladies Open Pairs	Canterbury	Christchurch	Non-Ranking
13-Jun	Puma NZ Masters	Kapi Mana	Porirua	WDF/BDO/NZDC Ranked
14-Jun	NZ Open Pairs	Kapi Mana	Porirua	Non-Ranking
12-14 Jul	NZDC Junior & Youth Championships	Wainuiomata	Wainuiomata	Members only tournament
2-8 Aug	NZDC Senior Championships		Motueka	Members only tournament
4-Aug	NZDC AGM		Motueka	Delegates only meeting
5-Aug	NZ Open Men's & Ladies Singles		Motueka	WDF/BDO/NZDC Ranked
6-Aug	Puma NZ Men's Singles		Motueka	Members only - NZDC Ranked
7-Aug	Puma NZ Ladies Singles		Motueka	Members only - NZDC Ranked
18-Sep	Auckland Open Singles	West City	Auckland	WDF/BDO/NZDC Ranked
19-Sep	Sunday News 3's	West City	Auckland	Non-Ranking - Teams of 3 Players
3-4 Oct	NZDC Under 24's Championships	Kapi Mana	Porirua	Members only tournament
23-Oct	Open Pairs	Otago	Dunedin	Non-Ranking
24-Oct	Alan King Memorial Singles	Otago	Dunedin	NZDC/BDO Ranked
25-Oct	Tiny Vincent Memorial Mixed Pairs	Otago	Dunedin	Non-Ranking
31 Oct - 1 Nov	Aotearoa NZ Maori Tournament	Gisborne	Gisborne	Members only tournament
14-Nov	Levin Open Pairs	Horowhenua	Levin	Non-Ranking
15-Nov	Ted Clements Memorial Singles	Horowhenua	Levin	WDF/BDO/NZDC Ranked

MIke Day Fundraiser Friday 12 December 2014

Results Of The 2014 National RSA Darts Championships Held at Upper Hutt Over Labour Weekend



Main Round

Fours Winners                                 Glen Eden  G J West, K Moir, K Barr, V T Shearsby

R/Up                                                 Upper Hutt  J Ryan, K Jillett, A Pringle, P Cressey

Pairs Winners                                  Glen Eden G J West, K Moir

R/Up                                                 Glen Eden  K Barr, V T Shearsby

Singles Winner                                 Glen Eden K Moir

R/Up                                                  Sanson L Turner

Consolation

Fours                                                 Comp 4 C Hansen, G Stephens Foxton, L Everitt Papatoetoe, D Green                                                            Birkenhead

R/Up                                                  Glen Eden A E Fromont, L Cantell, S Halford, S Yost

Pairs                                                  Glen Eden J Amosa, R Hooper

R/Up                                                  Papakura R Derwin R Ashton

Singles                                              Glen Eden J Fayen

R/Up                                                  Manurewa M Lipsham

Furthest Lady                                    Sarnia West    Sanson

Vets Cup                                           Whitu Taylor    Waihi

First 180                                            Dean Tremayne Lower Hutt

2nd 180                                             Kevin Barr Glen Edern

First 171                                            Dave Green Birkenhead

Highest Start                                     Steve  Phillips Upper Hutt 160

Highest Finish                                   Jim Fayen Glen Eden

Results courtsey of

R L (Bob) Sadler JP
Lieutenant RNZN (Rtd

Being Played Today 4 October 2014

Open Mixed Three's Tauranga 14/6/14

North Island Masters Drawn Pairs Results

First Life

Winners: Mick Lacey and Bob Mckenzie
Runners up: Trevor Walters and Jason Ladbrook

Second Life

Winners: Graham Parker and Brian McKelvie.
Runners up: Mick Lacey and Debbie Walters

Third Life

Winners: Mick Lacey and Trevor Walters
Runners up: Tina Osborne and Richard Komene

Most 180's: Mick Lacey and Cody Harris 4 each.

Highest Finish: Brian Steed 114

North Island Masters this weekend

 I am heading to this from Auckland in an hour or so. I am travelling with Mick Lacey and Peggy Wikaira.

I will try and send some live updates and photos if time permits.

Interdomion Newsletter

NEWSLETTER GLEN EDEN INTERDOMINIONS

17^TH – 21^ST APRIL 2014

1.    Tournament. A very successful tournament which was played in the usual “Family of Darts” atmosphere and, as always, it was great seeing our Aussie mates. Sincerest thanks to the Organising Committee headed by RNZRSA Interdominion Council President, Steven Halford and to all those who participated including our volunteer helpers and drivers, the kitchen and bar staff and fantastic support from the Executive Committee, the Secretary Manager, Jim Pattullo and his Assistant Manager Nicole Bunker. We sincerely thank our sponsors, particularly Lion Breweries, Puma Darts and IGT Gaming.

2.    Participants. The NZ contingent included 50 players and 30 supporters, NSW 18 players and 12 supporters and Victoria 30 players and 12 supporters. A good turn out and our thanks to Lincoln Green for their discounts and liaison.

3.    Warning.  Three NZ players were out of the rig of the day at the Tournament Dinner and suffered the ignominy of a Disciplinary meeting. There will be no further tolerance and if you don’t subscribe to the brief and other instructions you will be suspended forthwith. No more warnings, Folks.

4.    Results.

Anzac Trophy.    Aust 11    NZ 4  Bob Sadler, Roni Shearsby, Bruce Abbott,             

                                                        Tony Fromont, Leo Cantell, Dave Clapperton,

                                                        Dean Woodward, Jim Hennah, Leo                   

                                                        Nicholson, Craig Schomaker.   

Dominion.           Aust 10    NZ 5   Steven Halford, Mal Jones, Steve Yost, Buck

                                                        Ryan, Charlie Taylor, George Brook, Peter

                                                        Page, Gordy McCallum, Karen McLean, Peter

                                                        McGinn.

Singles                NZ Laurie Turner                           Aust Ian Whitworth

Doubles              NZ Andy Pringle/Peter Herewini  Aust Steve Brown/Paul Tune

Test Match          NZ 7         Aust 7 NZ Team Don Ross, Jimmy Joyce, Greg West.

                                                         Kevin Barr, Peter Herewini. Rob Furmage, Andy                                                      

                                                         Pringle, Willie Peters, Laurie Turner, Whitu

                                                         Taylor.

Executive            NZ 9         Aust 6 All NZ Exec and Selectors stood down to

                                                         allow others to play. Dave Green, John

                                                         Amosa, Derek Kaa, John Kaa, George Moore,

                                                         Dean Tremayne, Maurice Farr, Keith Ball,

                                                         Maree Mayall, Sarnia West.

Captain’s Cup     NZ 3 Tony Wicksteed                  NZ2 Charlie Taylor

Coiro Shield        Vic 3                    NSW 1

Veteran’s Cup     NZ Kevin Barr    VIC Dick Delamere

High Start            NZ Richard Jackson 160

High Finish          NZ Tony Wicksteed NZ 161                                                             

First 180               NSW Bob Lockwood

First 171               NSW David Jackson

Taniwha 170        Not won

Most 180’s         3 each: Steve Brown VIC, Kelly Jillett NZ, Gary Warner VIC,   Paul Tune VIC, John Ryan NZ.

Most 100’s           NZ Laurie Turner 36

Necklace              NZ Bob Sadler

Trout Mouth        VIC Noel Beasy

The Frog              NSW Nick Zavatarro

Herbie                  VIC Peter Fraatz

Other 180’s.         Will be advised when the scribe gets out of hospital in a

                              Couple of days...

DOBS.

­Editorial and Poetical licence lies with Poppa Smurf on this occasion and although you have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be misquoted, then used against you !!!!!!

a.    Whitu, Jim Hennah and Georgie. People read or conversely do not read (or have emails. Although Whitu’s are sent via Dave C, Jim’s via a family member and George’s via his RSA) and accordingly miss things due to lack of communications, so to speak and accordingly last minute events are an embuggerence and these three did not have the newer strip.. Good fun which makes Monk so happy he could just pooh !!

People can be divided into three groups; those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened.

b.    Greedy Sod. Wingz you don’t play twice !! You take turns at darts..

Laughter is the brush which sweeps away the cobwebs of the heart.

c.    Steve Exley Junior is a “lolly freak” although he looked pretty good in his Tourney polo...

The person who does things that count  doesn’t usually stop to count them.

d.    One wonders why Rob F threw his darts up on the roof of the RSA.. Reckoned they were useless. Bought new ones from Logga and they didn’t work either until the Test Match... Mind, it was a lovely gesture for Rob to give his medal to young Steve Exley. Well done, Full On..

An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. No reward coming after the event can compare with the sweet reward that went with it. M Maeterlinck.

e.    Rob Harter for climbing a ladder and recovering item 1 above..  Glazier trying to be a roofer perhaps ?

Great things are not done by impulse but by a series of small things brought together. V van Gogh

f.     Magpie. NSW Tour Manager Dave Jackson filching one of Maku’s darts but he didn’t get away with it... but it was a good laugh.

A big man is one who makes us feel bigger when we are with him. J C Maxwell

g.    Bulldog likes to have a bet or two but that doesn’t mean going bye byes at the table by the TAB !!!

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else. E Bombeck

h.    Mama Smurf. Missed the Ladie’s trip bus because she had gone to church and forgot the times. Religion has a lot to answer for, maybe !!

We always hold hands. If I let go – she shops !!

i.      Sam West was legless.. Not in the usual understood meaning but she did look a bit weird crawling around on the stage... but cute all of the same.

Life is like a mirror. If you frown at it, it frowns back. If you smile, it returns the greeting.

j.      Willy Warmers. I am sure that Babz Reedman was sitting there knitting “Willie warmers” but evidently this is not the case.. Still they looked like it..

      I guess size does matter.

      Laughter is the brush which sweeps away the cobwebs of the heart.   

k.     Tournament Dinner. Democracy to the fore. You don’t have to go but just remember in future that the host pays for the number of dinners ordered and we paid for quite a few of you who did not turn up. In my opinion, if you don’t turn up then you pay the $25 it cost anyway !!

Do not let what you can’t do interfere with what you can do. J Wooden

l.      Andy Pringle left his darts behind on Monday. Just as well he and Craig use the same darts... Enough said ??

No man is old enough to know better. H Jackson

m.   Robert Hale for not engaging brain before opening mouth.. Finals are best of 7 which was ratified in the IDA Constitution 2013 and copies were available as published.

A closed mouth gathers no foot....

n.    Wicky for playing for Poppa in the Captain’s Cup and winning it.

His cup runneth over..

o.    AWOL for not doing anything dobbable this year !!

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. A Landers

p.    Not a dob but a well done to John Amosa for his guitar music at the Auld Lang Syne due to the fact that GE did not have a piano..

We never know the worth of water ‘til the well is dry.

q.    Kevin Frost for being Kevin Frost. A thorough gentleman and a joker to boot. Great value to be around and a credit to his state.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul and paints his own nature into his pictures. H W Beecher

r.     Peter Fraatz, Peter Clark and Steve Brown for being the life of the party, as always. Great to be around at any time.

A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside. D Waitley

s.    To all the Kiwi newcomers this year. Andy Pringle, William Peters, Peter McGinn, Maurice Farr, Karen McLean, Derek Kaa, John Kaa, Dave Clapperton, Craig Schomaker, Keith Ball, Maree Mayall, Sarnia West.

We pay the hands of cards life give us and the worst hand can make us the best players. Doc Searls

               

STOP PRESS:

Glen Eden RSA has been appointed host of the 2020 Interdominion Darts.

Venues:

2015     Merrylands RSL, Sydney, NSW

2016     Rosebud RSL, Mornington Peninsular, VIC

2017     Lower Hutt Memorial RSA, NZ..  To be held at the Petone Working

             Men’s Club, Petone, Wellington.

2018     NSW

2019     VIC

2020     Glen Eden RSA Inc, Waitakere, NZ 

Poppa Smurf