Dart Cases
Dart Cases Darts
is a game that takes skill and practice! Many household across the
United States keep at least one dartboard in their game rooms or garages.
There aren’t many citizens who haven’t at least tried
throwing a dart. This game has become so popular that many people
participate in competitions and actually take their own dart sets
away from home. For this reason it is important to have dart cases
that will travel well, fit all your equipment, and be durable. You
can find dart cases in many styles, including nylon, wood, and a variety
of colors.
This is an informational website for those seeking information
on dart cases. No persons or companies mentioned herein receive
monetary recompense for the use of their materials or names. As far as the origins of the game are concerned, javelins, crossbow bolts and archery have all been considered. Of these the most likely scenario is that the game has its roots in archery. Indeed, glance back to the earliest type of dartboards and you will see that these were concentric targets – miniature forms of the archery target. Moreover, darts is most commonly known as ‘arrows.’ Some would say that these two points alone are sufficient to confirm our sports heritage. Darts playing boosted morale in the forces during the Second World War being played in the Officer’s Mess and PoW camps alike. Darts was standard issue in the NAAFI sports pack. American soldiers visiting British shores took darts home with them and generated substantial interest in this ‘olde Englishe’ game in the US which up until then was little played in this country. The 1950s and 1960s were periods when darts maintained a fairly low profile even though participant levels were still extremely high. The NDAGB was undertaking sterling work both in establishing county leagues and organising top competitions such as the NODOR Fours. The 1960s saw darts on TV for the first time and through the work of the British Darts Organisation (BDO), established in 1973, and the introduction of split screen technology darts really took a hold of Britain and then, it seemed, the rest of the planet. The 1970s and 1980s witnessed the first darts ‘stars’ such as Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Alan Evans, Jocky Wilson, Leighton Rees, Cliff Lazarenko becoming household names. The establishment of the Professional Darts Corporation PDC (initially
the World Darts Council (WDC)) following the ‘great split’
of 1992 took darts in a new direction. This has resulted in the
introduction of key, high profile competitions including the World
Matchplay, Grand Prix and the World Championship. |