Darts Comedy on Video: "Knuck You"

The darts fanatics over at Darts Around The World have been busy lately broadcasting some great podcasts and creating a new online social network called Dartbook. Tonight I was passing through Facebook on my way out of one project and into another (more graphics for the Darts Around The World website ironically) and discovered this funny video they produced.

Great job gang!

Mobile Apps for Darts: iPhone, Android, Blackberry

What would your darts app do?

Seems nowadays everything ends with the phrase "There's an app for that". Yet when I look around for a darts app, all I seem to find is Darts Scorer for iPhone, something called Pro Darts for the iPhone and a few others for keeping score or playing dart games on your mobile device.

Being a darts junkie, I really don't need help with keeping score and despite my love for the sport, I don't really care to whither hours away honing in my skills on my Blackberry when I could be standing in front of an actual dart board with my arrows.

Being a techno-junkie on the other hand inclines me to remedy the situation by developing a mobile app that makes sense for us crazy fans of darts.

Having said that, I am asking you - the darts community - what you'd like to have in a mobile app for darts. I intend on engineering the app to be available for iPhone, Android and Blackberry and I intend on offering it as a free download.

So far my ideas include:

• A list of different dart games with their rules/how to play
• Real time darts news from the major outlets
• Player profiles and stats
• Darts pub locator/directory
• Major dart tournament schedules
• Dart videos
• The ability to share/post within social networks
• Live streams from major events (if I can tackle that)

I'm wide open to your feedback and suggestions, and I'd like everyone to jump in. Bottom line is, I'd hate to put a lot of work into an app that me and maybe a dozen others may use. I'd like to create this for darts junkies that would be interested in having their darts fix available to them wherever they go.

The comments area is open for discussion, or you can hit me up on Twitter, join the conversation on Facebook or if you really have to shoot me an email.

Thanks in advance for your input!

UPDATE JULY 30, 2010

From @rrrebo via Twitter:

I want to run my blind draw from my BlackBerry. Simple barckets, click to move the winner over, automatically moves the loser to the loser's bracket. Maybe input # of boards and have the app randomize assignments to ensure fair rotation. Too much? :)

And my response via Twitter:

Great idea! Although if your tourneys go anything like mine you'll have players chasing you around to look at the phone all night!

I think this is a great suggestion! It brings to mind how many features to add. Number of players? Payout calculator? @rrrebo has the gears in my head running already...

Who's Your Pick For Premier League Champ?

OK Facebook users. Who do you think will be crowned the 2010 Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts Champ? Phil Taylor, Mervyn King, Ronnie Baxter, Terry Jenkins, Simon Whitlock, Adrian Lewis, Raymond Van Barneveld or James Wade? Click here to enter your picks for the top 5. Use the comments feature to talk smack about who will win! Don't forget to become a fan while you're selecting your top 5, and follow the blog on NetworkedBlogs!

Google Trends: Premier League Darts

While geeking around with a new Google Gadget today I thought it would be interesting to create a live gadget that follows search trends on the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Darts. It is interesting to see the search patterns coming from different countries as well as what players are being Googled more than others.

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Tripleight Darts

Johnny K and Tripleight Darts have launched a new web site featuring John Kuczynski and Scott Kirchner's Signature Series darts as well as a full line of Tripleight Universal Barrels. We are adding darts supplies and accessories as they arrive from Tripleight. Follow Johnny K's Blog for alerts and updates on new products and specials.

It has been a pleasure working with John on this project and I look forward to the completed supplies and accessories site.

YouTube Dartaholics Group

The name says it all, join up if you're into darts!

Since the arrival of YouTube, we have had to sort through video clips within the search results for darts that include sewing, bands, frogs and wannabe Jackass clowns throwing darts into their hands and asses.

This group was created for dart fanatics that are YouTubers so we can enjoy a central location on YouTube to enjoy videos related to the sport we love. Invite your fellow league members, practice partners and friends.

Historical Darts Images

Recently, LIFE Magazine released many of their historical photos in digital format. Their photos along with other treasures I come across will be the focus of a new lens I created for posting Historical Darts Pictures. Hopefully providing dart players and darts enthusiasts with an entertaining look at the early days of the sport we love to play. Currently the pictures include police officers throwing darts in a bar under the police station, Dustin Hoffman playing darts and an interesting look at a street side market in East London.

Free Darts Widget For Your Web Page

Dart players with web sites, blogs, MySpace Profiles, league web sites and other web pages might consider installing this new Darts News Widget to give their viewers more content with no effort! You can customize the Widget to include images and/or summaries and select a color scheme and size that suits your web page.

What makes this Darts News Widget better than the rest? This particular Widget draws darts news from over 30 sources from around the world and is updated regularly to keep readers up to date on the latest happenings in darts from the ADO to the BDO and PDC.

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Darts Directory - Resources for Dart Players, News and Reviews.

Virtual Darts Shirts

Facebook users can now exchange dart shirts with friends and collect dart shirts themselves with the new My Dart Shirts Application. Visit the My Dart Shirts page on Facebook for details and to join other dart players on Facebook for darts discussions and more!

List Of Dart Games

The most comprehensive list of dart games on the Internet:

x01	Around The Clock
Cricket	Baseball
Golf	Mulligan
Tic-Tac-Toe	Australian Cricket
Battle Ship	Blind Killer
Broad Jump	Bullseye Baseball
Call Three	Castle
Checkout	Dartzy
Diddle For Middle	Doubleday Baseball
Double Down	Fifty-One In 5's
Fifty-One/Fifty-Seven	Follow The Leader
Football	Fourteen Stop
Fox Hunt	Futbol
Halvers	High Jump
High/Low	High Score
Killers	Looper
Mickey Mouse	Nine Lives
Prisoners	Road Rally
Scram	Shanghai
Shove Ha'Penny	6-14
Slider	Soccer
Steeplechase	Sudden Death
Warfare	X-Out
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Design Your Own Dart Shirt

The "Lost and Found" design at mydartshirts.com has been popular, especially with those looking to customize it to include their home pub, dart team or favorite dart hangout. You can now customize this and design your own dart shirt by clicking here!

Shoes for Darts?

Is the hunt for casual and comfortable shoes for darts a little crazy? I'll be honest. For the casual luck of the draw or league night I've been sporting a pair of Spalding tennis shoes I bought at Wal Mart for $18 back in August 1996. Yes, their pretty torn up, I have duct tape and a few select adhesives holding the soles on. But, they were comfortable! I finally lost the sole off of one at Metallica and Ozzy this year, so a search for new shoes begins...

Practicing at home is a little different. My setup is in the garage, and more often than not I wont wear shoes at all. Considering the dirt, saw dust, occasional bug - oh and that snake I stepped on barefoot one day - I've been looking around for some comfortable slip-on shoes or simple sneakers for darts. Behold I found some and they allowed me to decorate them as I please.

Tacky huh! Original and unique though...

Dart Shirt Links and Other Places of Interest

This blog will be dedicated to dart shirts, darts designs and dart related items on the Internet. I have a blog online already, although it tends to get a bit cluttered with non-dart related material from time to time. In an effort to better organize posts and interests, here we go:

• MyDartShirts.com - The main online store for dart shirts and unique gifts for dart players.


• MyDartShirts at Zazzle - Offers other choices in dart shirts and additional gifts and items for the dart enthusiast.


• MyDartShirts YouTube Channel - Updates and help files for my "online darts via webcam" project, and a playlist of darts video clips I stumble across.


• Rags' Blog - Dart related rants and observations, dart shirt design updates and the occasional blurb on Internet Marketing and/or the WWW in general.


• Rags To Stitches Productions - Web design and development, graphic design, creative writing, copywriting and search engine optimization.


• Rags' MySpace Profile - Come join my list of friends on MySpace for networking and a few shenanigans.