More Darts History Until 1978, there was no standard distance for throwing darts. Our floor mats at Rick’s Darts & Games had 6 throw lines! Different countries and even British counties had their own rules. Then, in 1978, Tom Fleetwood of the American Darts Organization got together with Olly Croft of the British Darts Organization…
Darts History In 1980, the HDA hosted Houston’s first large darts tournament, the $10,000 Houston Open. With rapid league growth and large events in mind, the organization decided to incorporate. This was partly for liability concerns, as well as for tax purposes. As part of the legal change, the logo was redesigned. Note the two…
In 1981, the Houston Darts Association was booming, with around 1,000 members playing on Tuesday & Wednesday nights But.. at Rick’s Darts & Games, we were busy teaching -lots- of new darters. Many did not want to attempt playing league in a bar crowded with experienced players. The HDA already had its hands full, so…
Steel Point (Bristle) dartboardsHorizontal throwing distance is 7 feet 9 ¼ inches (2.37 meters) Soft-Tip dartboardsHorizontal distance is 8 feet (2.44 meters) For both /steel-point and Soft-Tip dartboardsThe height to the center of the Bull is 5 feet 8 inches.
We’ve just received a shipment from Discraft, with many of their new STAR WARS imprinted discs in Full-Foil & Super Color. Of course, we also have our usual assortment of around 1,000 discs from most other major disc companies, in all weights, styles, colors, plastics. Buy 4 Discs, Get 1 More Disc FREE!
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The AMOT’s 2019 Texas State Soft-tip darts tournament will be held on the weekend of August 16-18, at the Sheraton Hotel near George Bush International Airport, according to South Texas Arachnid representative Kidd Cardenas. Sponsored by the Amusement & Music Operators of Texas, this well-attended $12,500 event has moved to both a new venue and…
Weekly local Steel-Point Darts tournaments & activities in the greater Houston Metro region. Note that local bar events may change or cancel due to weather, holidays, or other events. It is a good idea to before traveling very far to an event that you are not already familiar with. Please Click Here to submit additions…
Weekly local Soft-tip Darts tournaments & activities in the greater Houston Metro region. Note that local bar events may change or cancel due to weather, holidays, or other events. We suggest calling before traveling very far to an event that you are not already familiar with. Please Click Here to submit additions or corrections.
American Legion Post 521 will be holding the Second Annual American Legion Open Steel-Point Darts tournament over the weekend of February 15-17, 2019. Rick’s Darts & Games is supplying 20 bristle dartboards for the event, and we hope to see them all in heavy use by darters from all around Texas & Louisiana. Our darts…
Update: As of May. 17, 2019, we have one brand-new set of these limited edition Elysian soft-tip darts available for sale! We currently have available a very limited quantity of the highly collectable Target Elysian Generation 4 Limited Edition darts sets. These 95% Tungsten darts are made with the highest possible attention to detail, and…
FIND A DART THAT FITS..
The first consideration in choosing a dart is Registration. That’s just a long way to say “fit”, as the dart’s shape should fit the hand so comfortably that the darter never has to look at it, and is never tempted to change grip in the middle of a game.