Houston Bluebonnet Dart Tournament January 28-20, 2011 (steel-tip) January 28-30, 2011 $10,000+ in Prize Money, hosted by the Harris County Darts Assn.(HCDA) ADO Sanctioned Darts Tournament Sheraton Brookhollow Houston Hotel 3000 North Loop West. Houston, Texas 713-668-0100 Special Darters rate for room $77 Rick’s Darts and Games will have a concession booth for all…
3nd Annual Texas State Dart Tournament (soft-tip) March 18-20, 2011 $15,000 in Prize Money, sponsored by Amusement & Music Operators of Texas (AMOT) and co-sponsored by H. A. Franz & Co. Hilton Houston Hobby Airport 8181 Airport Blvd. Houston, TX 77061 713-645-3000 Special Darters rate for room $75 Rick’s Darts and Games will have a…
Summer in the Houston area is HOT, up to 100 degrees! Temperatures in parked cars & trucks will range from 130 to 180 degrees, even if the windows are cracked open a little. Even at just 79 degrees, a car with a black interior, parked outdoors, can reach 192 degrees! (data: National Safe Kids Campaign)
Launching Kites: Have someone hold the kite from behind, with about 50 to 100 feet of line out. Then rapidly pull in the line hand-over-hand, as the kite is let go. Let the line lay on the ground in front of you, and slowly steb back or sideways as you pull, so that the line…
Tournament Winners, of the 5th Annual Bayou Gator Shootout – April 30 / May 1, 2010 Location: Holiday Inn Beaumont Plaza, in Beaumont, Texas The Golden Triangle Dart League was host to two days of ADO Sanctioned competition, with 11 events. On Sunday, May 2nd, an ADO Regional All Star event was played at the…
$15,000 Houston Open Darts Tourney, June 11-13, 2010 This is the 31st year for this great Houston steel-tip darts tournament! As always, this is an ADO Sanctioned Event. Plus: the ADO National Masters’ Playoffs will be held here on Friday, June 10th. The dart hall will be setup with 38 bristle dartboards, along…
H.C.D.A. Moving Sale! Benefitting the Harris County Darts Association Saturday, March 27, 2010 – 7am – 5 pm 5902 Jason Street Houston, Texas 77074 Books, chairs, shelving units, desks, office furniture, clothes, baby items, a drum set and much, much more. Come out and see! Worth a trip, worth a look! maps.google.com/maps …
The weather is fantastic for kite flying! On really windy days, if your kite startes to loop & crash, it may be over-powered. Just move the bridle not up an inch or two, to bring the nose down. That reduces strain on the kite, and it will fly better. Rick’s Darts & Games…
March 12 – 13, 2010 Spring Creek Darts Association presents the T. Moore Memorial Darts Tournament $2,500 Prize Fund! Sunday, March 14, 2010 ADO Sanctioned 501 Regional Tournament Both events are for steel-tip (steel-point) darts, thrown at league-approved bristle dartboards, and will be held at Molly Maquires Pub, 15945 Kuykendahl, Spring, TX…
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While brass is still used for inexpensive darts, such darts are large in diameter and the grip wears down quickly.
Tungsten is a very dense metal, also very durable. Using tungsten to make a dart barrel results in a smaller dart for the same weight. For anyone who plays darts often, the durability is important, as that helps retain the dart’s precision-machined shape, grooves, and knurling.