admin on January 20th, 2009

By Mike Bates
It was season two in the Bull Shooter’s Wednesday Night Madness Mixed Couples League. Rightly named, the league proved to be a great time for most everyone. A time to meet lots of great people and play with absolutely no pressure whatsoever. Right!
It seemed like all the guys were tense [...]

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admin on January 20th, 2009

Donna Jean’s Libation opened their doors on December 31, 2008. Donna Jean’s Libation is located at 6676 W. Bell Rd in Glendale.
Donna Jean has been a bartender for 11 years. They’ve got two pool tables, three dart boards, karaoke on Wednesday and Thursday nights at 9:00pm with Darrell. They also feature live original rock bands [...]

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A: Obviously you’ve seen me play before. I knew this would come up someday, so here goes.
For myself, I have no idea why three hours later I can shoot. It is definitely in my head, one way or another.
It’s crazy, because when I first started playing, I could walk in and shoot [...]

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admin on January 20th, 2009

On Saturday, December 20th, Troy Vending held their League Banquet for all of the East Valley Dart Leagues at Smokey’s in Mesa. It was a special promotion banquet this season with over $1,200.00 in prizes being given away, along with over $7,000 in prize money payouts.
Steve from Smokey’s provided plenty of food for the day. [...]

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admin on January 20th, 2009

Bull Shooters’ great dart players, with a little help from the pool players, came through big time at the Bull Shooters food drive this year. Over a three-week period, anyone bringing in cans of food for the St Mary’s Food Bank would receive tickets for a drawing of some great items. When the [...]

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admin on January 20th, 2009

The Women’s tournament started on time at the Ox last month. After enjoying some cajun food, the girls began the business of kicking ass and taking names.
No one could double dip the team of Lisa Yee and her partner, Brenna Woods, who came in first. Kristi Boehm and Julie Morris came in second. Sue Gaona [...]

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admin on January 20th, 2009

On Saturday, January 3rd, the Ox Sports Bar hosted the banquet for the Central Phoenix Dart Leagues. It was Troy Vending’s first banquet of 2009. Hopefully, they all turn out as well as this one did.
Julie, from the Ox, made all of the food for the banquet, which included a pasta dish, meatballs, salad and [...]

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admin on December 17th, 2008

There are a number of common bad darts habits, including:
LEANING way over the line to get closer to the board. This one is a real loser, since leaning robs the darter of stability. The feet and legs should be positioned in a solid, comfortable, and relaxed stance, with weight distributed to both feet.
Excessive leaning [...]

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admin on December 17th, 2008

Weekly Pack Saddle Shoot off to a great start at Bull Shooters
By Mike Bates
On Wednesday, November 26th, Bull Shooters had their Remember the Pack Saddle
Tournament. To say it was fun would be an understatement. The jokes were flying and it was a good time for everybody who came out.
For those who [...]

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admin on December 17th, 2008

Dizzy’s at 7051 N. 7th Street in Phoenix held their In-House Dart League banquet on Wednesday, November 12th to celebrate the achievements of their new in-house league players.
This special event was designed to honor their own players who participated three nights a week for their in-house leagues, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
This event was [...]

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