From: v051r9bf@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (When will Mergle EVER shut up?)
Newsgroups: alt.sport.darts
Subject: Re: Beginner's Luck?
Date: 13 Oct 92 17:20:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
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In article <branagan.718923977@convex.convex.com>, branagan@convex.com (Linda Branagan) writes...
> 
>Has anyone else notice that beginner's luck is 
>occasionally a force to be reckoned with?
> 
>I play in a mixed doubles league, and while
>the teams are evenly matched, individual players
>often aren't.  It isn't unusual for teams to 
>pair an absolute novice with a sharpshooter.
> 
>The thing that gets me is that "wild" throwing,
>especially in *01, can kill you.  A few weeks ago I 
>watched an opponent throw T18, bull, D19 in a game 
>of 501.  That's a ton-17!
> 
>They were nowhere near out, and her (clearly more 
>skilled) partner was telling her to aim for the 20,
>which she claimed to be doing!  You can't get much
>further from the 20 than the D19, but the points
>still count. (It became obvious later that she was
>lucky to hit the board at all.)
> 
>It's really aggravating to watch much better players
>throw 26 over and over and over again....
> 
>Has anyone else noticed this, or is it my imagination?
> 
>--Linda Branagan, who isn't a spokesperson for
>Convex Computer Corporation
>Richardson, TX
>branagan@convex.com

I work at a bar, and am average-good at darts.  But several of the
waitresses and other employees are not that good, and don't like 
the competitiveness of Cricket and 301--so we play 'high score'.

In 7 rounds/21 darts, I can throw 450 consistently.  I played a
waitress who was just firing away at the board and I lost 7 out
of 8 games to her.  She had 731 points in one seven-round game--
while just trying to hit the board!                                          

It was mind-boggling that a beginner could average 550 points in
7 rounds for 7 games straight.  That's about 80 points per round!

'Oh, what?  I only need 146 to win?'  :^)

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