October Steel Tip Recap

on saturday past we had kindof a preseason dart gathering.  the american league didn’t open until last night, but we still gathered for an afternoon of darting.  only, we did it Steel Tip Style.  roughly 20 shooters came for a couple of random draw two person team tournaments.

we shot 501 Open In/Double Out, and Cricket.  double elimination tournament brackets.  and had a great time!

with three boards going, and a fourth one sitting in reserve there were plenty of darts flying through the air.  i didn’t take a snapshot of the back room because there was NEVER a time when there wasn’t at least one shooter at the line ready to throw.  and i just didn’t want to catch someone off guard with a flash.  trust me, it was non-stop action.

we also snuck in a Last Man Standing, and a couple of throws for the triples event.  no one managed to hit a trip while the spotlight was on them, so the total grows some more.  the next Steel tip event is going to take place at the Silver Bullet on FRIDAY night, october 22nd.  there’s already one car full of shooters planning on making the journey, and knowing those guys it’s a good time in the making!

a big thanks goes out to everyone for making it such a good day.  folks came in from as far south as Lancaster to participate, and it turns out some old friends have really sharpened their dart games.  it was great to see!

here are some picts of the pairs who rose to the top during the day . . .

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that’s first place in the first tournament going to Dennis Conti and Chris Douthat. and second place going to Ed Dormer and Allen Johnson. 

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in the second tournament Mark Rohlfing was paired with Chris, and they came out ahead of Ralphie and Doug Troutman in the finals.   

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it was great fun to play in the tournaments.  a couple of guys were throwing in their first english dart tournament, and did well.  some of the shooters were steel tip veterans, and they were great fun to watch.  i honestly can’t get over so many people throwing so many darts, and what fun it all was.