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DARTS TOURNAMENTS - STEEL POINT
Houston Metro Area

Provided by Rick's Darts & Games, 11396-B Westheimer, Houston, TX 77077 • 713-952-5900


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SUNDAY
Knuckleheads Neighborhood Sports Bar, 2655 Winrock near Westheimer, 832-251-0400, 1pm, $7, BDD 501/Cricket/Diddlers Choice, Double Elimination

Rick's Darts & Games

MONDAY
Third Base Sports Bar, 16504 Sea Lark Rd, Houston, 77062, 8pm, $7, Double Elimination, House matches pot


Rick's Darts & Games

TUESDAY
Union Tavern, 435 El Dorado Blvd #A, Webster, 77598, 281-486-6644, 8pm, $7

Rick's Darts & Games

WEDNESDAY
N/A

THURSDAY
N/A

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FRIDAY

Molly Maguire's, Kuykendahl & 1960, 8pm, $8
Ron's White Horse Pub, 1826 Fountainview, between Westheimer & San Felipe, Houston 77057, 713-977-4820


Rick's Darts & Games

SATURDAY
Bogie's Billiards, SW Corner of Aldine Westfield & FM 1960, 281-821-4544, 1st & 3rd Sat each month, $10 entry, 8pm, 501/Cricket/Diddlers Choice
Maverick's Saloon, 2017 N. Frazier #E2, Conroe, 77301, 936-264-7446, BDD, $6, 7:30pm
Ron's White Horse Pub, 1826 Fountainview, between Westheimer & San Felipe, Houston 77057, 713-977-4820


NOTE: Bars often change event dates, times, etc., so call for confirmation before traveling very far to an event.
Please help us keep this list up-to-date by reporting changes & additions to Rick's Darts & Games.
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or Phone: 713-952-5900

Steel Point Darts Measurements:
Throw Line: 7 feet 9.25”
Dartboard Height: 5' 8” to center of Bull

Abbreviations & Definitions:
BDD: Blind Draw Doubles
DIDO: Double-In, Double Out
SIDO: Straight-In, Double Out

Guaranteed Team OutTeams entered in prize drawing for night

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Protect your Darts from Summer Heat PDF Print E-mail

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)

For that matter, most of the USA experiences heat in the mid-90's or above, for at least part of the summer.

Many darters keep their darts supplies in their vehicles, for convenience in going out to play darts in the eventing.  The down side of this is that all of the plastic parts of darts are affected by the heat. 

A few days or weeks in a car's 150+ degree heat, and flights will start to come apart at the seams.  Plastic shafts will soften & warp, and suddenly nylon shafts won't hold flights as well.  Some darts have rubber grips, and those will deteriorate and become sticky/gummy.  Darts cases that are put together with adhesive will start to come apart, and velcro strips held on with glue will peel off.   

Although there may not be any visible deterioration, plastic and fabric will be damaged by such heat, and that will cause premature failure of those items.  Every year, around the end of summer, many darters experience a sudden rash of flights suddenly coming apart, or nylon shafts that have warped.   Invariably, the items were stored in a hot car all summer.

This is also a problem merchandise from many "briefcase" vendors, who sell supplies at darts bars and league events.  While a darts shop typically keeps its inventory in an air-conditioned building, merchandise carried around in the trunk of a car all the time will be in bad shape by the end of summer.


So, make your flights & shafts last longer by not keeping them in your car.  Or, if you must keep a set or two of darts in the car, at least try to keep most of your extra supplies at home in an air-conditioned environment.

 
HCDA Moving & Yard Sale - March 27, 2010 PDF Print E-mail
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!

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Choosing the Right Darts PDF Print E-mail

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.

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Why buy Tungsten Darts? PDF Print E-mail

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.

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