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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.

 
Winners - Beaumont $7,500 Gator Shootout - April 2010 PDF Print E-mail

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 site.


Open Doubles 501 (14 Teams)
1st         Chris Helms/Dieter Schutsch
2nd         JP Portier/Josh Flattmann
Top 4     Johnny Salazar/Ram Jr, Ernie C/Scott W.
Top 8     Allen M./Soldier, John Behannon/John Cuvillier, Mike Labat/Trevor C., Donnie Joe/Johnny Lackey

Ladies Doubles 501 (9 Teams)
1st         Misty Torres/Helen Taylor
2nd         Kathi Beyer/Lisa Miertchan
Top 4     Hilary Simon/Melanie Hargrove, Terri Pirdy/Allison Sandlin
Top 8     Kathy Podraza/Kristy Davis, Gwen Olds/Danielle Morace, Carole Loyd/Nicole Rowell, Phyllis Robertson/Sandy King

Luck of Draw Doubles Cricket (42 entries)
1st         Glen Richard/Fred Wright
2nd         John Cuvillier/Josh Flattmann
Top 4     John Behannon/Jack Koch, Richard B./Kristy Davis
Top 8     Mista Torres/Scott Wallaston, Chris Foote/Kerry Thomason, Jay Simmons/Helen Taylor, Gwen Olds/April Henley

Ladies Doubles Cricket (10 Teams)
1st         Hilary Simon/Melanie Hargrove
2nd         Carole Loyd/Nicole Rowell
Top 4     Danielle Morace/Gwen Olds, Kathi Beyer/Lisa Miertschin
Top 8     Kerrie Thomason/Kris Hanson, Kristy Davis/Kathy Podraza, April Henley/Sandy King, Allison Sandlin/Terri Pirdy

Open Doubles Cricket (16 Teams)
1st         Johnny Salazar/Ram Jr
2nd         Donnie Joe/Johnny Lackey
Top 4     Chris Helms/Dieter Schutsch, Richard /Fred Wright
Top 8     Glen / Derrik, Albert / Soldier, John Behannon/Kathy Podraza, Robert Robertson/Jay Simons

Ladies Singles Cricket (20 entries)
1st         Terri Pirdy
2nd        Danielle Morace
Top 4     Kathi Beyer, Gwen Olds
Top 8     Helen Taylor, Carole Loyd, Melanie Hargrove, Roseana Gonzalez

Men's Singles Cricket (31 entries)
1st         Brad Eckenrode
2nd        Soldier
Top 4     Scott Wollaston, Glenn Richard
Top 8     Josh Flattinan, Dieter Schutsch, Albert Castillo, Fred Wright

Ladies Singles 501 (21 entries)
1st         Danielle Morace
2nd         Kris Hanson
Top 4     Helen Taylor, Gwen Olds
Top 8     Kathy Podraza, Georgianna Perez, Nicole Rowell, Misty Torres

Mens Singles 501 (28 entries)
1st           Scott Wollaston
2nd        Martin Harris
Top 4     Ram Jr, JP Portier
Top 8     Brad Eckenrode, Midnight Soldier, Robo Dart, Johnny Salazar

Mixed Doubles 501 (18 teams)
1st         Kristy Davis/Soldier
2nd         Kathy Podraza/Scott Wollaston
Top 4     Donnie Joe/Kris Hanson, JP Portier/Nicole Rowell
Top 8     Elaine Bohls/Chris Helms, Hilary Simon/Dieter Schutsch, Johnny Lackey/Kerrie Thomason, Melanie Hargrove/Johnny Salazar

Luck of Draw Doubles 501 (32 entries)
1st         Ram Jr/Jack Koch
2nd         Johnny Salazar/Chris Helms
Top 4     Carole Loyd/JP Portier, Derik Dore'/Chris Foote
Top 8     Brad Eckenrode/Sandy King, Nicole Powell/Robert Robertson, Josh Flattmann/Jeffery Watson, Gary Jones/Fred Wright

 

 
 
Houston Open Dart Tournament 2010 PDF Print E-mail

$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 with a specially lighted and video-enabled tournament Finals stage.  As always, darts supplies will be available at the Rick's Darts & Games booth.

Dart Tournament Location:     

                    Sheraton Houston Brookhollow Hotel
                    3000 North Loop West (610 Loop)
                    Darter's Room Rate: $83/night, Reservations: 1-800-688-3000

Hosted by the Harris County Darts Association, Inc. (HCDA) (Formerly known as the Houston Darts Association)

 

 

The Houston Open Darts Tournament is an event for steel tip darts, with bristle dart boards.

 
 
HCDA Closes Office & New Contact Info PDF Print E-mail

The Harris County Darts Association has closed its leased office space on Harwin Drive,  and will continue operations without a permanent physical office space. Although the HCDA (previously known as HDA) had the Harwin office for many years, it finally became too expensive for a volunteer organization to maintain.  The changes took effect on April 1, 2010.

   HCDA CONTACT INFORMATION:
      Phone#:  713-781-0614 (same as previous)
      FAX#:      713-429-5483  (new)
      Email:    This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   (new)
      Postal address:   P.O. Box 420015, Houston, TX 77242-0015
 
$7,500 - 5th Annual Bayou Gator Shootout, April 1, 2010 PDF Print E-mail

The 5th Annual Bayou Gator Shootout will be start April 1, 2010, in Beaumont, Texas. This is an ADO Sanctioned Event.

Their will be 11 open events on Friday and Saturday, with $7,500 in prizes to be awarded. The ADO All-Star Regionals will be held on Sunday, starting at 10am.

Location: Holiday Inn Beaumont Plaza
3950 I-10 South at Waldon Rd., Beaumont, Texas 77705
409-842-5995

For more information, contact Cheryl Simmons at 409-729-2584, or Allen Melancon at 409-670-6301

Hosted by the Golden Triangle Dart League
http://www.goldentriangledartleague.com

Rick's Darts & Games will have a darts supplies booth at this tournament.
 
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