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Well I had hoped to blog when I was in Las Vegas but it started so early and I had no internet in the room so.... Guess has to do right?
Well over all it was ok tourny for me... I mean the results were not what I had hoped for but I played with good tempo and scored well(most of the time). I did struggle on a few matches with finishing and it hurt...I turned a missed 12 darter in to 30 and lost LOL Wasn't funny then ;)
Good news of sorts first... Red Dragon finally has me up on the web page with one of my darts. Originally I was to have it in 21 and 23gm and as well for 18g 20g for soft tip but they seem to not believe that soft tip has a place. See this is where we functionally differ as I know my soft tip out sells steel 4-1 in sets. They claim to sell all over the world from the site so I really think they are missing out thus so do I. So feel free to write them from the site to ask for more wieghts.
Here it is though... http://www.reddragondarts.com/pages/4352/Dave-Fatum/
The trip it's self was really good as for once I actually went out and enjoyed myself with the night life of Vegas. It was a first and actually a bit by accident but fun none the less...minus getting lost from the group for a bit. Vegas is nuts and I now know why I stay away as it won't lead to good darts ;) I literally have been to Las Vegas about 20 times yet this was my first night prowl...
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Well it is quickly closing upon me....my first tournament back to competitive play in a bit over 3 months. As you know, I took a extended vacation from darts after China and used the time to enjoy life and work a lot banking time to be able to play darts but the bummer is airfares are like 60% higher then last year so unless something changes my trips to the UK will be far less this year. I had been offered a very good sponsorship but was not able to accept that would allowed me to actually do what I wanted to do this year...let's hope it is still there at the end of this year.
So Las Vegas "Sin City" Open is just under a week away and am I ready? Well I don't know LOL to be honest. When I started practicing it was like I had never stopped but lately it seems I am struggling at times but it is so hard to tell without actually playing. I started back in a soft tip league last week and it went ok but one bad game can seem like a bad night to me there. I do know I seem to rise to the occasion and entering a weekend where I can just take it as it comes tends to allow me to play well. There will be all the best USA players and a handful of BDO/WDF players come over for it (maybe one will actually make it to the semi finals for once??) so it should be a good weekend. My sister is coming down from Canada to play in it as well so it promises to be a fun weekend.
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What is Darts? I guess the answer is it depends....
Is it a game you go play when you are out in the pub or when friends come over? Is it a night out away from life? Is it a way to pay for your bar tab? Is it a way for you to make a living? Is it a hobby that pays for itself? Is it a business? It is all of that but it really is different things to different people.
The thoughts I am going to share is that when we go play darts we all have different reasons for playing and your reason may not be the same as the player standing next to you. So who's point of view is the most important? Well of course in today's world it is your point of view that is the most important right? Well, sorry to say, NOPE! I have really noticed that people really think that what the game is to them is what others should think too.
Where am I going with this? It's called respect for the other guy.
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So it's 2010 and it's the time for a new season.... new opportunities and new promises.
I had hoped to be starting 2010 with a new real sponsor that was actually going to help me play a lot overseas both Asia and the UK but it didn't come to be hopefully can come to fruition next year. In the current economy finding a good sponsor definitely won't be easy but it can be done. Last year I was able to play a lot as airfares to the UK were cheap conisdering but that is not the case this year at all!! They are in fact 50% higher then the same time last year.
So what does that mean? Less trips over to the UK. I have 3 goals this year 1) to be back in the PDC World Championships, 2) Play in Asia 3 Times (hope twice in Japan) 3) get back into the UK Open Finals.
Now those of you that understand the level of play in the PDC may say two of those will be very difficult if not playing in the UK as much? Yes this is true but :) if I am better prepared both skill and mentally I should do well in the UK Open Qualifiers again (with some luck of the draws). I made it last year by playing the minimum amount and aspire to do the same this year. The World Championships? Well I am planning to get one of the North America spots back :) The PDC has yet to annouce how all that will take place but I will be much more prepared this year versus last. Hence why I took the last few months off, last year I was burnt out from playing/travelling too much so this year I am going with less is more. I am in way better shape, have a way better mental control and my private life is much more stable.
I am back throwing, not up to the time I want yet but the quality is there and everytime I show up to play it is steps above the last showing. I am in fact way ahead of where I thought I would be. I was hoping to go to Gibraltar as it was my FAVORITE stop on the PDC tour last year but it is way too expensive this year :( I am looking for the end of Feb to be my first trip over and do ten days then re-evaluate where I am at in the UK Open standings. This means I will actually play in the USA this year, last year I only did a couple shoots so I am looking at my time and plan to be at the good ones. I have yet to decide what I will in regards to soft tip here in the USA, I will be going to Japan for the Asia Bullshooter and that promises to be a great trip.
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Well as you all may have noticed the site hasn't changed in a bit over a month. Once I got home from Shanghai China I decided I needed to take a break... a real one. I had a commitment to a soft tip league but other then that one night a week the darts were hidden away. I spent the last six weeks trying to decide what 2010 would hold for me.... and to be honest I do not know yet. I have seriously been considering a end to darts. The game is great but to do what I want to do you either A) need to be in the UK or B) have a great sponsor who wants the same things you do..... Well we all know I am not in the UK as it seemingly I don't have B either?!?!? More to come later on that.
The stuff with my heart is still unresolved but I am learning to deal with it. I am probably the fittest I have ever been and really enjoying life again so it is hard for me to say how much I want to give up to be successful. It is Dec 1st and my layoff is over offically as I will at least prepare for the up coming 2010 season and most definitely will be in Gibraltar for the opening weekend as it really was one of my favorite places I travelled to last year.
Beyond that???
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