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RIP Sid Waddell. A loss to darts and to sports punditry.

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mellison24 Well Established Member

mellison24

Sid Waddell livened up a sport that can often be rather dull with his silly metaphors and similies. His sad death on 12/08/2012 to bowel cancer will leave a sport without it's voice. Sid made watching the darts on Sky Sports a million times more enjoyable than it would have been without him, a lot of the success darts has experienced is owed in some way to him. Thoroughly entertaining and by all accounts, a great bloke.

http://www.xlab.co.uk/extras/quotes/?source=waddell

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David in FL Incredible Member

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I'm horribly embarrassed to admit that I've actually watched darts on occassion and actually know who Sid Waddell was.

In a sport that makes televised golf look edge-of-your-seat exciting by comparison, he was kind of the David Feherty of darts......

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Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw
Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
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showtime583 Well Established Member

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The European Darts Championship was on NBCSports (the former "Versus") earlier this summer.....looks like an awesome event to attend! What's not to like about 2,000 rowdy Euros in a beer hall getting wasted cheering for their countrymen?!!

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TaylorMade R11 Driver (10.5 stiff stock shaft)

TaylorMade R11 3wood (15 degree stiff stock shaft)

Adams IdeaPro 3i hybrid (20 degree)

Titleist DCI 4-PW (photo)

Cleveland CG15 wedges (52, 56, 60)

Odyssey White-Hot 2-Ball (Superstroke oversize grip)

Bushnell Tour V2 Rangefinder

Ping Hoofer 2012 Bag

 

 

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showtime583 Well Established Member

showtime583

Originally Posted by Mattplusness

One hundred and eighty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's what I'm talking about!!!!!

In the bag:

TaylorMade R11 Driver (10.5 stiff stock shaft)

TaylorMade R11 3wood (15 degree stiff stock shaft)

Adams IdeaPro 3i hybrid (20 degree)

Titleist DCI 4-PW (photo)

Cleveland CG15 wedges (52, 56, 60)

Odyssey White-Hot 2-Ball (Superstroke oversize grip)

Bushnell Tour V2 Rangefinder

Ping Hoofer 2012 Bag

 

 

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turtleback Super Member

turtleback

Originally Posted by showtime583

The European Darts Championship was on NBCSports (the former "Versus") earlier this summer.....looks like an awesome event to attend! What's not to like about 2,000 rowdy Euros in a beer hall getting wasted cheering for their countrymen?!!

I watched this as well, my first darts spectating.  Tres cool!!

I fooled around as a kid with the darts set that every kid gets, growng up, but man, these guys is a completely different world.

Gotta love a sport that you can play while drinking beer.

But then again, what the hell do I know?

Rich - in name only

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RPMPIRE Great Member

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I enjoy watching different sports/events and darts is pretty fun to watch too. I wish they'd show different Olympic events on TV rather than the usual swimming and gymnastics.

Best Regards,
Ryan

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:nike: VR-S Covert Tour Driver 10.5 :nike: VR-S Covert Tour 3W :titleist: 712U 21*
:nike: VR Pro Blades 4-PW :vokey: Vokeys 52*, 56* & 60* :scotty_cameron: Studio Select Newport 2
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turtleback Super Member

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Originally Posted by RPMPIRE

I enjoy watching different sports/events and darts is pretty fun to watch too. I wish they'd show different Olympic events on TV rather than the usual swimming and gymnastics.

Winter Olympics:  Curling,  baby!!

But then again, what the hell do I know?

Rich - in name only

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