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The kestrosphendone, or kestros, was a sling-launched dart, invented in 168 BC for the Third Macedonian War, probably similar to hand-thrown darts of the period. Casting one (according to surviving records) requires a specially designed sling with two unequal loops, though it is not clear whether this is a stave-sling or more closely resembles ...
The fundamental purpose of this weapon seems to have been to develop a sling shot with the penetrative power of a point. If so, then a lighter version of this weapon, the plumbata, persisted into late antiquity. In this weapon, the wooden shaft gave nearly the same mechanical advantage as a sling. In effect, each sling bolt came with a one-time ...
The Houston Open Darts Tournament was an annual darts tournament for steel-point darts in Houston, Texas. The combined prize money is in excess of $10,000. In 2013 the tournament took place on 21-23 June. [1]
The sling is an ancient weapon known to Neolithic peoples around the Mediterranean, but is likely to be much older.It is possible that the sling was invented during the Upper Palaeolithic at a time when new technologies such as the spear-thrower and the bow and arrow were beginning to emerge.
Inala Darts Club 2009 Nathan Paice A6,600 Ted Clements Memorial Open [8] New Zealand Levin: Levin Cosmopolitan Club 2005 Ben Robb: NZD$3,020 Trakai Castle Cup [9] Lithuania Trakai: Grand Hall of Trakai Island Castle 2010 Russell Jenkins: €5,750 Turkish Open: Turkey Antalya (host city changes) Limak Limra Hotel (host venue changes) 2009 Jim ...
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Darts is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed projectiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard. [2]Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the board, though unlike in sports such as archery, these areas are distributed all across the board and do not follow a principle of points increasing toward the board's ...
The Winmau BDO 9-Dart Club was an initiative launched and partnered by the British Darts Organisation and long-term sponsor Winmau in January 2013, [1] [2] which celebrated the 40th anniversary of the British Darts Organisation, [1] [2] with membership restricted to darts players that achieve a nine-dart finish at BDO / WDF major and open events.