The board at home is not the board at the local
What changes
| Home | Pub |
|---|---|
| Fresh sisal, even light | Worn 20, shiny spider, a lamp that lies |
| Your oche, marked | A sticky carpet and a “about here” |
| Silence or a playlist | Quiz machine, door, opinions |
| Your darts | Someone’s spare brass if you forgot yours |
Practise like you will play
- Keep setup honest: 5'8" bull, 7'9¼" oche. If home is short, you are training a different game.
- Do not only throw at a new board. A slightly tired 20 is more like the local.
- Play 501 to a double, not endless 20s. Checkouts under a bit of noise (radio is enough).
- Take your darts. Borrowed brass is a different barrel.
Etiquette, short
Wait. Don’t walk in front of a thrower. Don’t pull darts that are not yours. The pub page is the longer version. Home vs pub is not a ranking — it is two rooms. Build the home one so the pub still feels like darts, not like a different sport.
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