If you never shoot at a double in '01, you can never win. Again, just pretend your opponent is Paul Lim or Darrel Berry, it's the third leg, he is sitting on 32, and it is your shot. You have to make it.

The block of numbers today is 135, 132, and 130 to 111. In order to take these numbers out, you are required to hit two triples and a double; a triple, a single and a double bull; or a single, triple, and a double bull; or if you want to go at it the hard way, double bull, double bull, and double. We all miss and with these numbers, you have to consider whether or not a single first dart will leave you a two dart out. The logical way to shoot them is as if the worst could happen, you hit a single on the first dart.

With 135 and 132, there is only one single on the board that will leave you a two dart out-bull. 25 leaves 110 or 107 (Trip 20-Double bull and Trip 19-Double bull). 50 leaves 85 and 82 (Trip 15-Double 20 and Trip 14-Double 20). Some would say even with two darts in hand that 82 is a Double Bull-Double 16. I'm here to tell you, it isn't. Trip 14 is much easier to hit than Double Bull. But, if you have three darts to take 82, Bull is the shot.

This chart should be self explainable for 130 to 111. See if you see a pattern in the numbers 130 to 121. T=Triple, D=Double, S=Single, B=Bull

Shoot First

With Dart at To leave or with a single to leave

130 T20 70 - T20-D5 or S20-DB 110 - T20-DB

129 T19 72 - T12-D18 or T16-D12 110 - T20-DB

128 T18 *74 - T18-D10 110 - T20-DB

*You're better off just staying on T18 than moving to T14

127 T20 67 - T17-D8 or S17-DB 107 - T19-DB

126 T19 69 - T19-D6 107 - T19-DB

*125 T18 71 - T13-D16 107 - T19-DB

*Although the pattern is consistent using T18 here, you are probably better off shooting at bull's eye for the first dart when you have 125. Single leave 100 - T20-D20. 125 is the exception to the pattern. If you are having a hard time with bulls, then us T18 to leave 71 - T13-D16.

124 T20 64 - T14-D11 104 - T18-DB

123 T19 66 - T16-D9 104 - T18-DB

122 T18 68 - T18-D7 104 - T18-DB

121 T20 61 - T11-D14 101 - T17-DB

120 T20 60 - S20-D20

119 T19 62 - T12-D13

118 T20 58 - S18-D20

117 T19 60 - S20-D20

116 T20 56 - S16-D20 or T19 59 - S19-D20

115 T20 55 - S15-D20

114 T18 60 - S20-D20

113 T19 56 - S16-D20

112 T20 52 - T12-D8 S12-D20

111 T20 51 - S19-D16

Finally, everyone has their own favorite outs, even the pros. But, you'll find that using the logical outs, you will shoot a dart at a double more often, and that is what is important, because if you don't shoot a dart at the double, you can't win.

If you never shoot aat a double in '01, you are never going to win. How many times have you been under pressure with 2 darts left, shot at a fat number to make a double, gone high, low, left, or right and have had to use that last dart to set up the double for that next set of darts. Then your opponent hits the double on his or her third dart, shakes your hand, and laughs secretly behind your back? There are certain pies I like to call splits that can give you a shot at a double by hitting either number. Remember, if you never throw at a double, you can't win.

Okay, it's top 32 going to top 16, third leg, your opponent is Paul Lim, he is sitting on 32, it is your shot, and the pressure's on. You hit that first trip 20 or trip 19. Now you need a single and a double.

The splits start at 54. You want to shoot at the lower two-thrids of the 18 hoping to hit an 18, then double 18. If you hit 4, shoot at double bull.

53 is a left two-thirds 17, double 18. If you hit a 3, then double bull.

For the rest of the splits, you should aim for the center of the wire in the fat portion of the two numbers.

48 is an 8-16 split to leave 40 or 32

47 is an 7-19 split to leave 40 or 28

46 is an 6-10 split to leave 40 or 36

45 is an 7-19 split to leave 38 or 36

44 is an 8-16 split to leave 36 or 28

43 has many possibilities. You can hit 7, 19, or 3 to leave 36, 24, or 40

42 is an 6-10 split to leave 36 or 32

41 is an 17-3 split to leave 24 or 38

39 also has many possibilities. You can hit 7, 19, or 3 to leave 32, 20, or 36

37 is an 17-3 split to leave 20 or 34

35 is an 3-19 split to leave 32 or 16

33 is an 17-3 split to leave 16 or 30

31 is an 7-19 split to leave 24 or 12

29 is an 17-3 split to leave 12 or 26

27 is an 7-19 split to leave 20 or 8

25 is an 17-3 split to leave 8 or 22

23 with many possibilities is a 7, 19, or 3 to leave 16, 4, or 20.

21 is an 17-3 split to leave 4 or 18

and last is 19 for a 3-17 split (aim at the right two thirds of 3) to leave 16 or 2

The next block of numbers is from 70 to 61 with 2 darts in your hand. I learned this lesson from Rich Dumas on the third leg in the Virginia Beach Classic in 1993. It was my shot at 121 with Rich sitting on 32 after 12 darts. I hit trip 20 to leave 61. I opted to shoot at bull to leave 36, hit a fat 3, and Rich took it out on the 15th dart. If I had shot at a trip 11 and hit either a triple or a single, I could have at least shot at a double (28 or 50), and I was hitting very well at that time. I haven't made that mistake again. Since then, I have won numerous games with a double bull. With that lesson under my belt, here goes (see if you can spot any patterns).

70 - shoot at trip 20 to leave 10 or with a single to leave 50

69 - shoot at trip 19 to leave 12 or with a single to leave 50

68 - shoot at trip 18 to leave 14 or with a single to leave 50

67 - shoot at trip 17 to leave 16 or with a single to leave 50

66 - shoot at trip 16 to leave 18 or with a single to leave 50

65 - shoot at trip 15 to leave 20 or with a single to leave 50

64 - shoot at trip 14 to leave 22 or with a single to leave 50

63 - shoot at trip 13 to leave 24 or with a single to leave 50

62 - shoot at trip 12 to leave 26 or with a single to leave 50

61 - shoot at trip 11 to leave 28 or with a single to leave 50

Once you have learned these outs, you'll find that in 90 percent of all '01 games you play, you will run across them and they will help you shoot at least one dart at a double.

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