He’s the Michael Jordan of Darts. He Just Has to Prove It
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Re: He’s the Michael Jordan of Darts. He Just Has to Prove It
#2I have issue with the claim that Taylor was just beating up on inferior competition historically. One way we can measure this is by the 'three-dart average' - the average score of each player's turn of three darts at the board. Taylor had the televised world record from 1991-2004 and from 2008-2012. He was leagues better than anyone on the planet. Van Gerwen is in my mind a better player now but this article really sells short how utterly dominant Taylor was. He wasn't just better than everyone else, his opponents weren't even playing the same game.
Re: He’s the Michael Jordan of Darts. He Just Has to Prove It
#3Wow, if he's as good at darts as Michael Jordan is at machine learning, that's really saying something!
Re: He’s the Michael Jordan of Darts. He Just Has to Prove It
#4I have issue with the claim that Taylor was just beating up on inferior competition historically. One way we can measure this is by the 'three-dart average' - the average score of each player's turn of three darts at the board. Taylor had the televised world record from 1991-2004 and from 2008-2012. He was leagues better than anyone on the planet. Van Gerwen is in my mind a better player now but this article really s…
True. The board hasn't changed in size and I doubt darts have changed much either.
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#5Wow, if he's as good at darts as Michael Jordan is at machine learning, that's really saying something!
From a nonparametric Bayesian perspective you're clustering the wrong people with this prior.
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#7does anyone actually believe he doesn't practice!? seems like he read 48 laws of power "Make Your Accomplishments Seem Effortless"
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#8does anyone actually believe he doesn't practice!? seems like he read 48 laws of power "Make Your Accomplishments Seem Effortless"
I dunno, once you've mastered something practice can become meaningless. It's an incredible skill to be able to hit any point on a dart board, but once you can do it... you can sorta just do it. Some sports require practice to maintain stamina and strength but not darts. And there's only so much variety you can really add to your throw. You can be certain he'd have to practice if he wanted to start throwing with his non dominant hand.
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#9Claiming Messi is 20 times better than Maradona at his peak is silly. Just as silly as claiming to be 20 times better that Taylor at his peak. Maybe take the reciprocal, 5% better. Maybe. Incidentally, darts as a spectator sport is borderline at best. Van Gerwen is right, it's boring! I think the enthusiastic fans are really just enthusiastic about the vast quantity of alcohol they're imbibing. It's a fad and it will decline just as fast as it's risen. I think.
Re: He’s the Michael Jordan of Darts. He Just Has to Prove It
#10does anyone actually believe he doesn't practice!? seems like he read 48 laws of power "Make Your Accomplishments Seem Effortless"
I dunno, once you've mastered something practice can become meaningless. It's an incredible skill to be able to hit any point on a dart board, but once you can do it... you can sorta just do it. Some sports require practice to maintain stamina and strength but not darts. And there's only so much variety you can really add to your throw. You can be certain he'd have to practice if he wanted to start throwing with his…
A skill in just about any physical competition is perishable. If you don't keep up with it, you won't be as good at it as you once were. I have only casually played darts, but I have to think this isn't much different from hitting baseballs, shooting free throws, or hitting a golf ball. It takes practice to get good, and it takes practice to stay good, especially at the highest levels of competition.