The key to great dart throwing is to distract your opponent.. , go up to the dart board and stab all 3 darts exactly where you want the on the board, and before your opponent turns back around, you pull you finger in and out 3 times so that it sounds like you threw all 3 darts in quick succession.
@@MrGrey-zc2cy it’s not that simple to just account for inflation. He could have bought 5 average cost houses back then with his prize money which would be worth around £1,250,000 today!
I cannot begin to tell you how hard this is. First of all, while I was an excellent player, a nine dart game was almost unimaginable. But beyond that level of skill, I did play on TV and it takes an amazing ability to concentrate on the board when you have a camera focused on your face, within your field of vision. And a roomful of spectators looking on. I know these guys have a lot more TV experience than I ever did, but still, wow!
@@ChaosLord5129 you are too funny. “Real players?” Seriously? I beat Barry Twomlow, the News of the World Champion. WTF have you done that makes YOU a real player? LOL
Look at John's posture throughout, his body looks totally relaxed, his technique so clean and smooth. I remember watching this when it happened. A darts legend.
I was there. word was that he snorted a line of coke, took 3 gabbies, smoked a huge bowl of weed, then took a straight shot of whiskey before making the shots
These older videos from the 80s are so much more enjoyable to watch because the crowd actually shuts up when the competitors are throwing the darts instead of cheering like wild animals the whole time.
@@cjkmelee well not really. It’s more of a practice thing, he’s most likely not “calculating” the trajectory of that shit. Kinda like touch typist, mostly muscle memory but if you asked them to draw out the layout of a keyboard, most of them probably couldn’t. Of course, this is way more difficult then typing without looking at a keyboard 😂.
@@noidea989 no animal can come remotely close to a humans throwing ability, it isn’t muscles, it’s the brain. Sure, he isn’t doing all of the calculation consciously, but almost everything anyone does is done subconsciously once task task is well known. I personally consider subconscious thought just as much you thinking as conscious thought though.
I have no idea what a "9-dart finish" is, and this video just came up on my feed, and that's one of the coolest competitive things I've ever seen, because apparently he knew what it was and pulled it off.
Fun fact: my dad used to run pubs on the Wirral and had his own darts team. He set up a tournament and invited John Lowe down for a cash incentive of course. Turns out my dad beat him in practice and when it come to playing under the spot lights, John changed gear and wiped the floor with him. Darts is mostly about remaining calm under that spot light and not letting the moment get to you. He had nerves of steel. My dad loved watching this, thanks for the upload 🙏🏻
@@sz5876 he was a lovely guy, really down to earth, polite and thanked me for a great breakfast, what's not to like about that, the fact that I was a fan of his and the crafty cockney just made it a great experience for a teenager!
It's pretty amazing... being able to place that dart exactly where you want. I can only imagine the number of hours that went into crafting that level of skill.
A good friend of my dad's before turning professional. When given three different weights of the prototype phase 1 John gifted my dad one of the sets he didn't like the weight of. My dad kept those darts for over 40years and he always knew where they were. The night he died my brother and uncle both rummaged my home. And I never saw those darts again. The only darts I ever hit 180s with Rip Tez
Some of my pool shots are stellar, but I never had that "meteoric rise" to fame. See if my algorithm to post you a link impresses you. No wait... the shots, not me spamming myself 😃 ruclips.net/channel/UCT18kAnfrgQgQIbgYQ-C8UQ
How disciplined the audience is to allow each player its concentration phase by being quiet in every time when the darts are thrown. During this time it was a question of respect to do so, definitely something that today's 'dart fans' have to learn again. And imagine they would do so: How many more 9-darters would we maybe see on stage, if the stars don't get distracted any more?
Same here. I was thirteen and I remember that was a good night at home. I remember he’d had a bet on it and so he took us all out the next weekend, KFC if I remember. It was a bit dry.
Damn the tension among the room, and the commentator calculating what he needs to win. The concentration of the composed man. The sound of the board getting darted.. this is truly back in the day before esports.
I still remember my old dad dancing round the living room screaming and shouting, John Lowe was his hero, then demanding my mum gave him the polish so he could clean the TV screen lol, he was a bit dedicated.
I've watched a lot of darts in my youth - and this is a momentous occasion in the darts world. Definitely worth putting onto RUclips, and deserves the attention it is getting now.
I don't know why this is on my recommended, I don't know anything about darts, but i'm loving the energy of the crowd and his precision and i'm here for it 😆
Thanks captain obviousness. I will make this information use in my religious teachings because you are genius and it is so new and interesting because I want people join my church. You have given world a gift, bless you for telling us that 9 perfect darts are brilliant. I would ask you be our new saint but saints die much and we wouldn't want to miss out on more wisdom like this, so instead I ask you be our God, because you must be God if you had insight to tell us this. I spread your word and the world will be come enlightened as the non 9 dart recognizing heathens must be brought to light and judged. We now sacrifice the souls of our children to you so we now have bigger understand of 9 darts brilliant. Thank you soooo much. Not! I am a joke here, you are actually having useless to us.
@@kingsnowy3037 man your the definition of unfunny please go read a joke book or something better yet your living in on cause your whole life is just a giant joke book ong ong
@@kastielangel130 Yeah I'm doing alright I guess, thanks man. I'm little nervous in general about the world right now, like the situation in Ukraine for example, but overall I'm optimistic, and I think everything will be okay in the end. How about you?
Those were darts best ever days. Jockey Wilson, John Lowe, Eric bristow, Keith deller ‘the milky bar kid’ and tons more that were kings of the oche. Best thing all free to watch on terrestrial TVs. No sky or Virgin in those days.
He was the perfect player back then, playing with large barrelled darts on smaller treble dart boards, wire thickness, staples and prone to many bounce outs.
....I am old enough to remember watching this on TV, a milestone in darting history, lets think about this, John was throwing the equivalent of three javelins into a dartboard, the size of the barrels are ridiculous...
Wow... I remember watching it "live". I can't remember the year, but I do remember being on the edge of my seat, holding my breath and hoping JL would do it. What a moment. It's up there with the first televised 147 in snooker, by Cliff Thorburn. Brilliant!
I love the random crap that appears in my RUclips feeds. Haha. I know nothing about darts, and I don’t have a clue what he did, but I was damned happy for him, whatever it was!
The game is first to 0 points, you start with 501, hence the name "501 up". You throw 3 darts per round. Biggest triangle under the number is that amount of points, the rectangle on the outer edge is 2x points, the inner rectangle is 3x points. So hitting the 3x box under 20 is 60 points each dart, for 180 points down in 3 darts. He scored 360 points within 6 darts, then a triple 17, a triple 18 and a double 18 with his last 3 for 501 points in 9 total darts, which is the least amount of darts it takes to win a game of 501 up.
Come back here couple of times a year, Why? To be amazed that even though the darts he was throwing had big fat barrels he was still sinking them in up to the hilt for crying out loud, listen to the thud each one makes when it buries in, I still can't believe he was able to get three in the treble never mind so close and buried up to the hilt!
Some people prefer heavier darts. It depends on your technique. I prefer 24-26 gram darts (kinda heavy, but not crazy) because they allow me to throw with a smoother action and sink nicely, i can feel the dart in my hand and can get a good grip, then the weight of the dart does the work, i just have to focus on trajectory.
Back in the days when players were respectful of each other and the crowds were quiet when they were at the oche. Nothing like the WWE-esque spectacle it is now.
Throwing a 9-darter back then was twice as hard as throwing one today. The old dart boards had much thinker wiring and the darts were significantly worse than those of today.
John was a great player but Phil Taylor is the best there’s ever been. His record proves that. Taylor even hit 2 9 dart finishes in one match. He’s undeniably the GOAT ruclips.net/video/ddKiCs6vlVg/видео.htmlsi=kDhFwiyRqH_yvhVI
Love how the announcer goes "ONE HUNDRED AND EIIIIGHTYYY!"
And then on the next guy's throw he says
_"fifty nine"_
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
What are you, two years old?
@@Stierenkloot What??
@@mryellow9655 Many people here care that he loves it and nobody cares that you don't care :)
@@mryellow9655 you seem to care alot about many of the comments here. Your page shows you replied to many of them. Gtfo mate you're pathetic
Eyes of a sniper. Hands of a surgeon. Body of Homer Simpson.
The key to great dart throwing is to distract your opponent.. , go up to the dart board and stab all 3 darts exactly where you want the on the board, and before your opponent turns back around, you pull you finger in and out 3 times so that it sounds like you threw all 3 darts in quick succession.
Lol
@@mdbigman **crickets chirping**
😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
The perfect bond villan.
This guy is exactly what I imagined a dart champion would look like.
Takes a lot of beer and pasties to train that hard.
Play in a bar, be the bar :-)
I heard he was a two sport athlete in college. Bowling being the other haha.
Peak middle aged white male performance🎅🏻
🤣🤣🤣 underrated comment
No Country For Old Men, the alternative ending
underrated
EXACTLY what I was going to say!
that was i was thinking when i was watching the video 😂😂
Can you explain the joke I didn't get it.
John Lowe looks like Anton Chigurh from the film No Country For Old Men@@naillik1517
The commentator makes this especially great. How he says "yes" after each dart on the final throw.👌👌
)))))))))))
Like the TT
yes
yeeS
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thats four stads at the bow lock.
Yeess.
I love how he looks like someone's dad who through a series of fortunate events ended up making sports history
Why tf you got bondage tutorials saved in your playlists? Asking for a friend
@@Lanzbik lol exposed
@@Lanzbik lmao
@@Lanzbik ruclips.net/video/Ajhv7c_ooDI/видео.html
🤣🤣
No one seems to be mentioning the fact that back in the 80's, a hundred grand was a huuuge sum of money. Good on him.
His win would be £335,283 now or $474,464 in 'Murica money.
@@MrGrey-zc2cy not bad for 3 mins work eh
@@MrGrey-zc2cy it’s not that simple to just account for inflation. He could have bought 5 average cost houses back then with his prize money which would be worth around £1,250,000 today!
This was definitely one of the craziest tournaments I have seen. Absolute legend he was.
Or perhaps no one cares except you. Are you finished fishing for likes or do you require more validation in your life?
I cannot begin to tell you how hard this is. First of all, while I was an excellent player, a nine dart game was almost unimaginable. But beyond that level of skill, I did play on TV and it takes an amazing ability to concentrate on the board when you have a camera focused on your face, within your field of vision. And a roomful of spectators looking on. I know these guys have a lot more TV experience than I ever did, but still, wow!
Nice fr?
@@ChaosLord5129 LOL... (but April Fools was last week)
@@ChaosLord5129 you are too funny. “Real players?” Seriously? I beat Barry Twomlow, the News of the World Champion. WTF have you done that makes YOU a real player? LOL
Sounds like you just tried to tell us
@@SteveDisenhofim undefeated in professional darts. Can you make that claim?
That's the beauty of darts: everyone is happy! Even the opponent - and the joy is real!
Its true! Well put!
I would too if my opponent won the equivalent of £300k for achieving such a feat.
Imagine a sore loser spinning on his heel throwing darts in every direction.
I love darts. 🎯❤️.
Happens in all sport. Sportsmanship depends on the players not the game
I like how the commentator is happy about his predictions and goes "YESS!" After each throw of the last throws
The last YEEEEEEEEEEEES, gets me
Good for you.
@@mryellow9655 ruclips.net/video/Ajhv7c_ooDI/видео.html
He was like a martial arts commentator
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hitting a variable one inch square from 8 meters away, repeatedly, while on camera, with an audience, and a few pints in you... what a man.
Fuckin legend
8 Meters ? Yeah, the line is a bit closer than that. Not even 3 meters away. 237 CM from the board face to the back of the oche. 8 meters lol...
@@jeffreyhutchins6527 I was actually the 4th dart in this video and it was 69 meters.
@@jeffreyhutchins6527 he meant 8 feet, get off your hard on
@@LykVAL thats why no one should ever use some dumb unit of measurement like feet. Those are the people who think meter = feet. 8 meters..
Brilliant from Lowe. Incredible the silence from the crowd even when they know it's on. The crowds were so much more respectful back then.
True man. Now there are evil mfff who makes noise. So that there favourite player will win.
And as kids we only ever tried hitting bulls eye.
I was always trying to hit my opponent in the nuts.
no idea why this was in my recommended but glad i found my first fellow andy
Did "we"?
@@davidglickstein5169 The discombobulation of life
@@andymc1-0 shut it faker 😡
Fun fact: It was more difficult for me to calculate those final 3 darts than it was for him to actually hit those targets.
You're not the only one! I actually paused it after each throw to add it up haha
Lol...but your maths skills need work ;.)
Same here!
@@furrybear7853 lol for some reason i kept thinking 57 instead of 51. Made a lot more sense afterwards. :)
Yo I'm cracking up 🤣
Look at John's posture throughout, his body looks totally relaxed, his technique so clean and smooth. I remember watching this when it happened. A darts legend.
I was there. word was that he snorted a line of coke, took 3 gabbies, smoked a huge bowl of weed, then took a straight shot of whiskey before making the shots
his face was a mixture of pure concentration and stoic imperturbability. The pressure was very real
What year was this? Im guessing mid 80s?
@@palmtrees2420 it says in deets. 1984
He had the best throwing action ever.
These older videos from the 80s are so much more enjoyable to watch because the crowd actually shuts up when the competitors are throwing the darts instead of cheering like wild animals the whole time.
Crowds nowadays r awful,especially that YaYa Toure chant..so annoying
@@melvyns1975hate it all you want, the atmosphere is what’s helping darts grow as a sport.
@@ozzylyon3180 whistling on shots..same old boring chants..nah I'd rather watch it on mute ta
@@melvyns1975 I didn’t tell you to not watch it on mute.
@@ozzylyon3180agree but not when it's mean spirited it's embarrassing
My Grandad, a brilliant darts player himself, used to say John Lowe was his favourite player because he was a gentleman throughout his career.
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@S Tra I do !
Notice how Deller waves his arm to tell the crowd to stay quiet when John goes for the double. Very sporting, that
Seen that ... nice touch
Quite so
If it was justin pipe then he’d of constantly coughed right through it, to try and put him off!
@@keithy507 LOL
funny how silent it was here but when Paul Lim did it it sounded like a crowded bar that also serves food (;
It really amazes me how the human brain can calculate this kind of trajetory. Perfect speed, angle, hand movement. Impressive!
It's more about habit of movement rather than calculation
@@lucioledizerot196 it's a mulivariable regression fit encoding onto his neurons. That kinda counts IMO
@@cjkmelee well not really. It’s more of a practice thing, he’s most likely not “calculating” the trajectory of that shit. Kinda like touch typist, mostly muscle memory but if you asked them to draw out the layout of a keyboard, most of them probably couldn’t. Of course, this is way more difficult then typing without looking at a keyboard 😂.
@@noidea989 no animal can come remotely close to a humans throwing ability, it isn’t muscles, it’s the brain. Sure, he isn’t doing all of the calculation consciously, but almost everything anyone does is done subconsciously once task task is well known. I personally consider subconscious thought just as much you thinking as conscious thought though.
@@cjkmelee no lol
I like his firm, steadiness, patience of throwing, instead of fast throw..
The TONK from every one of his shots is very satisfying, and shows the incredible consistency of his shots
ruclips.net/video/PTc1YRqs160/видео.html
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The TONK. Perfect word for it. Haa 😅👌
Tonk.😂
@@ChaosLord5129 neat
@@ChaosLord5129 what argument? No one argued with you
I’m like smiling and laughing with him even though 2 minutes ago I had no clue he existed.
Ok
Ha! I'm right there with you lol
I have no idea what a "9-dart finish" is, and this video just came up on my feed, and that's one of the coolest competitive things I've ever seen, because apparently he knew what it was and pulled it off.
@@doctorivan dont care
@@automaticninjaassaultcat3703 huh
The best part of 9 darter is that everyone is happy. Even the opponent, even the opposite fans.
Same when a snooker player scores a maximum 147 break!
@@SAFeCRACKeR09 Unless it’s Ronnie O’Sullivan, then it’s, “Dammit! Not again.”
Until the internet is invented and two hundred-odd people can dislike a video of it.
BRB googling 8 darter finish
A good sportsperson should celebrate that kind of win.
Fun fact: my dad used to run pubs on the Wirral and had his own darts team. He set up a tournament and invited John Lowe down for a cash incentive of course. Turns out my dad beat him in practice and when it come to playing under the spot lights, John changed gear and wiped the floor with him. Darts is mostly about remaining calm under that spot light and not letting the moment get to you. He had nerves of steel.
My dad loved watching this, thanks for the upload 🙏🏻
I had the privilege of cooking Mr Lowe breakfast in very early 90's, watched him play later that day on TV after my shift, total gent
This means you cooked a good meal for him. 👍🏻💪🏻
That post might be the definition of humility at a Dhali lama level.
@@sz5876 he was a lovely guy, really down to earth, polite and thanked me for a great breakfast, what's not to like about that, the fact that I was a fan of his and the crafty cockney just made it a great experience for a teenager!
Did you egg him on?
@@onlyme112 haha nice, I do actually remember exactly what he had
Its the SAME guy, 40 years later, announcing "one hundred and EIGHTY". Love it!
The announcer still commentates on current games?
whaaat?
@@BoomShard17 He died
@Goliwog Jones Nothing the guy died recently
Are you serious? Is he the balt guy?
That's a satisfying sound.
Seme seme seme?
Pauuughh, Pauuughh, Pauuughh!
_DUNK....DUNK....DUNK_
"One-hundred and eighty!"
yeah it kinda reminds of the modern warfare 2 hit marker lol
The first time anyone saw Keith Deller smile , total respect from one pro to another
The sound those darts make when hitting the board is very satisfying.
THAP
THAP
THAP
1980 fun to watch dart tournament
2021- Mmmm give me more of those fopp fopp sounds mmm mmmm. Asmr
first generation asmr
Definitely using heavier darts
ASMR
When he was on his last dart, you can hear the excitement in the commentators voice.
Wtf?
@@bi-yo8498
What is so confusing to you?
i love how hes the most composed guy in the room even after the last shot, totally cool and confident
From an era when being a happy salad-dodging alcoholic with missing teeth was award winning telly.
@@TonyEnglandUKAnd nothing has beaten it ever since!
John Lowe always had that reputation for being cool as a cucumber....
It's pretty amazing... being able to place that dart exactly where you want. I can only imagine the number of hours that went into crafting that level of skill.
I love watching a master of almost anything perform at the top of their game.
Me too, what I dont like is that I usually do it at 3am having to wake up at 6 to go to work
I am pretty good at bank shots. Don't even need to touch the table most times...
ruclips.net/channel/UCT18kAnfrgQgQIbgYQ-C8UQ
@TheManhimself That is how US presidents are matched and culled.
@@guilherme7394 relatable lmao
@@guilherme7394 lmao good one
I really don't care about darts, but I love seeing people perform at the top of their field, whatever that is.
Top athletes at the peak of physical and mental perfection.
@@AshleyPomeroy more mental in darts case. It’s not a physically hard sport, only if your arm starts doing thing you don’t want
yup, absolutely
We all do mate.
*They don't play darts in a field.*
Even to this day ! John Lowe still has the smoothest throwing action I've ever seen! What a champion.
I met him at a darts exhibition, and he was a really nice bloke.
Big Andy had a smooth action too.
@@andymatthews7617 nah I met him once, right nob head.
@@Thisisaweirdthing2makeusdo Ted Hankey too
A good friend of my dad's before turning professional. When given three different weights of the prototype phase 1 John gifted my dad one of the sets he didn't like the weight of.
My dad kept those darts for over 40years and he always knew where they were. The night he died my brother and uncle both rummaged my home. And I never saw those darts again. The only darts I ever hit 180s with
Rip Tez
that was nice of your brother and uncle aka vultures
damn man, he dies and that's the first thing they think of? need to get smacked in the head these 2.
Good storytelling...
I like it when the announcer says “one hundred and EIGHTYYYYY!”
Theres a Joke about that :)
WunhundranAYTEEE!
I also enjoy that 😁 well said
That man is the voice of darts. Like Murray Walker on the F1. 👌
@@Xplora213 Sid Waddell was the Murray Walker of darts.
We all can appreciate the recommendations sometimes
You forgot to say "Algorithm" like the millions of others that post the same shit.
Absolutely
Yup😂
Hell Yes
are you speaking engerlish/
Love the "Yes..."
1:24 "yes.."
1:30 "YEssss.."
1:38 "YEAAAHHssssss.."
🤣
1:24 is soothing when you repeatedly click it.
😂
So good
Great soundboard material
Clicking all 3 in that order made me LOL
I have not watched a minute of darts until now and i find this very impressive and am happy for him
The algorithm knew I would be impressed with these stellar shots. Bravo 👏 👏
The AL Ghul Rhythm
@@ALGULRHYTHM The AlGore Ythm knows about ManBearPig
Some of my pool shots are stellar, but I never had that "meteoric rise" to fame. See if my algorithm to post you a link impresses you. No wait... the shots, not me spamming myself 😃
ruclips.net/channel/UCT18kAnfrgQgQIbgYQ-C8UQ
How disciplined the audience is to allow each player its concentration phase by being quiet in every time when the darts are thrown. During this time it was a question of respect to do so, definitely something that today's 'dart fans' have to learn again. And imagine they would do so: How many more 9-darters would we maybe see on stage, if the stars don't get distracted any more?
Tennis is not that exciting to watch for precisely this reason
It's better with noise, I bet you like tennis.🙄
Gezza? 😜
It is better without noise. And still exciting to watch.
ruclips.net/video/S2whMiuCWJ0/видео.html
When you're playing someone this good you don't even mind losing, you just sit back and enjoy the show.
No losses just life lessons.
@@ericsmith2579 Exactly, it's what you take out of a loss that matters.
@@raidernewf8355 that’s right! I couldn’t agree more.
it isn't a loss, it is a first class seat to a master class!!
@@mikatu It is, I've played pool against guys like this. No arrogance to them at all, first ones to shake your hand afterwards and say good game.
Incredibly smooth and focused throw. No shoulder movement at all.
I was 11 years when this happened on TV.....I still remember my Dad and family shouting and cheering!....I miss being young so much!... :)
I'm sure everyone misses being young 🤣
@@mrflip-flop3198 but I'm still having fun now!.... :)
Wow, you have wrote exactly what I was going to write. Everything is the same, my age, everything.
Ahh this made me sad!
Same here. I was thirteen and I remember that was a good night at home. I remember he’d had a bet on it and so he took us all out the next weekend, KFC if I remember. It was a bit dry.
Impressive!
Lol this must be steve
Watch Keith as John gets ready to throw the final dart; obviously motioning for quiet. Nice bit of sportsmanship.
Na he wants them to be loud so that Johnny misses
Well spotted sir
Damn the tension among the room, and the commentator calculating what he needs to win. The concentration of the composed man. The sound of the board getting darted.. this is truly back in the day before esports.
John Lowe, a true inspiration to many a kid back in the day. The audience knew how to behave themselves back then as well.
People today act like buffoons.
@@DarkAngelEU сегодня из людей делают шутов и они сами того не подозревая являются участниками шоу.
Lol the audiences back then were boring as fuck, like you.
Why didn't Lowe win any money for the 9 darter?
@@dvidclapperton the announcer says a hundred thousand pounds before he throws the 9th dart.
I can just feel that focus... I love seeing people in their zone, great stuff.
Absolutely amazing to watch. Loved the commentator, loved the crowd, and look at all the happy fellas when it's all over.
Saw it on TV in 1984. Could hardly believe my eyes.
I still remember my old dad dancing round the living room screaming and shouting, John Lowe was his hero, then demanding my mum gave him the polish so he could clean the TV screen lol, he was a bit dedicated.
Love it.
Great story👍
Your dad had good taste, he was my sporting hero also, thank goodness I got to meet him in person.
Round these parts when me mum gives me old dad the polish it means sumfin different, kennit?
Should of told your dad to get off his arse and get a job the lazy bastard.
I love how his opponent signaled the crowd to be quiet, so that the guy could concentrate!
imagine now... I'm sure someone would have left his mobile phone sound on
@@DanielMartinez81 or everyone gets their mobile out to film
Timestamp?
When did he do that?
@@trondbolme5435 1:30
I've watched a lot of darts in my youth - and this is a momentous occasion in the darts world. Definitely worth putting onto RUclips, and deserves the attention it is getting now.
That's sad, what a weird childhood
@@sz5876 How is it weird? In the UK darts is everywhere.
@@sz5876 It's a great game. Super social. You should get off the keyboard and have go.
@@sz5876 why u hating on darts💀
@@AXOLOTLKINQ has nothing better to do than hate on darts.
The way his body is completely still and then when the dart is released his body dips a little forward. Perfection.
I don't know why this is on my recommended, I don't know anything about darts, but i'm loving the energy of the crowd and his precision and i'm here for it 😆
The crowds are better now, it looked boring back then because the crowd didn't really get into it.
I love how quiet the crowd is. Even when they know it's on you can hear a pin drop.
Without a shadow of a doubt, the most precise, smooth darts action, of all time. Legendary John 'stoneface' Lowe. Certainly my favourite of all time.
Oh C'mon, what about Vincent Vander Voort????
@@simontowart2225 cos John Lowe is a legend greatest of all times.
@@simontowart2225 Vander too is the greatest of all times. Hope that put a smile on your face 😊
@@uthmaanpacsa7259 Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nahhhhhh!!!!!
The 9 most perfectly thrown darts ever!! Brilliant.
Thanks captain obviousness. I will make this information use in my religious teachings because you are genius and it is so new and interesting because I want people join my church. You have given world a gift, bless you for telling us that 9 perfect darts are brilliant. I would ask you be our new saint but saints die much and we wouldn't want to miss out on more wisdom like this, so instead I ask you be our God, because you must be God if you had insight to tell us this. I spread your word and the world will be come enlightened as the non 9 dart recognizing heathens must be brought to light and judged. We now sacrifice the souls of our children to you so we now have bigger understand of 9 darts brilliant. Thank you soooo much.
Not! I am a joke here, you are actually having useless to us.
@@kingsnowy3037 man your the definition of unfunny please go read a joke book or something better yet your living in on cause your whole life is just a giant joke book ong ong
@@kingsnowy3037 Are you alright ?
@@kastielangel130 Yeah I'm doing alright I guess, thanks man. I'm little nervous in general about the world right now, like the situation in Ukraine for example, but overall I'm optimistic, and I think everything will be okay in the end. How about you?
@@kingsnowy3037 Go see someone fast ^^
This is what I love about our friends across the Atlantic. Wish we had this much passion about darts.
I have never been so invested in one minute and fifty four seconds in my entire life as I have been watching this clip.
I don’t know what was more iconic watching Lowe’s 9 darter: the first televised 9 darter or the sponsors-MFI. That brought back some memories 😄
I can honestly say that there is nothing better in any sport than hitting a 9 dart finish John Lowe is a legend
Sport???
Have you watched SB 51?
Those were darts best ever days. Jockey Wilson, John Lowe, Eric bristow, Keith deller ‘the milky bar kid’ and tons more that were kings of the oche. Best thing all free to watch on terrestrial TVs. No sky or Virgin in those days.
I wouldn't be putting Keith (1 time wonder)deller in that line up.
Top athlete at the peak of his fitness!
Athlete? Where's the cardio??
🤣
🤣🤣🤣 brilliant
@@michellariviere4911 r/whoosh
Yep. Must have been a pleasure being amongst such athletes.
He was the perfect player back then, playing with large barrelled darts on smaller treble dart boards, wire thickness, staples and prone to many bounce outs.
it's amazing how in the 80's we could build a skyscraper but couldn't get the 20 straight on a dartboard
🤣🤣🤣
Or go to the moon in the late 60s
if you consider what ancient civilization built, the modern day should've happened millennia ago
Italics were all the rage then.
Italic fonts were all the rage then.
Watched it on tv. Bloody brilliant! Watched it again tonight and threw my arms in the air when he got the finish. He was some player.
Love how the referees and opponent congratulated him too.
Ok
Lol.
Not surprised. Could have bought a street of houses where he lived for 100k in 1984.
Another times my friend. Simpler and easier times.
I think Keith Deller was defending champion at this time, he never did much after this and struggled on at the lower end for years and years.
@@terrypeart3875 Round the corner from me, where he still lives...
Only John Lowe could be that laid back and relaxed after doing something never done before!
You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like
And you know just looking at this badass that he's hung like Eric cartman! What a finish!!
The grace and stamina of RAF jet fighter pilots.
....I am old enough to remember watching this on TV, a milestone in darting history, lets think about this, John was throwing the equivalent of three javelins into a dartboard, the size of the barrels are ridiculous...
John used 28 gram darts thats why they were so big I remember watching this too golden era of darts.
Wow... I remember watching it "live". I can't remember the year, but I do remember being on the edge of my seat, holding my breath and hoping JL would do it. What a moment. It's up there with the first televised 147 in snooker, by Cliff Thorburn. Brilliant!
it says October 13th 1984
Steve Davis at the Lada Classic was first to do a televised 147👍
@@pudsrus2 I stand corrected, Steve. D'ho!
@@muchopomposo.6394 The only reason I know was I though it was Thorburn too for years👍
A hand in the air, a smile and a handshake. None of the infantile hysterics of modern 'sportsman'.
I love how respectful the crowd remained, even up until the final dart, there wasn’t a murmur. Compare it to today 🤣
They'd all be chatting and recording on their phones.
Crowds are still respectful in professional darts tournaments
Its a required part of the sport actually. They wont throw if there's crowd chatter
Just depends on the event
Haha I swear half the tourneys are in beer halls
He is the man of focus, commitment and sheer will..... Something we know very little about
That nobody?
It was just a fucking dart, just a fucking game
@Howard McDaniel Oh, why don't you try it then? if it's "just a game" you would do way better. In this case 100k pounds is not just a game.
@@MarcABrown-tt1fp lmao
@@MarcABrown-tt1fp we’re referencing a film, sorry it went over your head
I love the random crap that appears in my RUclips feeds. Haha. I know nothing about darts, and I don’t have a clue what he did, but I was damned happy for him, whatever it was!
Same thing mate
The algorithm brought us here, we must be grateful.
The game is first to 0 points, you start with 501, hence the name "501 up". You throw 3 darts per round. Biggest triangle under the number is that amount of points, the rectangle on the outer edge is 2x points, the inner rectangle is 3x points. So hitting the 3x box under 20 is 60 points each dart, for 180 points down in 3 darts. He scored 360 points within 6 darts, then a triple 17, a triple 18 and a double 18 with his last 3 for 501 points in 9 total darts, which is the least amount of darts it takes to win a game of 501 up.
Same
@@michaeldaigle7207 - Thanks for the explanation!
The Good Old Days.....you were my first tv experience of darts. "A Legend of the Oche"
Come back here couple of times a year,
Why?
To be amazed that even though the darts he was throwing had big fat barrels he was still sinking them in up to the hilt for crying out loud, listen to the thud each one makes when it buries in, I still can't believe he was able to get three in the treble never mind so close and buried up to the hilt!
Some people prefer heavier darts. It depends on your technique. I prefer 24-26 gram darts (kinda heavy, but not crazy) because they allow me to throw with a smoother action and sink nicely, i can feel the dart in my hand and can get a good grip, then the weight of the dart does the work, i just have to focus on trajectory.
So much more impressive than most people realize.
One of the best players the darts world has ever known.....and a gentleman to boot.
I booted him in a pub in Watford, he said _"Did Darren tell you to do that?"_
This was my era growing up as a kid , and to see it then to now is phenomenal love the atmosphere
Back in the days when players were respectful of each other and the crowds were quiet when they were at the oche. Nothing like the WWE-esque spectacle it is now.
Its a bloody drinking game. I like the way it is now, but Im a millennial piece of shhite too.
Back when skulling pints before hitting a 180 was acceptable.
I noticed that too how quiet it was. Now its just a excuse for a piss up
aye, but you mean WWF my dear. That league died in a different era
It was never as quiet as it was in 2020/2021 😷 , good to see the crowd is back 🥳!
First time watching darts. That was the most exhilarating thing I’ve watched all week
We dont care about you and ur week
@@mryellow9655 chill😂
@@mryellow9655 dart community don’t fuck around
@@nathanmcdowell4064 indeed
My favourite dart player when I was growing up, a legend and such a nice bloke
RIP Jocky Wilson, Eric Bristow, Leighton Rees and all the other legends of darts.
Throwing a 9-darter back then was twice as hard as throwing one today. The old dart boards had much thinker wiring and the darts were significantly worse than those of today.
John Lowe a legend
Never heard of him
@@superserial1 you know zero, ziltch , f all about darts then
@@DNW28
Thanks for the info potna
@@superserial1 in that case why are you on a darts channel??? John Lowe is one of 'thee' greats, tch, your lack of knowledge is embarrasing😡
@@dougreed2257
Outstanding.
What a lovely smile from Keller, too. He was as delighted for Lowe as Lowe was. Haha. Wonderful.
Deller.... ;-)
That's damn impressive. And he doesn't even look at all sauced.
He really doesn't Tina. Gods amongst men
I played big John at my local club he is an absolute gentleman and in my opinion the best there has ever been
Why’d you play him?
John was a great player but Phil Taylor is the best there’s ever been. His record proves that. Taylor even hit 2 9 dart finishes in one match. He’s undeniably the GOAT
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The pressure of that last dart. Even though we know that he didn’t miss, because he didn’t, still feel as though he might 😬😬😬
That's old stone face, pressure won't go near him.
Arguably the best throwing action of all time
Absolutely loved that audiance. Amazing support!!!!
I don't know what any of this is but I'm really proud of him
nothing is more satisfying than that final YEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHSSSSSSSSSS from the announcer
EXACTLY
An awesome match all these years later John Lowe was amazing
I remember watching the full match with my Dad and Mum and Dad spilling his dinner all over his chair cheering for John Lowe.
I’ve watched this so many times, ever time is like the first . Absolutely tremendous
James wade looked so different here
😂😭😭
Hilarious comment
U need glasses then
Keith dellar numpty
@@bradleyford1174 oh shit thanks that's lucky you told me!