BullShooter Magazine August 2015 Number 8 Volume 32 | Page 8

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Once again, the BullShooter tournament displayed the pageantry, the level of competition, and the atmosphere that makes this
tournament so unique. This is the tournament that started it all.
After 30 years, it still is in one word--awesome. There were many
familiar faces that showcased their unbelievable talents which
they have worked so hard to achieve, and as always, there were
young and unknown players who came to the BullShooter filled
with hopes and aspirations. This darter was one of these young
players. Let’s talk darts with Andy McMaster.
Andy is single and lives in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He is employed by Craft Mart, a wood working shop, that produces custom
stairways. When I asked Andy how he juggled work with a busy
dart schedule, his reply was, “They are amazing”.

Andy McMaster
Pacer: Andy, tell us why you feel
that Craft Mart is amazing.
Andy: They let me do whatever I need to do. For example,
just a week ago I told them that I
was going to be off a week for the
BullShooter tournament and they
were like, “Good luck! See you
when you get back.”
Pacer: Boy, that really is great.
I know an awful lot of tournament
players who would love to have an
employer like that.
Andy: It really works out well for
me.
Pacer:
Okay Andy, tell us
just how did your journey to the
BullShooter get started?

Andy: Well, right out of high
school I worked at Craft Mart and
a bunch of the guys played darts,
and they got me into it.
Pacer: You are a pretty good
sized guy, did you have an athletic
background?
Andy: I wrestled and played
football in school, but that didn’t
really relate to shooting darts. I’m
telling you Tom, when I started I
was bad, really bad (both laughing).
Pacer: You had to work at it,
huh?
Andy: I did, I really did. But
really it was losing to my buddies
that inspired me--it drove me crazy.
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Pacer: I can’t even begin to tell
you how many players have told
me similiar stories. I think a lot
of us had to learn how to win by
losing.
Andy: Oh yeah, losing and losing, it really did drive me crazy
(both laughing). I have been playing seven years, and I have put in
a lot of time and effort to get where
I am today.
Pacer: Well, you started out
playing with your buddies, what is
your dart schedule like now?
Andy: I play a bunch of leagues.
I’ll drive an hour or an hour and
a half to get to a Blind Draw, and
I love to travel to the big tournaments.
Pacer: Boy, getting to those Blind
Draws must have been an adventure last winter.