BullShooter Magazine January 2020 Number 1 Volume 37 | Page 16

It never ceases to amaze me how many of the darters that I inter-
view have such a good, honest, love and respect for the game of darts.
The players who spend their time, effort, and money competing with
pride and passion and hoping to scratch that itch that the “dart bug”
infected them with so long ago.
You will discover that Kristy Davis, who resides in Deer Park, Texas,
near Houston, and describes her personal status as currently single, is
a shining example of this.
Kristy Davis
Pacer: All right Kristy, do you
recall how this dart journey
you have been traveling on,
the past couple decades, got
started?
Kristy: Tom, absolutely I do. Oh,
I guess you would like to hear
the story. (Both laughing) I was 21
years old tending bar and one of
our teams was playing. So I basi-
cally went along for the party and
ended up playing instead.
Pacer: How did that come
about?
Kristy: Well, a player didn’t
show up and they were desperate
but I was like, I’ve never played
darts in my life.
Pacer: So you went to party
and ended up playing, how did
it go?
Kristy: It was really crazy, but I
Kristy captured two championship in
Women’s Doubles & Women’s Doubles
Combo with partner Debra Ivey at the
BullShooter 34 Texas Regional.
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just loved it! I honestly think I got
“the fever” that first night.
Tom, I’m sure you know once you
get “the fever,” it’s almost impos-
sible to put down your darts and
a lot of the people who walk away
from the game for health, family,
business or whatever, may play a
few games years later and bam,
“the fever” is back because once it
gets you, it’s there for life! Look at
me, 21 years later and I’m still in
love with the game!
Pacer: Kristy, it sounds like
since that night 21 years ago,
the game of darts has been a
part of your life, a part of who
Kristy Davis is.
Kristy: Absolutely, I fell in love
with it and started working myself
through the ups and down that
are part of the game.
I enjoyed the hot streaks. I loved
winning and tried to use losing as
a tool to get better.
I compete in both steel and soft-
tip, but I still work at my game. I
know I can’t go two weeks without
practicing and expect to show up
at a tournament and throw well.
I have to work at it. I remember
my first Regional in 2003 like it
was yesterday. I remember look-
ing around the room at all of the
boards and all of the players and
saying to myself, ‘this is what I
want to do, this is where I want
to be.’
Pacer: You say that League
play is the ultimate practice,
explain why you feel that way.
Kristy: Well, a lot of players like
to practice at home, but some-
times they do and sometimes
they don’t. Besides the fact that
League play supplies actual com-
petition against other players, I
think the fact that it forces you to
show up and play is what makes
it such a great way to keep your
In the Women’s Doubles Combo event,
Shea Cole and Kristy took home the
championship at the BullShooter 32 Texas
Regional in Houston, TX.
game sharp. League play basi-
cally obligates you to practice and
that works for me.
Pacer: Are you still involved in
League play?
Kristy: I am currently playing in
a Women’s league at Da Stadium
on Mondays and a Triples league
at Jenks Diamond Club on
Wednesdays. Like I said, I have to
get my practice. (Both Laughing)
Pacer: Kristy, did anyone
help or influence you that you
would like to mention?
Kristy: Tom, Pat Cook was won-
derful! I think for a solid year