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we basically played seven days
a week. He changed me from a
dart thrower to a dart player.
He taught me outs, strategy, the
mental parts of the game.
Pacer: Without a doubt, the
mental part of the game sepa-
rates the average players from
the great players.
Kristy: You have to be both
phyically and mentally ready
to compete. Think about it, you
can stay home, party, get drunk,
and socialize, but if you want to
be successful, you had better be
focused. You have to be mentally
prepared.
Pacer: I know how strong the
competition in Texas is. There
are so many great Men and
Women shooters that it makes
for amazing darts.
Kristy: Texas is tough. Our
Regional is just amazing. There
are so many entries that you had
better get ready for some long
days and nights. The Women’s
Singles (over 100 entries) goes on
to the wee hours of the morning,
tough, tough darts.
Pacer: You and an old friend
of mine that I interviewed
years ago, Debra Ivey, have
been making life hard on
the other girls down there in
Texas. You won the Women’s
301 and Women’s Combo at the
Texas State Tournament and
for good measure you won the
Women’s Singles. Then at the
Texas BullShooter Regional,
you again swept the Women’s
events. You two are on a roll!
Kristy: Tom, I cannot even put
into words what Debra means
to me, not only as a partner, but
as a friend. She is an amazing
partner! She is so easy going and
encouraging, she makes it just
plain easy for me.
It’s not just the fact that she
shoots these great darts, it is her
attitude before, during and after
the match. She is what I call a
360 degree partner. She makes
the game a lot easier for me.
But really Tom, I have been
blessed with some awesome
partners. I’ve played with
Teresa Nevilles, Shea Cole and
Kathy Pedroza. I’m talking
great players and great people. I
have been blessed. These aren’t
dart partners, they are friends
for life!
Pacer: Kristy, it is obvious
how much you care about
the game and it’s players,
but you made a statement to
me that made so much sense
that I just have to ask you to
share it with our readers.
Kristy: Well, if there is one
thing I learned in my 21 years
of playing the game, it is that
too many players spend a lot of
time trying to get a good part-
ner and not enough time trying
to be a good partner.
I’ve never wanted to be any-
thing more than a good partner
and I’ve been blessed to have
people who have helped me be
a good partner. Being a good
partner is a lot more than ton
eighties and hat tricks.
Pacer: Those are words of
wisdom if I ever heard them.
Kristy said something else to
me that made a lot of sense.
She said “Tom, a lot of peo-
ple choose their sponsors
by going with the highest
bidders. I chose L Style and
Monstah Clothing because
they treat their players like
they are part of their family.
That means a lot to me.”
I would say her sponsor’s
also made a wise choice. I
don’t think they could have
made a better choice than
Kristy Davis.
Pacer
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