Man of many talents, Lowe composed and performed the funky synth intro music, under his stage name Stoneface. On occasion he was backed by the Quarrymen. Not many people are aware of this, on account of it not being true.
+Darts Review Channel : ))) I'm also collecting dart sets, although I don't have access to really old ones. BTW - please continue with the reviews. I really like your videos.
+Darts Review Channel That is a great idea! I'm sure that would be appreciated by everybody, especially us in Eastern Europe :) We don't really get the chance to see real old stuff.
I grew up throwing an original pair of John's phase 1 prototypes. When he wanted a shorter barrel. He gave a set to my dad (rip Terry) when John was given 3 sets/weights to chose from. A family member stole them the day after he passed away.
as a kid I was a Bristow fan . Stepfather was a Lowe fan So I chose the other one . We hated each other . . I now have a Whole new respect for the guy . He was great anyway . Hey I was a kid .LEGEND
@David Shreeves, I just want to say, thank you. I have not laughed so much in ages, all those time stamps and your comments added to them, oh boy, I was in tears. Bravo my man, Bravo.
Christmas Day 1989... I bought my 9 year old son a darts board and a set of darts. He was so happy and could not wait to throw them... But I INSISTED he watched this video first in the spare room to appreciate the art. I popped in the spare room after 45 mins to see what he thought so far, and he wasn't there... He had left the house and ran away! Haven't seen him since.
Did they ever get the other tape with all the games John mentioned at the end done?Anyone know the name of it if they did?I'd love to have it to help practice by.
He's right about the measurements, back in the 80's we used to win the league every year as teenagers. Pubs hated us so they put the boards an inch higher and made the throws longer. Cheats never prosper so we carried on thrashing the old bastids every week. My favourite throw on a dartboard is the Bullseye and that's from watching the Legend John Lowe all those years ago.
Double in double out, that's one way to practice doubles. I regularly throw doubles round the clock, on my own. Double 1, double 2, 3, 4 etc. Finish on the Bull's Eye of course. I think that's a better way to practice doubles.
wow...hmmm interesting how times have changed. I do love what he says about double start but disagree. Id say right side of the board is easier for lefties to hit, and left side is easier for righties hit. generally your motion is going to tale across your body. Also people dont go for double top to start just because it is the biggest double, but it also keeps you in line with the board. if you throw for a double straight in the top you dont have to adjust, you are in line with trip 20
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+David Shreeves Yea - I got the idea that you were not malicious. Hmm...so you're saying that some comments are still missing? Strange, 'cause I've approved all of them. I do not delete any type of comment from any videos I've put up. People can say whatever they like.
Ive been falling asleep every night to this for the past 3 weeks 😂 perfect ASMR
Same but in the morning getting ready.
Haha I keep coming back to it too.
MY FAVORITE DARPLAYER ... JOHN LOWE.
i'm a big fan of john many years. greetings from belgium
I've got lots of respect for John Lowe. Stone-faced, even-tempered, always polite.
Man of many talents, Lowe composed and performed the funky synth intro music, under his stage name Stoneface. On occasion he was backed by the Quarrymen. Not many people are aware of this, on account of it not being true.
Lol
Shaddap
Great upload for insomniacs everywhere.
John Lowe is such an amazing exponent and scholar of the game... has the best throw in Darts to this day, in my opinion.
Barney with the best throw IMO.
Wish I would have watch3d this a year ago as a beginner. A great place to learn a lot in a short period of time. Outstanding
That video is what got me into collecting vintage darts, Mr Lowe has cost me a small fortune! :)
+Darts Review Channel : ))) I'm also collecting dart sets, although I don't have access to really old ones. BTW - please continue with the reviews. I really like your videos.
Music1212Punk Cheers mate :) I will do some videos on old darts soon, I hope, if I get chance :)
+Darts Review Channel That is a great idea! I'm sure that would be appreciated by everybody, especially us in Eastern Europe :) We don't really get the chance to see real old stuff.
Been meaning to do it for a long time but not had time really, hopefully soon :)
The vid might get me into collecting vintage darts videos :D
Man, I could listen to John Lowe talk for hours. Thank you uploader!
I reckon you'd fall asleep about 15mins in tho lol
Even if he was talking utter filth to your mum?
Nothing like a guy talking about his passion
I grew up throwing an original pair of John's phase 1 prototypes. When he wanted a shorter barrel. He gave a set to my dad (rip Terry) when John was given 3 sets/weights to chose from. A family member stole them the day after he passed away.
Love his voice
as a kid I was a Bristow fan . Stepfather was a Lowe fan So I chose the other one . We hated each other . . I now have a Whole new respect for the guy . He was great anyway . Hey I was a kid .LEGEND
Such a class act love John Lowe and actually throw his darts
@David Shreeves, I just want to say, thank you. I have not laughed so much in ages, all those time stamps and your comments added to them, oh boy, I was in tears. Bravo my man, Bravo.
Christmas Day 1989...
I bought my 9 year old son a darts board and a set of darts. He was so happy and could not wait to throw them... But I INSISTED he watched this video first in the spare room to appreciate the art. I popped in the spare room after 45 mins to see what he thought so far, and he wasn't there... He had left the house and ran away!
Haven't seen him since.
1:17:22 3 bulls twice. Never seen that before.
John Lowe. Legend. This is superb. Thank you for the upload! :)
Really great video, my mate moved into a new house and found a rusted John Lowe dart on the window sill!
So glad I found this
The intro music is astounding
The True Master
Sage words John Lowe, Sir, take a bow,
a True Master class, many could and should heed your advice 180's ,
I have my unicorn John Lowe darts still, and all the original packaging from about 1980/1981. 21.6 grams, and yes from new they had short points. 😎
Great Advice, R.I.P....Mr Phil Jones.
Very good video by the biggest inspiration in darts that is John Lowe :D
It’s funny how some how something simple like SlikSticks are still around and used today. Full circle moments….
I have a set since 2010. Obviously, I use it very rarely, but it still did not break.
My brother had exactly the same board. Brilliant
"double 3 is the hardest"
I played for a bit and it was the only one I could hit lol
Very interesting video, love darts and john lowe obviously knows his stuff
£16 for a dartboard in 1983 would be £67 in 2024
WTF John Terry is doing there hahahaha
20 year old Ritchie at the end. Amazing.
Seen him blinking right after he said he don't blink. HAHA.
love this vid
ol' stoneface . . legend!
best hairstyle in sports
Did they ever get the other tape with all the games John mentioned at the end done?Anyone know the name of it if they did?I'd love to have it to help practice by.
11.07 30 hours a day? There must have been more hours in a day back then.
lee he used to throw with both hands at the same time for 6 hours a day
John Lowe's hair looks like it was spray painted on.😂😂
He's right about the measurements, back in the 80's we used to win the league every year as teenagers. Pubs hated us so they put the boards an inch higher and made the throws longer. Cheats never prosper so we carried on thrashing the old bastids every week. My favourite throw on a dartboard is the Bullseye and that's from watching the Legend John Lowe all those years ago.
Kani, thats a strange story
Mr Fuker, I admire your guile, Ingenuity and wily ways in general.
Been watching over half an hour and he hasn't thrown a dart yet! ROFL
Fuckin state of that hair
Those shiny shoes ..nice..!
I´d really like to have one of the so-called "elecrtonic devices" :)
In 2024 ebay loads of john pike darts
Dave Garnett and Alan Mallyon invented the video score seen in this video seems very old fashion now, fun days.
I still have one !!
Alan Mallyon lmao nothing like giving yourself a pat on the back
yep, can't get anyone to do it for me now. :)
Class
Dart boards have never been made of pig bristle! Where did John Lowe get that one from?
i am always at the same height it feels better with a slim flight short stem and wez newtons stems
There's 180 upvotes. Nobody should upvote anymore.
Double in double out, that's one way to practice doubles.
I regularly throw doubles round the clock, on my own. Double 1, double 2, 3, 4 etc. Finish on the Bull's Eye of course.
I think that's a better way to practice doubles.
44:55 one of the best shaft systems ever invented
Just heard him say for winning a game you could earn £10,000 for a final, I’ve just seen Peter Wright win £500,000 how times change! Lol
You could buy a house for that 40 years ago 😂.
John needs to do a range of audio book's to help insomniac's.
wow...hmmm interesting how times have changed. I do love what he says about double start but disagree. Id say right side of the board is easier for lefties to hit, and left side is easier for righties hit. generally your motion is going to tale across your body. Also people dont go for double top to start just because it is the biggest double, but it also keeps you in line with the board. if you throw for a double straight in the top you dont have to adjust, you are in line with trip 20
top little program this
Does anyone have a copy of the tape Lowe refers to at the end??
The latest Luke Littler darts are £102 ... How things have changed!
Course they are.. Luke Littler is the most famous darts chucker at the moment.
The price will come down once the hype as blown over!
Luke would batter this guy tbh
Fascinating video! When was this recorded?
@Adam Oliver The same year that John Lowe hit the first televised 9 dart finish.
1984
I threw daft and skewered my cat right in Arschloch. How many points for that, Mr Mullet?
single bull....25
ジョンロウ 選手は 日本に 3階 来日しています 日本人のプレイヤーは いろんな 勉強をしてると思います この欄に 投稿しましょう 僕はありすぎちゃって 困ってます 皆さんは ジョンロウの思い出を😊😊😊
lel he looks like a english barneveld
Originally broadcast in what year?
Fuck knows.
45:53 I swear one of them farts, does anyone else hear this. John lowe letting a wet one slip out of his arse 😂
He always used to fart during interviews
When was this made and how does he have 50 year old darts
Thanks for this video. I am looking for a video called The John Lowe Challenge. It was sponsered by Watneys Red label. anybody heard of it?
Glad you enjoyed it. Unfortunately I am not aware of the one you mention
59:44 "Get on with it"
haha Taylor stole Johns' darts quite literally
Phil Jones, sadly died just last week.
Ive got the follow up. Sex, the john lowe way. His face is not the only thing that's made of stone I can tell you!
+Ben Richards wtf lol
+AznInvasion85
Right!? How does He know that eh!??
+David Shreeves + I have not deleted the comments. They were pending for
approval and marked by TH-cam as "possible spam" - possibly because
you submitted a lot of them in a short time. I did not log in in TH-cam
for a while now in order to be able to approve them.
+David Shreeves Yea - I got the idea that you were not malicious. Hmm...so you're saying that some comments are still missing? Strange, 'cause I've approved all of them. I do not delete any type of comment from any videos I've put up. People can say whatever they like.
+David Shreeves It might have taken a few minutes after I approved the comments.
Or a lady..
Phil Taylor is the best
John Lowe takes himself abit too seriously was never a huge fan great player but I'm a Bristow fan that's my dads fault
To each their own..but Taylor would own both of them!!
John always.my no1 hero