The festive season is dominated by the PDC darts world championship at the Alexander Palace with the competition moving into the last 32 after the opening 2 rounds prior to Christmas. Monaghan dart thrower Shane Mc Guirk made history a little over 12 months ago when he became the first Irish player to claim the world title in the WDF. Sean Mc Caffrey spoke to the Aughamullen man recently to find out more about the science behind the sport in particular the design of the darts and the patterns of play