Slinging Arrows

How (Not) to Be a Professional Darts Player

By: Wayne Mardle

Narrated by: Wayne Mardle

Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's Summary

Brought to you by Penguin. 

Booze, bullseyes and (more) booze.

Humanity has come a long way in the 500,000 years since Neanderthal man first started chucking spears around. Or has it? In his blisteringly funny new book, former professional player Wayne Mardle, whose crowd-pleasing antics were even more lively off stage than they were on, blows the lid off one of the UK's biggest televised sports.

Known in darts circles as Hawaii 501 on account of his colourful Hawaiian shirts (yours for just 45 quid - he's got a garage full of them), Mardle remains one of the planet's most recognisable players, having performed on the world stage during a professional career that saw him play all the greats and, quite frankly, lose to most of them.

In this witty (frequently), honest (largely) and poignant (twice) guide to life both on and off the oche, Mardle delivers world-class advice - such as why you shouldn't go on a two-day Vegas booze bender before a major PDC final, or how to avoid going live on European TV with a string of expletives so outrageous that clips are still replayed, years later, on Belgian telly. Some are lessons Mardle learned the hard way; others, like why it's best to avoid being sued by a well-known biscuit manufacturer, are gleaned from green-room gossip spanning decades.

©2021 Wayne Mardle (P)2021 Penguin Audio

Thanks Wayne

All I can say is holy c*** I was rolling the whole time and I was driving why listening to this book Answer that means I had at least 5 close calls it's close calls maybe more Wayne thank you for this book as a dart's fan and player it was amazing. By the way did you actually sign the human log???

Insight & Hilarity in one package.

As an avid amateur dart player I found this book very entertaining! while I'll never be a pro, it was fun to hear about what it would be like if I was that good.

A fantastic book!

An absolute great book of story telling and behind the scenes look at professional darts!

Fantastic book

Fantastic insight into the world of darts by Wayne Mardle. A good read and/or listen to anyone with interest in the sport of darts and his vast knowledge of the game comes out with his usual fun, passion and excitement.

Magnificent Mardle

If you love sport (with darts obviously being the best one) you’ll love this book. Made me laugh out loud on the train and get funny looks, however it will also help you understand the world of darts and what plays deal with.

A fantastic read 10/10

Dart Icon

Brilliant stories & insight to a life inside darts . Love darts love this Cracking

uplifting and informative

I Loved this book from beginning to end it's well read by Wayne and the
perfect holiday read. You can dip in and out of this gem, at anytime.
I feel this book will appeal to sports fans in general, not only Darts fans.
This book is written from the heart. I didn't want this exalleant listen to end.

back in the day

if you want loads of stories about what it's really like to be a pro darts player, what goes on backstage, anecdotes of players on tour...don't read.

this book's nice but the backstage door of pro darts remains firmly shut.

a mate of mine listened to this before me and dared me to consume a glass of wine every time the phrase 'back in the day' was uttered. i was battered within a few minutes. the aforementioned cliché even occures multiple times in the same sentence!

this book is lovely as is wayne. if you've a sky sports subscription and you've been watching darts semi-regularly over the past few years you will hear nothing new.

if you're brand new to darts you'll enjoy this book, otherwise see this as a bland and risk adverse cashcow and fair play to wayne for that.

middle (or should i pronounce that mid-ell) of the road easy listen.

i can't wait for an ex-pro to publish a true 'warts and all' insight, then they'll hit 5 stars and be an overnight sensation. trick missed with this one

fantastic, simple qs

excellent listen for anyone with any interest in darts. Well narrated, excellent storytelling and very informative also

great book

absolutley fantastic insight to the professional world of darts, some great stories in there, brilliant listen

Absolutely Wonderful

Emotional, hilarious, insightful, beautifully read - A genuine joy. Thank you for this, Wayne!

As a darts obsessed teen who hopes to go into punditry/commentary, this book was brilliant and inspiring. And, whilst I won't spoil it, there are some truly howl with laughter moments.

And, without doubt, it was better hearing it read by the great man himself. Any future audiobooks will struggle to follow on from this.

A wonderful experience, I can't recommend it enough.

very good. funny.

Finished it quickly. solid listen. funny. Wanders off 'point' a bit at times into the 5 section, but I didn't mind that. Good background on his darting life. Great stories and some decent advice.

Really enjoyed this book.

Packed with great insights and humour. Always a bonus when the author narrates the book as well. Recommended.