Has anyone else been following the Grand Slam of Darts on ITV 4 and 1 this week? I'm an occasional and very casual follower of sport, but I've found the tournament absolutely riveting. The standard of play has been exceptionally high, with the best players from both the PDC and BDO hitting numerous 180's, achieving 100+ three dart averages and at least one maximum 170 check out.

What really make the sport so intruiging is watching how the players battle with their own self confidence, which (unless your name is Phil "The Power" Taylor) seems to wax and wane by the throw. Ted Hankey - now sadly out of the competition - is a beast of a bloke, but when on form has the most wonderful flowing dart action. But when he's out of sorts, rattled by the unruly Wolverhampton crowd, he couldn't hit a cows arse with a banjo.

All it takes is a missed double or two and the players sink into the slough of despond; a moment or two later they're on top of the world, marching up to the board to triumphantly retrieve their arrows that are crowded into the treble 20 bed.

Its spooky the way you can see from the relaxed expression on Andy "The Hammer" Hamilton's face that he knows he's going to hit that all important double or treble before he's even released the dart.

Although the play is repetitive in the extreme, the race to check out each leg never fails to excite, doubly so when it's for the match. I think it's the perfect TV sport, with personality playing nearly as big a part as skill. I can't wait for tonight's installment of the best drama on TV.