71-80: You're now into the tough finishes. If you find yourself here with only 2 darts, you MUST hit a triple to finish . If you're in this situation AND your opponent is also on a finish, it makes sense to go for an "unconventional" triple in order to leave 60 or less with your last 2 darts. If you hit the intended triple it may leave you a "bad" double but a bad double is better than no double at all.
3 Darts 2 Darts Comments
71 T13-D16 T19-D7 2 dart Safety T7 will leave DB
72 T16-D12 S16 leaves 56! I love 56 since S16, D16, T16, D18, T8 all leave a finish. Only S8 will stop you.
73 T19-D8
74 T14-D16 T16-D13 2 dart Safety T8 will leave DB
75 T17-D12 SB-DB
76 T16-D14 T20-D8 T20-D8 is popular with 3 darts but S1 or S5 will force you into a triple to finish. Safety S8 or S7 will get you below 70
77 T19-D10
78 T14-D18 T18-D12 is popular but T14 is safer since hitting the S11 or S9 will leave an easier 2 dart finish than S1 or S4
79 T19-D11 T13-D20 T13-D20 is popular with 3 darts but S13 leaves 66 which is much tougher than 60 with 2 darts
80 T20-D10 T16-D16 T16 with 3 darts. Hitting S16 leaves 64 and forces you to hit a triple or DB to finish.