As hosts of the recent Munster Championships, Clare got a good eyeball at some of the teams that will be right in the running for success at this year's INDO Inter Counties championships.
And the Banner county's darts stars reckon they're not too far off from being in the mix themselves.
Clare's Cliff Mann told Darts In Ireland that their men's team is coming on strongly and will be a match for most this year.
Cliff said: "We've made massive progression in Clare over the past couple of years.
"I think the fact that we hosted the Munster Championships this year might have affected our lads a little bit as it's always a different mainframe when you're the host team.
"But we'll get the chance to travel down to Killarney as a team now and prepare and play together and that should stand to us."
Cliff said the Clare A team is improving all the time.
He added: "We've a few new lads who have made it onto our A team this year and have pushed a couple of us, including myself, down onto the B team.
"It's great to have that competition for places and shows that we are going in the right direction."
Cliff is equally as positive for Clare's ladies team, who made it to the last eight in the shield last year.
He reckons they could have a similar, if not better, run this year.
Cliff said: "I think our ladies team will do well in the shield again this year.
"They are improving all the time as well and I think that will come on even more over the next few years.
"They will get there."
CLARE MEN'S SQUAD: Audan Hanrahan (capt), Jamie Coughlan, Stephen Tuohy, Eamonn Hanrahan, Derek Moynihan, John Cahill, Daryn Callinan, Oisin Monaghah, Stephen Moloney, Dylan Sinclair, Gavin McPhillips, Marky Monaghan, Lorcan Mullane, Mark McCarthy, Christopher Monaghan. MANAGER: Pat McCarthy
CLARE LADIES SQUAD: Michelle Gregory, Rachel Fleming, Anna Kelly, Rachel McMahon, Bridget Punch, Dani Curtis, Yvonne Kelly, Maria O'Grady, Jade Donnellan. MANAGERS: Carl Mee and Craig Molloy
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