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Everyone can have a good night of darts. But what separates a good player from a great player is shooting consistently match after match. Here are a few pointers to help you work on shooting great darts every time you face the dart board:
Concentrate on your approach. One of the keys to shooting consistent darts is approaching the board the EXACT way every time. If you change your approach you change everything and you make it harder to shoot well. Be aware of where your feet are on the line. Point your elbow at your target. Cock your arm. Keep your darts pointing up and not down. And finally concentrate on your target before you start the throwing motion.
Know your options. If you are playing an ’01 game, know your options regarding the out number, click here for an out chart. If you are shooting better at the top half of the board then create an out that takes advantage of that strength. If you are playing cricket make sure to point your opponent. If you have an advantage, exploit it. You’ll probably need those points later in the match. Always remember that you are in control of your destiny.
Muscle memory. Has your second dart automatically followed your first dart – even if you were aiming somewhere else? That’s called muscle memory and it can be your best friend or your worst enemy, depending on when it happens. The best way to control muscle memory is to make your first dart count. Hit that first number and muscle memory does the rest. If you don’t hit the first number, step away from the line, shake it out, take a deep breath and approach the board with a new perspective.
Practice makes perfect. The best way to shoot consistent darts is to feel confident when you are at the line. The best way to feel confident is to pay your dues. Practice your dart game using the practice guidelines on this site. Some people think that any practice is good practice. That’s just not good advice. Make your practice sessions focused and simulate a competitive environment. You will accomplish very little by just throwing darts at a board. Focus your practice sessions and you’ll be on the path to shooting strong, consistent darts.
With the worldwide lockdown due to covid-19 and stay at home policy for most, darts has become a new past time for thousands of people. Whether it is for homes schooling to learn basic mathematics, taking time to improve your game or indeed learning how to play, darts has had an increase in player participation.
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) has introduced live Home Tour streaming tournament during this lockdown period. It proved so popular day one cashed their streaming site. Thankfully, all is well now, and fans can now watch the free live streaming event without disruption.
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With Darts you can live stream via a webcam to play others, but if you are new to the sport, you may just like to know show to start and some of the games that can help improve your game.
Dartboard Setup.
Vital that you first set up your dartboard correctly. It needs to be at the correct height, and you need to throw from a set distance known as the ‘oche’. Lighting the board is equally important, and this can be done using specially designed dartboard lights that help to eliminate shadow and glare, or you can use a spotlight to light the board.
Dartboards need to be attached ideally to a wall, and the throw needs to be unobstructed. For dartboard hight 1.73m with a throwing distance of 2.37m measured from the face of the board. A full illustration of how to set up the dartboard can be seen below.
New players
If you are new to the sport, you may first find throwing a dart is not as easy as the professionals make it look. However, with a few basic instructions and a lot of practice, you should be able to improve your game quickly.
If you are right-handed use your right hand to throw the dart. Hold the dart initially as you may hold a pen with youth thumb at the bottom of the dart barrel and your two forefingers at the top.
Place your leading foot (right foot) if right-handed and left if left-handed in the middle of the ‘oche’ (throw line). You need to line yourself, so you are facing the dartboard so when you pull your arm back to throw, you are aiming down the middle of the board. Adjust your rear foot to make slight adjustments; this is known as a darts stance similar to boxing, fencing and shooting. Both feet must remain on the ground during your throw; otherwise, you many pull the dart down.
Darts isn’t about strength; it is about proper technique with the power coming from your arm, not your body. Some use different stances; however, you will naturally develop your own after following basic instructions.
Games to Play for Beginners.
Although you may see one game and one game only played on the TV ‘501’, there are lots of game you can play on a standard dartboard. However, it is essential you remain focused on your throw and don’t get too disillusioned if you don’t hit what you aim for. Missing happens to the best players and all have gone through the basics before honing their skill.
Around the Clock.
This is probably the easiest game to play, and it helps you improve your skill. Even the top pro’s still use this game within their warm-up routine.
Around the is played either on your own or again one or more players. The objective is simple. Hit in order the numbers from 1-20. If you miss a number, you stay on that number until you hit it. The first to hit all the numbers 1-20 in order is the winner.
A more advance player may opt to only through for the inner segment of each number or play the game on doubles only!
If you are a seasoned play, a further variation with different rules is 180 around the clock.
English Cricket.
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English Cricket! In darts, there is more than one game referred to as ‘Cricket’ the more popular game, sometimes referred to as American Cricket has different rules than English cricket.
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English cricket, as most will understand involves wickets, runs wides and can be a fun game to play. Full instructions of this game and many others can be found on the games page.
Also for new player look at games such as hare and hound and noughts and crosses.