How To Improve Your Darts Practice

Master stroke putting Andy and Matt together on YouTube, decades of experience and knowledge between them, loving these videos and looking forward to more

I like this, sometimes when we practice we get caught throwing aimlessly. I still do sometimes. A game i made up is pretending I'm in a match and start off with 170 in 12 darts to ease in for the first leg, then 2 x 121 in 9 darts, 2 x 170 in 9 darts, then same again but reduce to 6 and finally end on needing to check out in 3 darts. So builds the intensity. Sometimes if i go out in 3 darts for 121 I'll give myself a life haha. Usually need them if you get to 170 in 3 lol.

Looking forward to the rest of this series 👌

I like the term I used in my PMVA (NHS restraint training) course. "Practice makes permanent". I think it's relevant here, also.

Current practice: Round the world to get loose - if you miss multiple darts in a turn, start back at 1. “Cricket Count up” type game for some big # + treble focus - 20-15+ bull, must get 3+ “marks” per turn or go back to the previous number. If you “fall” past 20 you lose. “33% type game” - 20-1 on doubles, even numbers only. 3 darts at a double, if you miss, go back a number. If you hit multiple doubles, you lock in a new “floor”. If I complete those quickly enough I reward myself with best of 5, 501 matches against the computer. Difficulty is set with their avg = to my first 9 but I get the darts to start. If I have bonus time and know I shouldn’t just do 501 games, I’ll play 121 for outs practice. Also of course # of misses, marks and darts to get a “floor” respectively all can be tweaked for difficulty. I’ll change up soon enough I’m sure when I get bored but the routine will usually have similar elements.

Great video guys and the lighting was soooooo much better, I've been playing darts for at least ten years and still haven't progressed passed a steady 40 AVG can't wait to see more of those practise games

Great video, I've sort of identified the main points of this recently myself. I've been a decent pub player for years but only recently got a board up in my own house. Started playing more regular and found my form just dropped like a stone. Now realised it was aimless practice often not in the same conditions, just playing about basically. I'm now trying a more focussed approach, so this week I'm working on my aim point and accuracy so i can repeat the habit of picking a target and delivering the dart consistently. Little warmup, 30 mins working on aiming, couple of legs of 501 at the end. Simple but find I'm enjoying it more

Cracking video again. A few bits I've heard before, but the rest is a little new, can't wait to implement it into my practice routine 👍🏼🎯

Really enjoy the information and expertise 👍

Good vid thank u

A great practice game that made me play so much better in league matches was this: 121 in 9 darts. Always start on the number you ended on the next time you play. If you fail a number, you don't go back. This game is like a life time challenge. When you reach numbers that are difficult for you, the double chances can be pretty rare, and that is exactly what helped me get better. I got a similar feeling like in a league match because I really wanted to hit the double to reach the next score so I learned to focus and throw proper darts. I have now reached 386 which is crazy difficult for me to beat so I don't play it that much anymore. Btw if you play this you can't just throw darts at the board and then suddenly when you hit a 140 you tell yourself "ok I just started there". That's cheating.

Bloody hell u had to dig me out haha 😂 quality again lads

I find it hard to get off the board both during a food spell or a bad. I regularly throw from about 8pm to 2, 3 or sometimes 4 am. Exhaustion and reminder of work in the morning forces me to stop. I find even a stop of less than a minute can stop bad spells. I'd like to throw everyday but after 6 hours or so the day before, I don't want to.

Great videos make me like mission darts will definitely be buying some

Great stuff guys.

I am decent at darts as I’m natural at most sports HOWEVER, I want to improve. I hit a lot of 100’s and not enough 180’s - too many 45’s. How can I stop these and hit more trebles please? Do I pay a coach to review my throw or is it just practice? I practice a lot but don’t want to be practising a wrong technique. Thanks!

Hi thanks for this guys, I struggle to transfer in practice to match situations, question though how do you mentally prepare for match and get mentally tougher going forward? Cheers

Hello, I just started Dart and I've been trying to play with my own efforts for about 4 months, I want to buy a good set and I like the MGV Exact and Aspire series. But I'm undecided about the weight, there are those who tell me to take a light 21g 22g. For those who say 23G would be more standard. What do you recommend the set 24G that I am currently using?

I feel like every throw I do is completely different and I don't know how I do it

Is there a difference when tapered darts and bull nose darts enter the board as in the angle 🤔