How to Throw Perfect Darts (Or at least really good Darts)
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went to florida to see my grandson graduate from the police academy, later my son takes us out, we end up at a bar and my boy wants to play darts with me. i am 67 , he is 46 and we believe we can beat each other in anything. i knew i was way out on a limb with darting. he walks me through the process and in turn whipping my ass. my wife gave it a shot but quit right away as she did not like people watching her. we got back to colorado and i ordered a sisal board and will be getting it april 18th. i'm excited, my wife is excited and since we are both retired we can go and toss multiple times per day. watching your videos is giving me a good foundation with arm placement and muscle memory and i am a firm believer in muscle memory being a martial artist. i called my kid and told him to expect some different competition the next time we get together. thanks for putting these videos together. Lars
Awesome story!
Dude comes and "gifts" us a dartboard at our shop. I went and bought one for the house today. Wife grew up playing darts in Malaysia. We're having a ball.......it's like a game you can pick up between cooking or cleaning. So fun.
My favorite channel. Training a little bit every day and getting better. Still frustrating to hit a couple of 1 & 5 while aiming at that 20 mark. It's all about patience and dedication.
Just started darts 2 weeks ago. Great instruction. Looks alot easier than it is. Definitely requires patience. So many things to conscious about. Like the muscle memory. When i bring my arm up my elbow is out a little and than bring it in anticipating it will be automatic after a while. Notice a difference in the cheapy 18g darts that came with board than the 24g darts i bought at the dart store
my morning routine takes ten minutes too, with a really similar arm motion
pathetic, repent and follow the Lord Jesus
That looks more like dartitis😂
When i began learning the basics of Darts it was frustrating it would land all over the board. I began watching watching the different styles of stances and release took me awhile then i perfected to my satisfaction by playing clock wise 1-20 the same for doubles and trebles, now i enjoy playing feeling like Robin Hood. Great Video, Peace.
Your style is working very good for me. "Throwing through the board" is the advice that always helps my follow through when I find it going awry.
I have experienced better flow/momentum, and more stacking opportunities, and overall better accuracy because of your advice. This video is the one that got me there.
Thanks again, and again, and again...
So great to hear this! Thank YOU!
I've installed my first board 2 days ago, already following all your videos, I like the set-up and clear explanations. Already practicing slinging (Sheperd's sling) so I definitely get the idea of being consistent, following through and stance. Thanks - Cheers from Finland!
Awesome!!!!!
06:10 perfect timing with your hand and the "SWHOOSH" sound hahah, great videos! regards from spain!
Thanks for watching from Spain!
One of the best explanations I’v ever seen so far, very helpful! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Will be putting this into practice today! Thank you!
You got this!
Great vid
Your videos are awesome as you can see how to stand, balance & positioning yr arm.
Seeing all this makes so much sense.
The way you explain is wonderful
Thanks for all yr wonderful coaching & tips 🎯
I have to put it in my head don’t rush when playing especially in a team game. I remind myself this all the time.
Rushing makes mistakes
Smart!
Trusting muscle memory really is key, i so often happen to think too much about the second (and third) dart that i use wrong muscles. It helps when u don't ''try'' but just let it happen as your muscle memory might take over and fix your muscle usage for u
Just subbed, some great tips 🇮🇪🎯🤜
Wow, thanks for sharing this. Quite helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
"Practice with purpose" Love this tip man! on it!
Always!
i always have practiced with purpose in everything but mostly in the martial arts. i will apply the same attitude with darts when we get our board 04-18-24
Picked up a gran board because of your videos. Thanks for the content hope I can improve.
That’s awesome!!
Smooth easy to watch throw there dude ! Always loved Steve Beatons throw !like velvet !Great vid and hello from Ireland 🇮🇪
Hey, thanks! Go Ireland!
awesome explaining man, good work!
Glad you liked it!
Follow through is the hardest thing to get right for me - I really struggle to get consistency and am always dropping my elbow.... Throwing through the target is great advice - I'm off to my board to give it a go!
The wrist follow through is also important ... Think about pointing them down after you throw,
Great vid. Will try this.
Have fun!
you are a very good teacher! thank you for the video.
Thank you! 😃 I'm glad you found value in my video demo.
I have watched numerous videos on how to better my game. I really like your videos and although I don’t hit my targets everytime, my consistency within my target has improved greatly which is what I’m looking for. Thank you
Glad to help
Great video with great tips. I practice every day. Each day or every other day i switch it up. One day or two days i throw 24 darts at the 20 through 15 and bull to work on consistency. Next time i work on grouping to get my grouping tighter. Next time i then work on the major outs 20, 10 and 5. 16, 8, 4. 8,4,2 to work on outs. But i agree always have a purpose when practicing. Great vid buddy
Thank you.
When you said cricket, I thought wow, an American who plays cricket. Then I realised what you meant. 😆
All great tips, thank you.
I noticed how Luke humphries while winning the recent world championship would look at the board, keep his eyes locked on where he was aiming, and then slide his lead foot forward up to oche without taking his eyes off the board .
Instead of looking down to see where he was placing his lead foot .
Obviously, this helped him as a fundamental and consistent routine.
Good point!
been playing on and off for years , really appreciate these videos of tips , i got me a blade 6 and some MvG 90% tungsten Absolute 24g steel tips , wish i could throw like phil taylor , guy is a dart God / thanks so much for the tips!🎯
Glad I could help
This video has changed everything for me. I was already winning more than I was loosing. I am no professional but I throw allot better than I did before. Thanks man.
Awesome!!!
Yes I have become a fan , keep it up.
I really appreciate it!
I used to play as a kid, started again recently and couldn't believe how bad I was. I watched 3 of your videos and I maintained an average of 70 last night over 6 legs. Give this guy a watch, he knows what he is talking about!
Welcome back to Darts. Keep at it.
Bro you are insane! That was so awesome! Do you have any tips for a right hander that’s left eye dominant?
LOL
nice video broo❤
Thank you!
Biggest tip you had IMO is not caring when the dart hits (yet). During the follow through practice, do you try to hold it pointing at the board? A drill I try to do is on the follow through count to 2 while keeping my arm pointed at the board so when it comes to actual darts it hopefully has the muscle memory of not falling.
I have the point SLIGHTLY pointed down initially with the flight a bit higher than the nose. Thanks for the feedback.
Great advice! I tend to short throw a lot, and my follow through changes depending on how warmed up I am. I'm sure that's horrible technique, but it's where I'm at in the development of my throw.😁
Keep at it. Thanks for watching.
I tend to do that also...along with every other possible wrong thing you can ever possibly do. Idk what happened, but this last season was so horrible I was ready to quit. Playing cricket, I actually walked up on my first throw and closed bull, and on my second turn...hit a 6, a 12 and missed the entire frigin board with my last dart. It's like I had a seizure between turns. Or in 301, I get in on my first throw then take 30 darts to get out.
I’ve been trying all different kinds of stances, throwing styles and I’ve come to the conclusion that I throw best in a similar stance as you do. I was trying to copy dynamite Dave but it just feels so awkward. I went back to my original stance and I just need to stick with it. I love your practice routines of 4-5 rounds per mark in cricket. I’ve been doing that a few times a day and it’s been helping a lot
That's great to hear... yes, go with what feels most comfortable. Who is dynamite Dave?
@@IronmanDarts UK dart coach. Not sure if he was previously a pro or not, I don’t watch much darts. Found him on CZcams, he has his own unique style that felt awkward to emulate
some good tips here🙂
Thank you and thanks for taking the time to watch!
Good video …..thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
I always recommend the practice games called 28, and 420.
28- 1 visit at each cricket number and the goal is to get 28 points in the end. Comes out to scoring 4 on each number (or however your luck goes) my record is 24. Ive added my own twist where after i play through, i go backwards (B up to 20) only shooting at those doubles (which are Cricket Doubles) so now i call this game 28 CD’s
-420 is a doubles practice game where you have only 1 visit per number, and you shoot at double 1, then D2, D3 and so on all the way up to 20 and then Bull.
I like to play cricket afterwards, and then 501 after that (to see how that practice has helped). So for me, one round of practice is playing all 4 of these games.
Cheers! And lets go CHAMP MICHAEL SMITH!!! BULLY BOY FOR THE WIN!!!
Good tips
Love the steel tip dart videos for some reason I just can’t get into the plastic tip game even though it’s more convenient to have real life players consistently I just can’t get into it the same?
My ex girlfriend would throw a Robin Hood often im not even joking every couple of days but she throws left handed she don’t follow through but she is good really good. 3 years ago I would literally beat her 50 60 times in a row she never quit never wanted pitty a true student of the art of darts except the fact she WILL NOT LISTEN TO MY ADVICE.. I tried getting her to just try following through stubborn as all hell . I told her when she can find the value in failure only at that time she will evolve in ways she can’t imagine.
Your behavior when you playing darts is so wonderful. Do you have any recommendations that I can overcome yips? I have been suffering from yips for years. It comes and goes.
Stop trying and start throwing for fun?
@@IronmanDarts Well, It's really hard to have fun while I am participating in the pro-tournament in my country, but I will try ! Thank you.
That board looks sweet, what model prodigy?
Base model. I still use it every wee! 💪
You ever play on the unicorn smart board? You should get one and review it.
If someone wants to send me one, I will ;-)
Bro I get depressed watching you. I wish after playing years got to your level. Lol
Do you think entry level darts can give you this consistency? Great vid btw!
Entry level darts?
your follow through is so smooth.
1 question. I throw 95% of my darts nice but sometimes I throw like a spasm. So when I throw on the 20 it goes under the board really with force.
Do you know how I can get rid of it cuz it is annoying and demotivates me.
Get out of your head! Distract yourself. And if 95% are nice, then just keep throwing 🤙
The more I concentrate focus and relax the better I am alot of any sport is in the mind .
Well said!
I think good advice would be to stick with it until the season is over and then practice the proper follow through during off season. That is my advice.
To be great, there is no off season 🤙💪
@@IronmanDarts whole heartedly agree with this. With a few small adjustments to my practice mid-season I was able to increase PPD by 5 points in X01 and MPR by 1 in Cricket over the last 5 weeks of the season.
Quick question,when sighting you’re darts are you looking through the dart at you’re target or are you holding the dart out of eyesight of target
I’m eyeballing the target and I bring the dart just below my eyeline.
Quick question. I've always got a low and right dart in me, and it comes randomly. I can go T20 T20 and then skinny 18, seemingly without changing anything, but surely something is happening to throw that differently. How do you recognise what it is you're doing wrong in those situations? What do you do to rectify it? Darts throwing happens so quickly with minute changes in the body that are imperceptible. How do you amplify the signal and listen to your body?
Clearly, I don’t have it dialed in because I’m not a professional, but I try to treat each dart individually and do my best not to let the previous start distract me, and focus on two or three mechanical elements per throw. And that can be the follow through, it could be finishing with my finger down and it could be throwing through the dartboard. If I have a dart that veers off two or three fingers wide, I know it’s because I lost focus on one of those three elements. Every dart counts, so even one simple distraction, or lack of focus can be the difference between a triple 20 and a triple one.
Hi Dave, do you still analyse subscribers throws?
I've been getting this question a lot. So, in January, I will start offering 1 on 1 coaching services which will include a dart throw video for analysis.
Should you practice with same weight darts? Or can u use a variety of weight sizes
Same, only same!
Great video.
My follow through is pretty good.
My inconsistency comes down to my drawback. It is very short. I simply seem to stress it a bit too much. Any advice on that?
Keep up the good work!
I’d have to see it but I doubt that’s the problem.
i hate it when i get a perfect follow through and pull the next dart. XD
Tell me how you use you eyes to line up first i am getting better but
It starts with my foot position then lean, then balance… it’s hard to explain my eyes… it all goes together.
Good form but your elbow is more out than you would like and the following through is forced after the motion. Natural follow through is functional.
Are you using the same follow through when throwing D3?
Thx
@@IronmanDarts I also tried for weeks to straighten my follow through but it feels uncomfortable at my biceps tendon. My second hobby is power training... I've got the Jonny Clayton form 😅
That is the power of our new World Champion darts Michael Smith. He throws them so fast and once the marker is ok they will be all ok.
Only problem is when the first is not ok it will be hard to correct.
That was SO awesome to watch... I'll be re-watching that match more than a few times :-)
Been practicing alot with soft tips it's been good and I've only been playing for about 5 months but I'm in a league for soft tip and I shoot a 17-20 points per dart in 501 just having trouble finding what's comfortable and consistent witch makes me throw all over the board sometimes.
Sounds like you may need a coach?
My right knee hurts yet I'm not even over weight. Any advice. I really wanna continue training..
Sounds like a question or your doctor? Maybe talk to a physical therapist?
Do you lock your knee cap, the one you lean on, when you go into your stance? I’m the same with you, I often find myself locking my knee when I go into my throwing stance,
Perhaps we’re leaning too far forward on the leg so we naturally lock the knee to stop ourselves from going further forward. I’ll see tomorrow if this is the problem I have, and if I’m leaning too far forward
Genuine Question here from UK....I say 25 for green around bullseye is this not the same in US???
Yes, 25 for green UNLESS it's an OPEN bull in soft tip... in that case it's 50.
@@IronmanDarts ah see fair enough….relatively new to darts other than the killer and 501 in terms of knowledge 👍
Dave wanted to reach out let you know if you want to do any privite coaching I’m down
Coaching with you or FOR you?
@@IronmanDarts for me I need help
I took your advice about checking my arm I think what happens I kinda force it instead of letting it happen I also wonder if it’s where and how I stand
In January, I will start offering 1 on 1 coaching services. Email if you're interested.
Did you try the Irish Ironman?
What’s that? 🤨
@@IronmanDarts Ironman in Ireland…
Which Dart Board is this?
Prodigy - link in description.
I came for darts but your calves are insane !!! 😳😳 I’m from az btw !
Welcome from Arizona!
Do you play competitive? If so what are you averaging?...... I have found that mental state helps alot with consistency in darts. I was throwing religious 90-100 average day in day out until I lost my big sister to cancer, I then was throwing mere 60-70 average. 8 years later I'm back to hitting 80+ average and I feel my mental state is back to what it used to be I just need to put the hours on the board as I did before then the averages should be back to being respectable.
I post my results and averages from league play on my instagram account.
Sorry for your loss 🙏
If you are Back to an average of 90-100 you should go and try for the Tourcard!
Bro I’ve been playing for 3 months and I still suck it makes no sense I can’t learn to throw at all it’s so aggravating, I just wanna be half decent, I’ll throw 3 20’s then miss completely or hit the 25 bull 2 times of 3 and then miss completey , I just don’t get how to hold a dart at all
Who do you know locally that can watch you in person and give you pointers? Who's one of the top 10 players in your local league. Pay them $50, buy them a beer and spend an hour working together?
Grouping is alright ye but if you group on youre target no point having 6 darts at double 18 and missing all 6 but lovely grouping and the bloke behind you on double tops for the match
Thx
You looked 10 years younger since hitting the first t18 until the 3rd
???
Just try one time to set your body position blind try at zero force to the body. Like people who learn precision shooting 😉
Interesting.
3 25s is not 3 bulls, Dave 👀
OK
1 hrs good practice is worth 10 years bad practice., the trick is being able to identify whats preventing you from pitching good darts, I will tell you confidence and good psychology is 80% of good darts, and 20 % practice. You can hit whatever at home the real work is doing it in public under pressure same with any sport really mind set, belief in winning and being okay with failure.
I agree... playing in public is where you can really get better. I'm starting to make that a habit in 2023.
I'd be interested to know why you think there are no American giants in darts? Most bars have a board, yet its dominated by Europeans.
I didn’t say that.
@@IronmanDarts no, you get me wrong. I'm asking your opinion on as to why there are no American darts giants? It's extremely popular and there are some good US and Canadian players. I just wondered what your opinion on why there are no North American darts megastars?
I think we have a handful but I'm not sure why they're not more popular? Maybe it's because Baseball, Football and Basketball are the big sports in America? The challenge will continue to be Pubs and Bars. Kids and young people can easily play and practice the big 3 without having to go to a bar or pub. Yes, there's online but it's not the same. It's a good topic.
Go from not wearing glasses to wearing them
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@@IronmanDarts I threw like the devil until I had to start wearing glassed and then had to change my whole style because I kept hitting the glasses and throwing my shot off
Don’t watch this man if you want to play darts well .
Jesus he needs to practice a lot more before trying to show people how to play darts
Ok
Americans…….
Yes?
Great video bud very true. I shoot steel tip better than soft tip
Thank you.
@@IronmanDarts for some reason I am just more comfortable shooting steel tips back in the day that’s what we did
I get it.
Just to clarify, a bullseye is the red circle worth 50 points and the outer green is worth 25 points. You said you had 3 bulls at the end but you only hit the outer green so you didn't get not even a single bull as the red circle only us a bullseye. The green is just 25 points. Not sure this is an American thing but in the UK the red only is whats called a bullseye
Must be an American thing.