Dart Throwing Principles
To begin with you need to make sure you buy the right darts for you. The flight, shaft barrel and tip of your darts are central to ensuring your throwing success. If you know people at your local bar who play darts, try out some different sets and see what works best for you. The first crucial variations you are looking at are the barrel shape and weight. Try out a thin set of darts and compare them to a thicker one. Then try out different barrel sizes and different barrel shapes and weights. With so many variables don’t be surprised if it takes you some time to find the perfect shape and weight for you. If you can, go to a specialist darts store and the staff will be happy to let you try out a variety of darts. Once you have found something that offers you a good grip, weight and is comfortable to hold you are ready to look at the flights. The flights need to be sturdy and well-shaped, not too thin but not too thick. The surface area of the flight affects the drag the dart have when you throw them. Again try out some different types and find out what works best for you. Now we come to the throw itself.
The crucial point here is position. You want to stand on the oche with your throwing foot perpendicular to the line. Place your other foot behind the first at a distance that keeps you comfortable and stable. You want your weight distributed evenly across both legs so that you don’t tip forward and unbalance as you throw. Stand straight so that your shoulders from a line with the centre of the board. Providing you are balanced, don’t wobble and are comfortable you are ready to throw. With the throw there are two important things to bear in mind. Firstly, you require to ensure that you keep you only throw with your arm. You want to keep your back and the rest of your body straight and balanced so that your throw itself remains stable. Practice a few times and check that you throw consistently each time without wobbling. Practice releasing the dart at the same point in your forward arc each time and try and adjust so that the dart remains fixed as it leaves your grip. Secondly you require to ensure that your darts are consistently hitting in the same or similar area. At first don’t worry about exact accuracy just try and get them to land in a group together, your aim will improve with time.
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