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.

Darts is a fun social sport, the history of which can be traced back to the days of the longbow in Medieval England, and is still popular today.It has been said that darts were used in archery training because it helped with accuracy. They shortened the darts and had people throw them at the bottom of an empty wine barrel. It has been noted by historians that the use of the barrel lead to the development of the game of darts that we know today.

It was thought that darts developed into a sport in itself when soldiers being trained in archery took their shortened darts to local pubs and bars so they could refine their skills as well as exhibit their talents to the locals. When the bottom of the barrel proved to be inconvenient, someone created a cross-section of a moderate sized tree.

The game of darts itself soon spread and it was being played by old and young all over England. The rich and elite of the country were no different. They soon put their own stamp on the game. Darts can be traced back to the Pilgrims. It has been said that the game of darts was very popular on the Mayflower as it made its ocean crossing.

The rules of darts settled into what we know today at around 1900. The size of the board, throwing distance and even the size of the darts became standard. Many people enjoy the sport around the world. Today there are organized tournaments and organizations and leagues that specialize in the sport of darts. It is very popular and people make their living playing this sport all over the world.