Dart Tips For Beginners
Tillie
Every beginner to darts is looking for some tips to improve their accuracy & precision. Proper stance, grip, release and even the dart itself can all affect your game Here are 10 tips to help get you started on the path to better darts.
If you are at all serious about becoming a better darts player, you will have to get yourself a good set of darts. Unless you do this early, you will be severely limiting yourself regarding where and how often you can practice; which in turn defines your progression as a player.
As a beginner, the last thing you want to do is limit your progression. This is true of any sport but especially so of darts, where consistency is of the utmost importance. The purchase of a good set of darts will allow you the freedom to practice often and dedicate the time and effort necessary to improve.
There is a happy medium here, and the sooner you figure this part out the sooner you will be able to get down to the nitty-gritty. I recommend these Cuesoul Steel Tips for your first set of darts.
The game of darts is only simple on the surface. One of the best things you can do when starting is to learn the rules as soon as possible so that you can familiarize yourself with the ins and outs early on.
Again, just like with grip, there are several stances from which to choose. However, unlike the various grip techniques, the way you plant your feet when you stand on the oche line can have a dramatic impact on your performance.
During the early days of the sport, it was common to see players stand with both feet facing forward towards the throwing line. This stance soon fell out of favor because it forces the body into a rigid position that does little to aid the natural motion of the arm during a throw.
Much more popular these days are the various side-stances. These angled stances provide the body with a much more natural and balanced posture. Feel free to experiment with various stances until you find the one that you feel the most comfortable in.
Make sure that the majority of your body weight rests on your front foot as this will give the most stability. However, you should be mindful of leaning forward too much as this can become detrimental to your balance.
Math is such an integral part of the sport that it can even dictate strategy. For example, because of the way the board is set up, and the given probabilities of hitting each numbered section, beginners should aim for 19 instead 20 until their accuracy improves. Why? Because if you aim towards 19 and miss, you will still get a higher average score than if you aim for and hit only a fraction of your throws.
The game of darts has a long and rich history, and because of this it also has a self-contained culture; this means that until you become fully immersed in it, you might be a complete loss as to what fellow players are talking about.
Aces, Century, Choke, Check-Out, Yips, Flight, Knurl, Robin Hood, Shanghai, Ton 80, Splashing, White Horse, and Rubber, are just a few of the hundreds of specialized terms that you will encounter throughout your darting career.
Remember that many variables affect your performance when playing darts. From the way you plant your feet, and how many fingertips come into contact with the dart, to how you breathe and where you look when you throw. The critical aspect here is to remain consistent in all of these variables.
Make sure you approach the oche line the same way every time. If you change your approach in the slightest you will be actively undermining consistency; which will make improvements more difficult to come by.
As we mentioned previously in this guide, there are dozens of game variants available for play. Some of which enjoy moderate amounts of popularity, and in some circles rival the standard modes of the game.
Learning to play some of these variants early in your darts playing career will give you a better chance of finding a like-minded group of individuals for better practice sessions and full-blown games.
The most popular game are, by far, the 301s and 501s. These are what most people recognize as tournament rules and should be your priority when starting. However, cricket and baseball are extremely popular as well.
You can learn to play baseball darts, a fantastic game for newcomers to the sport because it simplifies the rules dramatically. Your only concern is to hit numbers in sequential order. It is a simple, fun game that works as a fantastic little practice drill.
Practicing alone is much more valuable than most people are willing to give it credit. Practicing with friends is excellent fun, but practicing by yourself is extremely important when you are starting out.
To increase our competitive performance during matches and reach our highest levels of potential we must focus on the psychological aspects of the sport since these are often the factors that most affect performance.
If you start feeling like nothing you do is enough, if you begin to harbor feelings of inadequacy, if you feel like your skills are stagnating, it is highly likely that you are headed towards a nasty burnout.
Because chalking is different depending on the game, I have been including the chalking information directly on my games articles. Chalking as a broader subject will get its own article sometime later this year.
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Darts are designed so that they easily penetrate the bristle of the dartboard. If your darts are bouncing off the board then, rather than throwing as hard as you can, you may wish to consider the condition of the board or sharpen the end of your points. A poor throwing technique (more on this later) can also cause your dart to rebound off the board.
When watching professionals play you will always notice that, barring their throwing arm, their body remains still. A mistake that beginners make is failing to control the rest of their body, which is what causes the dart to be thrown wayward. While players have their own technique, what remains the same is that they do not unbalance themselves by moving any other part of their body than their throwing arm.
Your stance, ideally, should have your body side-on to the board, so that your chest is at a roughly 90-degree angle to the oche. The reason for this is that when you throw standing straight-on to the board, your arm will naturally throw across your chest thus distorting your throwing line. This means that rather than hitting a single 20 when aiming for the treble, the line of your throw means you are more likely to hit a one or five. Throwing side-on, with your shoulder and upper arm locked straight, should mean that your throwing line is straighter. Experiment with different stances to find what feels and works best for you.
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Unfortunately here in Texas there are not too many people who have even heard of American darts alone played it, so I have been inviting friends round to play, yeah, a Brit telling Americans about American darts, (that sounds like enough to start another revolution), anyway love the game and if there is any avid American dart players out there that want to throw me a few tips, then yes please.
As far as tips, well I guess I could give you a few. But I think you are well aware that the grip and throw are very personal (and a shooter can be successful using extremely varied techniques). Anyway, here are a few of my thoughts.
Anyway, keeping the dart straight to the board at all cost is designed to help you develop a consistent throw that will allow the dart to enter the board and stick straight (not leaning left or right or with feathers high or low). Leaning darts are not the desired result.
i know one guy who dry fires before each inning. actually, i think his whole routine is to take the darts from the board, touch the part of the board he wants to land the darts in, back up to the line, then do the fake throw, then throw his darts.
We would recommend the best dart weight for beginners in 26-28g for steel tip and in 22g for soft tip. This is the ideal weight range for beginners to throw darts with, but there are a few factors to consider when choosing the weight of your darts.
A heavier dart, such as 28g in steel tip, works well for beginners as it is easier to find greater consistency more quickly. A lighter dart can be more difficult to control in the air and will more often take longer to master in practice. If you find after some time practicing that you are struggling to throw the darts high enough for the treble 20 then consider throwing with a lighter dart. Female and youth players often start with a lighter dart as these are more comfortable to throw with for a long period of time.
The Designa Meteors 90 V2 Steel Tip Darts are a popular choice for beginners looking to choose a dart in a heavier weight. These darts are made of quality 90% tungsten and come in 30g, 32g or 36g, which is at the high end of the weight scale. The Meteors 90 V2 darts also have a distinctive knurled grip to offer players some grip on the barrels.
This collection also includes plenty of darts accessories that would benefit a beginner. Choose one of the darts cases on this page to keep your darts safe and secure and to make it easy carrying them around with you.
Need some help and advice choosing what to buy in our beginners' collection? Contact us and speak with our customer services team, who are on hand to answer any of your queries. If you are unsure about the most suitable type of dart for your needs, or buying as a gift for a loved one, our team of experts are here to help.
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