Yep drink heaps of p-ss,stand with your big fat gut facing the board,cig in mouth and fire awaySooner or later you'll hit the target

62mac said...

Yep drink heaps of p-ss,stand with your big fat gut facing the board,cig in mouth and fire awaySooner or later you'll hit the target

Like any sport it is correct clothing also, so as to not restrict movement.
Trackies, thongs, and singlet is the go. Have a flannie to put on between rounds so you don't get to chilly in the singlet

poor relative said...


Dink lots of beer.

Not as silly as it sounds. I find a relaxed state of mind, not focusing too much on the technique, and I hit more of what I'm aiming for than earlier in the evening. Stress out about missing and you'll keep missing.

If your right handed make sure you buy right handed darts

62mac said...

If your right handed make sure you buy right handed darts

You can use left hand darts but you have to move the board to the other side of the room. If your into championships take both types.

This guy can throw a dart or three!..

Once you get good at darts you'll never miss the waste paper basket again - an added bonus

I used to play a bit of darts... Most these blokes have hit the nail on the head. two things though that haven't been mentioned.

I never got used to the pencil grip. Instead I three middle fingers on shaft, thumb opposing the three, and the tiny bit of finger nail of my little finger along side the pint. that was my grip.

Secondly, line yourself up perfectly side on. I used front foot pointing towards board and back foot sort of 45 degrees. But the elbow, wrist and eye and dart were all dead straight 90 degrees. That way, you'd only stray you length, not your line.

Stand closer to the dart board.

I always find that if I am stood less then one arms length from the board I can usually hit whatever I want to, with the added bonus that you don't have to let go of the dart, so improving the health and safety of spectators.

Or - try using longer darts. Why not try using dart that is 18 feet long, allowing your feet to remain behind the line, but the advatages of the above still coming into play.

Can't find a dart long enough ? - simply find a mast that is stuck together, duct-tape a nail to the front and glue a peacock to the back and voila - one very long dart. Do this 3 times and you have a matching set.

Make sure no one is standing near the dart board when throwing, I've seen quite a few people in the front bar pissed as with darts stuck in them.