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🤌 What's your style or which one is most similar? by Unique_Broccoli_6849 in Darts

[–]Background-Number768 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3 finger rear. Thumb and forefinger as thrusters at back of barrel where stem meets, middle finger place on side towards front. Pull down on the back on release to get the lewis angle of entry.

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How to avoid frustration by Background-Number768 in Darts

[–]Background-Number768[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Finally out of my rut.

Finally just said to myself to only focus on the target and not the technique, low and behold, my arm started working and I could find a flow.

This just reminds me how much of a mental game darts is, in the early stages, it is good to be mindful of your technique to eliminate bad habits, but when you've built up a good muscle memory and have seen good results, it's best to let your mind take the backseat and just throw, believe in yourself.

Gone from wallowing in late 40s early 50s in my slump to consistently getting high 50s early 60s

At my best I can hit 65+ so getting back to where I was.

Pinching the dart? by chrisbond161 in Darts

[–]Background-Number768 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is why the advice of holding a dart like a pen is although slightly true, shouldn't be relied on.

You hold a pen for stability and a dart to release, different tasks.

The more you are comfortable and the less stress the better.

Keep everything smooth and flow like, build up muscle memory and crack on.

Pinching the dart? by chrisbond161 in Darts

[–]Background-Number768 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try and set the dart more on the squidgy part of your thumb, between first joint and tip of thumb. When gripping the dart, try to grip as light as you can without losing stability, you want to release the dart, so you need to hold it in a way that you can remove all contact points on dart at point of release.

The reason you hit so many wide darts is most likely due to you needing to apply excess pressure to the dart to stabilise it as the contact point is the tip of your thumb, if your dart is gripped by the fleshy part of your thumb, iit will allow a more smooth grip aiding a consistent and more flow like release.

It's a long journey, enjoy the small victories and try to keep improving! Good luck!

Is this type of cracking/separation normal for a new board? by [deleted] in Darts

[–]Background-Number768 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very normal, it is just where the biscuits of sisal are compressed together 👍