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Improvement with receipts

Latest article Darts Training App Features That Structure Practice Feature • 13 September 2026 • 9 min Read it

Recent work. From the desk.

Darts Journalist covers improvement: routines that provably move averages, the mechanics of a repeatable throw, and holding a dart steady when the leg matters.

Darts Flight Protectors: Pros and Cons BDO Players at PDC Q-School: Who Earned Tour Cards? Adrian Lewis’s 113.80 Average vs Van Barneveld Jeffrey de Graaf and Berry van Peer’s PDC Routes

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Recent articles

Feature • 12 September 2026 • 8 min Darts Flight Protectors: Pros and Cons They hold folding flights square and may redirect some incoming points, but evidence does not prove better scoring, durability or long-term savings. Read article Feature • 11 September 2026 • 6 min BDO Players at PDC Q-School: Who Earned Tour Cards? Four prominent BDO names pursued the PDC route, but only Green, Norris and Wilson are documented Tour Card winners; Dekker is not. Read article Feature • 11 September 2026 • 4 min Adrian Lewis’s 113.80 Average vs Van Barneveld A 7–1 Premier League rout built on three 11-dart legs, five maximums and a 138 checkout; it was Lewis’s televised personal best at the time. Read article Feature • 11 September 2026 • 4 min Jeffrey de Graaf and Berry van Peer’s PDC Routes Shared backing linked different routes: Van Peer reportedly accepted a reallocated Development Tour place; De Graaf had to qualify at Q-School. Read article
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What we write about

  1. 01 Practice Routines Structured games with scoring — so practice produces a number, not a feeling.
  2. 02 Throw Mechanics Stance, grip, and release — building a throw that repeats under pressure.
  3. 03 The Mental Game Doubles nerves and match-play psychology, treated as a trainable skill.