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Improvement with receipts

Latest article How to Play Darts: A Beginner’s Guide to 501 Feature • 9 October 2026 • 4 min Read it

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

Rules for Playing Darts: A Practical 501 Guide Soft Tip Darts: Equipment, Rules and a 60-Dart Practice Test Steel Tip Darts: How to Choose and Test a Set Shot Drills for Darts: A Measurable 120-Dart Session

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Feature • 9 October 2026 • 3 min Rules for Playing Darts: A Practical 501 Guide Learn the rules for playing steel-tip 501 darts: turns, scoring, double-out, busts, bounce-outs and keeping a fair match moving. Read article Feature • 8 October 2026 • 4 min Soft Tip Darts: Equipment, Rules and a 60-Dart Practice Test Choose suitable soft tip darts, check board distance and scoring rules, then use a repeatable 60-dart test to compare bull and treble-20 scoring. Read article Feature • 8 October 2026 • 4 min Steel Tip Darts: How to Choose and Test a Set Choose steel tip darts by weight, barrel shape and grip, then compare sets with a repeatable 60-dart scoring and doubles test. Read article Feature • 7 October 2026 • 5 min Shot Drills for Darts: A Measurable 120-Dart Session Use three darts shot drills to track scoring accuracy, doubles hits and scoring-to-double switches in a repeatable 120-dart session. 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.