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Improvement with receipts

Latest article Soft Tip Darts: Equipment, Rules and a 60-Dart Practice Test Feature • 8 October 2026 • 4 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.

Steel Tip Darts: How to Choose and Test a Set Shot Drills for Darts: A Measurable 120-Dart Session Goals and Goal Setting in Darts: A Measurable Practice Plan Dart Tips: 6 Practical Changes You Can Measure

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Recent articles

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 Feature • 6 October 2026 • 4 min Goals and Goal Setting in Darts: A Measurable Practice Plan Turn a darts ambition into a repeatable practice plan. Use a 60-dart doubles test, track one setup cue, and compare three sessions before changing your target. Read article Feature • 4 October 2026 • 4 min Dart Tips: 6 Practical Changes You Can Measure Use six practical dart tips and a short scored session to check your stance, throw, scoring, doubles and checkout decisions. Read article
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Coverage

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.