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Improvement with receipts

Latest article How to Throw a Dart Correctly: A Repeatable 5-Step Technique Feature • 27 September 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.

How to Throw Darts Accurately: Throw Guide and Test Practice Makes Permanent in Darts: Audit Your Throw Emotion Regulation Checklist for Darts Darts Throw Line: Distance, Foot Rules and a Setup Drill

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Recent articles

Feature • 27 September 2026 • 6 min How to Throw Darts Accurately: Throw Guide and Test Improve dart accuracy with a repeatable stance, light grip, precise aim and smooth release, then score your technique with a practical 30-dart test. Read article Feature • 23 September 2026 • 5 min Practice Makes Permanent in Darts: Audit Your Throw Audit one observable throw cue across blocked, switching and next-day darts, then decide whether to keep, simplify or replace the action you take to the oche. Read article Feature • 22 September 2026 • 5 min Emotion Regulation Checklist for Darts Use this emotion regulation checklist before, during and after a darts match to manage nerves, reset after bad visits and record what works. Read article Feature • 22 September 2026 • 4 min Darts Throw Line: Distance, Foot Rules and a Setup Drill Set a standard steel-tip throw line, understand the oche foot rule and practise returning to the same stance with a measurable 30-dart drill. 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.