A Live Darts Masterclass | Lesson 3 - How to sight your darts

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4 жыл бұрын

In this episode, Paul will guide you through the basics of sighting your darts prior to release, including how to decipher which is your dominant eye, as well as how to address the oche and prepare for aiming at the intended target.
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Have you ever wanted to be better than your pub team and move to the next level? Or are you just trying to become the best player on your team? Or maybe you're a beginner looking to learn the basics? Either way you are now in the right place to begin the journey on how to become a better dart player.
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@paulmorris6177 4 жыл бұрын

Right-eye dominant and throw with my right hand while holding the Guinness with the left. As the evening goes on, it becomes necessary to put the pint down (temporarily) while I put BOTH hands on the dart, while trying to hit the two MOVING boards. Hit the bull while doing THAT and THAT’S how you play darts lads!!

@michaeleverton4882 3 жыл бұрын

My Goodness, - My Guinness! 🙂

@ponemark 2 жыл бұрын

Hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@adammccarthy4134 Жыл бұрын

As the evening goes on try a Guinness in each hand and try to spit your darts at the board.

@fourcandles9413 Жыл бұрын

Only two moving boards...rookie 🤣🤣

@-_Blitz_- 4 ай бұрын

When I do it the dart moves for both eyes, does anyone know why?

@donc.6841 2 жыл бұрын

Getting back into playing after years and this video made me realize I'm left eye dominant thanks! I am right handed and used to be right eye dominant but due to having shingles in my right eye it permanently messed it up leaving my left eye to see better. Keep the vids coming

@jacobpayne89 2 ай бұрын

Watched this and learnt I'm left eye dominant but right handed. Very useful

@Lamouettekamikaze 2 жыл бұрын

Played my first game of darts last week. I am loving it so far. But quite a rookie for sure. Thanks for the tips :)

@douglasmorgan8667 Жыл бұрын

I've been throwing high 1s, low 2s as an average in cricket. Decided to try the pointing method, finished the game in 14 darts with over a 5.0 average. Great advice!

@JFCDUDE Жыл бұрын

Watching this with a few pints me and this lesson series has invigorated my passion for darts!

@sarahwelty9223 Жыл бұрын

I always wondered why Phil Taylor and Bobby George held their darts and threw them from the left eye! Thanks Paul it all makes sense now. These videos are brilliant by the way and thanks for your great tips!

@andreashackler2220 3 жыл бұрын

The first darts video to mention the "dominant eye". Most of the videos explain how to throw etc, but nobody talks about it, first you have to figure out which is the dominant eye and then about the throwing style. I once learned which my dominant eye is in an archery course. Great video.

@steverobbins8913 Жыл бұрын

Paul, this dominant eye thing is a revelation. I've always been completely right-sided in everything (apart from politics) but now after doing your test, I find out I have a dominant left-eye. Absolute game changer this!

@samsamsonson2201 4 ай бұрын

I’m right handed and left eye dominant. The only thing I’ve been able to help this is play very front on. Same as when I bat playing cricket. Can you give any advice? Thanks

@FinntrolliSUOMI 2 ай бұрын

So what did you do when you find out this?

@herring3997 3 жыл бұрын

I’m right hand dominant with left eye dominant now that I know my aim got better thx

@davesenior1 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent series. Thanks

@courtneyrichardson5804 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the series... still trying to figure out sighting. Right handed but left eye dominant.

@llullwllallkll 3 жыл бұрын

same here.. how do you practice? 😔

@BibleStorm 3 жыл бұрын

@@llullwllallkll hope

@ponemark 2 жыл бұрын

Same here what to do ?

@robertgrant5713 4 жыл бұрын

mind blown. so weird, earlier today i found drawing the dart back to my left side was working well, but after a few darts i though no that feels weird just leave it, went back to normal. then i saw this video that was in my watch later, and I find out i'm left eye dominant! (right handed) i'll be trying a taylor esque throw tomorrow!

@ponemark 2 жыл бұрын

How you getting on also seems I'm right handed but left eye dominant.

@robertgrant5713 2 жыл бұрын

@@ponemark ha still chopping and changing technique a lot. Though strangely I did throw 9-12 great darts in a row today (including a 180) standing off to the left and keeping my arm more over the right side of my face/shoulder. At the time I thought that might be helping my left eye see the target clearer. (even if the darts not coming back to my left eye) I'm quite superstitious, so the fact you asked me that means I'll stick with that throw tomorrow!

@toni-kaku 2 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks for this. It made a massive difference I can hit the board every time now. Im right handed but left eye dominant. Ive been making a right mess of the wall.

@marinudovcic2108 2 жыл бұрын

How you practice this? I am right handed and left eye domination but i dont know how practice this in game

@dazdncnfusd6447 2 жыл бұрын

@@marinudovcic2108 See my comment. I used an eye patch on my left eye when learning the pistol. Might be something you could look into.

@squishypowers 2 жыл бұрын

The dominant eye thing never occurred to me before while playing darts. I've known I am right eye dominant for a while but have always aimed with the dart in between both eyes. Time for a practice tomorrow!

@-_Blitz_- 4 ай бұрын

Do you know why the dart moves for both of my eyes?

@roelpijpers3974 4 жыл бұрын

Where do you look at (your aim) over the point your tumb or just what you prefer?

@bestmusic9879 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a righty and left eye dominant....could be effecting my putting and I've always naturally played pool left handed....good info.....

@amazingronaldo9656 Жыл бұрын

I am a righty, with right eye dominant. But I play hockey lefty and golf righty. I wish I was left eye dominant, it would explain my terrible darts lol.

@moulletsmayhem2334 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the help

@dizzydizzer8900 4 жыл бұрын

Depending on what kind of grip you use u can make use of one eye but it doesn't matter that much. You can also throw good just with muscle memory as long as you watch the board.

@TKO593 Жыл бұрын

I’ve started working for a new employer and a few co workers and I play darts (on a cheap board and with cheap tattered darts) during lunch break. None of us consistently good always making for close games. Just recently picked up a nice board for the house and a nice set of darts. Im hoping to really improve my game and hustle some co-workers into some workplace favors. Plus all the bragging rights.

@bobbymalta73 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@amazingronaldo9656 Жыл бұрын

Other good way of checking eye dominance. Put your hands out toward your bulls eye or some object in your home. Make a triangle with your thumbs touching as the base and forefingers touching up top. Center the object or bullseye in those hands. While holding them in a triangle, bring your hands back to your face while keeping the image in the center. You should come back to your dominant eye. However, if you do come back to an eye, which you can do consciously, and you see a hand cross across the object then that eye is not your dominant. For your dominant you should be able to bring the triangle back to that eye with no obscuring of the object along the way.

@Danielisak 4 ай бұрын

never knew dominant eye was a thing but i guess im the next phil taylor since im right handed and left eyed dominant 😅

@gsegallis Жыл бұрын

You emphasized keeping your elbow motionless (i.e. no upward motion). But in your next video, as well as your vid with other pros, the elbow clearly moves up as the arm extends on every throw. Can you clarify by what you mean by keeping your elbow still. It seems there comes a point in the throw where the elbow is expected to move up?

@andreamalvezzi4068 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. Great explantations. Thanks. However it does noit say if you are right handed BUT left dominant eye. What to do?

@jannalaw2263 Жыл бұрын

Alright this is good information 👌 however I've a question .... with regard to the test of determining which eye isbthe dominant eye and the question is when holding the dart up to eye level in front of myself which eye do is the dart being held in front of to begin with?

@alejandrodelavega9336 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for these videos. Just a question. When aiming with elbow 90 and before The pullback the dart is covering my visión so i dont see The dartboard. I only see the dartboard when pullback and release The dart. Is it correct? Or must see throwing point when aiming?. Thanks a lot

@ChristmasTurki 3 жыл бұрын

What feels right is correct

@michaeleverton4882 3 жыл бұрын

It's about you adjusting with your arm!

@sethty 2 жыл бұрын

you might have a opposite dominant eye to your hand

@dazdncnfusd6447 2 жыл бұрын

Learning to shoot pistol was hard for me. I'm right handed, but left eye dominant. My coach put me in an eye patch on my left eye until I got muscle memory bringing the pistol to my right eye. Now, I don't even think about it. Maybe a technique darters could use as well.

@jamesdoyle3885 2 жыл бұрын

Do you aim the tip towards the target or just the whole dart in general?

@chrisjohnston4445 3 жыл бұрын

I first learned about Eye Dominance in the Nicolas Cage movie _Fire Birds._

@austinroberts8038 2 жыл бұрын

According to this test I am left eye dominant. I'm right handed but been skateboarding regular footed my entire life, which means left foot forward. I wonder if that has anything to do with my left eye being dominant

@joelmontgomery3242 4 жыл бұрын

Do dart throwers use different darts during a competition? Example like barrel shapes and so forth?

@davidkohler6827 4 жыл бұрын

I find that the best is heavier and as slim as possible including the flights to allow tighter shot groups

@samsamsonson2201 4 ай бұрын

Right hand, left eye. Only way I can throw accurately is from under my chin with a front on stance. Am I doomed ? 6 months of casual playing , Average 47. Would love some advice. Thank you.

@FilipinaMB1981 3 жыл бұрын

I have no vision in my right eye (prosthetic since a baby, so it’s “normal” for me I have perfect vision in my left eye, and pretty wide peripheral) and I’m right handed... what do you suggest?

@drummerke1231 2 жыл бұрын

at last an answer for my problem

@j.dmetalhead7517 3 жыл бұрын

I'm left handed and I sight the dart right infront of my left eye. I mean right infront of it so I tried the close the eye thing and of course the dart moves as it's so close to my left eye it's bound to move. So how do I find my dominant eye?

@starkalarm 2 жыл бұрын

I’m right handed and left eye dominant. I was hoping to see how I should stand etc

@DnugAirwalker 2 жыл бұрын

when i do the eye test the dart will move when i close my left eye and when i open my eyes the location to where it moved to will be static. then i close my right eye and it moves back. so does that mean that i dont have a dominant eye? whichever eye i close the dart will move. but then opening that eye and closing it again wont move anything unless i close my other eye then it moves again

@maju1991 3 жыл бұрын

Few years back i had weird problem with my throwing, i didn't understand it. While i was focusing on aiming i had many misses to 12 and 18, sometimes more than 60% of throws. But while i was throwing without aiming i could hit 20's with 60-70% accuracy. It was really confusing for me, because i really didnt want to throw only basing on muscle memory and 'feeling'. This was cause that i resigned from dart. Today i wanted to throw a little bit, just for fun, and also i watched few yt videos hopefully that i finally find out what was the cause of my misses... And i've just found out that my right eye is dominant but i was aiming with my left eye... ( i'm right handed) Its weird because only with dart im aiming with my left eye... Other methods points that my right eye is dominant. With closed left eye i feel comfortable with aiming and throwing, will se if i can learn to aim with right eye.

@samsamsonson2201 4 ай бұрын

If your sighting stays aligned when you close your left eye..... you are right eye dominant.

@jcgriff55 4 жыл бұрын

when you say put the dart in front of your eye do you mean your right eye? when i placed the dart in front of my right eye, and closed my right eye, the dart did not move. however when i placed the dart in front of my right eye and closed my left eye, the dart moved substantially to the left and upwards. DOES THAT MEAN IM LEFT EYE DOMINANT?????

@scottthomson1974 3 жыл бұрын

It does indeed.

@CoXeY Жыл бұрын

This has been an eye-opener, pun intended. I've recently started throwing darts casually and was asked "do you aim with your dart", I found this unusual and said 'not really, I just feel it out'.I then tried "aiming" with my dart but was even more inconsistent than normal - turns out I'm left eye dominent with a right handed throw - I pretty much "feel out" all my shots. At least I have a bit of reasoning now.

@boheem3451 4 жыл бұрын

This is a most important video. I have found I am left eye dominant but right-handed. It is a bit awkward moving your right arm across the body to aim from the left eye. Phil Taylor's style is something I must understand more.

@andrejay1124 4 жыл бұрын

I am right handed but left is my dominant eye so I have to tilt my head to the right when I throw so I can bring the dart in front of my left eye.

@jenniferwilcox7021 3 жыл бұрын

Ill try that thanks

@randallkadish5663 9 ай бұрын

If you bring the dart up to your eye doesn't the dart block your sight of the target?

@melissawilliams7238 2 жыл бұрын

Im kinda lost. I'm right handed but left eye dominant, so should be doing something slightly different? People mess with me all the time about how I do it but I find that I throw way better darts by positioning my arm slightly elevated and more toward center or my left. Ive tried to copy the way I see other people position/aim but it seems like my darts always fly/ land way off and I could just as well not aim at all.

@djs134 Жыл бұрын

So depending on which side of my body I lift the dart that eye takes dominance, is this strange? If I lift more to the left then my left eye stays engaged, if I lift more to the right then my right eye locks in. Not sure how to handle this , seems as if I close the left eye for a split second then open my right eye stays engaged to stay as right eye dominant

@omnesilere 3 ай бұрын

If you hold the dart RIGHT in front of your eye of course its going to move/jump like crazy, you should do this but with your arms outstretched to find your dominant eye or google it but this method is skewing the results by having it so damn close to ONE eye. Everyone is going to think they're right eye dominant if they do it this way.

@sydekontrol2330 2 жыл бұрын

as an ambidextrous player, I do not have a dominate eye....so I use the eye from the shoulder I am throwing from.

@METAK188 2 жыл бұрын

And what do you do if you are right handed guy but left eye dominant?

@chickensoup4347 3 жыл бұрын

How do you make sure your elbow doesn’t move? I am unable to stop it from moving

@dirkwyse1609 3 жыл бұрын

it takes some practice. it's all in the wrist and forearm position and motion.

@andrejatodorovic4094 Жыл бұрын

My dominant eye is my third eye so I always close my other two when I'm throwing.

@user-mj4pg7ht3g 4 ай бұрын

wow didnt know this

@Sasquatch10 Ай бұрын

What if you have your third eye fully open?

@roeldegens127 4 жыл бұрын

But if u lift the dart in front of your eye, isn't it blocking the direct line of sight between your eye and the place you are aiming?

@michaeleverton4882 3 жыл бұрын

It's about adjusting with your arm! From what Paul explained, I agree with! 🙂

@herschelsquirts2338 3 жыл бұрын

I agree, when I lift my dart it blocks my right eye. It doesn’t feel normal if I hold it to the right or lower.

@Nokka10 2 жыл бұрын

ive had eye surgery though so cant tell which eye is dominant coz my eyes are out of sync??

@marcov.navarro104 2 жыл бұрын

hello, how to do if my dominant eye is left but I throw with my right hand?

@samirv3716 3 жыл бұрын

If I’m right armed but left eye dominant, which foot should I have forward when in throwing stance ?

@cruchextraordinaire 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, always put that foot forward with which hand you throw. No matter which is your dominant eye. left hand, left foot forward. right hand, right foot forward :)

@Chewi_ 4 жыл бұрын

I can only wink my left eye. I hope I'm not left eye dominant lol

@drummerke1231 2 жыл бұрын

i don't argue but i saw an other theory about the dominant eye. When you make a circle with your hand and you concentrate on a point in the far end.. you see that with the dominant eye and this is left for me But how he tells i see the arrow with my right eye so in theory that's my dominant eye. DAMN so confusing

@NorthernsoulBoy63 4 жыл бұрын

Am a poor player and pull my throw until I have a few drinks then am magic .how do I sort it out

@WhatsUpSkaters 4 жыл бұрын

da co might be ur confidence don’t look down upon yourself, you think you are good when you’ve had a couple thus you play good because you believe in yourself

@t2dghealthyresearch952 4 жыл бұрын

Stop drinking.. I've start playing again and after years and one drink is the max.. You see people get drinking get throwing good... For half hour.. Then it's cursing and flinging darts for the night

@michaeleverton4882 3 жыл бұрын

The players who feel more confident when having more than Their, enough to drink, will be likely to throw less accurately, when they are in a situation, that they can't rely on alcohol, to boost their confidence in throwing accurately! It's a false sense of security! I've seen it happen! 🙂

@noelmadden1920 3 жыл бұрын

Most pub players are the same. I saw Peter Manley neck a few vodkas at the break in a world grand prix match and came out a different player. It's all in the mind. Unfortunately players who rely on drink, and I'm one, will never be as consistent as the same level of player who doesn't.

@dirkwyse1609 3 жыл бұрын

I'm ambi-eyed because I use my right eye for the right side of the dartboard and left for the left side

@aj8768 2 ай бұрын

Close eye ……When he says the dart moves by how much do you think cheers I’m confused

@deaosatori216 3 жыл бұрын

I've been bringing my hand back in front of my dominant eye to sight the dart, but then my hand is blocking my view of the board. If I close my other eye I can't see the board. Is this wrong? Should I move my hand slightly below or to the side of my dominant eye? Thanks

@paulbutler43 3 жыл бұрын

You do get more used to it with practice, try developing a rhythm you won't even notice your hand anymore. You can also buy sight aids that attach to your dart although I can not vouch for there efficacy. I am left eye dominant but right handed so I bring the dart from my left peripheral vision in the first place. Not bring it upto my centre then left, that helped alleviate my blocking sensation but its kinda more in your head you release that dart at correct point it goes where you want.

@swaggyswag147 3 ай бұрын

for the eye dominant test. If i hold dart right eye and close it, my left is being dominant. But if i reverse the test and put dart infront of left eye and close it, then my right eye is dominat?

@FinntrolliSUOMI 2 ай бұрын

Dumb...

@cloudkaizer7488 3 жыл бұрын

So , I tried the eye test ,and the dart doesn’t move for either eye whenever I hold it up. Like if it’s in front of my right eye and I close it , it doesn’t move, but if I hold it above my left eye(I’m ambidextrous), and close my left eye, it also doesn’t move, same if I open or close my right eye while it’s in front of my left eye, and same with holding it right hand in front of right eye, and closing and opening left eye, still doesn’t move. What do I do from here? Lol

@jansorensen7676 4 ай бұрын

What if i close my wrong eye instead of the right eye?

@milanw_ 2 жыл бұрын

"Whatever happens next, this elbow does not move" *Kitchen starts catching fire*

@user-xl4cs8ru9l 2 ай бұрын

my elbow drops down / not sure how to get out of it !

@PaulB731 Жыл бұрын

I am right handed and left eye dominant - what do I do different to you?

@fourcandles9413 Жыл бұрын

Throw from the bridge of your nose rather than sighting from your right eye

@1982kinger Жыл бұрын

If the dart doesn't move when u close your left eye then you are right eye dominant . Got it backwards

@Neophema Жыл бұрын

It moves the same if I hold it in front of the left OR the right eye.

@dagg310 5 ай бұрын

the better way is to make a circle with ur thumb and index finger and then aim it at something until u see it in the middle of the circle. now close ur right eye. if the object stays in the middle of the circle, ur left eye dominant...and vice versa

@babytextor 2 жыл бұрын

This doesn't work for me and actually this is quite weird: Nothing moves when I close one eye at a time slowly but when I hit a certain "shutter speed" we'll call it it starts to move equally back amd forth. Further, when I do it fast I can see the tiny reflection of my kitchen light change angles but when I do it slowly there it absolutely no movement whatsoever. This kind of makes sense because I used to play with one eye closed but I do so much better with both eyes open (idk if other people do this or not but it works for me)

@owencurryful Жыл бұрын

When I place dart in front of my right eye and close it the dart moves to the right, which would suggest right eye dominant. However, when I place dart in front of my left eye and close my left eye, the dart also moves to the left. Is there any reason for this?

@fourcandles9413 Жыл бұрын

Yeah you have no dominant eye

@llullwllallkll 3 жыл бұрын

im roght handed but left eye dominant.. can u please tell me how should i practice? thanks ✌

@evansphenomenal 3 жыл бұрын

You can try to throw like Wes Newton or Bobby George

@lexingtonlad5745 3 ай бұрын

I’m right handed and left eye dominant so I throw left handed now.

@FinntrolliSUOMI 2 ай бұрын

Sure

@bclarke1990 3 жыл бұрын

So I'm left handed I put the dart up and close my left eye and the dart doesn't move. So am left eyed dominant is that right ?

@bclarke1990 3 жыл бұрын

Right eye dominant

@jenniferwilcox7021 3 жыл бұрын

Right handed and left eye dominate here

@owlstead 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I guess we're buggered if you watch just this video. I found out that my brain happily switches to right eye dominant when drawing back the dart. Weird.

@johnbrooks3937 4 жыл бұрын

That’s why you took a year off as you overthink a simple game ,get up and throw the darts and it will be natural,guys like you and peter wright try to overthink a simple game

@LondonTimeCapsule 4 жыл бұрын

John Brooks Peter Peter Wright!! Peter Wright Peter Peter Wright!!!

@loui9626 4 жыл бұрын

Loil

@paulowens2062 4 жыл бұрын

Your peception of Overthinking must be wrong as snakebite just became world champion, perhaps you are overthinking the situation, true.

@rockstarbmf9595 4 жыл бұрын

lol! Peter Wright doesn't overthink at all does he? Guess he changed darts like underwear just for sh*ts and giggles then huh? I know what you're trying to say, but to a degree EVERY player thinks! How do you think they practice with a routine by just walking up and throwing with no discipline, or effort? Muscle memory, and trying to "feel" the dart to the target is much more beneficial than trying to force it by aiming, and throwing until your arm falls off. I think that's more or less what you were implying right?

@herschelsquirts2338 3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps you’re overthinking about overthinking

@kylegerhardt87 3 жыл бұрын

Can there be an episode on nerves please?

@jurgenheyndrickx9622 3 жыл бұрын

Beer is the answer.

@fourcandles9413 Жыл бұрын

@@jurgenheyndrickx9622 With a jagermeister shooter 🤘

@GL_Tiago 3 жыл бұрын

But how do i throw if u throw with right but im left eye dominant

@jhradag 3 жыл бұрын

Go by feel? I dunno but am just like you and welcome advice.

@raz6828 4 жыл бұрын

So no tips for cross dominant players then.

@Fletchlie 4 жыл бұрын

I've changed hands because of this. More fluid throw now and not too bad. Took some time to adjust and its still a work in progress but I'm happy with it

@tomasstudenik9929 4 жыл бұрын

@Tucker Latham and now I sit here like "oh god, why me" :-D

@tomasstudenik9929 4 жыл бұрын

@Tucker Latham I am, but I have played for like 2 years and both my game and technique would rather provide issues than solutions. heck, it is even possible, that my problem lies somewhere else than in my cross-dominance...what do I know??

@adamweishaupt2846 3 жыл бұрын

I'm certainly no professional but I play to a decent standard. My advice, as a right hand/left eye dominant, would be don't worry about it too much and stick with what feels comfortable and natural. I line everything up through my right side and it feels much better than throwing across from my left. I've tried throwing from my left eye but I hate how my hand blocks the board and how harder it feels to keep my elbow still.

@Martina_. 2 жыл бұрын

It moves for both eyes. Either I do not understand the task, or I should contact my ophthalmologist.

@sag2974 3 жыл бұрын

I know this is old, and i doubt I'll get a response, but only just seen this after getting back into darts after 20yrs. Never tried this back in the day, but just havr and my dart moves about an inch left when i close my left eye, and about an inch right if i close my right?..... Dunno what to do..

@fourcandles9413 Жыл бұрын

Means you have no dominant eye,both eyes are equal and reactive Try throwing from dead center at the bridge of your nose

@sag2974 Жыл бұрын

@@fourcandles9413 Ha ha, I appreciate your reply. But i did a proper test after this and I'm most definitely right handed, left eye dominant. Might persist in teaching myself to throw left handed.

@fourcandles9413 Жыл бұрын

@@sag2974 Check out Phil Taylor's throw he was a righty but left eye dominant

@sag2974 Жыл бұрын

@@fourcandles9413 As was Bobby George. I'm semi ambidextrous anyway and I kinda fancy the challenge

@fourcandles9413 Жыл бұрын

@@sag2974 I tried with my left all I did was scare the chalker lol 😆

@Ikeisix 2 жыл бұрын

Should I cover my eyes with a dart?

@MST3Killa Жыл бұрын

Hm... not sure that trick really determines your eye dominance. Doing that with your left hand (if you're right handed yields the same result but with the opposite eye). According to this test both my eyes are dominant since it moves in both instances for my left and right... Really it changes simply based on where you have the dart in relation to your eyes (right eye focused, left eye focused, middle )

@kaisherriff185 4 жыл бұрын

i trained with a bow and arrow for the past 7 years so darts aiming is kinda simple good vid tho

@alfiewoodley01 4 жыл бұрын

Just tryna work out who asked.....

@benbetchley 4 жыл бұрын

This makes no sense whatsoever

@bobcloughjr 4 жыл бұрын

Who's awesome? You're awesome that's who.

@fourcandles9413 Жыл бұрын

I spent 21 years shooting a rifle makes no difference with darts neither does using a bow.

@GTJAMES85 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a left handed player but I'm right eye dominent

@josephmiller4277 4 жыл бұрын

James Wells me also, just got into darts, been throwing in a couple small leagues. Any tips, or info for a lefty that is right eye dominent

@GTJAMES85 4 жыл бұрын

@@josephmiller4277 not really as such mate just get confy in ya stance and stare at the board mate and really just throw where ya looking to be fair bud that's all I do mate and I'm just an average player anyways mate

@scottmazey8656 3 жыл бұрын

The solution for somebody who is cross eyed is to make sure there are 2 boards to throw at.

@herschelsquirts2338 3 жыл бұрын

That’s funny 😄

@fourcandles9413 Жыл бұрын

Or three boards if you're cross eyed and drunk.

@edwardhayes5837 4 жыл бұрын

What if ur right handed but left eyed

@TeymurBagirov 4 жыл бұрын

John Part and Phil Taylor have the same properties

@benelevate 3 жыл бұрын

Key questions for a dart pro. What if you’re cross eyed?

@Donvhendrix 3 жыл бұрын

Then you fucked

@fourcandles9413 Жыл бұрын

Buy two boards 🤣

@kylevanniekerk7899 2 жыл бұрын

It moves on the left and right

@WrestlerMonkey123 2 жыл бұрын

What if it doesn't move at all?

@SofaMorve 4 жыл бұрын

It's impossible to aim for such a small target. It's more the feeling you get after time.

@WrestlerMonkey123 2 жыл бұрын

What? Do you play without seeing your target?

@amazingronaldo9656 Жыл бұрын

@@WrestlerMonkey123 You would be surprised. There are some old guys in my league who will ask what they hit because they say the board is all blurry to them. They have played so long they know about where they are throwing even though it is blurry for them. I would love to have seen them 30 years ago lol.

@FinntrolliSUOMI 2 ай бұрын

@@WrestlerMonkey123 Seeing target but not aiming with dart/hand... obviously.

@johnstonespaint1987 2 жыл бұрын

"I'm coming to get you Mr Taylor"

@stick_guy1628 Ай бұрын

Im in an urgent tournament with no knows or whatsoever

@noelmadden1920 3 жыл бұрын

I can't get enough power in my throw unless I start my hand beside my face instead of in front of my eye. As my hand comes forward it does come in front of my eye but I guess that means my action is slightly curved. Any tips to fix this?

@noelmadden1920 3 жыл бұрын

@ATOWN135 I find my biggest problem is keeping the darts straight North to South. I'm hitting as many treble 1s and treble 5s as single 20. I like to practise on D11 to try to improve this. Last night I threw approx 100 darts at it and hit it 6 times. My east to west judgement of required speed is excellent so its very frustrating not being able to get the alignment sorted. The funny thing is when I want to hit T19 I can't seem to come out of the straight line and hit the 3 segment 90% of the time.

@bang8782 3 жыл бұрын

I’m left handed but right eye dominate weird

@-_Blitz_- 4 ай бұрын

I can’t do the test. The dart moves for both, what do I do? 😂

@FinntrolliSUOMI 2 ай бұрын

Check google how to check it...

@mattmurdoch4345 3 жыл бұрын

I have a real issue with the follow through, I just don’t find it natural to follow through anywhere as near as much as pros say u should. The dart keeps going to the right when I’m really trying to follow through

@larsbutschle6813 4 жыл бұрын

Eye dominance doesn't matter. Just look at the target and throw your darts from the side of your eye. So you can see your target with both eyes. That is much better than sticking your dart in front of one eye and then you can't see the target with it. Because you don't aim your darts you just throw them and you've got a much bigger chance of hitting your target when you look at it with both of your eyes.

@futurez12 4 жыл бұрын

Phil Taylor and Gary Anderson beg to differ. Phil literally pulled his arm across to the left side of his face to get the dart in line with his offset dominant eye. Players like MVG and Rob Cross seem to be center eyed as they throw from a central position in front of their face, but almost all top players line their sight up with the dart and board. If you've ever played snooker you'd know they do it too. In fact, nearly all elite snooker players are center eyed, so you'll see them cueing directly underneath the middle of their chin. The rare one's who aren't will cue to either side depending on which eye is dominant. It's important for aiming.

@pessilyyra9553 4 жыл бұрын

@@futurez12 Having worked in visual sciences, I studied this for years, mostly pertaining to snooker. In fact, most right-handed snooker players place the cue under the right eye, and left-handers under the left eye. Nevertheless, independent of handedness, eye dominance is 80 % right, 20 % left. According to research, sighting is task dependent, and an individual uses a different eye for sighting in different disciplines and even in the same discipline after using a different hand for a sufficiently long time. Eye dominance is more about the conscious, so called "ventral" stream of visual processing. Motor control is based relatively more on less conscious "dorsal" visual system. However, all this is individual, and strong eye dominance or some x factor can override this. Sight-right type of finding the line of aim OTOH is more about conscious, dominant eye driven. So, for that you may benefit finding your dominant eye. But even for that it is probably not necessary, because vision is cyclopic, you oniy see one visual field, not one for each eye. I'd suggest forgetting about which eye you use. Just find a system for finding the line of aim and when you're sighting in your stance, just trust your sensory and motor systems :)