ive been playing 4 years - experimenting, reading and watching a lot, and have never come across the info on WHY darts act the way they do. Extremely helpful!

You had me at “ someone who finds it hard to stick to a set” 🤣 I’ll be in contact for some coaching Daniel too.

What a fantastic breakdown of the technique and gear. Excellently explained, very knowledgeable. You're a natural teacher. Thank you!

really good video mate. great job

Some fantastic advice keep up the brilliant videos

Great to have you back with quality content, probably the most useful explanation I have heard on choosing the right dart.

Fantastic video Daniel, lots of fantastic information 👍🏻🎯

Well said preacher. Amen. Absolutely helpfull video.

I really like this guy. So glad I found your stuff. The way you explain things is perfect. Keep up the good work mate 👌🏻

some of the best tips I've ever seen, Big Thx

by far the best video on the subject. Very Helpful. Thanks!

Perfect timing for this video. I'm about to buy my 4th set.

Great video. Very informative. An interesting deep dive. Thank you 👌🏻

Perfect video, been awaiting something like this for a while as I’m sick of buying set after set now. Superb 👌🏻

Thanks Daniel for following up my idea to make a video about picking the right dart. As I said then, I couldn't find a real in depth video about this topic and you delivered beautifully. Very informative and very well made. Thanks again, it's been really helpfull. All the best with your channel and future darting career. Maybe our paths cross one day on the oche.

This was really helpful, thanks for sharing.

Very informative, thank you. Well done 🎯

Thanks very much for explaining Daniel. Trying to improve an be more consistent

Fantastic vid !! Very informative pal cheers 👌

Great video!!! After 50 years of darts your message is 100% right. Hope to play you a game one day soon. Ricky

LOVE YOUR WORK Mrs

Very helpful, as always! Thank you.

Great advice as usual Daniel. I thought I was a straight barrel player who needed lots of grip and a slightly heavier barrel (24-26g). It took me to do a mission precision session to realise that a bomb shaped barrel and 21g weight was the right dart for me. Also my set up is a moulded stem flight system. This was probably the best thing I've done in my short darting career so far. Would highly recommend it and it probably works out to be a cheaper alternative as I got to use loads of sets of darts. 👍🏼🎯

For someone like me who changes a lot to find that extra percentage this has been good help, I feel with my darts they only take me to a certain level 70-80 average so I’m trying to get that 80-85 range

I’ve gone to like a rugby ball shape using the new winmau Simon whitlocks atomised 🎯 just flying lovely for me , looking forward to having another session soon mate 👌

Great video mate, thank you!

This is an extremely informative video and one that I’m very grateful for 🙃 I’ve been playing for around 10months and have been guilty of massively over tinkering, especially recently…I hit my 14th maximum last night with a set of Micro Gripped 16g barrels from darts clearance and they are going extremely well for me right now, at this point I’m certain of a few things, I prefer lighter darts and believe my wrist and fingers are a big part of my throw like buntings, my last dart trip outside of my house I used a front weighted 22g Luke Humphries dart and played abysmally, think I’ve had a few misconceptions in my mind so I’ve gone back to the drawing board and the info covered in this video will help me no doubt 👍🏻

Great vid mate. I’ve been playing with a 22g Winmau Steve Beaton dart for a couple of years as my first set and recently bought some Target RVB echo darts in 21g. Almost the exact same shape and balance, just more grippy. I didn’t have to adjust my throw at all.

Bloody good video this! Been away from darts for around 13 years, want to get back into it now I've hit the big 4 0 and my son is also interested, so I'm subscribing and following your advice, thank you

Great video, very informative.

Resumed darts aged 70. I forgot how to throw (not since 1975). Thanks to your advice and videos, I have now been able to (with the help of the wrist flick) get back to scoring. I’ve watched all of your videos and I very much appreciate all of your advice. Thanks 👍

I love my Luke Humphries darts got two one 180s in a week I am improving and you have been a big help

Great video! Very helpful

Great vid Daniel. As you know, I experimented with my darts by modifying inexpensive sets until I found the right weight, balance etc. Then I had custom darts made to my specs and they are working well. Just need to practice and perfect my technique. As you stated in our session, i could shoot a 70 average. Well, i do shoot lots of legs in the 70s and even a 90 once in a while, but I'm still shooting those bad legs in the 40s. So frustrating, but still plugging away. Cheers mate

Love this video so much good info

The older I get the heaver I have to go. I've seen it through the years with players. You are correct about fancy grips and wear nowadays darts are becoming disposable after a short space of time. That's business.

I’ve been looking for a page like yours for so long, fantastic video, love it all!! Currently going through everything you’re saying 😂 now I need to stick to my Darts and get the throw solid! Thanks so much

Thanks for this video, Daniel (and basically all your others, really the best tips that are around - some day I'll book one of them video coaching sessions). I'm actually more than guilty of this "I've played badly with this set, let's change it all from the ground up"-syndrome. I think it's a mental thing, like change your darts, start from scratch, it'lll work out and I've actually had such experiences now and then. I started out with 22g RD Javelins, then moved up to 24g Gilding darts and always thought, I'd need something like a crossover between those two. I now own the 24g Harrows Shard90 and am really satisfied with the shape and the grip! But flights/stems is a completely different story. Seems like I still haven't found what suits me best

Brilliant to see how far you've come buddy, I remember when you first started out seems like a long time ago now though. Look forward to seeing more of your content mate. Keep on darting 🎯

Thanks for this advice 🎯😊

Great explanation(s)…keep ‘em coming! I can certainly relate after many years of playing and many changes to throw, darts, setups.

Just found your channel tonight and yes it was an eye opener. I’ve been using MVG 24 g’s for a couple of years and found that that weight and particular design of dart was getting me the results I required. When I’ve had an off night I’ve reverted to my old faithfuls Red Dragon’s Javalin Spectrons which I’ve used for a while now. I found myself over throwing my darts and got frustrated and so bought a set of 26 g’s thinking this would really help but it made my throw worse so went straight back to the MVG’s. I’ve also used my sons Snakebites (also 24g’s) and had very consistent positive results. Having watched your video I’m going to purchase a set of 22g’s (it’s ok I won’t bill you) and see if it makes a difference. If that fails then I’m back to look at my throw!

Great video really explains the problems I have had with changing darts to often I am going to try stick with two sets for a few months and see where it get me 👍 I think 22g is right for me but I have used 12 g up to 32g … thanks sir

Wow what a great informative video.

Great info Daniel! I started in 2018 with brass darts, then here in Canada everyone says start with 25g so I did that, then up to 26 I went...many expensive sets later I realized my throw was terrible, and I switched to 18-20g darts to learn how to throw properly, got into soft tip, my throw was much better and my avg. went right up. Now I prefer 19g darts for both steel and soft tip, and I prefer straight barrels (my main set are Duzza Gen 1 18g with 1g of tungsten putty to make them 19g). Prior to that I preferred Unicorn grippers, or Asp's, or some front weighted shapes, but now they just feel awkward for me. Straight barrels feel much better. Also important to experiment with diff shapes of flights and diff lengths of stems! I prefer Steve Beaton oversized pear shaped flights and extra short stems (on a barrel around 48-49mm). I use condor axe (standard SHORT) for soft tip. But wow does it make a difference in land angles and how they fly to the board and can make a huge difference overall! Know your set up preferences! Points too! Also worth mentioning I have many sets that appeal to me (visually, or feel) that just don't work for me. Sometimes, the dart you do best with isn't what you would visualize what it should be etc. Anyways, love the darts! Much love and respect from Niagara Falls Canada! Shout out to all my darts fam worldwide.

You my friend, have just EARNED yourself a subscriber 👌 Keep up the great work!

Thank you for the great tips. I never considered the relationship between the weight and timing. You sound like someone who is an effective darts coach

great video pal 👌🏻

Love your videos. You are the first channel I came across when I wanted to properly learn how to throw. You are a great teacher. Keep it up as it is a talent many of us don't have.

A dart newbie here, this is a really clear and helpful review of the different types of darts, thanks for posting

Your presentation is fantastic. Bravo

Great video! 👌

Nice video mate. Im this guy right now, got so many different sets. But also about the timing and weight etc. Now I know a bit more what I am doing wrong. And hopefully will be easier fixing it

Past week I have decided to stick with my Whitlocks scalloped weird darts. They feel so comfortable that I knew I should’ve stuck with them before but never did.

Very nice vid!

Cracking video as per ❤

Good video and interesting as we all can keep going with changing darts all time ..Personally ive played since around 1974 and on and off still playing today well in my 60s . Have purchased a number sets new darts in my time as well as swapped darts and gave darts away also in the past Anyhow always can be ongoing , in younger days played with mainly best days a 20g dart nowadays 24g darts with my last set a 24g dart and done well and not so well with same set BUT i stuck with that very same set for over 5 years as got fed up changing sets for another weight etc ..But just recent ive went to different darts but similar and 24g darts but changed stems stems i changed for did not have same balance in set i played for over 5 yrs with ..stems i used play were nylon medium stems and went to alu- stems again medium length but a slimmer stem , dart barrel is slim also . Just changed other day and see how i do with them after few weeks ill know for sure and have hit a number times 3 x darts in bullseye with my set of over 5 yrs ..But see how things go as said nowadays i play for fun and always was a believer in staying with one set as guy said in post its not the darts when u go off form but you ..Anyhow all the best in your search for that perfect dart / stem / flights ..Its never ending for so many but enjoyable at same time .

Best darts lesson I've ever seen on yt

I rear grip and use slightly front heavy , aggressively gripped harrows Supergrip Ultras, i switched a lot before but I found these a good aid to my slippy sweaty leather-ish fingers . Sometimes when my release is slightly off they still can land flat!! But that's rather rare, happens more when my arm is tense or i snatch the throw. I obviously want them upright

I got loads i need get rid of some or lock them away because i keep swapping like peter wright

Great video!

Daniel, you described what I have been doing. I have pencil grip and no matter what shape the barrel is I always feel comfortable holding at the front. Almost the tip. Everyone tells me you should go back to center of balance point. After trying different weights and barrel types I end up back to the darts I started with. McCoy Stealths very tapered front. Seems I should have stayed with them all along. Lol Great video. Thank you

About Peter Wright (and myself for that matter): I think it’s not about not knowing what dart to use, it’s about keeping yourself motivated at the practice board. It’s much easier for me to put in the hours on the board, when you try something out once in a while, like a different point, stem, flight System or a slightly different barrel.

Fantastically informative content… you never mentioned flight variance though? Could you do a video on this?

Made me laugh this video. Everything you said was true!! Was just about to purchase another set, ive gone from 21g to 28g to try and find my weight, and it looks like its a 23g maybe 24g, but prefer a more slender body. My son and I keep picking up sets getting good scores and then it fades away, pick up and other set and the vicious cycle begins... Wise words, think I'll just focus on what I have and sort the technique out first. I've subscribed as you talk sense.

Great video! I was reading your better going heavy for beginners like myself but my darts seem to go lower and not land where i try to aim.

I always liked the look of Terry Jenkins darts. I believe his had no grip at all.

Bro.... thank you

Iuse avery front weighted dart 28g lightly sandblasted with standard flight's and luke humphries xl stems and i grip the dart right at the front

1. Don't pick silly weights, stay between 20 and 26 grams approx. 2. Don't pick weird specialist shapes, stay with straight barrels, bombs, maybe one front loaded set or a torpedo. Preferably the grip should be consistent all over the barrel. 3. Have a small assortment of stem sizes (medium, inbetween, short) and flight shapes (standard, pear, kite) and experiment with those if you found a set that feels good. 4. Start tweaking from this point. Do I need more grip, less grip? Do I grip at the front, rear, middle? Just my opinion.

The most important thing that I picked up from the video was the timing of the throw. That is the thing that I keep changing subconsciously. It causes my darts to kick tail up horribly. It could be too much coffee before playing.😂

Great video as always Daniel, thanks. So if someone has a "slower" action, a heavier dart is better? Asking for a friend....

We definitely all want a longer shaft.

nice timing on the timing, guvnor. currently on a 0-3 losing streak to my much younger 23yr old neighbour whos only been playing just past a month. get fundamentals right find own style then try other configurations. cheers🥰

Hey guys! I recently got into darts and I'm really quite hooked. For a new player trying to achieve at least some consistancy: What do you recon are the most important things to get right and in what order should I try to improve them? I'm talking about major stuff e. g. 1st - Rhythm 2nd - Elbow hight 3rd - ... My goal is to get my double rate up to 15-20% on around the clock training sessions. Thanks in advance!

Please do a timing masterclass

thanks for the info im trying to find a new darts set since my old one broke (2 out of 3 darts broke off after my nephew played with it for about a month) i used to have 26 grams, without the tungsten now i know to look for 90% tungsten i think ill stay with my 26 grams as i really like that weight and for my nephew, ill buy him a cheaper 23 grams set i found one, with 12 darts, 24 fly's, shafts and rings, and it had good reviews as well, specially for usage by children

That's . right

Hi mate, great video, with the online darts coaching would you be able to make a recommendation on darts to try based of throw etc? Cheers!

Do you know a good scalloped dart? I saw one from “ruthless darts”, looks almost the same as in the video. Very useful video, thanks 🙏

Those shot marigras. I have a set of 24gram that look worn just like yours lol

Where have you been bud the content has been far and few between great content as usual though x

Hi STTPD, Well even although iv'e been playing for a long time, I'm terrible for changing darts. I started my darts journey with 21g Red Dragon "Amberjacks". Straight barrel, knurled grip , 45.7mm in length. 20 years off the game, went back to this great sport & I'm changing as often as I change my sock 😩😩. So my original setup was the 21g Amberjacks, short stem & standard flight . Just wondering with the arm slowing over the years if going to 23g , short stem , standard flight might help ? Great vid , I found this very interesting, thanks 👍🎯🎯👍

Point me to one of your video's if I am asking a typical question. I have had 3 sets of darts for a long time (30+yrs) but I haven't throw regularly [I finally am trying to 😅 When I was young the 2 sets I started with are 22 (24 with med or long stems 45 and 50mm, reg flights). Then I got a 13.5 gr and Loved them. But I can't say I did that much better nor worse. I do have a fast flick of the wrist but I can easily be more relaxed and and throw the same. So I get from this video, I need to work more on the repetition of my technic. I should now mention I have bought 2 new sets. A 18gr med grip and a 20gr razor grip. As well as some 30 and 35 mm shafts. Long question short. Which weight and shaft should I start with and most importantly I guess, how many darts/day/months to really know if they are right. I literally today 1st throw of the day 180 wight the 20gr after a good 2 wks throwing the 18gr lol and the 2nd time I hit 180 since I started again, and with the same set🤔(Safe to assume 180 isn't a reg thing... yet😁) Lastly, is it more repetition per segment/# or good dart drills. For say weak areas on the board. Sure can hit bull consistently but double 1 and 8 kill me lol thanks for any help or points in the right direction so you are not repeating yourself ;)

What do you recommend for those who are just starting out or want to improve themselves? What should be the weight, what type of barrel should I choose and what kind of barrel balance should I choose? Can you give concrete examples of the sets currently sold?

I’ve been playing 25 years, still don’t know what’s the best dart to use 😂

I'm getting back into darts played on the railroad back in 1985 threw Black Knights 24 g still have them...new fights and shafts they fly decent. My board is a cheap one what board should I bet it will be in a garage that gets cold in the winter but I run the heat when out there Thanks for any help you can offer

I used the same darts for about 32 years. Then I got a new set and used them for about 8 years then the pandemic happened and I did not throw for about a year. because the leagues were all shut down, wen I found an old dartboard that i had stashed in my basement and put it up on the wall. I found I could not throw either set of darts any more. The were just flying all wobbly and and kind of spiral like. and a lot tended to bounce off the other darts and flip sideways and bounce off the dartboard. So now in the last 3 years I have been searching for the rite dart for me. I now own about 25 sets of darts. And I have gone from shooting 23g-24g and have now tried everything from 22g up to 27g I find I have moved up in weight to my newest match darts at 27g. and I have a slower throw and trying to keep it as smooth as possible, and working on keeping a good follow through in my throw. I like you theory that as we age our joints and muscles slow down I have developed Arthritis in my wrist Thumb and fingers in my throwing hand so that could be contributing to the change in my throw from before the pandemic. I am not getting any younger I am 58 years young now, and been playing darts since I was 18, so 40 years now. You would think I should have this game figured out by now and be better at it by now? I am actually throwing some really bad darts lately, and find I have been in a slump the last 6 months or so. But getting so close to being there, with my game. I just need to fine tune something, not sure how to fix this, because I am missing my target by the width of the wire so much. Be it the 60 on all sides, wrong side of the wire. or on my doubles wrong side of the Wires Wires Wires and on all sides. So it is something really small that I am doing wrong and it is driving me crazy. I have been feeling Like I am very close to a brake through soon It a couple 180's the last few weeks so feeing good. This was a great Video. and very informative. Thank you so much for doing this one. And sorry for the long speech. CHEERS!! & SHOOT E'm STRAIT!!!

Wish there were dart coaches in the States. My technique has issues.

Hi, question from beginner, when you speak about darts weight to start with, you mean only barrel+tip weight or overall dart weight? Thx

Good video Daniel. You're looking well. Couple of thoughts on this. Do you think physically weaker players (I.e females and teenage players) benefit from throwing heavier darts and tend to arc them more. With more weight, the dart does more of the work. If Fallon Sherrock tried throwing Steven Bunting's darts they probably wouldn't even reach the board. I do think darts manufacturers have reached the point of saturation and new product launches have become nothing more than indulgence. When I started playing 20 odd years ago you bought whatever was being sold in Argos or the local sports shop and never changed. In the modern day, it's so easy to buy darts online and there's more fascination thanks to KZfaq review videos and social media. Also, there's a lot more manufacturers than in the past as production costs are lower and direct distribution via the Internet is so much easier. There's something to be said for just buying a simple generic set: I.e. straight barrel, 23g, 90% tungsten and then getting used to them. Adapt your throw to the darts rather than finding the darts for your throw. Having said that, I'm a sucker for finding a bargain on amazon and like to add to my collection and change what I throw every few months!

I just started playing darts and my natural way that I grip the dart is at the front. The darts I have are even balance straight barrel. I noticed if I grip a bit more toward the centre I get a better throw. My Question is should I use a front weight dart since i naturally grip near the front or adjust to the centre weighted dart and learn to grip more in the middle. The one draw back of the centre grip for me is it is not quick and natural and probably not consistent even when playing quite a bit.

How do you know what type of balance a barrel is? Most webshops dont show it at the products

I started playing again after a long hiatus, I got some 23g PETER WRIGHT SNAKEBITE PL15 MEDUSA sent to me (I did not order them but RD sent me them instead those I ordered). I feel like they are too light for me, I'm trying to keep my throw smooth but when I put in what I feel is "regular" power for me, the darts fly over the board. I feel like I'd do better with heavier darts and thinking of ordering some 26g or even 28g. I am also only on day 3 of throwing and my arm is dead... I feel like I've been lifting at the gym. I'm still doing a bit of throwing to try and get my arm used to it again. Also, I'm not sure whether I am concentrating too hard on my elbow/arm rather than the dart itself, when you throw do you feel like you are "pushing" the dart to the board?

Been hoping to contact you for coaching but think I need a one on one.?

Í also cant find the right dart for me. I played with the brass bolt 22g Phil Taylor darts and i did improved with them. But they cheap as hell and dont last very long. Now i´m looking for a new set of darts with good quality, but i really struggle. I tried the Rob Cross Black Edition, Phil Taylor 9Five Gen 10´s and Nathan Aspinall Echo Darts. But they all feel weird for me and i think i need darts with long and thick barrel, bcs i hold the dart in a really weird way. Thinking about to try the Phil Taylor 8-Zero 2, but they only 80% tungsten.

I have a main set and dont mind spending a max of £25 on a set now and again for fun.. and collecting

I’ve just brought Ross smiths new darts and the barrel is slightly shorter then my current ones which are Chris Dobeys darts, when I’m throwing smiths the dart seems to wobble more in the air is that the case of putting a longer point in to counter the slight lost of length on the barrel? I use the same length stems for both darts

Can anyone please tell, what the name of the barrells at 3:23 is? Would be soo happy if anyone answers :)

Just curious, how often did Taylor switch darts? That clip of him shows him throwing very different shaped darts.