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Really appreciate this breakdown. I'm a living room darter and have to remind myself how to get back to basics every so often. This video really helps remind me to start simply. Thank you!

The tips and technique you offer were similar to many others I have watched... but you do it more clearly than many others. Cheers!

I watched a few other videos on the basics of how to throw a dart and none of them put all the basics together in an easy to understand format. Some split up the process in three videos while others just didn't explain anything well. This is an excellent basic tutorial and I appreciate it.

Best video on youtube. The bit about having a locked wrist I think will help me. Thanks for the video

Great video! Thanks so much for the tip on locking the wrist, I wasn't doing this and wondered why I was being inconsistent. I've since kept my wrist locked abd scoring has drastically improved. Thank you!

Nice video mate. Love the shading in something with a pen analogy 👍 very informative. Thanks for taking the time. Appreciated.

Thank you so much for the tip of the locked wrist. That one really was gold to me! 👍😉

Just subscribed, great content. I’ve replayed some of your videos as a refresher. I like that you’re concise and thorough. Keep your videos coming!

Amazing video. Looking forward to being better through this channel

Thank you, new player here and this was a big help, I am struggling with consistency.

By far the BEST video about darts there is on youtube! Thank you so much. I started playing darts 30 days ago as a bloody beginner and set myself a challenge of playing 90 minutes a day and track some basic game stats as benchmarks. Got pretty desperate after i had minimal to no improvement. The good darts got better but i had zero consistency. At least one of the three darts felt completely random. I dont know what my grip was... If you could call it a grip anyway. As everybody told me it has to be my grip since i picked the dart up like this... After watching this video and applying your tips i had waaay better grouping of my darts after just 30 min of practice. It feels much more controlled. Makes me happy :)

Thank you sooooo much fr this. I adapted my throw ad have a similar( not exact) stance, grip and arm action as you. After about 3 days my average climbed from 33-36 to about 60!! (Seriously, 58-60!) I can hit trebles with much better consistency than ever before. Been playing about 7 months and have battled frustration and disappointment. This grip and swing have made me love darts more than I thought possible. I still suck at doubles but I'll take whatever I can get. Baby steps!! Thanks again!!!

Appreciate this video! Just getting back into darts and my grip had changed from 2 fingers on the barrel in my past, to the pencil grip you just showed us. I was torn trying to use my old 2 finger grip clumsily, when now the dart falls naturally into my hand exactly as you demonstrated. So thanks to you I'm no longer undecided on my grip, but will now try to perfect the pencil grip. Thanks again!

Just to echo loads of other comments, this is by far the best video on youtube covering all aspects of the grip. Just wished I had found this first before sitting through all the others!!

Clear instructions good job lad best darts channel for this sort of thing

So far after months of looking online someone who truly shows how to properly shoot the dart. My biggest issue was that I wasn’t locking the wrist will have to try this hopefully more treble 20’s thanks mate from Canada

Excellent program! 🎯

Brilliant! Some really great tips and explained really simply and in no nonsense terms. Great job! 👍

fantastic video. packed full of super useful information.. thank you so much.

Very helpful. I will try to follow these tips at my next dart league night.

Enjoyed the video very informative.

Loving your explanations, well described and understandable to a layman who is just starting out. Keep up the great work

Thanks for the tips

Hey thank you, i had a mini stroke, I've had to teach myself how to type and play guitar over again, when i picked up a dart i sent it flying into the ceiling and could not hit the board, i decided to try with my left hand, after watching you my accuracy is blowing my mind, I'm about as good as i ever was with my right hand, i still battle hitting the 1 while throwing at 20s, but I'm starting to think it's more mental, many thank yous

Thank for making this video i was always locking my wrist thanks for the video😊😊😊

Well said..😊

Thank U! From Egypt!

I watched this video earlier this year when I came back to throwing after a 35-year gap, ahahahah. Somehow, I ended up with a grip I knew wasn't right but started throwing well (all things relative, lol). Now I have been trying to get a better grip and when I happened on this video again, I immediately watched it paying much better attention. I'm ready to head to the bar and throw a few! I have a bye this week and want to improve as much as I can this next week, week and a half before I play in the local league again 🤞 Thanks for the pointers!

I never even thought about my wrist, I've always used it as that's just what I thought you did lol

Great video very helpful 👍

Thank you!

Thanks for the video it helpt a lot

I always grip the dart with my thumb, indexfinger and middle finger. I'll try this out next time

Nice, now I do understand why the grip of some pros looks so weird on camera, especially Gerwin Price. I started to grip my darts from the side with 3 or 4 fingers because they fall naturally in that position when I do roll them between my fingers. But they would wobble and hit the board all over the place. The pencil grip feels totally weird in the hand when I pick up a dart. But standing in front of the board and actively analyzing my throw I can understand now how it works...👍 Maybe it feels so weird because pencils have a way larger diameter than tungsten darts. For me it is definitely something I have to get used to.😇

What advice do you have for right handed and left eye dominant (left foot dominant too - that is the foot I lead with)? Great video!

Thanks good job

Excellent video, I've been struggling with consistency. I've played darts for years but have been totally self taught. I adjusted my grip, started practicing and within a day, my consistency improved dramatically. It was scary to adjust my grip but this video was so well done, it made it easy and gave me the confidence to try. That you very much.

Thanks 😊

My natural way to hold the dart had my palm more facing the board. I noticed most pros have their palm facing more upward. I improved quite a bit when I made this change and my follow through became more consistent . With my palm facing the board I had to use arm and should more to propel the dart...palm up ,my arm is quiet and the wrist pronation follow through is the majority of what i need to propel the dart

Should you be using steel or soft tip darts? I know almost all pubs have soft tip machines. Most tournaments are the sme.

Very useful

I'm about a 60 average player but to be honest not really thought about how hard to grip before................just that I have very dry hands and need a grippy dart. Picked myself up a set of Harrows Elite a couple of days ago as they have a bulbous bit I can push against to aid my grip. Took your advice and hold them with a slightly lighter grip and feels better straight away. Won 2 games in a row on webcamdarts with about 62 average in each match. Cheers

I wonder if it's possible to see some slow motion breakdown of what is happening on the throw?

Great video. What type of barrel suits this style of grip please!?

I noticed there's a whipping action to your throw. I had a similar throw and I started developing elbow issues. by following through with my throw all the way down to my torso I reduced the abrupt arrest of my arm's momentum and the stresses on my joints and tendons.

Soo useful, thanks :))

I'd like to know about soft tip darts. I've been throwing 95% tungsten with medium spinners and hard plastic flights. I recently tried throwing 16 gr short shaft short tip and saw a remarkable increase in accuracy. I'm 5 11 and weigh 230. It's the first time I've tried throwing 16 gr shorter days, 5 inches tip to end of flight. Ideas? Suggestions?

I throw exactly like Gary Anderson, noting textbook but work wonderfully for me also for Gary

I deal with a lot of things at work that dry out my hands, when I try and practice after work, I cannot get a good feel of the darts at all, regardless if I use my high grip level darts or my medium level grip. They feel the same. What advice would you have for someone with this problem of constantly having dry hands? Lotion just takes forever to dry, and it feels like I cannot get a good feel for the dart after the lotion dries.

Cool Video👍🏻 Hard to get all your nice accent down from Switzerland here😉 but your tip about locked wrist is prizeless to me👍🏻👌🏻 looking forward My First turnament as an amateur in spring. always around the triple20, implement Lots of Inputs in My game so far, worked pretty well so far and now i feel i should get more tripples but it stagnates by „Neal by“😤 recognized in My aming that i pull My wrist back to hard instand of locking it in. I‘m sure your tip is My missing puzzle😉👍🏻👌🏻 Thx a lot and game on🎯✌🏻

First thank you for your time and I’m just trying to correct my through around my town is small so most people play for $5$10 $15 or $20 dollars but just want to at least be some kind of competition!.

I WAS ALWAYS TOLD TO TRY TO KEEP YOUR ARM AND ELBO VERY STEADY ON RELEASE AND FOLLOW THROUGH BUT WHEN I LOOK AT YOUR ELBO IT MOVES UP WARD ALOT WHEN YOU RELEASE SO I THINK I BEEN SO FOCUSED ON THAT I THINK ITS MAKING ME INCONSISTANT THANKS FOR VIDEO

I like it,it helps

Great video. Think I need to go back to basics as although averaging 58 which is ok I’m very erratic and my grip is very unorthodox. Can I ask question about what weight darts should be using please?

Great video. Glad you didn't say "What ever feels.compfoetable". That doesn't help beginners like myself. Though I did figured "Hold it like a pen" thing out. I think it would be clearer if people say "Hodl it like a pen you are passing to someone". If you hold.it like a pen you a writing with its a totally different hold. Your thumb will point forward which makes it difficult to caulk you wrist and aim. Today I start led holding it like a pen I was passing. It was a game changer. I could lock my wrist and even aim easier.

All about comfort and personal choice

Ty very much im struggling i think this will help

Thanks pal

I've been playing at home for over 14 years how do i stop hitting 3 treble 5 3 treble 1 no joke had moor of them than the elusive 180s lol good vid mate 🎯👍

I would like some advice on my grip and throw with some mild arthritis to have more accuracy. I shoot with 24g darts, please help me, Ty.

You mentioned a locked wrist. Can you please demonstrate how the wrist is aligned with the point of the dart and in which position the wrist should be locked in place in relation to how your forearm is facing the board! Cheers. Love the content

The best tip I can give to beginners is to find where you can balance the dart in your index finger finding the center of gravity , and that’s where you hold it, keeps the dart straight in flight, as you play more you can find what works for you but it’s good to start there

hiw about the flight position. should the flights be rotated to x or + position just before the throw? from what I can see you have your darts flights in + position. thx

I'm a yank ( more ways than one) . Going to throw my 1st dart at 57 at a bar with some real Richard heads . Thank you ol chap. I have a chance now very informative.. hear hear. God save the king. Is in order.

Hello friend as everyone knows darts game is a game of calculations and mathematics wright but what are those multiplications mostly used those ×2 and ×3 am i correct please? Cheers thks for sharing mate.

Any tips for a players who holds a dart with his index , middle and ring finger on the barrel on the middel of the barrel. ( I do put a little light pressure ). I feel it’s kinda like Peter wright throw or something like that.

So I'm pretty good average a 3 in cricket and about a 27 in 01 should I change my throw completely or stay the way I throw currently.

Totally newbie here, locking the wrist makes sense, in terms of repeatability, however, sitting here in my couch trying it (without a dart, I have no board yet....;- ), I feel that the wrist HAS to unlock when throwing the dart, and I think that I see You do the same in the slow motion....? - Any way, thanks for sharing....!!!

It’s impossible to tell someone how to hold a dart, everyone is different. That said, not gripping too hard is very good advice.

I’m left handed but right eye dominant, how do u suggest I throw?

Did you delete the arm video you mentioned? I can't find it.

Love experts

180 comments Bro! Is that a good score? Nice video pal

Dear darts class, when i throw my dart sometime doesnt make the board, i'm not weak but i dont have the rist strength. what am i doing wrong. Very frustrating

great channel and great tipps! Whats your avg? :)

Does your thumb go straight down barrel in a line

How important do you think it is that the thumb needs to be under the barrel facing the way it does in all the examples of the pros?

Greetings from Oregon! I’ve enjoyed your videos. You have great tips. I’m pretty much new to darts, a darts Newb, if you will. Since I’ve started after lockdowns and isolation began I’ve only played alone. I’m trying to track my progress by keeping track of statistics such as averages. How do you calculate in a horrible game that you can’t seem to double out? Against an opponent, the game would be over before too long even if I can’t buy a double. Would you put a limit on throws? What limit would you suggest to me as a beginner, 40 darts? 45? 50? None? An unending nightmare of a game can destroy my average. I’m reluctant to buy a computer program where I can play against a machine. (At least until I can see if I have any potential.) I’m averaging about 50 points a throw after a month of trying out different grips and darts. After “the new normal,” I have a hope of starting a darts club in my town, but a few terrible games out of a dozen discourage me from feeling like I’ve had any progress. Thanks for any advice you can offer me. Keep the videos coming. They’re great.

I have a question. Been playing again after years of not picking up a dart. But if I throw naturally, the dart always ends up around the double 20 area. I can't generate much power and I feel like I always have to hold back when throwing especially in the lower numbers. Wich clearly doesn't help the consistency. Anyone got an idea why this could be?

Following through after release i find important as well. Great tips though

Should I be spinning the dart off my fingers or try to keep it in a fixed position through the air?

I've been throwing off my middle finger rather than my index finger from day one, I never took darts to seriously but I've always been decent, I recently realized I've been gripping fundamentally wrong, it's a nightmare trying to change

So what type of barrel should we choose?

I'm not a serious player. Until recently, I hadn't thrown a dart in at least 10 years. To make a baseball analogy, my unconventional grip and release would be like holding a bat upside down. Are there any well known, successful players who have unconventional grips? These are good tips. I'll try to practice throwing a dart correctly.

I can't hold a dart or a pen that way. If you move your fingers away will the dart be balanced on your thumb?

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I grip 2 fingers and thumb but it’s causing issue at minute my 3rd finger it dosent feel natural and affecting my release I’ve been trying different kind of grips for 6 months now and I’m really struggling

What about weight. I just set up a board. I have to identical darts ( thinner barrel ) and one thicker barrel. besides just getting the feel of the dart or darts, Is there a specific weight I should be using according to my body type? I weigh 225 lbs. 6 ft.

If I held the dart like you I’d be lucky to hit the board lol

My natural grip of a dart is to have my two main fingers on the barrel and then to have the ring finger on the point to help with stability in my hand. I understand there isn’t much right or wrong but what do people think of this grip?

What is the best way to hit a 180 in darts

As the realse of the dart. Do you spin the dart i dart so in flight its spinning, or just a straight flight

Good tips again! :) I hold a pen just like you hold a dart but it does not feel as natural when I hold a dart so it changes a little to more of a fingertips pinch grip which I dont advise people to do as it can cause the dart to rock on the thumb and release at weird angels but its the only way that feels comfortable for me sadly lol

I do the same but my middle finger is under the barrel near the point but not on the point

Do you spin the dart at all when you throw it? If some spin the dart when throwing is this done by the majority of dart throwers?

What is very good about this vid is the inference that is placed on a certain aspect that nobody ever realises. Neither the instructor or the student. However one of the classic mistakes is emphasized to a large degree, namely the grip. You do not grip the dart.

Great Video! You‘re the first person I saw having the exact same grip as me! What darts do you use? Cheers

Been throwin since '78 and can verify these basics. Almost everyone throws with a little arc. Do not frustrate yourself by trying to throw flat (deadstroking) at first, just control the arc. When Van Gerwin throws a T80, his darts are tailed up.

Good information! My question is, you said the wrist must remain locked. And used the pros to illustrate that. It appears that MVG very much breaks his wrist in the extension. In fact, his hand and wrist move up and down like he’s waving.