I am 6 foot 4 and find my best accuracy is a kind of lobbed throw. I use 18g darts, which I know is really light. Because of my lobbed throw I have to stack upwards otherwise I risk a bounce out. I don’t throw the darts hard, if I do I spray them all over. I’m not a great player, I’ll usually get in and around the T20 with regular scores of 81s, 45s, 60s, 100s and the rare 140 and a few 180s when I get the odd golden 5 minute spell. I’ve only ever played at home, not for a team or in competitions but I’d like to.
Like many players, I worry about my release and note it seems my darts square up in the air quickly. I noticed most good players get the dart to fly through the air with the point above the flight before dipping into the treble just before impact. Is there a better way to achieve this? I think I roll the dart off my fingers rather than snap release, when I do that, again, I spray the darts all over the place with little to no control.
Would you all have any advice on the following:
- Release
Flight type
Point length
Grip
Malcolm
