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2026

Feature How to Play Darts: A Beginner’s Guide to 501 Learn how to play darts with board values, 501 rules, double-out and bust examples, a simple throw and a scored beginner practice session. Feature Rules for Playing Darts: A Practical 501 Guide Learn the rules for playing steel-tip 501 darts: turns, scoring, double-out, busts, bounce-outs and keeping a fair match moving. Feature Soft Tip Darts: Equipment, Rules and a 60-Dart Practice Test Choose suitable soft tip darts, check board distance and scoring rules, then use a repeatable 60-dart test to compare bull and treble-20 scoring. Feature Steel Tip Darts: How to Choose and Test a Set Choose steel tip darts by weight, barrel shape and grip, then compare sets with a repeatable 60-dart scoring and doubles test. Feature Shot Drills for Darts: A Measurable 120-Dart Session Use three darts shot drills to track scoring accuracy, doubles hits and scoring-to-double switches in a repeatable 120-dart session. Feature Goals and Goal Setting in Darts: A Measurable Practice Plan Turn a darts ambition into a repeatable practice plan. Use a 60-dart doubles test, track one setup cue, and compare three sessions before changing your target. Feature Dart Tips: 6 Practical Changes You Can Measure Use six practical dart tips and a short scored session to check your stance, throw, scoring, doubles and checkout decisions. Feature How to Hold a Dart: Grip, Pressure and Finger Placement Find comfortable finger placement, judge grip pressure and compare front, middle or rear holds. Use a 30-dart audit to track adjustments and releases. Feature World Grand Prix 2026 Starting Doubles: Rules And Choices See the legal World Grand Prix starting doubles, reported player preferences and a 20-start practice test for choosing your own double-in target. Feature Luke Littler 167 Checkout Practice: A Measurable Drill Turn Littler’s 167 checkout into a repeatable drill. Learn T20–T19–bull, rehearse miss routes and track three-dart finishes and two-visit recoveries. Feature TOR EVO Bounce-Outs: Test Your Practice Average Test TOR EVO with a repeatable bounce-out audit, calculate your three-dart scoring average, and separate retained points from changes in throwing accuracy. Feature DartCounter Ranked Placement Matches: Preparation Guide Build a repeatable DartCounter placement routine: test your camera, rehearse online match rhythm, warm up scoring and doubles, then review each session. Feature Darts Whistling During a Throw: Rules and a Reset Drill Understand the rules around whistling during a darts throw, handle deliberate disruption and test a simple reset with a scored 60-dart drill. Feature Autodarts Lens Missed Darts: Keep Practice Stats Clean Use a 60-dart Lens audit to measure detection errors, correct false scores and keep Autodarts averages, checkout data and trends fit for comparison. Feature Beat Luke Littler 24-Dart Challenge: Rules and Practice Test Play the Beat Luke Littler 24-dart challenge at home, calculate the 62.63 benchmark and track whether scoring, setup or doubles cost you legs. Feature How to Aim Darts With a Repeatable Sight Picture Learn how to aim darts with a precise target, repeatable sight picture and steady final gaze, then diagnose your grouping with a 30-dart test. Feature How to Throw a Dart Correctly: A Repeatable 5-Step Technique Build a stable stance, relaxed grip and smooth release, then use a 30-dart test to check whether your throw is becoming more repeatable. Feature 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. Feature 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. Feature 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. Feature 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. Feature How High to Hang a Dartboard: Measure 5 ft 8 in to the Bull Hang a dartboard with its bullseye 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) above the floor. Follow these steps to mark, mount and verify the board correctly. Feature How Do You Score in Darts? Board Values and 501 Explained Learn singles, doubles, trebles, bullseyes, 501 subtraction, double-out and busts, with worked scoring examples and a trackable practice drill. Feature How to Play Baseball Darts: Rules & Scoring On a conventional board, play nine innings with three darts each, targeting 1–9 in order; singles, doubles and trebles score 1, 2 and 3 runs. Feature Dartboard Setup: Height, Distance & Mounting Set the bullseye at 68 in, then measure from the installed board face: 7 ft 9.25 in for steel tip or a commonly used 8 ft for soft tip. Feature Darts Training App Features That Matter Prioritise focused drills, repeatable tests, actionable statistics, quick score entry, solo pressure play, and dependable access to your history. Feature Darts Flight Protectors: Pros and Cons They hold folding flights square and may redirect some incoming points, but evidence does not prove better scoring, durability or long-term savings. Feature BDO Players at PDC Q-School: Who Earned Tour Cards? Four prominent BDO names pursued the PDC route, but only Green, Norris and Wilson are documented Tour Card winners; Dekker is not. Feature Adrian Lewis’s 113.80 Average vs Van Barneveld A 7–1 Premier League rout built on three 11-dart legs, five maximums and a 138 checkout; it was Lewis’s televised personal best at the time. Feature Jeffrey de Graaf and Berry van Peer’s PDC Routes Shared backing linked different routes: Van Peer reportedly accepted a reallocated Development Tour place; De Graaf had to qualify at Q-School. Feature Phil Taylor’s Highest Losing Televised Darts Average In the Premier League, Taylor averaged 115.80 in a 7-4 loss to Raymond van Barneveld—reported then as the televised losing-average record. Feature Darts Chalking Subtraction: How to Keep Score Total each visit, use round-and-adjust, decomposition or column subtraction, then reverse-check the remainder before writing it. Feature Changing Darts Grip: How to Test a New Grip Define one change, keep the rest of your throw stable, then compare scoring, grouping, release, comfort, tension and fatigue across sessions. Feature Why Darts Practice Form Disappears in League Matches League play changes pace, scoring, finishing and attention. Compare like-for-like 501 sessions, then test one match variable before rebuilding your throw. Feature Darts Distance to Board: Steel vs Soft Tip Set the oche 7 ft 9¼ in away for steel tip or 8 ft for soft tip, measured from the mounted board face to the line’s board-side edge. Feature Darts Practice Routines That Move Your Average Three darts practice routines that provably move averages — Bob's 27 for doubles, 121 checkouts, and scored 501 legs — with the numbers to track for each.