Practice is where you build the machine - conscious, deliberate, mechanical focus. Games are where you trust it and just throw. It's so simple most people can't grasp it.

Pencil vs standard vs full grip, finger placement, grip pressure, release problems - how to actually choose a grip and commit to it for 1500 throws instead of changing every week.

Target size, distance, dart weight, board costs, bounce-outs, league differences - everything you need to know about the two formats and how to choose between them.

Right-handed but left eye dominant? Learn how eye dominance affects your alignment, how to test which eye is dominant, and how to optimize your setup (especially if you're cross-dominant).

Hard target focus vs soft focus vs shift focus. Every pro does it differently. Find what works for you with testing protocol.

First two darts group, third dart goes rogue. Primary cause: off hand moves. How to lock it in place and fix the inconsistency.

Follow-through is part of the throw, not after it. Hand finishes pointing at target. Common mistakes: dead stop, pulling back, dropping elbow.

The pause is a confirmation checkpoint, not aiming time. Every pro has one. Why your brain fights it and how to add it with route-arounds.

Practice 180s, game 26s. Your brain optimizes for feedback adjustment, not consistent execution. The wall drill fixes this - throw without seeing results.

Willpower doesn't work. Your old habit has 10,000 reps. Every 'weird' setup routine is an engineered route-around to bypass bad habits. The tap, the waggle, the circle - here's how to create yours.

Extended arm (Position 1) vs compact setup (Position 2) - why your pause point physically determines your consistency. I hit a 180 within 5 minutes of switching.

In pool, you aim with your belly button while standing up, not from your stance. The same principle applies to darts - aim during the raise, not from setup position.

The real path from beginner to pro - what actually happens at each stage, how long it takes, and what separates players who progress from those who plateau.

Fixed your form and now you can't hit anything? Perfect. That slump is exactly what's supposed to happen. The only players who break through are the ones willing to get worse before getting better.

You play every day. League nights. Local tournaments. Endless 501s. And you're still stuck at the same average. Playing games isn't practice - it's performance. Here's what actually builds skills.

You know what good mechanics look like, you can execute them in practice, but in matches you keep reverting to old habits? You're stuck in stage 3 - here's how to break through.

Throwing 75 average for three legs, check your stats, then immediately tank to 26. Classic mental interference - you stopped throwing and started watching. Here's how to stay in the zone.

Hit the bull - no reaction. Miss the bull - pissed off. You're either neutral or angry, never positive. This emotional pattern guarantees inconsistency. Here's how to stay level.

Threw three perfect darts at treble 20, got a 26, and now you're pissed off enough to throw your next dart through the wall? Learn how to stop tilting and focus on what actually matters.

You've read all the technique guides and now your brain runs through a checklist while your darts go sideways. The best throws happen when you're thinking about nothing. Trust the pattern.

Playing against a fast thrower and suddenly you're rushing too? It's extremely common to try to keep up the pace - and it will absolutely destroy your game. They can wait.

Ever notice how when you 'try' to aim carefully at a double, you miss it? But when you just throw without thinking, the dart goes exactly where you wanted? Your brain already knows how to hit the target.

Ever nail a crucial double 16 to win, then completely blow an easy treble 20 on the next leg? Your brain is playing tricks on you - here's what's actually happening and how to fix it.