If you’ve been throwing darts for a long time without the knowledge of how a solid throw should be done, it will be hard to completely change your throw. It is not impossible but will demand a lot of effort and maybe also some sacrifice. I remember my discussions with Mikko Laiho back in 2018 when we discussed throwing techniques and darts coaching. We were throwing darts together and i asked him to coach me to get rid of my snatchy throw, and he said:
– I can rebuild your throw but it will take 3-6 months, and you’re not allowed to throw a single dart during this time and only work with a small ball and other exercises. Are you up for it? Should we start?

Since I wasn’t playing darts in a team or had any bigger ambitions with my throwing, and just couldn’t cope with the thought of not throwing darts for 6 months, we continued to just play darts instead. My snatchy throw is still there even though I’ve tried to adapt a few of Mikko’s ideas to work on my throw.

Practice is like pouring concrete where when it sets, it’s solid. In practice every repetition sets a little harder.

✅ Good habits become automatic
✅ Bad habits become automatic

Musicians isolate a single bar until it’s flawless. Athletes refine one tiny movement for weeks.
You type, drive, and ride a bike on instinct – because repetition made it permanent.

But why do so many darts players stick almost exclusively to playing 501s—as if it were the fastest route to improvement and success?

501 is the game we all love, but it trains everything at once and improves nothing in particular. Real progress comes from breaking the game down. Scoring, finishing, pressure shots, grouping, and consistency. Each skill deserves focused attention. When you isolate and polish these parts individually, you build them back together into a far stronger, more reliable overall game. Practise smart, not just familiar. That’s how real improvement happens. 🎯

This method builds real momentum. Each step brings a clearer feeling of progress and keeps your focus locked in until the target is reached. It requires more commitment, but the long-term rewards are significant.

One small error repeated hundreds of times doesn’t stay small. It becomes the baseline.

The famous basketball player Michael Jordan’s key message about practice is that quality trumps quantity:

“You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way”.

He emphasized practicing with game-like intensity and correct form to build confidence and routine, ensuring effort in practice translates to success in games. This approach focuses on quality over quantity, creating muscle memory for high-pressure situations, and achieving physical and mental peak performance.

More time doesn’t equal more progress. Better reps do. Intentional practice means:
✅ Focused repetition instead of autopilot
✅ Feedback before mistakes stick
✅ Slow, correct execution before speed

Slowing down may feel inefficient—but it builds clean patterns. Clean patterns later become fast, effortless movement. That’s how mastery is built.

You don’t need longer sessions. You need better habits.

✅ Break skills into smaller parts
✅ Prioritize accuracy before speed
✅ Correct mistakes immediately
✅ Choose quality over quantity—every time

Each rep should move you forward, not reinforce what holds you back.
The proof Is Everywhere. High-level performance isn’t luck, It’s practice made permanent.

If you’re still unsure about your technique, consider working with a local or online darts coach. A few focused sessions can help you get the fundamentals right from the start, or know what changes to make and how to. More and more coaches now use GoDartsPro as part of their coaching setup, which means you can keep practising on the platform while your coach analyses your stats and creates personalised training plans based on your data.

If you don’t currently have a coach, just email info@godartspro.com and I’ll help connect you with one.

People regularly spend hundreds of euros on a personal trainer at the gym, yet many darts players hesitate to invest in coaching for their throw. If you’re serious about improving and committed to your darts journey, working with a coach is one of the smartest investments you can make.

✅ Practice doesn’t guarantee perfection.
✅ Perfection is a myth.
✅ Practice guarantees permanence.
✅ Whatever you repeat becomes your default.

If practice makes permanent, if practice drives actions into muscle memory, it’s better to do it slow and right than fast and not quite right. There’s a great book that digs deeper into this theory that I highly recommend:
Practice Perfect – Doug Lemov/Erica Woolway/Katie Yezzi

So the real question isn’t:
“How much should I practice?”

It’s:
“What am I practicing into permanence?”

Choose wisely. Every rep counts.
Enjoy your darts and make it count!
– Anders
Founder of GoDartsPro