Q&A for How to Throw Darts

The claim that you should only aim with your dominant eye is totally false. You have to keep both eyes open. There is not a single professional player that player with an eye closed. It's not how it's learned. The arm you choose to throw with, is up to you.

Yes, you can. You will learn to compensate for your eye issues over time.

If you are right handed my first guess is that your elbow and forearm are not plumb. When I find I am not scoring where I'm looking I start at my feet and work my way up with good base and fundamentals.

You should have a bit more weight on your front foot, but never lift up your back one.

To ensure consistency, never lower your elbow.

The claim that you should only aim with your dominant eye is totally false. You have to keep both eyes open. There is not a single professional player that plays with an eye closed. It's not how it's learned. You can throw with whichever arm works best for you.

You can move as far left or right as you want without breaking the plane of the line. It isn’t curved like a 3-point line in basketball, so the farther you move to the side, the farther away from your target you will get.

Some very short players (often ladies) I have played against don't ever aim for the 20s and try to do the bulk of their scoring from the T19 at the bottom of the board.

Your hand should be around eye level when throwing a dart; elbow at a 90-degree angle, then draw the dart back to eye level when aiming.

As long as you don't cross the throw line, yes. Just be careful so that it doesn't affect your aim.

Although debatable, much like a woman, the sweet spot is the chest area of the dart.

If you are trying to put spin on your dart, it means you are rolling the dart off your middle finger, which is not your most accurate style of throwing. Putting spin on the dart also affects the aerodynamics of the flight, as the flight has to work harder to cut through the air. While it may appear that the dart has some spin as you throw, it is minor and probably does not affect speed or accuracy.

Your dart is likely back heavy (at the flight end) or you may be holding the dart too close to the tip/front. I sometimes put a lighter and shorter shaft on the barrel and a lighter flight to make the dart more front heavy. You can buy front weighted darts if you can't fix your darts to fly with the appropriate arc. Hold the dart just behind the center of gravity and see if that helps.

Throw the dart at a 90 degree angle, with your hand shaped like an L. You also need goo quality (expensive) darts to ensure top accuracy.

Just stand like a right player. Your hand is more important. Your legs will adjust soon. Eye dominance isn't even relevant since you should use both eyes.

Yes, it does. In order to have a straight and accurate throw, your arm should be parallel with the ground at all times.

You can try to shorten your surname or last name into something catchy. Or, get some idea’s from your favourite idol/music. Or, think about a funny quirk you might have.

Normally it’s the same material as everything else on the board. The bull’s eye isn’t an exception.

Maybe study how the dart moves when you throw, then try to compensate for the motion and angle of the dart to hit the dartboard where you want to.