Just wondering what Routine every one goes through when they are Practising at home...

Myself i like to loosen up by avin a good old chuck at anything for 10-15 minutes... Then move on to Round The Board, Bob's 27 etc.. Then possibly 301 DIDO, Or go for 10 or 12 games of 501 Straight.. But i do like to then push myself and have a best of 11 against NO1 and play Level 6 at moment..

After that i like to chill out at the end by doing some checkouts random ones picked by me lad normally so plenty of 170's to go for!!!!

15 mins=scoring on 20s mainly
15 mins=19s 18s
15 mins=doubles
15mins=possible outshots from 60 upwards

That is my practise routine and it works for me (sometimes)

Nice one James, do you vary away from this much or the same most nights ??

Much the same Waynupa but i'm willing to add new ideas if you have any m8 i'll gladly look at them and take them on board

MIne starts out like yours:
10-15 min of random throwing/warmup.
Then Round the World.
Bob's 27.
sometimes I move to 100 darts at 20s or another doubles practice game
Then it goes into either 15 legs of N01 on level 8 or Catch 40, a game John Part came up with where you shoot at each out from 61-100 and get points based on the number of darts it took to hit the out. Max of 6 darts though on each out...

I also mix it up by throwing 50 darts at Bulls in there as well.

Nothing really set in stone. It's nice to mix up the practice so it's not the same all the time

Going to try 50 darts at bulls as part of my practise routine

I like the 50 Darts at Bull i try and keep a record of how manyt i hit then aim to beat it....

That Catch 40 sound's good so i go from 61 - 100 using 6 darts for each checkout, if i dont get it in 6 darts move on to next c/o Yeah?? and if i do it in 5 darts i get 5 points i presume and the aim is to get the least points ??

At home I take a few warm up throws and then play normal 501 legs and try to finish in less darts than the leg before until I have a consistent game. By marking the score after each throw you are allowing for the time an average thrower would take if you was playing an opponent. I also spend some time on hitting as many bulls and 25s and aim to hit at least a bull or 25 with the 3 darts. I have played darts for so many years that I feel that my throw is now a forced throw rather than a natural throw that it once was but as long as I can get the odd 180 and sub 18 dart leg I am happy. My best leg of darts I have hit in over 30 years of play is an 8 dart 401 and a 13 dart 501 and I have never hit a 170 finish. Keep a note of your best legs and it gives you something to beat or match if you get the 9 dart 501. Darts despite being on tv and internet isnt as popular in the pubs as it was years back as I can remember there being plenty of players most nights of the week and sunday lunch time there would be a full bar of dart players and the pubs were only open from 12 to 2 . I think with darts it better to play a steady consistent game then a few brilliant legs followed by a load of poor legs although a sub 12 dart leg will probably make you feel better .

Here are the rules for catch 40:

Throw your darts at the outs from 61-100
2 darts = 3 points
3 darts = 2 points
4-6 darts = 1 point

exception: 99!
3 darts = 3 points
4-6 darts = 1 point

BUSTS, count as 3 darts
Continue your score after 3 darts if you miss the out. Maximum of 6 darts
After 6 darts, you get a score of 0 (zero) and you move to the next out.

Perfect Score: 120

Catch 40 hmm never head of that one before gonna give that one a go

Cheers fotman, going add this to me lsit and give it a try...

Cant tell... its a secret for the moment!

Geez I sound like Jabba

Thanks fotoman but I cant be bothered (no offense)

I hate stopping and punching in numbers in between legs, rather get on with the practice, got Dartpro on my laptop but wont drag it out into the Garage.. my Whiteboad does just a good a job. An example of how we do "short averages" here in Australia.

180 (3)
21 (6)
140 (9)
100 (12)
60/2d (14)

What we were taught as youngsters, write the amount of darts per throw in a circle and keep going, then on the peg add the number of darts (also in tournaments circle and maximums (unfortunately I couldnt circle the above one) this is just an example.
When we get to the knockout stages of tournaments after the round robin is over, we are all giveb sheets to do short averages for players playing and thats what we do for each leg for the above it would be:
501/14D for the winner & eg: 449/13D for the loser and so on until the match is over. Sheet is then handed to the winning player and he/she has to take it to thier next match an get someone to fill it out, once beaten they take the sheet to the directors desk and the officials tally up everything as it all goes to averages for your State and in the end for Australia.

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Apart from the above mentioned practice routine's, I was wondering lads & lass's as I play in a Monday & Thursday pub league and also looking at Super league on a Sunday. How often do you practice ? Every night, two nights or whenever as I tend to only practice one night (2 - 3 Hr's) apart from the nights I have a game.
I have been to a few Tourney's this year and it has wetted my appetite so would like to put a better show on next year and wondered would I benefit with more practice. Your thought's on this would be appreciated !

Cheers

Jimmy

I think anyone who wants to improve could do with more practice.

Remember, practice isn't necessarily playing games, but honing skills in certain areas. Obviously game play is a part of it, but working on the various aspects is in my opinion more crucial. Doubles, triples, singles!, release of the dart, follow through, groupings, etc.

When I was a semi-pro golfer, I would spend 2-3 hours a day 4 days a week at the practice range: putting, wedges, chipping, pitching, punch shots, accuracy drills, cuts, slices, etc, etc. They had a nice little short par 3 course and several times I would just go play that with nothing but a 7-iron and a putter (holes from 80-170 yards). I would go out and play a full round every now when that wasn't a tournament, but grunt practice was the majority of my time.

Luckily a few games of 501 doesn't take that much time and we can work that into practice routines fairly easily.

I try to get to the practice board 2-3 nites a week for 2-3 hours at a time. I only play in 1 league on Wed nites. I'm currently about a 73avg and I've been playing for 3 years. I've seen a 13 dart increase over the past 9 months due to a more focused practice routine. I'm also a nerdy stats guy and record/track/chart my practice Since each of the 7 practice routines that I throw on a weekly basis is in itself a game, I have a score for each and that works into an average and I can plot that on a graph. From the beginning of the year it's a nice upward sloping line.

shoot well,
brian

Thanks Brian, it was just I was wondering as people have said what routines but I was interested to know how often as I tend to believe you can over do on the practice especially if you are working all day.

I like to get at least a Hour a night sometimes 2 hours i tend to concentrate on 501 & 301dido games when playing longer if short practise sessions work on grouping, checkouts etc..

I know my weak area is me Doubles so really need to knuckle down on that soon..#

If i have a Tournement coming up i try and get as much Practise as possible, but with a not allways nagging wife and a demanding 6 year old not allways taht easy...

Try to do as mutch as you can no matter what form
but remember bad practice becomes part of your game.[flash][/flash]

has anyone tried the darts scorer on unicorn website you register for free and play with your lap top close by.it holds all your infomation like your average and checkout percentage...its great you can play 501 401 2 player or alone ....just tap ing your score and press enter ......

First I have a few flings at Bull.

Then get a little more serious and play 101 in least number of darts (hopefully no more than 6)


Then really practice my doubles, starting at 1 then straight to opposite 19, then 2 to 12, then 3 to 20 and so on....


I find that trying opposite number really challenging and I dont get too bored.


Then practice my scoring and grouping by throwing at T20.