It’s a constant process of self-improvement when you are practicing dart. As dart is interesting and attractive, there are over one millions dart players in China. And they usually use tungsten dart that made of tungsten alloy dart shaft for practice.

The main techniques are shown as bellow:

Stand 

Some people can't help leaning forward or backward, but this posture is not so steady. Keep one foot ahead. The right hander is standing with his right foot ahead, with his center of gravity on his right foot, but not too forward. Standing comfortably is important. Keep your feet firmly on the ground, with your toes parallel or right angled. This is the most common posture, with both feet pointing toward the throwing line. When throwing darts, the body must maintain balance, otherwise, the hand will unconsciously exert a pulling force on the dart, and then dart will deviate from its origin path.

 

 

Grip 

Put a dart on the palm along, find the center of gravity, rolling the dart to four fingers tip with the thumb, and then put your thumb a little behind the center of gravity, with fingers holding it. Finally, grip it with the rest of your fingers. Then raise your arm to throw dart. Most grip methods are only slightly different from this standard grip technique.

 

DON’Ts of dart grip

 

Dart tip down

Keep dart tip upward slightly when griping dart

 

Be nervous

Darts must be stable Griped, but not too tight. Holding a dart as long as the dart wouldn't slip, which ensures that darts can be well controlled during the acceleration.

 

The dart is facing up 

Hold the dart must make the dart tip slightly upward. Find the suitable way to grip dart, and then keep practicing.

 

Throw dart vigorously

Throwing darts vigorously is unnecessary and dangerous. When you still dart, the dart is thrown into a parabola that follows the parabola of the stick or bullet. The arc of a parabola is determined by the strength of the throwing. The greater the throwing strength is, the shallower the arc curve is.

 

Tip

Every time you throw a dart, you should start with the right posture. Don't start directly from where you stopped at the last throw and with your arms wide open. Try not to do unnecessary movement, otherwise it will not only waste energy, but also affect accuracy.