In darts is it important to straighten your arm when throwing?
This is another common question.
Although all darts players have their own throwing style, There are a few things every player should bear in mind:
1. Balance
If you want to play well it is important that your stance is solid. If you are tottering around on the oche your accuracy will suffer. Many players attempt to improve their chances by standing side on to get a little closer to the board. This is ok but reduces your stability.
2. Consistent Tracking - once your balance is sorted the next key factor is making sure that your throwing pattern is consistent. It is inefficient to re-adjust your aim after each throw. It is far better to teach your arm to track consistently. If the first dart hits the treble 20 your chances of hitting the maximum 180 are greatly improved.
3. Follow Through - The final key factor is to ensure that you follow through with your arm on each throw. This is as improtant for darts as it is for other games such as golf. If you do not follow through it is likely that you will pull your throw - this obviously reduces your accuracy.
The key to mastering each of these is practice, practice and more practice!
