The first time we watched a major darts event on TV, we thought, 'It can't be that difficult.' Honestly, that's the most common thought people have when watching a live broadcast for the first time.
Beginners will soon realize that it's not quite as easy as it looks for the pros when they try to land three darts on the triple 20. However, for professionals, this also means a lot of triple dart training.
Triple is funny, but double makes the money – a common saying among pros. However, it's also true that if you don't hit the triples well enough, you won't even get a chance to hit the doubles.
Dart triple training, which is efficient and increases your performance, is therefore essential in order to be able to succeed in competitions .
Dart Triple Training – the best ways to improve your average
For a darts player, there's no greater feeling than throwing a 180. Even a decisive hit in a double can't replicate that feeling. At least, that's how most of the players we've spoken to so far feel.
In this blog post, we'd like to give you a brief overview of effective triple dart training . It's important not to just throw at the targets blindly, but to develop a certain routine in your training process .
In addition to some familiar training games from other blog posts, we will also list new options that should help you improve your dart score.
A very important factor in determining how best to increase your score is your favorite triple. While the pros all aim for triple 20 , there are many amateur players who have chosen triple 19 or triple 18 as their favorite field .
And this is precisely the first step in adapting your dart triple training to your own needs. To begin with, I recommend a game that I've already introduced in previous blog posts.
100 darts on one field – find out in dart training which triple suits you best
Let's start with a classic. In this game, you throw 100 darts at the triple 20. A hit in the singles field counts as one point, a hit in the doubles field counts as two points, and a hit in the triple 20 counts as three points.
After each shot, you note the total number of points scored and add them all together at the end . You now play this game for triple 17, triple 18, triple 19, and triple 20.
To get a meaningful result, it is a good idea to continue this game for several days to see at the end on which triple field you consistently score the most points.
This first step should not be underestimated, as many amateur players constantly practice the Triple 20 without giving any other field a chance.
Only players who try this out can eventually discover for themselves whether a different triple might yield significantly more points in the long run. This can make all the difference in a competition.
Improve your dart score – also possible with Simon Whitlock’s training rings
Once you've found your favorite triple, it's a good idea to practice it efficiently. This can be done not only with the "100 darts on a triple" game , but also with training rings.
A set of "Winmau Training Rings" by Simon Whitlock comes with several sizes of plastic rings. These can be secured to the board with a small pin.
We've tried this product ourselves and found that the rings help you focus on a precise target . Of course, you don't have that option in competition, so it's important to use these rings to figure out how to optimize your throwing rhythm so that the arrows always land in the small training rings.
However, triple dart training is only possible if you're fully focused on the task at hand . It's no use finding a favorite triple, attaching the rings, and just throwing away.
Expert tip: Concentration is the key to long-term success in darts. You have to try to get into a tunnel and not let bad training days get you down . This is the only way to consistently improve your scoring for competition.
Don’t just train your favorite triple – extend triple training to all relevant areas
One point that's particularly important to us is that we don't want to create the impression that practicing a single favorite triple is much use. In a game of darts, you'll sooner or later be confronted with almost all the relevant fields on the entire board .
This means that only the player with the best feel for the entire disc can win. It's no good if you score high at the beginning but end up failing to hit singles or triples outside your comfort zone .
That's why it's important to focus on a wide range of dartboards when training triple darts. We recommend that you train at least the T10 to T20 boards.
If you break it down, you'll need the T10 with 70 points remaining to leave you with a best-case score of 40. While this path is usually only used by advanced players, you should n't shy away from such seemingly difficult paths to get to that exact level.
Therefore, you should practice the triples in order from T10 up to T20, for example, and note the number of darts. This will quickly give you a feel for which areas you still need to practice and which areas of the dartboard you already have a good feel for.
This can give you the decisive advantage in the hot phase of a league game .
Practice makes perfect
Finally, there's one more important thing to note: Dart practice, especially with triples, can also bring with it frustrating phases. You won't hit the targets as usual every day.
Do n't let this throw you off track and keep at it . Practice makes perfect, as they say. There's nothing better than feeling every now and then that the training and effort are truly worth it.
myDartpfeil book as support
As the ultimate tip for every darts player, we recommend our own e-book . There you'll find a 4-week training plan, training tips, games , and much more. A must-have for any darts fan who wants to improve their game.
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