Top tip for beginner dart players

[@robertpowell7073]

As a beginner, that’s the first drill that makes sense. Every thing else I’ve seen supposedly for beginners seemed like I’d be ready to try after months of practice. Thank you!

[@michelbalencourt904]

Beginner here as well... I had the same problem but just redesigned one of the games that was explained by someone : I aim for big singles. I start at 5. I didn't at first, but any trebles, doubles or small singles I now don't accept as hits because that's not what I'm aiming for. 0 darts in : -1 1 dart in : Stay 2 darts in : +1 3 darts in : +2 If I get up to 20, 1 dart in Bull or 25 and I won the game. If I miss all three, back to 20. And then you can do what you want but now I only go down only 4 from the highest number I got to. So let's say I went up to 11, I lose if I go back down to 7 and miss three times again. When I lose the game I either play another game before going back to that one or I take a break and restart the game afterwards. This game may seem easy to some more experienced players but it's still pretty hard for me, especially without accepting anything else than the exact segment I'm aiming for. I only once got up to 15.

[@tomaszstephan7838]

@@michelbalencourt904 this is brilliant, this!

[@noeyedeer2903]

This is the first beginner practice I've found, which has made a significant difference in a short space of time. I've been trying this for about 10 days now and I can see a big difference in my accuracy already.

[@diggie72]

Just tried this and this is such a fun drill. Maybe this is useful to anyone else: I use My Darts Training App to keep track of the score. I use the Highscore mode and set it to 20 legs. Every bull is counted as a miss, and I only add whatever ends up in 5,20 or 1.

[@digitaldartsonline]

OMFG!! FINALLY I have been saying stuff like this to new players I meet a lot nice to see it reinforced by a pro!

[@intergalactic99]

I wish I had this when I was throwing two hours a day for five years bad practice getting no better!!! Every time I start getting worse I hit the Edgar TV archives and lo and behold I improve again. Cheers!!

[@Edgartvdarts]

Full of knowledge and nonsense this channel 😂

[@izzatrahman6517]

Thanks for the tips and advice. Now i upgraded the practice, i put a string to make 5 and 1 section smaller to make me more focus on the 20 section.

[@Edgartvdarts]

Great idea 👍

[@catinthehat661]

Thank you Edgar. This will be my new routine for a while.

[@rokodd]

Thanks, this helped me get from 45 average up to almost 60 in matter of a week. Keep up the good work

[@lexingtonlad5745]

Best advice ever, just subscribed.

[@Nomad445]

The different size practice rings that you can pin to the board are good for isolating areas or extending the bull.

[@Edgartvdarts]

Very true

[@Sweatydave1]

Great practice idea👍…I’ve adapted the concept and use masking tape to tape a vertical line either side of the treble 20 and treble 3, I then tape horizontally across bottom of the bull so you have a tiny bit of the 1 and 5…I then do bull to start then 5 visits to score as many points as possible then back to bull to start again for 10 rounds,3 misses outside the target area is game over. Any additional darts on the bull are -25 from overall score. It’s amazing how you can get at least one dart in that target area per round👍

[@TravelwithJodie1890]

I have done this tip and done quite well for me anyway, and it made me aim better and concentrate in a smaller area. Definitely worth a shot , great game to play coming from a beginner dart player :D

[@samueltacey355]

This is really helping, thanks a lot.

[@alanmeasures8337]

Great advice Edger

[@tomhancock6220]

Thank you for your video's best tips on KZbin in my opinion

[@joyceeyukcg]

just starting liked and subscribed thanks

[@GeorgeChoy]

My tip for beginners is practice, practice and practice especially on the doubles.

[@jn_nz]

Interesting, definetly going to try this one out

[@BanjoSoop]

Another great routine! Thank you, Matthew.

[@MrDavidp180]

Very good for sharing thoughts EdgarTV

[@gunterromeo8979]

Just started playing darts, that's an awesome beginner drill!! will do it after work :-)) Thanks

[@Edgartvdarts]

Your welcome hope you enjoy your darts 😃👍 welcome to the sport

[@Charlie180Gray]

Good advice Matthew

[@wayneflint8427]

Great video matt I do enjoy the game when do you play

[@tonymatthew9659]

Gary Player quote : "the harder I practice the luckier I get"

[@chrisburlton821]

A useful warm-up game for sure, really helps to straighten the throw by discouraging any stray darts which are often rewarded in 501. The struggle of clobbering T1 when a worse throw grants 54 points!

[@Edgartvdarts]

Exactly and it gives you a false reading. Treble 1 is a better thrown dart than 54 but by your average and stats it’s not. That means when you get better you think your getting worse

[@nicksdartsdiary6829]

Great advice and nice game around practicing this. I use the My Darts app Scoring game for this. This only counts the scoring on one particular segment you can select when starting the game. Thanks for sharing!

[@stuw4943]

Really good practice drill. Then again...anything coming from the leader in Edgar TV FPL league has to be listened to!

[@johnbrackettii9468]

Excellent game. Thanks, appreciate it,I'm never happy in practice with a treble 12/18/7/3 unless I'm throwing at that but in 121 your correct I do Benefit from that. Definitely playing this. I like English cricket as well

[@jamieshannon9809]

I remember a few years back playing a league match one night and I spooned a dart into Treble 18, I though that was a poor dart and decided to stay on the 18's. It's the only time I have started a leg and scored 162.

[@Edgartvdarts]

Least darts 2 and 3 was where you wanted 😂

[@jamieshannon9809]

@@Edgartvdarts Indeed, the best 3 darts I threw that night. Played 2 matches, lost them both and I don't think I won a leg in either. I never start or finish on 18's anymore. In fact I try to avoid it at all costs.

[@huepix]

Appreciate this. Id love to get some coaching. Love the game. Practice hours per day. I'm shit. Shit. Not THE shit. Just shit. But I am getting better. Played for 40 years before I got a 180 last year. Then I got 2 more in about 6 months. Then I got one in a game. (Lost the game but at least I did it and had witnesses) Last week I got 5 180s in 5 days, including 2 in one day. And a 150 check out. IN A GAME! But I'm still pretty shit. I know there's something about my release, but I cannot work ot out. And I get soooooo many bounce outs. Managed to bounce all three out in one visit. Hit the triple 20 wire with every dart.

[@austyvanaustymantv7893]

Great video 👍

[@LukeT84]

One tip I would say is experiment with your points. Not enough amateur players experiment with their points. Most use the ones that come with the darts. I think your points make a huge difference in a variety of ways. I have tried just about every length and style and there's a huge difference to my average with the ones I use now. Don't overlook your points people!

[@Edgartvdarts]

Good point badum tssss 🥁

[@LukeT84]

@@Edgartvdarts I tee it up and you knock it out the park

[@davidwhiston4896]

I'll be giving that a go. I fluked a 150 recently by hitting T20 T18 T12. I was obviously happy with the score but not happy with the stray darts!

[@theisaac3036]

Very helpful, thanks!

[@kaganorhan9284]

I dont understand why I get 60 Darts? When I throw 3 Darts (lets say I hit 3x20) I can continue, 2nd throw: 3x20, 3rd throw 3x20 4th throw 3x20 = Total Score of 240. Is the game then over and I can start e.g. a new Isolated Area or what do I do if I havent missed any darts after 4 rounds?

[@danielwood1928]

Hi matt, What would be a good score in this game after 60 darts. Perhaps you could suggest a good score for a beginner, intermediate player etc..

[@michelbalencourt904]

Well I just got 316 with a 25 on the 6th visit. With 13 visits left, remained active till the end, so that's a 24.31 average... I guess you have your beginner's score right there (^^,)

[@BenjaminHillier]

legend, thanks for the game Edgar

[@xred54]

do you have a video series for new adult players? Zero to Hero dart school at the Matthew Edgar boot camp! Thank you for this video.

[@Edgartvdarts]

Try the become a darts master practice series

[@zorankostur]

Bull and side bull is the last segment of my practice...i hit for 30 min.....and i practice two times in a day 👌

[@MarcusHulstrom]

Good tips!

[@the_geman_oak180]

At the begin when I throw 3 Darts in a Single I was proud of me . By the way I'm from Germany and my english is very bad . And these are good Tips to Start with Darts .👍

[@Jerry-rf8bn]

I wish that many of my fellow Americans spoke English as well as you do.

[@the_geman_oak180]

@Jerry Oh Thanks

[@Jerry-rf8bn]

@@the_geman_oak180 You are very welcome. Stay well.

[@ahmtrublu]

Good tips.tq

[@GolfTechie79]

The advanced version of this could be only hitting the 20 bed counts - to narrow the focus on bigger scoring. Not sure of the benefit of being rewarded by hitting 1 or 5 ?

[@timtamtumlul1741]

Love your intro! :D

[@Edgartvdarts]

Classic 😁

[@wayneflint9849]

My game I have 5 lives but I can only score in 5 20 1 I keep going till I use all my five lifes up so far the record is 1034 I look after the wife more so my darts take a back seat great video

[@joshharrison619]

When you start a new gate after 15 darts do you have to go back to aiming for bull?

[@PB72UK]

Im a fairly decent player 60 - 74 avg and i just don’t get why i can throw a 180 , and then throw a 26 … i need to find out what i am doing differently for the 26 throw

[@ruffriki3264]

Mathew I need your help. COVID brought me to darts but now I’m completely obsessed. My accuracy is improving but I’m struggling understand the counting.

[@RaabStephan]

This is a fantastic tip. Tips on which 3-sections to practice the most?

[@Edgartvdarts]

Get a good range of the board I’d suggest

[@RaabStephan]

@@Edgartvdarts Will do! I'll try this practice game this evening!

[@mattmeadows9336]

Great practice game 🙏 I’ve gone from a three dart average of mid-40’s (throwing blocks of 300 darts/100 visits) to 60.That’s having returned to darts and practicing for 3 weeks after a 30 year layoff. Obviously I have a long way to go however and need to work on my doubles before Peter Wright needs to lose any sleep over this….🤔!

[@justin2955]

It’s been about 20 years for me just started playing again. Why did I ever stop 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@piper45w]

I play something similar called soccer . A 25 or bull to start then hit any double for 1 point. play up to 10 points but the 10th point must be a bull to win the game.

[@boof29]

Wow. With that kind of practice you might be able to finish a 170 against someone like Gary Anderson. I can’t imagine a player doing that. lol

[@COL321]

Useful game, that!

[@WeThePeople018]

I don't get it, when I hit the big 18's, its still because i tried to go for a 20. I know in my head that this was a weak shot, but I don't see the benefit from not counting the shot? I'm still gonna go nonstop for the 5/20/1 slots, even if I hit 18 unintentionally.. Thanks for explaining me how it helps when you don't count the rest?

[@danielvernon7848]

Fantastic video that matt mate I see what you mean by that 25 or bull it's a good start that with a 150 3 bulls I've done that before matt mate it hard but still a lot of fun how come you did this this morning you normally put it up in the afternoon

[@Edgartvdarts]

I’m away at present so do them when it fits

[@danielvernon7848]

Where have you gone to matt

[@kevinm6459]

So those 15 darts only counts after I've thrown 25 or Bull?

[@Edgartvdarts]

You have 20 sets. 60 darts in total. All darts count. Even missed ones at the bull

[@rockstarbmf9595]

@@Edgartvdarts Where are you coming up with 20 sets, and 60 darts bubba? If I only get 4 chances to throw, that would be 12 darts right?

[@TN-D18]

@@rockstarbmf9595 I think one “gate” is total of 15 darts (or 5 visits) ....then 4 of those “gates” would be 60 darts total (4 “gates” of 15 = 60). A bit confusing, yep.

[@stefaanwalleghem2746]

How long would it take until one gets decent at using the 5 20 and 1 if you play about 2 hours a day

[@bullyinspace]

Pete Wright been using that section board for years. 5/20/1 the rest of the board cut away

[@Bmxmusikian]

What game called, 5 gates?

[@1RobW]

@ Matt, Does going for the Bull count as one of your 'gates'. miss, bull, 20. Does this count as 20 scored and 1 'gate' or do you retrieve your darts after the bull is hit and then you start?

[@Edgartvdarts]

Yeah 60 darts total the more time you spend on the bull the less scoring darts you get

[@1RobW]

@@Edgartvdarts 60 darts? You mean 12 darts. 4 hands of 3.

[@rockstarbmf9595]

@@1RobW That's exactly what I thought! @Matthew Edgar where are you getting 60 darts from?

[@Bravestarr137]

@@rockstarbmf9595 4 GATES! Each Gate = 5 visits (15 darts). 4 Gates = 60 darts. He talks you through this is the video

[@marthao5799]

I hate when people say tell me great darts when I pick up great fallout. If I didn't hit anything I aimed for, I threw really bad darts! Certainly, in a game, you'll take it, but it's not the same as good darts! Do you have others of this mindset to recommend?

[@melvyns1975]

Cool all I need now is a dart board and some darts lol

[@ant88310]

But triple 12 is my friend!!

[@jakistra]

Any tips for missing everything to the left?

[@Edgartvdarts]

Yes I’ve done a video on this. It’s in my video library.

[@baillieedwards9468]

So, just thinking of my practice here, if I’m playing 501 on my own and need to add a challenge, would it be effective to not count scores that go out of the isolation area. My average will be lower but when I get a higher average, it will be due to better accuracy? Great video though

[@Edgartvdarts]

Yes exactly if you think for example you hit 5 18s in a game it will give you a much higher average than if you hit 5 1s. However when you get better you will hit more 1s cause the variable won’t be as high which will bring your average down. You have got better but you will think you got worse cause your average

[@Burnstein209]

Edgar Tvvvvvvv!

[@shirleyelliott3659]

Having a hard time understanding the gates, how is it 60 darts?

[@GolfTechie79]

Going off his diagram of the gate my guess is 5 turns of 3 darts is one gate then play up to 4 gates 5 x 3 x 4 = 60.

[@harryhill3830]

Hi Matt. Just wondering, is it “legal” to change flyte shapes/ styles in the match? Say one day your technique is bad, and you decide you need a standard flight compared to your usual slims. Could you change them half way through an official match?

[@Edgartvdarts]

Yeah can change darts if you like

[@cal3304]

Been looking for a game Like this. I instinctively started shooting for the 1-20-5 wedge shortly after I first started throwing( I'm only 3 weeks in and I cant hit a double to save my life). I scold myself when outside the wedge no matter the score. So I already have the same set of morals attached to my practice but needed a good game to make it fun. Thanks a lot.

[@Edgartvdarts]

No problems hope you enjoy, good luck with your darts

[@jakistra]

Hey! This is great. I'm an amature. Practicing is walking up and trying to hit 20s or 19s. I don't really have a good system. I'll give this a shot (ba-dum tsssss)

[@johngisbourne7197]

I still don´t get it, why 5s and 1s count too ? It should be the 20 we are working on or did I miss something. A 5, a 20 or a 1, whats the games purpose ? Just hitting anything within those three ? Seems bad training game to me, maybe someone can enlighten me ...

[@stefaanwalleghem2746]

a total beginner like me can't even get to 1 or 5, not even talking about 20 and this is a beginner game.

[@jon_because]

I play a game where I start on 20 and throw until I hit at least 1 treble. But if I miss all 3 on the 20 I start over. When I get at least a treble I go to 19 and do the same thing but again if I miss 19 with all 3 I start over back at 20. Do that thru 15’s. Then same idea on bull. Hit a bull and win but have to hit a 25 to not start over. Every time I have to start over is a strike and 3 strikes I lose. Not for beginner level but I only average 60 and win about 15% (rough guess) of the times I play. Fun game and really surprises you how many times u start to hit 5,6,7 of the number u are going for.

[@sw01ller]

anyone play golf for practice? as in the golf game on the dartboard.

[@nguyendailam6703]

I hit loads of fives and ones.

[@andrewgillick4484]

Same

[@jed_91]

Top tip

[@larrylund2682]

Might try this again after setting down the crack pipe for a week or so. Incoherent for the first minute of psycho babble.

[@charlesscottkelly]

5 20s and 1s thats me...

[@japosnnx]

second

[@chrislewis1253]

Never heard of your you cant be that good

[@Edgartvdarts]

Bugger ! My mission in life failed