Building a Strong Foundation

Your stance in darts is one of the most important aspects of good form. After all, we arent baseball players they can miss by half a foot and still be a hall of famer. Nope, darts is a game of millimeters and accuracy at that level requires highly tuned fine motor skills.

A proper darts stance is the foundation of your entire game. And it literally starts by putting one foot in front of the other. Right foot forward for right handers and left foot forward for left handers. Your lead foot should be somewhere between 45 and 90 degrees in relation to the toe line.

Your shoulders should be aligned with your hips. The elbow of your throwing arm should be toward the board, we are throwing darts not javelins. Everything should be in perfect vertical alignment from your ankle to your wrist. So working from the floor up you should have your ankle, knee, hip, shoulder, elbow, and wrist all on the same vertical plane.

The majority of your weight should be resting on the heel of your front foot. Pretend you are a tree and roots have sprouted from your lead foot into the ground. And remember to stay off of those toes!

Your back foot should follow the natural angle of your hips and lead foot angle. This foot should remain on the ground but not bearing near the weight of the front foot. A good ratio is 80/20 with the lead foot carrying the majority of the load.

Lean in a comfortable amount. Remember dont bend at the waist. Your spine should be on the same diagonal plane as your lead foot. Keep your back straight and concentrate on feeling a solid base.

You are in position. Make slight adjustments to accomodate your body type and center of balance. They main aspects of a solid darts stance are balance and alignment. If done properly, when you deliver a dart throw there should be no lower body movement.