I'm a very technical person. I always have been when it comes to sports/hobbies. I understand that when it comes to throwing darts, it is important to do what feels natural. But, like in golf, that isn't always the case. I play a lot of golf, probably why I have this obsession with technique. I'm a soft tip player, and I don't see many of the top tier pros with bad technique. None of them "snatch", they always follow through, very rarely do they roll there dart grip, etc.
So I guess my question is, I am yet convinced all this advice on just keeping everything natural. Like I said before, most of the top pro's in soft tip have wonderful technique...must be a good thing right? They are all similar in form and I highly doubt that they all have the same natural feeling. I'm guessing they worked very hard through some awkward phases.
I have tried to incorporate better technique, and it is tough and awkward. Makes my game worse right off the bat. MY BIGGEST CONCERN, and I mean what weighs on me the most, is that I have been improving at such a rapid pace doing things naturally. I'm afraid I will eventually hit a point where improvement isn't much possible due to poor technique. I'm afraid of having years worth of playing naturally that it will be too hard to change anything because that muscle memory will be so ingrained.
Right now, as I sit, I am thoroughly convinced that having good technique early on is vital in order to have major success and get to that "professional" type of level. Tips? Thoughts? Does any of this make sense? Should I just implement good form and technique and screw most of the natural stuff and fight through it?
Help a very frustrated Dart player. Just starting my 4th year of darts.
So I guess my question is, I am yet convinced all this advice on just keeping everything natural. Like I said before, most of the top pro's in soft tip have wonderful technique...must be a good thing right? They are all similar in form and I highly doubt that they all have the same natural feeling. I'm guessing they worked very hard through some awkward phases.
I have tried to incorporate better technique, and it is tough and awkward. Makes my game worse right off the bat. MY BIGGEST CONCERN, and I mean what weighs on me the most, is that I have been improving at such a rapid pace doing things naturally. I'm afraid I will eventually hit a point where improvement isn't much possible due to poor technique. I'm afraid of having years worth of playing naturally that it will be too hard to change anything because that muscle memory will be so ingrained.
Right now, as I sit, I am thoroughly convinced that having good technique early on is vital in order to have major success and get to that "professional" type of level. Tips? Thoughts? Does any of this make sense? Should I just implement good form and technique and screw most of the natural stuff and fight through it?
Help a very frustrated Dart player. Just starting my 4th year of darts.