Bulls vs other targets

[dfunkt]

Why is it so easy to hit the bulls but so hard to hit doubles and trebles? I can throw bulls consistently but any other target is completely hit and miss.

[0ldjoblo]

Must be a soft tipper,,,lol

Welcome to the Nutz house,,,

[dfunkt]

Must be a soft tipper,,,lol

Welcome to the Nutz house,,,

No. I've only played that once or twice in a bar. I know I have practiced bulls more than any other area, but it seems that if I can hit them I should be able to adjust the aim for any other spot, yet it's not true. When I was young I had no dartboard so I threw darts at a tree with a limb cut off so that the center ring was regulation height. I'd throw for the center and score myself on how close I came with points descending from the center outward.

[brianmontgomery]

I think it has to do with the visual image. The dartboard seems to just focus my eye on the bull because of all those lines converging on it.

[Banned]

The overall area of the 25 and the bullseye is a lot bigger than a treble. So there's that.

[brenthahn]

I know I have practiced bulls more than any other area, but it seems that if I can hit them I should be able to adjust the aim for any other spot...

Maybe you could try sliding over and going for D11 and/or D6. Same elevation as the bull. You should be able to improve at those pretty quickly. Then start working your way a little further north and south...