Here is something the *really* works for me.
Why is it called K3? In A1, you can toss the third dart and still collect a mark. In A3, you shift after each successful dart. In A2, you succeed when three barrels touch, independent of the target. K3 is very much a targeted drill, but hitting the target is not enough. You have to keep focused for 3 darts in a relatively tight group, but not so tight as 3 barrels touching... hence "Keep 3".
So without further ado, let me describe K3:
The focus is on grouping around triples and bulls. The list of targets is:
T20,B,T18,B,T13,B,T10,B,T15,B,T17,B,T19,B,T16,B,T8,B,T14,B,T12,B
There are 22 targets. They are all the "interesting" triples. You *always* shoot all 3 darts at the current target. It may take more than one trip to the oche to change to the next target.
You move to the next target when you hit the current target AND all three darts are within a circle the size of a bull.
It is simple when the current target is a triple. Hit the triple and so long as all three darts are withing a circle the size of the bull, you move to the bull. They do NOT have to be in the same wedge, just in a circle the size of a bull. Eg, target = T10, darts in bottom T10, top T15, and S15 near T10 lets you move the the bull.
When going for Bull, this does not mean you need to hit three bulls. Doing so is success. You can also hit one green bull and put two near the wire on the same side. So long as the hit and two misses are grouped within a circle the size of the bull, you have succeeded. That let's you move to the next target -- a triple. eg. darts on the wire of the bull in S15, S10 and in the red bull lets you move to the next target....there are many other ways.....
What if you miss the target with the first dart further away than the diameter of the bull? What I recommend is follow that lousy dart and put the other two beside it, just like in A2. This will not get you to the next target, but it will help to focus your stroke. In this regard, K3 is not so different than A2.
You can choose to limit how many times you want to go through the list, or how much of the list you wish to go through each session, or how long you want to spend doing this with a timer. It does not matter.
The goal is to hit targets and maintain a nice group - a circle the size of the bull is just a starting point. To make it more advanced, you can demand that you hit two in the target, but what about the third one? Should you forget about that one? No! It should be "close" before you move to the next target -- you decide what is "close enough".
The point is you want to keep focused for 3 darts while expecting to be able to do the task.
Any comments/improvements/criticism is most appreciated.
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Why is it called K3? In A1, you can toss the third dart and still collect a mark. In A3, you shift after each successful dart. In A2, you succeed when three barrels touch, independent of the target. K3 is very much a targeted drill, but hitting the target is not enough. You have to keep focused for 3 darts in a relatively tight group, but not so tight as 3 barrels touching... hence "Keep 3".
So without further ado, let me describe K3:
The focus is on grouping around triples and bulls. The list of targets is:
T20,B,T18,B,T13,B,T10,B,T15,B,T17,B,T19,B,T16,B,T8,B,T14,B,T12,B
There are 22 targets. They are all the "interesting" triples. You *always* shoot all 3 darts at the current target. It may take more than one trip to the oche to change to the next target.
You move to the next target when you hit the current target AND all three darts are within a circle the size of a bull.
It is simple when the current target is a triple. Hit the triple and so long as all three darts are withing a circle the size of the bull, you move to the bull. They do NOT have to be in the same wedge, just in a circle the size of a bull. Eg, target = T10, darts in bottom T10, top T15, and S15 near T10 lets you move the the bull.
When going for Bull, this does not mean you need to hit three bulls. Doing so is success. You can also hit one green bull and put two near the wire on the same side. So long as the hit and two misses are grouped within a circle the size of the bull, you have succeeded. That let's you move to the next target -- a triple. eg. darts on the wire of the bull in S15, S10 and in the red bull lets you move to the next target....there are many other ways.....
What if you miss the target with the first dart further away than the diameter of the bull? What I recommend is follow that lousy dart and put the other two beside it, just like in A2. This will not get you to the next target, but it will help to focus your stroke. In this regard, K3 is not so different than A2.
You can choose to limit how many times you want to go through the list, or how much of the list you wish to go through each session, or how long you want to spend doing this with a timer. It does not matter.
The goal is to hit targets and maintain a nice group - a circle the size of the bull is just a starting point. To make it more advanced, you can demand that you hit two in the target, but what about the third one? Should you forget about that one? No! It should be "close" before you move to the next target -- you decide what is "close enough".
The point is you want to keep focused for 3 darts while expecting to be able to do the task.
Any comments/improvements/criticism is most appreciated.
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