Tungsten Dart Practice: Choosing Right Games Ⅱ

Here are some suggestions for practice games:

170
 
Good for any playing strength, this is just a shortened version of 501, and most of you will know it. Just like 501 it is 170 straight start, finish on a double. The game focuses on finishing (doubles!) and a bit of score. It is encouraging because 170 is that big out shot you are looking for, and the result can be measured perfectly by the amount of tungsten darts needed to finish. Play a couple of 170s in your practice sessions and write down the tungsten darts you needed for each of them. You can watch progress by calculating averages for each day.

Round the board
 
For the beginner this is a perfect basic game. Throw for singles from 1 to 20 plus bull. Throw for each number until you hit it and count the tungsten darts you needed.
Round the board can be played in exactly this form with doubles and trebles. If you don't find it boring, it is a perfect game for practicing.

One alteration I was using heavily is this: shoot 3 darts at each number's treble from 1 to 20 and bull. Hitting the number's single scores 1 point, hitting the treble 3 points. This game is simple but very good, because it lets you go round the board, let you group darts around trebles and lets you always aim at a new high score. If you are beginner - average you will find your high score first around or beyond the 60 region. When you get better you will have 70+. 80+ is great, and above 100 is expert/pro level. This game is a good practice for trebles (cricket), but unfortunately doesn't do anything for doubles (except generally improving your accuracy).
 
Finishing
 
This game is a bit more demanding. You start from 60 points and try to shoot it out with 3 tungsten darts. If you miss to shoot out with 3, then you go down 1 point for the next throw. If you hit it, you go up 10 points, and so on as long as you like or until you reach more than can be shot out with 3 darts (let me know if you get that far...).
Example:

Throw 1: 60 - not finished

Throw 2: 59 - finished

Throw 3: 69 - not finished

            4: 68 - not finished

            5: 67 - finished

            6: 77 - not finished

25
 This is a very tough game suitable for good players. You start from 25 points and shoot 3 tungsten darts at each double from 1 to 20 + bull. Add hit double's value, and substract the double's value once if you fail to hit with 3. If you fall below 0 the game is over (lesser players can play with minus points allowed or start with more than 25 points to avoid frustration). If you reach bull and have a considerable score afterwards this is very good. I think there is an old world record above 600 points or so for this game.
Example:
Throw 1: D1 hit once,    27 points (25 + D1 = 27 + 2)

            2: D2 missed,     23 points (27 - D2 = 27 - 4)

            3: D3 missed,     17 points (23 - D3 = 23 - 6)

            4: D4 hit twice,    33 points (17 + 2xD4 = 17 + 2x8 = 17 + 16)

Of course, any other game you like that meets the requirements is great.

The above games are mainly meant for your longer practice sessions (1 hour and more), with 170 being an exception. This game is also very good for your short term practice. You can also play just one or two round the board variations in short term practice, but generally it is better to get for some often needed doubles, then going for some score and then go back to doubles or trebles just as long as you get some 'feeling' for the tungsten dart and your throw. In a short term practice session it is not so important how much you actually hit. Concentrating and getting the right feeling are much more important.

 

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