Repetition
“Everyone has weaknesses – it doesn’t matter what sport you play. If I’m struggling with an area of my game I’ll work as hard as I can on it. The best way to do that is to repeat it until it becomes second nature. My finishing might have let me down so I’ll spend three hours a day trying to put that right.”
Coping with pressure
“Players used to be able to have a few beers to cope but we stick to fizzy water. The key is to be positive – 95 per cent of darts is played in the head so you have to get that area right. I just keep telling myself that this dart is going in. You have to hold your bottle.”
How to recover after a bad match
“We’re lucky in darts that we can have a bad leg or set but still come back. Very often you just need one thing to go right and that gets your confidence going. Sometimes I’ll slow my game down; sometimes I’ll speed it up. I try to get into a rhythm I’m comfortable with.”
Also see:
What your game can learn from... Boxing
What your game can learn from... Long Jump
What your game can learn from... The Olympics
What your game cane learn from... Hurdling
What you can learn from... Handball
What you can learn from... Hockey
What you can learn from... Snooker
What you can learn from... Rugby Union
What you can learn from... Rugby League
What your game can learn from... Long distance running
What you can learn from... Cycling
