How to Improve Your Darts Average: Complete Guide | Oche

Raising your darts average isn’t about talent or throwing more darts — it’s about throwing the right darts with attention, and measuring what changes. This guide pulls the whole process together: the throw, the scoring, the finishing, and the stats that tell you where to aim your effort.

Step 1 — Build a repeatable throw

Everything starts here. An inconsistent throw caps your ceiling no matter how much you practise. Lock in a grip, stance and release you can repeat without thinking, then groove it. Our how to throw a dart guide walks through each element. The goal isn’t a “perfect” throw — it’s the same throw every time.

Step 2 — Own the treble 20

Most of your points come from one place: the treble 20. Consistent T20 hitting is the biggest single lever on your average. Drill it with high-rep scoring sets — throw three, note the score, reset, repeat — and chase a rising count of 100+ turns per session. If the 20 bed feels cramped, many players score better off the 19s; experiment and keep what scores.

Step 3 — Stop leaking legs at the double

Here’s the part most amateurs ignore. Two players can score identically, but the one who finishes faster has the higher average and wins more legs — because the checkout ends the leg in fewer darts. Add a dedicated finishing block with our doubles practice drills, and learn which doubles to leave with our best doubles guide.

Step 4 — Practise with structure

Random throwing maintains your level; a routine raises it. Split your time across scoring, finishing and accuracy, weighted toward your weak spot. Our practice routines guide gives a ready-made weekly plan and a sample session.

Step 5 — Measure, then target the weakness

This is what separates players who improve from players who stall. You need to know your real 3-dart average, your checkout percentage, and which numbers you miss most — then aim practice at the worst one. Guessing leads you to drill your strength and ignore your weakness.

The Oche X01 scorer tracks every leg automatically, and the stats dashboard shows your average and finishing trends plus your weakest doubles — turning “I should get better” into a specific, measurable plan.

Step 6 — Be patient with the trend

Improvement isn’t linear. You’ll have flat weeks and even backward ones. Judge yourself on the multi-week trend, not a single session. Keep the routine, keep measuring, and the average climbs. For more level-specific targets and guidance, explore the full improve silo.