Dart Arts Article/Post Caveat (Read First Please: Click the Link)
Yes, blind luck exists in all disciplines but in the dart arts it can be disconcerting to most players simply because, if you are not careful, you can lose a match due to simple, blind, luck of anther player.
In a recent match, the player I had to beat was fairly new and inexperienced, etc., and yet, due to blind luck, that player scored well, caused me some concern and almost, almost, won the match, i.e., two of three games of cricket.
Sometimes, my scores hit pretty high, above my current level of expertise, simply because my dart flew off course but still landed in a treble ring for a large number like 18 for 54 points. The words I think and sometimes express is, “I will take that luck.”
The idea behind the dart arts is to hit your target, do it well and consistently, remove as much luck from the discipline as possible and play well scoring high and going out fast. This is the idea, one of them anyway, and this is how one achieves mastery, over time. Yet, luck can trigger adrenal stress-conditions of the mind because you begin to realize that your mistakes and their luck can win them the matches and put you back a step or two. This is why the mind-state and mind-game of the dart arts is critically important especially when you get into the higher competitive levels.
You have to have your mind-game on and keep it on using the various techniques taught in the book, Zen and the Dart Arts, so you can trigger the appropriate mind-state before triggering the chemical adrenal stress dump that can truly screw up your darts.
In short, make no assumptions and play your game, not someone else’s, and keep the mind on your darts and your throw while ignoring any other stimuli regardless.
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