Dart Arts Article/Post Caveat (Read First Please: Click the Link)
“A dart-ist, when he is practicing the tossing of his or her dart, faces the target with two darts in his left or right hand. Observing this, the instructor said, ‘Beginners must not have two darts in the hand because, since they count on the second, they always become careless when they aim at the target with the first. Therefore, you ought to think every time you reach for an dart, to hit with it alone.’ This advice is applicable for all matters.” - Stolen from Sensei of the Art of Japanese Archery :-)
Yes, I stole this one because in the sense of it, it applies to the dart arts. Some even refer to a fourth dart because when throwing the last, third dart, the reverse applies as if this is the last chance to make up for the first two darts - assuming they didn’t hit as intended. This is all mind stuff, games we all play with our minds and the goal here is to recognize that, take time to accept and then use your training to change how the mind perceives both the actual and the tactile of it.
Learn to ignore the darts not being aimed at the target as if they no longer exist, the dart in hand is the only dart and the goal is to throw it perfectly. Keep all thoughts out except the process of throwing that one dart. This will apply to the other two until all three are in the target. It is about getting to a place where the entire process is singular as if the only dart, the only stance and the only throw. It will end up being a surprise when the dart flies and when there are no more darts in your hand - A Zen-like throw in the dart arts.
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