40 Years of Darts Taught Him This Simple Rule - Paul Lim

How you practice is how you're going to

throw in the tournament. So try to do

the same thing because you know you know

when you practice that are you throwing

well or are you not throwing well. So

you cannot lie to yourself. Consistency

of the point of release that's all

because if your throw is perfect every

time is going to be in the triple 20.

But that is not possible. Paul Lib the

Singapore slinger a world championship

legend. The first [music] man to ever

hit a nine dart finish on that stage and

still competing at the highest level 40

years later. We've got something special

lined up for you as well. So make sure

to check the description below. Ladies

and gentlemen at Dart Shopper, I am here

with the legend Paul Lim. So basically

your line is that you got to be set up

when you know your line is like that.

Yeah. From here. So you set up a line.

So once you get the alignment right, set

up.

But the point of release also really

depends on your salaration. the pros and

the the really good players, right?

Their acceleration is not really about

how hard they throw, but it's a

coordination of their wrist break. It's

it's a bit of both, okay? Because it's

almost like a basketball player. You

find a basketball player

>> [music]

>> uh who when they go on on on a

three-pointer or whatever it is, it's

about their wrist. Yeah. So, the wrist

the wrist play is very important.

>> When people are understanding about the

release point, so obviously if you get

too far here, you'll snatch your D and

it'll go

>> it's going to go down. Yeah. So,

whereabouts do you feel that you release

your dart?

>> This is where you need to practice that

you need to understand that there is a

reason why the dart goes down or there's

a reason why the dart goes up. This

there there reasons is because of your

throw. Because if your throw is perfect

every time, it's going to be in the

triple 20. But that is not possible. In

the early days when I was coming up, I

used to play I would probably say 8

hours. I honestly play eight hours when

I was back in Singapore when I first

started to get into the seriousness of

black darts. But now uh I cut short but

I do spurt you know I do maybe 1 hour

then one and a half hour I'll break

break it through in a day I probably

throw to all together maybe three four

hours but it's all broken up anyway you

know. So would you say that most people

will have a natural uh strength of how

they throw and then it's about finding

the release point within your throw?

>> Consistency of the point of release

that's all.

>> Sure.

>> So I I mean as we know right throwing

darts the hardest thing in duts is

consistency

to throw with the same velocity the same

acceleration the same point of release

the same wrist snap. I mean this

combination right?

>> Yeah.

>> To do it all the time. Yeah. Is so

difficult time. And that is that is the

reason why perfection is impossible.

>> How you practice is how you're going to

throw in the tournament. So try to do

the same thing. Uh the same routine of

when you walk up to the line, how you

going to line where they stand, you see

that most of the pros when they you

watch them when they walk up to the

line, they know exactly where they going

to stand already.

>> So that you'll be the same because

standing from to too much to the right,

the throw is different.

>> Yeah.

>> Because the angle is different. Well,

right now uh like last year I was like

thinking about the triple crown. The

triple crown is basically the PDC World

Cup winning it then the super dot soft

tip win it and the PDC world

championship win it. I mean I mean but

that is that is not easy but again to me

I think I try I want to be a part of the

three and it's a shame that this this

year I accomplished two but I missed out

on the super dats and our balance is

very important. Okay. I always say the

distribution of weight uh because it's

very difficult to stand straight and

throw throw darts.

>> Yeah.

>> Because it doesn't feel right.

>> And you've got quite a nice stable base.

It's only

>> it's not too far back. It's

>> Yeah. It's it's enough balance and the

the weight distribution is in the front

and then you set up accelerate. [music]

>> Oh, you see that push?

>> So, I'm just watching your your flight

goes to the back just by your face.

>> By your face. Yeah. Because I push

straight, I will hit my face. You see?

So this is where I kind of you find like

look little I look Humphrey is side of

the face but he goes to the side

>> and little bends it round.

>> That's right. That's right. So this is

something where you got to get used to

but [music] at the end the follow

through I think from point B to point C

is the most important.

>> I agree

>> because that you have to have to be

flawless and as smooth as you can a good

follow through

>> so that your dad will carry to to the

board. [music]

>> Absolutely. Let's have a look.

Set.

>> I I've seen a lot of players when they

take the dart back, they actually roll.

>> Okay. Now I I I personally if I were to

teach my my my uh fundamental of dots to

my students I always say is that a grip

is a grip because once upon a time right

when I first started playing darts I I

hold my dots like that like that. I was

in England then and it was cold. Okay.

And every time I go and play in a pub

with my friends every time I do this

twist because my hand is so cold it

falls out.

>> It just lock in. Let me try again. Oh,

let me try again. And it's become very

frustrating. One day I was at home and I

actually did that and I was telling

myself I said no this is where I throw

the dart from.

>> So why not stop?

>> Why don't I start from there? [laughter]

>> So that I cut down all the extra to make

it

>> unnecessary movement. That's why I say

the simpler the better. Well, it it's a

commitment in in term of practicing

because honestly I mean the saying goes

right practice makes perfect. You you

you can't run away from that. I cannot

see someone say that oh I don't practice

at all and I'm really good because

somehow rather you have to because

practicing is about creating the

consistency because you know you know

when you practice that are you throwing

well or are you not throwing well so you

cannot lie to yourself. So find the

line. Set up. Take back.

Go. [music]

O. Push it.

Okay.

You got a pretty good throw, too.

>> Well, that's your I'm trying to do, so

maybe it's just cuz it's yours.

>> No, [laughter] it is. No, I I it's it's

like I say again, you know, I mean, I

always say throwing darts is very very

simple

>> to be consistent is really the hardest

thing. That's what it is.

>> Easiest game in the world to play

harder.

You're dealing with millimeters.

>> I mean, you look at the [music] world

best player right now. Okay. What is

their percentage of accuracy? You tell

me.

>> 60 or 70%.

>> Yeah. Yeah.