Double 18

What happens if you miss Double 18?

Double 18 splits well. If your dart lands in the single 18 instead, you are left on 18, which is Double 9. Keep missing inside and it carries on halving:

That gives you 1 extra chance to stay on a double without needing a setup dart, which is why even doubles are popular finishing targets.

Wide misses land in 1 or 4, and darts that go too high drop out of the scoring area altogether, which scores nothing but at least doesn't bust you.

A practice drill for Double 18

1. Throw 30 darts at Double 18, in visits of three.
2. Count every hit. Write the number down so you can compare sessions.
3. Each time you hit the single 18, throw your next dart at Double 9 as if you were in a match.
4. Finish with three visits at the two-dart finishes below, so you practise D18 after a setup dart.

A hit rate of 1 in 3 on a favourite double is a good club standard. Track it over a few weeks and you'll see which doubles you should be setting up and which to avoid.

Prefer to play it as a game? Doubles practice counts your hits for you, and Bob's 27 takes you round every double.