'I couldn't let go of the dart'

WATCH out Luke Littler... I'm back!

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OK, Luke has nothing to worry about but after going through the same hypnotherapy as the likes of Nathan Aspinall and Stephen Bunting, my own darting journey has a new lease of life.

For the last four years I have been unable to throw darts with my right hand. Dartitis, the oche's version of the yips and something we hope we won't see in action at this year's World Championship, is very, very real.

It has battered my social life. I was never going to make Ally Pally, but 180s were frequent and I loved playing with my mates. But I've gone from playing three or four times a week at a reasonable standard, to not being able to release a dart at all.

It started when a pal noticed I added a slight pause between the pull-back and release of my dart. From there it took just a month before the dart would not leave my hand.