‘Can’t get my head around it’ – Luke Littler, 18, plotting ‘change’ to his darts game to ‘get out of his own head’

Published on September 30, 2025 at 06:50 AM
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LUKE LITTLER has made a change to his darts game as he looks to overcome struggles on the mental side of his game.

was stunned by Danny Noppert in his last match at the Hungarian Trophy earlier this month.

Luke Littler of England looking on during the Quarter-Final match at the 2025 Betfred World Matchplay.Luke Littler has confirmed that he has made an adjustment to his equipment

‘The Nuke’ then entering the last week, which .

The English thrower opened up on his internal struggles with his arrows at an event with his equipment provider, Target Darts.

He told Online Darts : “I always want to change, especially with the gold darts at the World Championships. I wanted to do well with them because they’re a nice dart.

“But I just can’t get my head around it. Maybe it’s the colour, it’s in my head. The black darts are just simple.

“Obviously I won the with them, the Premier League, the Matchplay – I’ll always go back to them.”

He also confirmed that although he has returned to his traditional arrows, he has still made a significant change to the equipment.

“I’ve gone from a silver point to a black point now. As a dart player, you know what’s right.

“I threw with silver points for years, but the black point just feels better for me.

“It might just be in my head, but it feels a bit heavier than the silver.

“At the end of the day, it’s all down to me and what I use.”

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Littler will hope he feels the difference when he takes to the stage at the World Grand Prix to face Dutchman Gian van Veen next week.

will start his tournament off with a difficult test against Nathan Aspinall.

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