DARTS star Joe Cullen has revealed a tip from an “absolute idiot” rival has helped him throughout his career.
The world No31 is into the second round of the World Grand Prix after beating James Wade.
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Joe Cullen revealed a tip that has served his career wellCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
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He beat James Wade in the World Grand PrixCredit: Getty
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Richie Burnett shared the advice with CullenCredit: Getty
Cullen has enjoyed some fine results this year including winning the Players Championship 27.
And he revealed a lot of his performances come down to how he feels once he steps up on stage.
He said after his win over Wade: “It’s a funny one with me. I can practise amazing but I base a lot of my stuff on feeling. If I don’t feel great – I’m not going to get too deep with any family [stuff].
“I mean when you go on stage and if you don’t feel great and don’t think your throw is great, you maybe question yourself.
“I base a lot on that and I think that’s why I struggled in certain games.
“I think I’ve overcomplicated things. Back in the day Richie Burnett once said, ‘If you overcomplicate darts, apart from throwing darts at a dartboard, you’ll come unstuck.’
“Richie is an absolute idiot but that stuck with me over the years. I thought, ‘he’s actually right’. There’s nothing stopping you from hitting a nine-darter every single leg.
“It clearly is, it’s your mind preventing you. I’m not going to go down that road, glad to get the win.”
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Meanwhile his defeated opponent Wade has hit out “robotic” personalities who are making darts “poorer”.
He said: “When I started or mid-career for me, you had Phil Taylor, Adrian Lewis, Wayne Mardle.
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“There was loads of them. They were individual characters. For me, it doesn’t feel like it’s like that anymore.
“They feel much of a muchness and they’re very robotic and they’re very good with their interviews. They’re very new.
“It’s changed a lot. I think the game is poorer in some ways because of that. But it’s also the way the world is. The world’s very sleek and uniformed.”
