i bought the kindle version of this to read on my phone. at just over a couple of pounds i thought it was worth a read. i'm not sure how much use it'd be to more experienced players who have played in a lot of tournaments, but i reckon its a worthy read for beginners and perhaps average pub players.
it is written by david kirby who says that his experience includes coaching athletics and martial arts and has played in and coached a county darts super league team. i think that his work in coaching both athletics and martial arts is a benefit to the way he approaches darts coaching and looks at several areas including temperament , warm ups , finishing , mental and physical conditioning , equipment , setting goals and gives some routines. he also looks in brief at areas of the game like alcohol and nutrition.
although its quite a short book and some things are repeated i think that the repetition helps to hammer home the key points . it says throughout the book that there is plenty of space within the book to take notes, though as i have the kindle version that doesn't apply. it is handy to have installed on the phone though as i can have a look though at any time which is handy because there is a lot of finishing tips that i shall be looking at over and over to get them memorised.
it was interesting for me to read about tournaments as i of course have no experience of them. he give advice on training before you leave and when you get there and it gives an insight of what to expect when you get there. i think the main things i'll take from this book are structuring focused training routines and the finishing section that i think is really good advice though more experienced players may already know these tips? the psychological tips for training your mind to stay focused are also valuable and something that i'll need to think about more and more as i'm hoping to be able to actually play for real in perhaps a pub league when i'm confident and capable enough to do so.
at the price i'd recommend it to anyone as a worthy read and though it's short he covers quite a lot from simple things like wearing the same shoes for practise and competition to training goals for someone who has the ability to make it pro.

Nice review Jamie.

I bought the book version itself a few months ago but not had chance to read it yet, but it does seem more geared to the player who is just about to start or is already in competition. I flicked through it but will need to study it more carefully first but it does seem to offer some good advice.