What happens when a professional darts player suddenly loses the ability to throw?
Kevin Painter — the man who pushed Phil Taylor to sudden death in the 2004 World Championship final — spent 16 months trapped in dartitis, the mysterious condition that can destroy careers overnight.
In 2024, Painter stepped up to the oche… and froze. He couldn’t release the dart. What followed was a battle with anxiety, performance breakdown, relapse, and recovery that reveals the brutal reality of one of sport’s most misunderstood conditions.
This documentary explores:
• What dartitis really is
• The moment Kevin Painter lost his throw
• His career before the breakdown
• The psychology behind dartitis and the yips
• Hypnotherapy, relapse, and recovery
• Why so many darts legends have suffered from it
• What his story reveals about pressure in sport
From Eric Bristow to Nathan Aspinall, dartitis has haunted champions for decades — but Kevin Painter chose to fight back publicly.
This is the story of how “The Artist” lost his ability to throw… and learned how to throw again.
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