‘He doesn’t make you bark like a dog’ – Darts star Stephen Bunting reveals how hypnotist has transformed his game
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STEPHEN BUNTING has revealed how a hypnotist has helped him improve on the oche. The Bullet, 39, marched on in the World Darts Championships before Christmas with a 3-1 win over Kai Gotthardt. He will now face Madars Razma in the third round as the world No8 looks continue his fine form.
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Bunting won The Masters in 2024 and has taken his game to a new level - in part thanks to employing a hypnotist. He discussed the practice after being asked about former world champion Michael Smith - who lost to Kevin Doets in the second round at Ally Pally.
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Bunting claims his hypnotist did reach out to Smith but Bully Boy rejected the offer. But for Bunting it has worked wonders in a number of ways as he opened up about the benefits of the unorthodox technique on his darts. He said: "You’re set in your own ways, aren’t you? Yeah, I think my hypnotherapist did reach out to him and his family probably last year.
"I don’t know what happened there, but it didn’t happen and it’s not my position to speculate. "All I can say is that I’m really happy with my hypnotist. I think he’s doing fantastic for me with things like diet, sleep and looking for energy when you’re playing.
CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS. READ MORE on all the build-up to the Ally Pally extravaganza... All the info:. News, features and interviews:. "Each player is different, so I wouldn’t like to tell certain players, ‘This is what you need to do’ but you learn off the best. That’s my opinion.
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