"Put a bet on because the odds are getting lower every week" - Aspinall tells fans to back him at the World Grand Prix

Nathan Aspinall is once again having an outstanding season this year, and he says it is all due to a small adjustment to his darts.

A year and a half ago, an arm injury nearly ended his career, but by now Aspinall is better than ever. 'The Asp' now has his sights set on capturing the world title at the end of the season, after winning the World Matchplay earlier this year.

But what is the reason for his excellent form at the moment? According to the Englishman, it's because of his new darts. "I've been with Target now for probably five years and, over the years we've tweaked weight, thickness, colour, shape you name it," Aspinall began his story to Daily Star. "So a big, big part of it for me was, trying to make the treble 20 look bigger when two darts are in there, the obvious answer to that is make the darts thinner or have a longer point. I tried the longer point and it didn't work for me so we decided to get the barrel thinner and I think that's been a massive change in my game over the last six months."

"My scoring is probably the best in the world and I think that's contributed to me winning the Matchplay in July. I've been to four finals out the last five tournaments, so it's definitely having a big impact on my game. Finally now we've found that finished product and I'm really happy with what Target and team have done for me, this new dart that's come out is absolutely fantastic."

Aspinall has now moved up to the fifth spot in the world rankings. 'The Asp' still has many plans for the fall, when all the major tournaments are scheduled. "The Grand Prix is on a long list of tournaments coming up this year, finishing the European Tour, the finals, the Grand Slam and it all leads up to the big one. I really fancy it this year, I've had two semi-finals and not been past the third round the past three years but I've got a really good feeling."

The 32-year-old darter from Stockport managed to reach the semifinals in his first two appearances at the World Darts Championship each time. Over the past three seasons, however, Aspinall did not make it past the third round.

"Put a bet on because the odds are getting lower every week," Aspinall joked in conclusion. "I've always had the belief that I can win everything I play in, but thinking it and doing it are very separate things."