Photo: PDC/Lawrence Lustig
he’s
around
darts and this has
served him well for many
years.
Now he’s got past the initial teething problems with
adapting to his new look body out of the way, the
new, fitter Taylor may indeed manage to keep up
with the younger players for the next few years.
Laura Church, Taylor’s nutritionist, says he is “more
mentally alert and has so much more energy,” and
that he’s “improved his posture and increased his
lean muscle tissue.”
The next real test for Taylor will come at the World
Matchplay next month, where he has triumphed for
the last six years. But with non-seeds set to include:
Kim Huybrechts, Jamie Caven, Michael Smith and
Stephen Bunting among others, the possibility of an
early Blackpool exit shouldn’t be written off.
Should Taylor lose his Matchplay crown in a similar
manner to his world title, any voice in his head
telling
him to stop
may get a tiny bit
louder. Then again don’t be
surprised if he goes and wins it to shut
the doubters up!