Form has been key for ex-world champion Price, who struggled to hit peak levels in 2024 and sought the help of a sports psychologist before the World Championship.
The former rugby player feels he has benefited greatly, having won three Players Championship titles already this year in addition to his trio of night victories in the Premier League.
“I think it definitely helped, just before the World Championship having a chat to a sports psychologist for a couple of weeks and during the World Championship,” he explained.
“I haven’t spoken to him since. But my mind and the way I think now having had a lot of help from him, it’s definitely helped me out.
“I think a lot better, I’m a lot more positive, not just in darts but in life in general.”
Such has been the transformation in the three-time Grand Slam champion’s mindset, Price no longer sticks to some of his previously preferred pre-match rituals.
“Even those little things where I’d put my case and the bottle top in the centre of the table, everything had to be the same, I’ve gone away from that,” he explained.
“Being too precise can put you under a bit of pressure, thinking that everything has to fall perfect, but it doesn’t.
“Every leg isn’t going to be perfect, nothing has to be perfect, you just have to do the right things at the right time.
“I don’t know if anybody’s noticed lately but I don’t put the cap in the middle of the table, I just leave my darts case all wonky.
“I used to have to have the case zip on the left-hand side, sometimes I leave it open now just because, if I come through that game, it’s nothing to do with that, it’s just psychological.”
It all helps to explain why Price has been more of a force again of late, and even his life away from the oche is contributing at present.
Price opened up his own takeaway, named Chippy 501, in his hometown of Markham last year and regularly gets behind the counter to serve customers in his local community.
“It’s literally right next door to the house,” he said.
“When I’m sat in and bored, I’ll just get in there and get cooking to help out.
“I just love it in there. It’s good to get my mind off everything else as well.”
