MARK DUDBRIDGE revealed that a change of attitude helped him to win the Budweiser UK Open South-West Regional Final - breaking a run of 15 months without a tournament win.
Dudbridge overcame Dennis Priestley in Swindon on Sunday to take the South-West title and make a welcome return to top form following a difficult 2005.
After reaching the finals of the Stan James World Matchplay and Ladbrokes.com World Championship, Dudbridge found himself as the hottest property in darts.
However, his form dipped and he lost in the finals of the UK Open Southern Regional Final and Open Holland during a disappointing year.
But a fresh approach to the game in recent weeks has enabled Dudbridge to win his first tournament since November 2004, when he won the PDPA Players Championship in Scotland.
"I'm very pleased," he said. "It seems that everything is coming together, with my sponsors Harrows, my wife Gina and my Sports Psychologist supporting me.
"It's been a rocky road, a long road and I've found it difficult over the last year because there has been a lot of pressure on me.
"People expect things of me now and I've pulled this win off, which has been very tough.
"I'm just going from day to day and tournament to tournament at the moment, my attitude has changed now.
"After the World Championship final against Phil, I was looking a year ahead but now I'm taking it day by day.
"I'll move on to the Irish Masters now and give it my best shot there."
Dudbridge's visits to a Sports Psychologist have led to him adopting Elvis' mantra "Taking Care Of Business".
"I've been seeing him now for a few months but it's a long process," he revealed.
"It's not something where you can switch on like a button, but it's working at the moment I'll continue with it.
"It's another means of being more professional, there is better money in darts now so we can afford these kind of luxuries as a sportsman.
"It's 'Flash' taking care of business."
It certainly worked for Dudbridge, who hit 16 maximum 180's in three games on Sunday, including ten in his narrow semi-final defeat of Ronnie Baxter.
"It was a massive game and the 180's I did hit nearly weren't enough," he said. "It went down to the last leg and I hit one in that, which thankfully paid off.
"Ronnie's been playing brilliantly lately and I knew I was in for a tough game, he played well and I knew I had to go off firing.
"I knew the final would be different. The semi was a fast game and we were both bouncing off each other, and I knew against Dennis it would be about getting the win rather than the performance.
"He's a tough customer, he digs out the scores and the big checkouts.
"He is my hero in darts - I tell him every time I play him - so to beat him in a final is just amazing."
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