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I had one for a moment...wasn't quite that into it. The cafe I hung out in had a bar where my older friends were playing in weekly unsanctioned buy in cash tournaments. I figured the underhand out when I was 20 on a board just outside the bar. Played in those tournaments a long time but the bar died mainly from the smoking ban. Played league for a couple months some years later but never really got back into it. I had serious mental issues with throwing overhand and overthinking but looking back I also didn't slow practice overhand. I can still warm up in a couple games though. It's been 10 years since I played regularly. Behind the back was just like a bowling motion behind my back and I just had to figure out my footing to line up the same.
Underhand wasn't most commonly how I played a full game and behind the back was mostly just a lark I'd pull out here and there. I'd Switch from time to time and throw one way for a period then switch if I was having trouble finding it. Behind the back was mostly just when I had the game in hand and just needed bullseye, miss a turn or 2 then say let's try this. Good time to practice is when you're ahead and almost done so the doubles behind the back weren't big pressure, though there's some inherent with pulling out something that seems silly like that.
Actually recently got a lesson in Aikido from someone who is trying to open a Dojo right now out in Walla Walla. That exact disable on a knife attack was one of the things and I can tell you as a novice it wasn't easy to repeat at parties. He actually showed probably more than 5 variations from the initial side step. Actually showed different possible steps too but generally it was stepping to the knife side. I did one a couple times within a month after, but I've not practiced otherwise. Moving out there for business soon and furthering with him is something I'm looking forward to.
And on darts, I love that day 2 on "the Next Knuckler" used darts to get the idea of release on a knuckler. They didn't mention it at all, but the release is very similar with a dart or knuckler. Overhand, of course.