Stephen Bunting suggested his spiky shoes were behind his latest victory in the Swiss Darts Trophy.‘The Bullet’ claimed his second European title of the year with an 8-3 win over Luke Woodhouse in the final in Basel.GettyStephen Bunting continued his impressive season with victory in Switzerland[/caption]Bunting followed up on his continental triumph at the International Darts Open in April with a hugely impressive display against Woodhouse.After overcoming Raymond van Barneveld in the last eight and Gian van Veen in the semis, the Liverpudlian upped his game in the final.He averaged almost 104 in the decisive encounter to breeze past ‘Woody’, who quickly found himself 3-1 down.Despite clawing back a leg with a hold of throw on double nine, Woodhouse was unable to halt Bunting’s progress, as he stormed to a comfortable win. What did Bunting say after his victory?After getting his hands on the trophy, the world no.4 credited an unlikely source of inspiration for his most recent crown.Bunting changed his footwear during the event, sporting a bizarre pair of shoes with spikes on the top, before taking the £30,000 prize.He said: “There’s a lot of hard work that goes on behind the scenes.“Luke’s had a fantastic week. I’ve just told him there’s no better time to find your best form going into the ProTours.“We all know how good he is. Watch out for this guy, there’s big things for him.“I’m playing the best darts of my life. I feel consistently that I’m delivering, even in spiky shoes.”Luke Woodhouse was competing in his first European Tour final against BuntingGettyHe added: “I’m so happy with this win, it means a lot. I’m No4 in the world – it shows how consistent I’ve been.“But you can’t take anything for granted in this game. These players are hungry. “I need to keep on my toes, keep on the practice board, make sure I stay humble.”Bunting debuted his spiked shoes in his second round victory over Chris Landman, and later explained he had turned to them in a bid to protect his expensive footwear on the oche.He said: “They’re expensive shoes. But I was playing in expensive shoes without the spikes, and they were marking.“So, my idea is use the spikes and they won’t touch the oche and they will last a lot longer.View Tweet: https://twitter.com/hashtag/ET13?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwBunting jokingly added: “And if someone upsets me, they will get one of them in the back.”How has Stephen Bunting performed in 2025?The 40-year-old’s latest triumph added to what has already been a memorable year.On top of his two European wins, Bunting has claimed two World Series titles in 2025, first at the Bahrain Darts Masters, before clinching the Nordic Darts Masters in June.He has also won twice at the Players Championship this year, and recorded a first Premier League nightly win in Berlin in April.With the World Darts Championship now just over two months away, Bunting will be hoping to take his fine form to Alexandra Palace, where he is looking to better his run to the semi-finals in the last edition.