Aim for DARTS PERFECTION

lesson 2

Okey Dokey.  Lets cover some of lesson 2.

The main thing we are going to cover here is gear.  No point telling you how to play darts better if your using gear that should be chucked in the bin.

You'll hear a lot about gear, in darts, which is right and which is wrong.  Heavy is best, lights is  etc..   Most of it is CRAP.  If you like the dart your playing with, then your more than half way there.

I'm not big on typing,  so have a listen.  Quite long this one about 5 mins.  But you can download it to your MP3 player if you like.

Step 1 Selecting The Dart

Download lesson 2 Selecting the gear.

To Sum all that up.  here's what we got.

Darts Weight.
Apart from soft point darts, (which we will not talk about for now)
The dart weight is really up to you.  Heavy or light is a personal choice, what you feel most comfortable with.  The best thing to do is however select and stick with the weight.
If you change weights, it will stuff up you practice.  The weight has a huge effect on the dart and it's flight.  So once you settle on a dart weight try and stick with it.
So what are your options??
Brass, Nickel Sliver, and Tungsten.
I would suggest skipping Brass, and Nickel  Silver and going straight for Tungsten.
Why,  Tungsten is the heaviest hardest metal.  So you get more weight in a smaller foot print. (better grouping).
If your serious then start practicing with the ones you are going to use for a long time.

Tungsten has the disadvantage that it is expensive.  But there are different grades and alloys of tungsten.  usually 50%. 80% 90% and 98%.  The higher density the more expensive.
Settle on one that meets your budget, and your are comfortable with.

A little on Brass and Nickel Silver.  they are OK but due to weight and density of the material they tend to be bulkier.  So you will find it harder to put 3 of them in the triple 20.

Trust me, the thinner the dart the easier it will be to group.
Points to remember.

• First comfort
• Second weight
• Third thickness

Caring for your dart.
Keep if clean,  keep the point reasonably sharp and make sure it is not rusty or anything like that.
Make sure you wipe down the Dart, use something that removes oil.  The skin is oily so a good one is some sort of alcohol (not beer).  But a alcohol patch or swab, or nail polish remover etc.  Even keep them clean and dry during a tournament.  AS if they get sweaty they will become slippery, and that will stuff your game.

The Shaft,
heaps of different kinds here and usually the only thing the shaft does is to hold the flight.  And the only thing the flight does is to keep the dart stable in the air.  the flight DOES NOT SPIN the dart.  you should never spin a dart in the air.
Types are plastic, Composite, Alloy, and Spinning.
Generally the Composite or alloy ones are good.  I prefer the composite ones as the composite if it breaks is cheap to replace and if another dart hits it the damage is done to the composite not the point.

However there are Spinning Shafts.  
Theses do not spin the dart in the air, but rather allow the flight to spin out of the way when trying to obtain better grouping.  Really worth a play with and this will be personal,  but anything to obtain better grouping is a good thing.

Flights,
Hard, Soft, Ribbed or Nylon.
Take your pick it doesn't really matter have a play but be comfortable with what you choose.
Hard

• advantages, long wearing, and will pop off the dart when hit by another dart,  which allows tighter grouping.
• Disadvantages, cannot be repaired (but they are cheap anyway)

Nylon

•  the toughest type so last a long time, lots of different styles.
• you must pry open the shaft a little as they tend to be thicker than most flights and can be damaged when putting them in the shaft.
• about half way in stiffness between a hard and soft flight

Soft

• can be repaired
• tend to bend so will move out of the way helping grouping
• lots of shapes patterns and colors

Ribbed

•     these are usually a hard flight with some little bumps on them.  the idea they create a little bit of drag thus stabilizing the dart in flight.

Really try a  few, pick one and have a play.  Big little, wide small, hard soft. there are 1000's of different styles.  Get one you are happy with and off you go.


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