Darts Equipments: What You Need

For many people, darts is a great equalising game since it does not require any elaborate equipment and since players can enjoy competing with one another regardless of age, gender, size, and strength. Well, speaking of darts equipment, there are only two necessary equipments that make sense of the game: the darts board and the darts.

The Dart Board

Obviously, the game of darts makes no sense without the dart board. Well, the dart board must be hung where the center of the board is 5 feet 8 inches from the ground. Many experts highly recommend that it is to some degree necessary to hang this darts equipment on a backboard or any other form of backing in order to protect the walls. Aside from that the dart board must have a line or hockey that measures 7 feet 9.25 inches from the face of the board for it to function as a real dart board.

There is only one thing that you must do after you hung such darts equipment, that is, to rotate it. However, this will only work if your dart board has the removable metal ring with the numbers on it. But, if the numbers are just painted on this darts equipment, you will not be able to rotate it. The reason behind rotating this darts equipment is that it will make it last longer. Rumours has it that it is also necessary to spray your dart board with water to keep it on its good quality, but many experts do not agree with this claim as they noted that any types of liquid sprayed on the bristle board, for instance, will just ruin this darts equipment. The dart board will begin to bubble and fall apart if sprayed.

The Darts

Another darts equipment necessary for the game is the darts. Darts are generally crafted from different materials, giving these darts equipments a different weight and point. Among the most common materials used in constructing these necessary darts equipments are wood, brass, nickel-silver, and tungsten. Consider the following details:

Wooden Darts

Darts made of wood are not highly available these days, but as you may know, these darts equipments are usually made of lightweight wood shaft with turkey feather flights. They typically weigh around 12 grams, making them much lighter than today’s electronic darts. These darts equipments work best with any bristle board.

Brass Darts

Brass is the lightest of the three metallic darts listed here. The reason for this is the fact that these darts equipments are made of soft alloy (copper and zinc) which makes them easy for crafters to shape and work.

Nickel-Silver Darts – This is but another lightweight darts equipment that is made of an alloy consisting of nickel, copper and zinc. Like brass, this is easy for manufacturers to mould and work.

Tungsten Darts

Unlike brass and nickel, tungsten is a very weighty and dense metal. It is usually blended with nickel and it is harder to work with but will last longer than the other two. This is actually the reason that many of the really good throwers use tungsten darts equipments during tournaments.