Steve Porter asked:
There are a few Darts Organizations around that publish rules of darts, and the basic rules are common to them all. The ADO or American Darts Organization, the World Darts Federation, the BDO or British Darts Organization and the DRA Darts Regulation Authority (which the PDC follow).
Strangely, the darts themselves can be up to 12 inches long! Not that I’ve never seen any that length for sale, and the maximum weight is 50 grams. Usually, soft tip darts are in the range of 14 to 20 grams, and steel tip darts range from 18 to 26 grams, although there are heavier darts on sale.
The dreaded Bounce out rule:
The rule is that all bounce outs do not count towards your score and NO you cannot have another throw. Not only that, but if the dart falls out before the score has been taken it does not count either. I suggest you throw your darts harder if you keep suffering from this rule.
As for the throw line, that is set at 7 ft 9
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Posts Tagged ‘Soft Tip Darts’
Dart Rules
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008Soft Tip Darts, Semi Finals, 2007
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008softdarts asked:
Soft Tip Darts, Ventibull’s v Les Gays.
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What are Steel Tip Darts?
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007Steve Porter asked:
The name steel tip darts has only recently been coined since the advent of the soft tip darts. Previous to the soft tip revolution, all darts were steel tipped and were simply called darts. But now there are two types of dart game, the traditional game played on Bristle dart boards with the old steel tip darts and the new electronic game that uses soft tip darts and electronic dart boards.
As the name suggests the tips of steel tip darts are steel with a sharpened point so they can stick into sisal or paper or even a wooden dart board. The steel tip has had some innovations over the years, like the Bottelsen No Bounce out darts that had the trademark Hammerhead system in the grip whereby the tip can retract slightly into the body of the dart absorbing the sharp impact if a dart hit the wire or staple on the dartboard allowing the forward momentum to push the dart past the obstacle and stick into the board.
Black widow darts had a similar system called a movable point that also had the added advantage of allowing the body of the dart to swivel around the tip achieving the same effect as spinning shafts i.e. if a dart hits the flight of a “widow” dart that is in the dart board, the barrel can rotate so moving the flight and that reduces the deflection of the dart coming into the board.
Another step forward for darts is the metal used to make the darts today. Tungsten has all but taken over as the material of choice for the body of the dart, with its superior density to traditional brass, the same weight of dart can be made much thinner, increasing the chances of getting three in a bed and that 180 score.
Apart from the tip, the body , shaft and flights are the same for both steel and soft tip. The weight of the darts is the other difference. With steel tip darts you can go all the way to 50 gm if you want, whereas soft tip darts have a 20 gm limit normally, to stop the dart damaging the electronics.
As for maintenance of your steel tips, be sure to keep the point sharp, either by rubbing the tip on some grinding paper or using the shaped carborundum stone you can get specifically to keep steel tips sharp. If you want to spend the money, there are motorised sharpeners that will sharpen your dart at just the right point angle.
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Soft Tip Darts Singapore Grand Master Final Part 1
Saturday, November 25th, 2006mdsani99 asked:
USA Medalist Singapore Championship 2007 at Orchid Country Club. Grand Master Final Part 1 Sani vs Desmond. Sponsored by Dewar’s
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Is there different sizes for soft tip darts?
Thursday, October 26th, 2006Chris V asked:
I was just wondering if there is different sizes for the tips on soft tip darts. I ask because I need some new ones and was wondering if there is a specific kind I need to buy for the dart board I have. Thanks
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Soft Tip Darts, Master Final, 2007
Saturday, September 30th, 2006softdarts asked:
Soft Tip Darts, Masters Final, La Rochelle. Bora Bora v La Rustic. at SoftDarts.TV
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Soft Tip Darts for Electronic Dart Boards
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006Steve Porter asked:
The electronic dart board is definitely a hit, especially for home users as they are safer than the old style darts thanks to the soft tip darts used in the game. The soft tips are made from plastic so as not to damage the dartboard, and consequently wont damage your walls so much either. Also the maximum weight allowed is set at 20grams, which is one of the reasons the old style darters are against the new electronic game, as they prefer the heavier steel tip darts that can be used on the bristle boards. However being made of plastic has its disadvantages too, as the tips can bend or break when in use so you will need plenty of spares for them as well. Fortunately they are very cheap and easily replaced as they ***** into the barrel so can be unscrewed and replaced in seconds using a dart tool.
All the major manufacturers now produce soft tip darts, with the famous black widow darts set from Laserdarts and the devastators from Bottelsen, just to name a couple and there are a lot of convertible darts sets around which give you a set of ***** in steel tips as well as soft tips, like the skinnys from Bottelsen, so you can use the same darts for both the soft tip and the steel tip games, which is neat. The skinnys also have the famous hammerhead action steel tip inserts that reduce those infamous bounce outs on the wires of the bristle boards. Also the shafts and flights for the soft tip darts are just the same as for steel tip darts.
The black widow soft tips have the spider grip aluminium shafts which are supposed to grip the flights better; four steel wires are anchored in the aluminum base and are covered with heat shrunk rubber to form a firm hold on the flight, and like a lot of the more expensive darts, you can chose from a range of weights from 16 to 20 grams and of course they have their famous spider flights; so if you are in to arachnids, these are for you. They even have a set with a gold colored finish that look really cool called Gold Widow darts, (guess what color the black widow darts are?). Bottelsen have got some great soft tip darts as well, their devastators are very popular as well as the Nemesis set, which have the Bottelsen spinning shafts.
The Piranha is one of the most popular darts in the soft tip world and comes in any weight you want from 12 up to 20 grams and has the new feature from Piranha, the Razor Grip which is an aggressive grip that helps stop any slippage when you throw. They also come with Top Spin spinning shafts that can rotate so if hit by a dart whilst in the board it spins the flight out of the way so reducing the deflection of the dart coming in.
The darts that come with the dart board sets are err&.. how can I put it, not very good, so even the cheaper Soft tip Darts at $20-$30 or so would be a great improvement on those, so if you get one of the all in dartboard sets it is definitely worth investing in a decent set of darts as well.
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Soft Tip Darts, Semi Finals, 2007
Tuesday, February 14th, 2006softdarts asked:
Soft Tip Darts – Semi Finals. Ventibull’s v Les Gays
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Soft-Tip Darts Singapore Grand Master Final Part 2
Wednesday, January 5th, 2005mdsani99 asked:
USA Medalist 1st Singapore Championship 2007 at Orchid Country Club. Grand Master Final Part 2 (incomplete) Tie at 3:3 and Winner is Desmond. Sani misses Treble 18 check-out. Hehee! .. try my luck again next year!
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Is there anywhere online where I can sell a set of unused darts?
Sunday, October 24th, 2004JodyB28C asked:
I have set of three, black magic, soft tip darts that I would like to sell. They have never been used.
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The Dart Board, Its History and Development
Monday, August 2nd, 2004Steve Porter asked:
The dart board has been around for many years, the first ones were simple barrel ends. They progressed to purpose made wooden dart boards usually made of elm. Unfortunately they were prone to splitting so they were soaked overnight in water which also had the benefit of closing up the dart holes as the wood swelled.A company called Nodor changed all that and were the first company to produce the Bristle dart board, patenting the design in the 1930’s. There was a myth that pig bristles were used in the manufacture, but pig bristle was never used, instead the bristles were small pieces of rope bundled together and compressed to form a smooth surface with a natural self healing property that lasts for a very long time.
Nodor got a patent for the design and so were the only manufacturer for 25 years or so for the life of the patent. After the patent expired other manufacturers entered the arena most notably Winmau . And you thought Nodor was a funny name. Apparently the name Winmau was made up from the first three letters of the two names of the wife of the company director “Winifred Maud” hence Winmau.
Winmau and Nodor fought for supremacy in the dart board market for many years until Nodor eventually took over the Winmau brand. During this time Winmau came up with their famous Blade board with ultra thin wire separators and Nodor came up with the first staple free bulls eye dart board.
The bristle boards were used in all the big tournaments that started in the 70’s and are still used today in the prestigious tournaments like the Las Vegas classic and the British Lakeside tournament.
Then came Electronics, the electronic dart board came on the scene and changed the game overnight. The odd thing about electronic boards is they are covered in hundreds of small holes for the special soft tip darts to enter. At first glance you think how can the dart get into those holes so exactly? The answer is the holes are at the bottom of a small dimple in the board, which guides the dart tip into the hole. And it works very well with nowhere near the amount of bounce outs you might expect. Also of course those holes have sensors, which tell the electronics where the dart has landed and records the score of the dart automatically. This was a great boon to darters as they no longer had to keep score and the boards could be networked to collect all the scores from the boards on a computer, great for tournaments.
The difference with the electronic dart board are that you have to use soft tip darts, and the tips are made of plastic so as not to damage the board. (Never use normal steel tip darts on an electronic board) Also the maximum weight of dart allowed on most electronic dart boards is 20 grams.
There is now a new technology, Bristletech dart boards, which are electronic dart boards that can take steel tip darts as well as the soft tip variety, so you have the best of both worlds. The Bristletech technology is set to dominate the dart board market in the future.
The archers of old would marvel at how their game has developed and I’m sure there is more to come, especially with the development of Bristle type boards combined with electronics. The electronic game is popular in both Europe and the US and who knows, the big tournaments like the Las Vegas classic may go that way too.
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What is the best brand of soft tip darts?
Sunday, June 20th, 2004Mlbtst1976 asked:
I play in a dart league and I am looking for a good set of darts. But there are so many different types out there. Does anyone have a suggestion?
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Wangan Darts Tournament 1st -Promotion Video- Ver.1 ?????????????
Monday, June 14th, 2004HAO2Darts asked:
This is a promotion video of Wangan Darts Tournament in Japan. This darts tournament was one of the famous large-scale darts tournament presented Wangan Darts Tournament Management Office(WDTMO) to our customer who play darts in our official location which consign soft-tip darts machine from us at usually.
I omit more explanation about this organization for many confidential reason.
Anyway I spend all energy on regardless of own business activities were until third tournament. Therefore I am unrelated to the tournament after the third.
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