| Types of darts (by Nate Knuth on 1997/02/05, 7 replies) |
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Hi all, I'm glad to see the traffic increase here. My question is this, what brand or type of dart do you throw and why? In steel darts I throw a 28gm Hammerhead with a long shaft and standard shaped nylon flights. In plastic I throw a very narrow 16gm dart made by the Buck knife company, with a medium lenght shaft and vortex flights. Nate ... (more) |
| FS: All New Stuff (tires, computers, stems, posts, accessories,etc) (by GNMANO on 1998/08/20, 1 reply) |
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Hello, I have all this stuff I would love to sell you. Its all brand new packaged goods. I believe the prices are competive. TIRES 26x2.1 IRC Mythos (K) front $28 IRC Mythos (K) rear $28 IRC Mythos (W) front $16 IRC Mythos (W) rear $16 ... (more) |
| Long stems versus short (by Gazza on 3 Jan 2004, 7 replies) |
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Hi, I remember reading some years ago that longer stems provided a straighter, more balanced flight-path for your dart - and I have always played with them. Watching the PDC this week, one thing I have noticed is that, Taylor, Mardle and a few others aside, the majority were throwing with short stems - some of them so short that the flight was almost touching the barrel. ... (more) |
| Flights Question (by Montboro on 23 Jan 2004, 3 replies) |
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I've tried to find some explanation on the Web of what the various styles of flights do to or for the flight of the dart -- anybody know if such explanations exist or are the various flights more marketing to sell more flights? ... (more) |
| Stems and flights - worth tinkering with? (by Tommo ? on 7 Jul 2005, 7 replies) |
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I've seen it mentioned that the best all round length for stems is "Medium", and the best shape for flights is "Standard". By best I assume they mean stability, balance, consistency etc. I have to use Short stems stop the back of the dart catching my face when throwing, so I doubt I can make a go of trying Medium stems, and I'm stuck with them. ... (more) |