Well in truth...very little except that there is no such thing as the perfect dart. It will continue to be a 'Grail' because the only constant is how variable we are eg: look at Phil Taylor's dart evolution.
I have learned to keep it simple though, I have a few sets of darts which I've bought for a variety of reasons. Most have been 'temporarily' favourites as I adjusted pretty much everything about my throw to make them fly right, and tweaking them accordingly with stems and flights not an efficient use of time in reality...however the tips that I've learned so far are these...
When choosing darts:
a) Make sure their thickness suits your hand..don't think thinnest is best because there's more space in the trebles etc.
b) Make sure they are suitably balanced and the barrel doesn't slip around.
c) Don't mess around with fancy points or stems for the sake of cosmetics.
d) Ask yourself "Are they the easiest to throw?"... meaning do I have to put a lot of effort into throwing them and importantly gripping correctly each time?
e) Watch them in flight do they snake around a lot, what is the trajectory like? For me I think a shallow arc is better with my throw no looping lobs.
f) Do you feel confident with them immediately or does it take you a long time get warmed up with them before the accuracy is OK?
Cheers
PS. A simple test.... have a 5-10 minute warm up then go around the dartboard 1-20 aiming for the large segment only and see how consistent you are and which set was the easiest to find accuracy the quickest.
I have learned to keep it simple though, I have a few sets of darts which I've bought for a variety of reasons. Most have been 'temporarily' favourites as I adjusted pretty much everything about my throw to make them fly right, and tweaking them accordingly with stems and flights not an efficient use of time in reality...however the tips that I've learned so far are these...
When choosing darts:
a) Make sure their thickness suits your hand..don't think thinnest is best because there's more space in the trebles etc.
b) Make sure they are suitably balanced and the barrel doesn't slip around.
c) Don't mess around with fancy points or stems for the sake of cosmetics.
d) Ask yourself "Are they the easiest to throw?"... meaning do I have to put a lot of effort into throwing them and importantly gripping correctly each time?
e) Watch them in flight do they snake around a lot, what is the trajectory like? For me I think a shallow arc is better with my throw no looping lobs.
f) Do you feel confident with them immediately or does it take you a long time get warmed up with them before the accuracy is OK?
Cheers
PS. A simple test.... have a 5-10 minute warm up then go around the dartboard 1-20 aiming for the large segment only and see how consistent you are and which set was the easiest to find accuracy the quickest.
Dorian
Son of Merlin
Caerleon - Wales
(Mission "KURO" M4 rear taper design- 23Gm, Yellow Kite Shape Flights 100 micron & Solid Brass Stems)
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My father Merlin, once told me that "You should end up pointing to what you were aiming at when you've released the Dart."
Son of Merlin
Caerleon - Wales
(Mission "KURO" M4 rear taper design- 23Gm, Yellow Kite Shape Flights 100 micron & Solid Brass Stems)
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My father Merlin, once told me that "You should end up pointing to what you were aiming at when you've released the Dart."
