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After re-reading Dirty G's process of preparing his flights by folding and flattening them so they sit as near as perfect as possible, I was wondering how important do you think it is that all the wings of a flight are 90 degrees and symmetrical?
Darts are thrown so quickly over such a short distance, is it possible that having one wing folded straighter or shorter than another could have any appreciable affect on the darts flight?
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IMO its really important to get a true straight flight path.
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I'd say it's fairly important as well - maybe that's why the Cosmo system works so well as the fins are always at right angles
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06-03-2013, 01:29 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-03-2013, 01:30 PM by Getagrip.)
but when you see many of the throws in slow motion the dart is often bobbing up and down or for most of the throw or its flying towards the board with the flight side either up or down, so can it really affect it that much?
Maybe I will try an experiment and cut little bits off one wing?
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being in the airline industry i agree, it needs to be symmetrical, picture an aircraft with lopsided wings .....
*crash boom bang*
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you see Taylor doing it with his mouth, but I'm not sure if that is a pressure thing as he seems to do it more when under pressure
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Dirty G is a genius and is correct ! did I say Dirty G is a genius ? hmmm ! wheres those meds!
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Thats what the G stands for lol
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I think that having flights squared up is important but not detrimental. There are more things that can adversely affect your throw than a flight that is not perfectly square. However, if squaring them up gets you into the correct mindset to throw then that is exactly what you should do
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