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Its nice to see another Neon model as I was very fond of the first two especially the Neon 2 which I think is a great dart, these new Neon 3 are a lovely dart too but are they as good for me as the Neon 2 is? Lets find out Guests cannot see images in the messages. Please register at the forum by clicking here to see images.
These have just come out in the Unicorn 2017 range and the set I am reviewing here is 23g but they are also available in 21 and 25 grams. They are 90% tungsten and have the lovely rainbow coloured pvd coating. They retail for £55.95.
CONTENTS AND PACKAGING:
The darts come in a nice chunky cardboard box which has a slide our tray with a dense foam insert inside holding the contents. With the barrels you get a set of Neon standard shape flights, a set of gripper Mirage stems and an aluminium trident point protector:
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PICS OF THE DARTS IN DETAIL:
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As you can see the darts have a very grippy thin cut ring section on the bulbous front and a razor/shark style grip on the rear with a groove cut through it, this makes it feel a little more edgy and grippy so its a high level grip overall.
DIMENSIONS:
Length:
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Width:
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Dimensions in detail:
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WEIGHT:
Two barrels are quite closely matched and the third is eight hundredths of a gram lighter than the heaviest but still within the stated + or - 0.1g as stated on the box:
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Weight of the full setup as supplied:
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BALANCE:
Hmmm, its very difficult to get the balance right because of the shape of the barrel but I would say with nothing attached its just about at the end of the bulbous front section:
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With the supplied set up the balance is around the flat middle part:
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The balance with my own medium, short and extra short nylon stems and standard flights but as said above its kind of awkward so its not much to see in the difference as the shape makes it sit much the same:
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MY GRIP WITH THESE DARTS:
Its only a short barrel but I found gripping just behind the bulbous part to be best for me:
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Darts landed quite close to my usual angle:
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CONCLUSION:
I do think this is a lovely looking dart and was very keen to try them properly after giving them a quick throw at the Unicorn launch. They did garner a lot of interest there and even Barney was looking very keen to try them Guests cannot see images in the messages. Please register at the forum by clicking here to see images.
After given them a proper go finally I don't think they suit me as well as I was hoping they would. I find if I grip on the bulbous section it feels a little weird for me but I think some people will be very happy with that position and will like the nice grip there too, for me it was not quite comfortable enough there and I got a lot of spin as I often do with a grippy dart. Trying it just past the bulbous part was a lot better, the dart was smoother through the air and less spin and was a whole lot more comfortable to hold.
I think the dart is likely going to suit a specific grip the best though and I think that is one which is a rear style of grip positioned on that razor grip section. Trying it there I found it a little awkward at first (its not natural to me remember) but it certainly felt the most comfortable and best balanced feel so if that's your natural style of grip and you like a short barrel dart then it will be good for you.
After a bit more time with the darts and keeping the middle style of grip I was getting a lot better with them and it was quite rewarding to see the improvement, the flight is overall nice and smooth and has a nice arc to it probably due to the bulbous nose but I think I much prefer the Neon 2 model, for me that one just felt more natural to throw Guests cannot see images in the messages. Please register at the forum by clicking here to see images.
Summary:
Looks: 9.5 (I think this is the best looking Neon version so far)
Grip: 9 (on a 1 to 10 Scale, 10 been severe grip)
Weight match: 7.5 (2 quite close)
Quality: 8 (nice)
Value: 7 (again its not cheap but a nice dart)
Suitability for me: 7 (got better with practice but did not immediately feel as natural as others)
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