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A while ago, I decided to start a collection of steel tip darts. The first thing that came to mind was world championship winning darts. In particular, the Unicorn Purist (aka: Phil Taylor) Phase 2. A friend of mine had these in the soft tip version in gold and I always thought they looked beautiful witha nice grip. Adding to its allure is its historical significance... being the barrel that won the most world championships. As soon as I heard that it was being discontinued, I scrambled all over the internet in search for a set.
Specs of my set
Length: 53.60mm
Width: 6.65mm
Weight: 24.34g, 24.35g, 24.30g
Point Length: 28.50mm
Drilled out: 8.70mm
Balance: slightly front of center
Here're the barrels fresh out of the box:
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Thoughts:
The gold titanium coating looks a shade darker in real life compare to pictures online. The machining on the tapering part near the stems could have been better. It was immediately noticeable that it wasn't symmetrical all round. Aside from this, the barrel itself is very beautiful with subtle details that makes it look distinctive.
Different from official info on Unicorn's website are the specs. Generally speaking, every measurement is bigger in real life. The length doesn't bother me as much as the width, which was off by 0.1mm. Fingers being the hyper sensitive part of the body, 0.1mm in width is quite a noticeable difference for myself.
A thing worth noting is that 24g actually means 24.3g ish. Had the same discrepancy with my Anderson Phase 3s. Not sure why they do this, but it will surely drive a person with OCD into unrecoverable madness. Thanks Unicorn Guests cannot see images in the messages. Please register at the forum by clicking here to see images.
The purist grip was fantastic. I would say it's a 4/5 in terms of grippiness. I have extremely dry hands that don't sweat 99% of the time and I find this particular grip works very well. There's a slight difference compared to the Anderson Phase 3 grip. These Purist Phase 2s have thinner and deeper rings, which makes it feels a bit more aggressive in the hand. The Andersons feels like a tone down version of this same grip imo. Overall, it feels very easy to modulate the release with the Phase 2s, very easy to feel where I made the mistake.
The balance of the dart is slightly off to the front of center. I suspect it is mostly due to the rather large nose cone section. I enjoy the feeling I get when pushing the dart forward. It's got a very solid feel to it, self-directing without much uncertainty almost.
Seriously, these feel so good that I couldn't stop to remove the extra pigeon rings on my stems...
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Here're some picture of the barrels after 1 week of moderate amount of use:
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As expected, the coating begins to chip away gradually. It's certainly not as bad as anticipated. The lip on the nose cone took most the impact, hence it's looking quite beat up there. Some chips on the grip itself, but it doesn't cut the skin or feel uncomfortable. Imho, once this grip has been wore down a fair bit, the grip level should still be very much usable. As previously mentioned, the cuts are quite deep, so it should last a decent amount of time. The only complaint I have was the silver points were super slippery. Not a problem after roughing up the sides with a grinding stone.
Final thoughts: 10/10 recommended! Aside from the measurements being off, not too many complaints otherwise. The barrel itself has been fantastic to throw with. Excellent grip, very easy to control and to feel whats happening. To top it off, it's quite a beautiful classic looking dart. It's also nice to know that since Phil Taylor won so many WCs with them, there's no possible excuse you can make to blame these darts...lol. If you can still find them somewhere, do grab a set and try it for yourself.
Super obsessive nerdy guy here. Hope you will find this review entertaining Guests cannot see images in the messages. Please register at the forum by clicking here to see images.
A while ago, I decided to start a collection of steel tip darts. The first thing that came to mind was world championship winning darts. In particular, the Unicorn Purist (aka: Phil Taylor) Phase 2. A friend of mine had these in the soft tip version in gold and I always thought they looked beautiful witha nice grip. Adding to its allure is its historical significance... being the barrel that won the most world championships. As soon as I heard that it was being discontinued, I scrambled all over the internet in search for a set.
Specs of my set
Length: 53.60mm
Width: 6.65mm
Weight: 24.34g, 24.35g, 24.30g
Point Length: 28.50mm
Drilled out: 8.70mm
Balance: slightly front of center
Here're the barrels fresh out of the box:
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Thoughts:
The gold titanium coating looks a shade darker in real life compare to pictures online. The machining on the tapering part near the stems could have been better. It was immediately noticeable that it wasn't symmetrical all round. Aside from this, the barrel itself is very beautiful with subtle details that makes it look distinctive.
Different from official info on Unicorn's website are the specs. Generally speaking, every measurement is bigger in real life. The length doesn't bother me as much as the width, which was off by 0.1mm. Fingers being the hyper sensitive part of the body, 0.1mm in width is quite a noticeable difference for myself.
A thing worth noting is that 24g actually means 24.3g ish. Had the same discrepancy with my Anderson Phase 3s. Not sure why they do this, but it will surely drive a person with OCD into unrecoverable madness. Thanks Unicorn Guests cannot see images in the messages. Please register at the forum by clicking here to see images.
The purist grip was fantastic. I would say it's a 4/5 in terms of grippiness. I have extremely dry hands that don't sweat 99% of the time and I find this particular grip works very well. There's a slight difference compared to the Anderson Phase 3 grip. These Purist Phase 2s have thinner and deeper rings, which makes it feels a bit more aggressive in the hand. The Andersons feels like a tone down version of this same grip imo. Overall, it feels very easy to modulate the release with the Phase 2s, very easy to feel where I made the mistake.
The balance of the dart is slightly off to the front of center. I suspect it is mostly due to the rather large nose cone section. I enjoy the feeling I get when pushing the dart forward. It's got a very solid feel to it, self-directing without much uncertainty almost.
Seriously, these feel so good that I couldn't stop to remove the extra pigeon rings on my stems...
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Here're some picture of the barrels after 1 week of moderate amount of use:
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As expected, the coating begins to chip away gradually. It's certainly not as bad as anticipated. The lip on the nose cone took most the impact, hence it's looking quite beat up there. Some chips on the grip itself, but it doesn't cut the skin or feel uncomfortable. Imho, once this grip has been wore down a fair bit, the grip level should still be very much usable. As previously mentioned, the cuts are quite deep, so it should last a decent amount of time. The only complaint I have was the silver points were super slippery. Not a problem after roughing up the sides with a grinding stone.
Final thoughts: 10/10 recommended! Aside from the measurements being off, not too many complaints otherwise. The barrel itself has been fantastic to throw with. Excellent grip, very easy to control and to feel whats happening. To top it off, it's quite a beautiful classic looking dart. It's also nice to know that since Phil Taylor won so many WCs with them, there's no possible excuse you can make to blame these darts...lol. If you can still find them somewhere, do grab a set and try it for yourself.
