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This is a review of the Elkadart Retro Pin-Up 23g darts. They are 90% tungsten and have a mini shark grip. They come in plastic clam shell packaging with this nice 50's style pin-up theme. The darts are supplied with medium alloy stems pre-fitted with rubber "O" rings (thankfully!) and standard retro pin-up flights, there is also a point protector and plastic Elkadart case. They retail for £17.99.
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As you can see from the above pics they are quite an elegant looking dart and the barrels are mostly made up of the mini shark grip as shown in the close up above. I would liken this grip to a similar level to micro grip maybe a touch grippier, but I think it probably lasts longer than micro grip. They are a similar style to the Elkadart Golden Ti darts I reviewed but the grip on the Retro darts is cut a little narrower and less of an angle, and these are more of a straight even barrel.
Dimensions:
Length:
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Width:
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Detailed Barrel Dimensions:
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Weight:
As you can see below the barrels are very closely matched, just 3 100ths of a gram difference and at worse 17 100ths of a gram under 23g (the stated weight) so very good really Guests cannot see images in the messages. Please register at the forum by clicking here to see images.
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Weight of the full set up as supplied:Guests cannot see images in the messages. Please register at the forum by clicking here to see images.
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Barrels with nothing attached are just slightly front of centre so an evenly balanced dart overall:
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Balance is more centred with supplied set up:
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Balance with medium, short and extra short nylon stems and standard flights:
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My grip with these darts:
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Darts landed in the board in the usual way for me slightly tail up:
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Conclusion:
These are fantastic darts for the money, the grip is very much to my liking and I think this mini shark grip is becoming my favourite over micro grip. Whats good about this grip is it should last longer than micro grip due to the way its angled, so that a good thing in my book! Guests cannot see images in the messages. Please register at the forum by clicking here to see images.
The darts have a very nice elegant look about them and with them being fairly short at 45mm the balance was more suited to my front grip but I think they will suit middle grippers nicely if you don't need a long dart. They had just about the right thickness for me at 6.8mm, but that's very much a personal thing and might be too thick for some.
At only £17.99 these darts are a steal for a 90% tungsten set! Guests cannot see images in the messages. Please register at the forum by clicking here to see images.
Overall I was quite impressed with the quality of these for such a price. Very nice darts!
Summary Rating:
Looks = 9/10 (Nice Elegant stylish barrels )
Grip = 6.5 (on a 1 to 10 scale or level)
Weight match = 9 (very close)
Quality = 8/10
Value = 9/10 (Great value! )
Suitability for me = 8/10 (felt nicely balanced but love the grip)
Best Feature: mini shark grip Guests cannot see images in the messages. Please register at the forum by clicking here to see images.