CONSIDERATIONS TO WEIGHT WHEN PURCHASEING DARTS

Weight, how many grams can you throw minimum and maximum;
A: Soft tip darts You may throw as light as you want but be
careful, too light and a sneeze will throw the dart off target. Most leagues and tournaments will not
allow you to throw more than 18 grams as heavier darts tend to wear out
the expensive boards quicker. No matter what, a 20 gram dart is the
heaviest you are allowed to throw. You need to check you league or
tournament rules to be sure. B: Steel tipped
darts: in regards to minimums go as low as you dare. To the
best of my knowledge the maximum weight of any dart is 50 grams.Now
that we have established some guidelines the next question is
what do you really want? Keeping in mind I can only suggest what to do,
ultimately you will have to determine what you want mostly by trial and
error. A real easy suggestion is strictly for those darters who throw
both soft and steel tipped darts. Go with 16 or 18 grams. Naturally you
will want to purchase a set of soft tip darts to make this work. You
can purchase a set of conversion steel tips to exchange your soft tips
as the need arises. You may like movable points or MP darts - those
will work as well. You need only to replace those points with soft
tips. The reason why is that you can legally throw the same weight in
both venues. Okay, so you only throw steel or soft
tipped darts. You will have to take into account the arc of the
path of the dart. (In my opinion the straighter the dart is at its
impact the more consistent you will be). You will probably need to have
someone watch you from the side to determine how much of an arc you
have. The more arc you have the less weight you want. However, if you
have a lot of arc in your throw you may have more problems than just
weight (I will enlighten you on this in another guide). A
slight arc may indicate just a slightly lighter dart, about 2-4 grams,
while a greater arc a suggests to reduce the weight by a 6-10
grams. What if you do not have a high arc? What if your darts
consistently hit the board with the flight end lower than the point?
This would indicate that you need a heavier dart. Please note that soft
tipped players who consistently bounce out may be experiencing the
aforementioned problem. Also note that by adjusting the weight of the
dart may not fix the problem and, is not the only way to fix this
problem. We can talk about that too in another guide.
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Who
am I that I should write about darts? I have been throwing darts for
about 22 years. In the Navy and locally in darts leagues, and of course
for fun. Although I am by no means a pro I have learned a few things.
And hopefully can pass them on so that dart gepanions can have some
fun too. Speaking of the Navy-I also works on jets and studied with
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. So that I am able to pass down to
you some laws of physics as they relate to darts. THROW WELL AND SHOOT
STRAIGHT