A Dart Flight Comparison
There are many different shapes of dart flights available on the market today. The standard shape dart flights are what is most often recommended for steel tip dart players. They optimize the trajectory of the steel tip dart when it’s in flight. That being said, all standard shape dart flights are not created equal. Lets take a look at a generic standard dart flight:
As you can see, the flight measures about 4 1/2 cm x 4 cm. This is the size of most if not all generic standard dart flights. Now, lets look at some of the brand name standard shape dart flights:
Marathon Dart Flight by Harrows Darts
As you can see, only the Ruthless dart flight is the same size as the generic standard dart flight above. All other brands including Dart World, Target Darts, Harrows Darts and Unicorn Darts are slightly thinner and all have a slightly different shape with regards to how rounded the top corners are. You can see it very well when they are lined up together like that!
As a point of reference, here are the next most popular dart flight shapes including pear or teardrop, kite, slim or coal cracker plus the Sigma dart flights by Unicorn Darts both the Pro and Super Pro, DXM dart flights by Unicorn Darts.
I’ve tried to line up the bottom point of the flight on each picture so you can see the differences in the height as well as the wings area. As you can see, the Sigma Super Pro dart flight by Unicorn Darts is the smallest in both height and width.
Other shapes include the Heart Shape by Harrows Darts, V Wing Shape by Harrows Darts, Combat Shape by Harrows Darts, Fantail Shape by Harrows Darts plus the Vortex Shape by Harrows Darts.
As you can see, there are many different dart flight shapes. All will change the trajectory of the dart being thrown. Depending on your throw, you may find one shape will work better than another. For beginner darters, I usually recommend sticking with the standard shape dart flights rather than the specialty shapes available (Heart, Combat, V Wing, etc). Beginner darters will usually see better results at first if they stick to the basics.
I always tell my customers you should stick with what works. If it’s no longer working and you still like the darts themselves and the weight, consider changing the flight. Even a change from a generic standard dart flight to a Marathon dart flight by Harrows or a Maestro dart flight by Unicorn darts could make the difference you are looking for. At the very least it’s worth the try for the $2 – $2.25. Unicorn Darts also offers a Selector Kit which offers 5 different shaped dart flights including the standard. Since it’s only $8, this is an inexpensive way to be able to try out all the different shapes and see what works best for you.
Do you stick with the standard shape when throwing steel tip darts or do you venture into different shapes? Have you noticed a difference with either the Marathon dart flights by Harrows, Maestro dart flights by Unicorn Darts or Vision dart flights by Target Darts? I welcome your comments below!
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