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The dartboard itself should be set up with the bulls eye 5 feet 8 inches from the floor. It is a good idea to place some type of board behind and around the dart board. A dartboard surround does this job a treat.
Rememeber the section marked 20 is always centered at the top. The toe line (oche) should be 7 feet 9 1/4 inches from the front of the dartboard. If you are using a raised oche it should be 1 1/2 inches in height and two feet long.
 Dart Barrel ShapesThe dart barrel forms the main part of the dart. Nowadays dart barrels are available in almost every possible shape and grip. The main dart barrel shapes are: cylinder - ton and torpedo. Based on theoretical reasoning the long cylindrical barrel is considered the "best" because it is the slimmest and allows the tightest grouping. But in reality the "right barrel shape" is a matter of personal preference.  Dart Barrel Material
Today's standard material is Nickel-Tungsten. Tungsten is a very dense material, so darts with a considerable weight can be made quite slim. Because of technical difficulties with manufacturing a 100% tungsten dart is not available. All "tungsten" darts are in fact made of tungsten alloys, with Nickel-Tungsten being the most common one. When you buy a dart the amount of tungsten in the alloy is given by a percentage number. So a common "80% Tungsten" dart has 80 percent tungsten and 20 percent Nickel. Tungsten darts are available from 80% to over 90%. The more tungsten the slimmer - and the more expensive generally - the darts will be. Dart
 Barrel WeightThere is no ideal dart barrel weight - it is all down to personal prefernce. For a beginner steel tip darts player we recommend a barrel weight between 24 and 28 grams, which is on the heavy side. This will allow you to develop a basic throwing skill because heavier darts forgive slight technical inconsistencies better than lighter darts . Once you have got some darting experience and a decent technique you may find the heavier darts not that convincing any longer because of its good-natured behavior. If you then think you could use a dart that reacts more sensible you should consider going lighter. Soft tip darts players won't have that much of a choice for their dart's weight. The limit set by the machine operators and leagues usually is below 20 grams.  Compatibility Standards & ThreadsCompatibility means that you can for instance attach shafts of one shaft manufacturer to barrels made by a different company. "Classic" steel darts have solid attached tips. This means they can't be used for soft tip darts. Soft tip darts have threads on both ends. You can use these darts for steel if you replace the plastic tips with replacement tips for steel darts. Such replacement tips are available in various shapes. The threads of all usual tungsten darts are called "2BA" which follows a british norm. Older brass darts often have a 1/4 inch thread. These two threads are not compatible. Standard shafts or soft/movable tips you buy are equipped with the 2BA thread, so problems with incompatibility of the threads should not occur. All our products are 2BA unless specifically marked.
Buying your Darts
You can buy all your darting needs from Best of British Darts.We stock all the market leading dart producers including Unicorn, Harrows, Winmau and Target Darts. In addition we also buy directly from all the best known distributers including Tommys Darts (TDI), Red Dragon Darts, Nodor, B & W Darts, Grand Slam Darts and Data Darts, passing on our discounts to you - our customers.
We stock all the best quality darts online from the latest steel tip or soft tip darts, stems, shafts and darts flights, right through to all the dart accessories you will need like dart boards, dart cases, as well as darts clothing to make you feel the part.
If your looking for something customised with your name we will also find a full range of personalised darts, personalised flights, shafts and stems. If you are not sure what you need or just want a like advise on your throw - give us a call, we will be happy to help.
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