Darts

Many people use the darts that were included with their dartboard, or the ones supplied by the pub, when they first start playing the game. However you will soon find that it's well worth investing in a good set of darts in order to improve your game.

This is easier said than done, however, because you will find that there are endless different darts to choose from.

For example just the barrels themselves come in different shapes and sizes. You can buy really thin tungsten barrels that are very light, ie 16-20 grams, or you can buy thicker and heavier ones that may weigh as much as 30 grams or more.

Similarly the shafts/stems (ie the parts that connect to the barrels and hold the flights) also differ in size. Some players use really short shafts whilst others play with longer ones that fly through the air better.

Then you've got the flights. These are not standardized either because you can buy different shaped flights to accommodate your own particular throwing style.

So the point is that once you've got a decent throwing style, you should then experiment with different types of darts to find those that best suit this particular throwing style.

Some players find that they perform better with lighter darts, whilst others may find that they are more accurate when using heavier darts.

There's no right or wrong choice of dart. At the end of the day you simply have to test out different darts until you find a set that you are happy with. Then it's just a case of practicing with this set of darts all the time until your game starts to improve, which it inevitably will do if you put the work in. 

To check out some of the darts that are available to you, I can recommend you visit Darts Corner, the largest online dart store, because they have a huge selection to choose from.

You can buy the same darts that your favourite darts player uses, or you can search through them either by price or by weight. There are literally hundreds to choose from. Here's the link again:

Darts Corner - The UK Darts Superstore