First you should remember that your tungsten dart steel tip should not be sharp! But why are the darts all sharp and nice when we buy them? That is because almost all people expect the darts to be sharp and not dull, plus it makes them look much better.

Really sharp darts will bounce off the wires allot more often, and will also ruin the fibers in your dart board when you pull it out of the board.

The sharpening tool (stone) should be used to remove the "bent" metal on the tip of the dart, also use it to make the point round and fine. Try to make it like the tip on a ball-point pen.

A flat point is worse than a sharp dart, when you hit the wire a flat point will almost always skip of the wires on your dartboard, it will also flatten the fibres on the dart board.

Sharpen your tips often, maybe not between every throw, but it will often need a touch up, especially if you hit the wires.

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Tungsten darts tuning is meant to determine a setup for your tungsten darts that fits your throw. When talking about setup means the flight/shaft system of the tungsten dart. This system is responsible for the aerodynamic behavior of your tungsten darts. It must meet the requirements of darts physics. The main parameter for determining the correct flight/shaft system for you is the angle at which the dart sticks in the board. Unfortunately you can only see this angle when you are playing on a steel tip board. If you are playing only soft tip then you should switch to a steel board for tungsten darts tuning.

Correct dartboard angle

The correct angle is within 10 to 60 degrees. Just like in the picture below. The more consistent this angle is, the better. For instance, if every dart of your 3 dart series sticks in a different angle then something is wrong. Most likely does your dart wobble considerably, which can only be reduced by serious practicing. However, using a bigger flight shape will also help here as it adds stability.

Generally, bigger flights ("standard" shape or bigger) will give a greater angle, while smaller flights (such as "pear" shape) will give smaller angles. Note that when you are doing darts tuning always use the same shaft for comparison between flight shapes. Shaft length and shaft material have a strong effect on the flight/shaft system.

Also note that shaft weight (or even flight weight!) also have influence on this angle. The heavier the shaft or flight is, the smaller the angle will be. This is important when you decide whether you will use nylon or the heavier aluminum or titan shafts. The shaft rings can also influence this, as they make the shaft heavier.

Tungsten darts tuning needs work and patience. It should be done over a couple of days to eliminate possible daily variances in your throw. A good starting setup for tungsten darts tuning is middle length nylon shafts with "standard" size flights. From this initial setup you can continue working, depending on whether your angle is too big or too small.

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Sometime we need to take our tungsten darts outside, but how to make it safe and sound to the destination? There are several tungsten darts cases you can choose.

Tungsten dart cases you can of course carry your darts in your trouser pocket, but that's pretty poor treatment, especially for the flights. Remember from the flight section that you should always spread your flights! Your trouser pocket hardly guarantees that. You should really invest in a dart case here, it's worth the bucks. Best choice is a case where you can keep the darts with the flights in proper shape.

This is a very handy case for your darts. Fast access and the flights stay well in shape. Not the cheapest solution, but the most practical.

That's the ultimate dart case, if money is out of question of course!

Not the best solution 'cause the flights must be flattened to store the darts.

The ultimate low-budget case. You often get it with the set of darts you have bought. This is not very useful because again the flights must be flattened and pressed back to shape for action.
 

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It seems that professional players always won tungsten dart games easily, it has some secret of success to their gripping of the tungsten darts. Now let’s share how professional players grip tungsten darts.

Pencil - Phil Taylor: Phil holds the tungsten dart in the common pencil-grip. This grip is as good or as bad as any other one, as long as you can keep the tungsten dart pointing forward and not too much sideways. The pencil grip is the second most used after the lot of basic grip variations. It usually requires a thin cylindrical barrel, like used by Phil.

Wide open hand - Dennis Priestley: Dennis used to keep his fingers in a nearly vertical shape and does all the required stabilization only by his thumb. He closed the hand a bit more when I last saw him a video, but he is still the one with the most open hand I know. The grip looks very loose, a good advantage when it comes to exact release, but also a good chance to lose control in accelerating. How he maintains his touch with this grip is a complete miracle to me and seems to be only known by him. When I tried this grip I actually had problems hitting the board. He is either naturally gifted with it, or he has worked on it for years. A grip on the extreme side. Dennis uses a thicker more ton shaped barrel, somewhere between Phil Taylor and John Lowe.
Small finger on the tip - Eric Bristow: Eric in his brilliant years used to keep his small finger wide away from the others, touching the tip of the tungsten dart. Long cylindric barrel. His grip is one variation of the basic grip, not the best, not the worst. Less talented players might struggle with it.
Three fingers - John Lowe: John uses a ton shaped rather thick and short dart, so the 3 finger grip develops natural because more fingers hardly find the space to touch the barrel. Should be considered as a standard grip for this kind of tungsten darts.

Small finger spread away - Rod Harrington: Rod uses a long and thin barrel as it becomes usual more and more when standards and accuracy of the game improve. He uses the basic grip and spreads his small finger away vertically, while the others touch the barrel.

Holding the tungsten dart on the front end - Bob Anderson: Bob holds the tungsten dart way before the center of gravity, just a bit behind the tip. This is unusual, as most players will struggle to develop a good touch for the throw when doing this. Bob 'pulls' the dart more than he throws it. His overall throw is faster than most others and it actually seems as if he permanently is in a hurry. Lots of wrist action. He uses a pencil derived grip which seems logic with this extreme technique, and a pretty long cylindric barrel. Not the grip to recommend, but a sophisticated technique for a man who throws a very dynamic dart.

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