What are the Components of a Dart?

There are 4 basic parts to a dart: the point, the barrel, the shaft and the flight.

The point of the dart is either steel or plastic known as soft tip. Other than this basic distinction, the other components of the dart are essentially the same for both steel-tip and soft-tip darts.

The essential part of the dart is the barrel, because the shaft, flight and even the point can be changed. Therefore, the darter should pick his/her dart on the basis of the barrel design that is best for them.

Most dart barrels are made of tungsten alloys. Better players use tungsten darts because tungsten is roughly twice as dense as brass, which means that, for the darts of the same weight, a tungsten dart is almost twice as thin as a brass dart. Tungsten is alloyed with nickel to give it strength. The higher the percentage of tungsten in the barrel is the better dart.

Darts can also be shaped differently to suit different throwing styles i.e. front weighted balanced or back weighted.  Because shafts and flights wear out regularly during play, darts are designed to allow for replacement of these parts. As a result, there are hundreds of different flights and shafts available, which allows the darter to customize his/her dart set.

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