Knurling is the grip on the barrel of the dart.  The coarser the knurling the better grip the darter will have in their throw.  Because tungsten is so dense, it does not wear down from use as quickly, allowing the thrower a consistent release.  I tend to have sweaty hands during competition and really like a coarse knurling to prevent the darts from slipping in my throwing motion. 

The best I have found from over 10 years of throwing is Bottelsen’s steel-tip Gorilla Grip Hammer Head Darts with 90% tungsten.  I have used these darts for over 4 years and they seem to retain their knurling on the barrel quite well.  I am sure that there are many other brands that have similar techniques to a raised grip point and the best advice I can give is to feel a few at sporting goods store or at a tournament with a vendor displaying darts.  However, before you purchase you should continue reading.

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Tungsten is a very dense material, so darts with a considerable weight can be made quite slim. The invention of tungsten darts had a big impact on the sport. With the new darts it was possible to achieve much better grouping than before, and the averages in pro games have improved dramatically. The tungsten darts are designed and developed for the developing player. It gives the players of dart a positivity in playing at an affordable prices. The series of tungsten darts is available in a variety of vibrant colors, different weights and black steal finish.

Tungsten has been used since the 1970’s for the production of darts, because it is twice as dense (heavy) as brass. A dart made of tungsten will be half the size of its brass equivalent. This means that tungsten dart is easier for the player to achieve close grouping and score the maximum 180! Tungsten Dart is great darts for experienced and good throwers. Tungsten darts are heavier compare to wooden, brass and nickel-silver darts. It is normally made with a combination of tungsten and nickel (80% and 20%). Tungsten dart could last longer compare to other materials.

Since it has a smaller size, it allows tight grouping on the board. This is one of the reasons why good throwers and experts choose tungsten dart. This could avoid many problems. For a beginner or if you just started out, it is not necessary because you might not be throwing tight groupings. When you are familiar with throwing darts, you should start practicing with tungsten darts. Tournament Tungsten Dart Sets feature 3 tungsten barrels with machined grooved grip. It also contain 3 sets of high performance flights, polycarbonate shafts (1 set), aluminum shafts (1 set) and comes with a slim hard carry case. It weights around 27grams.

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Tungsten darts come in many different varieties and percentages.  You will see the most common being 70%, which usually means 70% tungsten, 30% nickel. 

In older sets tungsten was sometimes mixed with copper; however those are very unusual to find anymore.  However, you can find darts with a trace of tungsten up to about 98% tungsten in the more expensive sets.  Remember the more tungsten you buy, the darts will hold up better, last longer, and be thinner, which will help your shooting. 

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1.Rub the end of the dart on the stone. Hold the dart parallel to the sharpening stone and lightly rub the dart’s end across the stone’s surface. Make sure to rotate the dart to properly sharpen all sides. Check the tip continuously to ensure that it is sharpening properly and adjust sharpening accordingly.

2.Check the shape of the dart tip. Perfectly sharpened dart tips are not pointed; they have a slightly rounded tip. The tip needs to resemble a ball point pen tip to properly stick in the dart board. If the tip gets a point on it, lightly rub the end on the sharpening stone in circles until it is rounded.

3.Don't overdo it. Dart sharpeners to a point are too sharp. These darts often don't stick to the dart board, instead bouncing off and falling to the floor. They also run the risk of damaging the wiring on the board due to their sharpness. New darts in packaging come too sharp to play with. Round the tips of the darts down with the dart sharpener before using them so that they’re not too sharp.

4.Use it frequently. Check the tips of darts before throwing them. It’s probably not necessary to sharpen the tips between every throw, but it does occasionally happen that the tip needs a touch-up. Definitely sharpen darts between games to keep them in top shape.

5.Watch for signs of a bad tip. A bad tip is a tip that is too sharp or completely unsharpened. When playing, the biggest sign of a tip that needs sharpening is the dart bouncing off the board. Sharp, pointed tips slide in without sticking, and bounce off the backing, and flat darts make a big hole that they slip right back out of. This happens both when the tip is too sharp, and when it's not sharpened, or flat.

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