My Top 3 Favorite Dartboards | What Dartboard Should You Buy?
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
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In this video I talk about my top 3 all time favorite dartboards. I discuss likes and dislikes of all three. I hope it helps you know what board you should buy. Enjoy the video!
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:05 Video Description
01:51 Board 1
05:36 Board 2
08:41 Board 3
12:28 How Many Takes?
12:58 Outro - Спорт
*One80 board at Dartshopper* www.dartshopper.com/dartboards/one80-dartboards/
*One80 board at A-Z Darts* www.a-zdarts.com/dartboards/steel-tip/76-4110-One80-Gladiator-3-Steel-Tip-Dartboard.html
*Target Aspar at Dartshopper* www.dartshopper.com/target-aspar-dartboard.html
Great video for new players! I purchased the Viper AIM 360 as a learning board then picked up the Razorback as my backup. I have to say I’m very pleased with the boards. Holes don’t heal as quick but they do eventually. My board still looks great after 6 months and thousands of darts.
The Specs on both boards are identical but from my experience the Razorback heals much quicker.
I wish this video came out a year ago as I would of purchased the Gladiator. But I have played on the Blade5 and Shot Bandit boards and just love them!
But it really comes down to durability and bounce outs. I think I’ve had 3 bounce out in 6 months on the AIM 360. Nice spider!
Thanks for this video! This has to help new players looking to get the most bang for the buck.
Great review. I have only ever owned a few different boards over the years. My very first one was an Accudart with round wires and staples. Then I got a Winmau Diamond wire with staples. Third one was a Bandit Board. After all of those I have been on Winmau Blades ever since. I started with a Blade 4 but then got my favorite Blade 5 with the Rota Lock! That Rota Lock feature is my absolute favorite invention ever for any dartboard. I don’t need a board yet but I may try the 180 G3
nice work man, i love your vids... i bought a one80 g3+ because of you and i bought josh rock darts .... absolutley love these! pretty new into this dart scene but man i love youre vids!
also i like youre throwing style! greets from belgium! and ps i like to see a review of clemens g2 darts. again big fan rom belgium!
Worldwide; great review. I currently use the Winmau Blade 6 Duo Core board (replaced my Blade 5 Duo Core). I've had the board for about 6 months and have had zero issues with it so far; very few bounce-outs also. I did look at the Target ASPAR board also, but at the time it was more expensive. Thanks and keep the reviews rolling.
Thanks for the feedback Mike 👍🏻
I totally agree the G3+ is amazing but I want to try the Aspar as my next one.
Great video, the Winmau Blade 5 is an excellent board 👍
Interesting, after many reviews I decided on the Gladiator. Good choice 👍🏼 I honestly think winmau is too expensive for the quality offered. since I play featherlight darts, I switched to Target Firestorm, holds 👍🏼
Have to give that ONE80 board a try, have a blade 6 and it's holding up alright. With the blade 5 I always had a problem with the bull lol always wore out fast but still a decent board. Great vid as always Boom💥🍻🍻
Agreed! Not sure what the deal with the bullseye was, but it seemed to deteriorate quicker than the other segments.
Love the Blade 5 Dual Core... sadly the Blade 6 Triple Core is unavailable in my country, but the Blade 5 Dual Core still works.
I bought an entry level blade 6 board and I love it. I wouldn’t say it’s soft, but as you said it can vary from a batch to batch . I play with my soft tip darts that have 26mm mission titanium conversion points (total dart weight is 23 grams) and the point only goes in half the way
Mine was decent to start with but then it got super soft. Hopefully the newer ones are better
I always use the blade 5 better then the 6, might give the aspar a try.
I am also using this Gladiator 3+ dart board, lovin' it so far, one of the best professional dart board around in the market!
Good choice! 👍🏻
I bought a Blade 6 triple core early January. We play a lot a loop so I practice a lot at the bull. 5 months later and the bull and outer ring has lost its strength. There's also a harder section on the inside of the outer ring. If my dart hits that it sounds hard and visibly vibrates. Would avoid the Blade 6. Might try one of those One80 boards. 👍
I use the razorback Viper official competition board and so far it has bin a great board best iv ever used
Very helpful video, as usual. In the market for a new board as we speak and now I have plenty to consider. I know you shop around for deals and specials and such but do those companies favor 1 product deal over others? I mean like if Darts Corner generally has better deals on flights and stems, while company B usually has better pricing on boards. Just a thought. Keep up the good work sir. And thank you again for keeping the sport of darts affordable.
When it comes to darts the pricing system in general is all messed up. Here in the United States they operate (allegedly) using the illegal price fixing system. All the American shops agree to sell their products at the same prices so they don't undercut one another. That's classic price fixing.
For the most part the overseas shops have similar pricing on most items. Dartshopper has extremely jacked their prices up on some items though. Target for example. I would never buy Target products from Dartshopper as they have them priced about 30% higher than Double Tops for example. Here's a visual example...
Nathan Aspinall darts at Double Tops, $75usd... www.doubletopdartshop.com/collections/target-darts-2022/products/nathan-aspinall-90-tungsten-black-sp-steel-tip-darts-by-target
Same exact darts at Dartshopper, $100usd... www.dartshopper.com/target-nathan-aspinall-black-sp-90.html
Got the standard blade 6 just after Christmas probably play 3 hours a week on average. Rotate it regularly and it is holding up well I have a relatively soft throw using the 23g Andy Fordham onyx standard black point 33mm sticking out the barrel. For me it’s a brilliant board but I went from a blade 3 to the blade 6 so the difference was huge.
Happy to hear it's working out well for you 👍🏻
Try the Mission Samurai II! Big Fan of it!
Thanks for the review Worldwide, I've had a Winmau Blade 5 for the past year, nice board but starting to wear a bit now as I use it every day, just got a One80 Gladiator 3+ through on your recomendation & it's a lovely board, very quiet as the darts hit the board, thanks again.
I don't think I play anywhere near as much as you but my mission samurai II is holding up really well. Smashed the T20 a bit but still looks the part.
Will the Winmau carbon core take a soft tip dart as well as a steel tip? Looking for a quality board that will take both as my kids love to play but are to young to have steel tip darts..any help would be great , ty
Just bought a smarai 2 for my new one
Blade 5 duel core is my fav 👍 shame they stop selling it and bring out the 6 and slap an extra £20+ on it. Joke
Yep, totally agree. Imo that was their best board.
This video is perfectly timed lol, I am probably going to renew my setup next week and was going to buy a new board, I'll be taking this into consideration, thanks. Also have a question, what darts (not too expensive preferrably) would you recommend for someone with a front grip, I like to grab my darts pretty far forward and would love a dart where my fingers are always in the same place on the dart without thinking about it too much, because I struggle with having a consistent throw, love the vids
Thanks. I would honestly have a look at the KOTO darts at Dartshopper. Although I'm not sure if they ship to the UK. I have no idea where you are. The KOTO Tiger's or the KOTO Zoom would work really well and they're priced well. You could also take a look at the Designa darts over on Darts Corner. The Elite's are awesome but so are all the Designa darts. Oh, take a look at the Darts Corner Gallant M3's. Those might work well for you
@@WorldwideDarts thanks for the advice, I'll check it out!
may be designa mustangs v2 with a stormpoint. then you have a fat ring in the front which you will always feel and therefore, grip it the same way (23$) plus points
My G3+ still looks vey good and I have had no issues with it at all in 2 years BUT I THINK I DESERVE A NEW BOARD ! so it looks for all the world its going to be the same again.
The G3+ is softer than the G2 ever was but brighter and heals very well.
I’ve been throwing on the Shot Bandit Duro for the past couple of years. It’s a nice firm board and it’s holding up well, although the red segments are so light that they’re almost pink which I’m not crazy about. I also have a One180 Gladiator 2 in my office at work that I like alot.
I've heard that about the Shot boards. Here's a little known fact... During the American streams from the CDC they have to color correct the board to make it seem more red instead of the pinkish color that it is.
@@WorldwideDarts very interesting, I did not know that.
@@WorldwideDarts what boards do they use?
WWD, I have a new Nodor Supamatch 3 board. The board is harder and louder than my viper boards but not an issue.
My question is, when I pull darts out, the hole remains. I was expecting it to close or heal immediately as the Blade5 boards I play on.
I’m sure the holes will close as I play more but I would like to get some feedback from you are your audience on what I can expect.
Thanks
Hi WW, my last 4 or 5 boards were Winmau blades. I decided to give One80 Gladiator III a try. I've had the board for a week now, and quite honestly a little disappointed the way the board plays. It looks good, segments, colors and spider as good as I've seen on any other board. But when I started using it.....two cons, in my opinion, surfaced. First - board seems to be louder than Blade 5 was, and second - especially in the wider area of large segments - points seem to be reaching backboard and creating a really loud noise in the process. I don't throw darts particularly hard, and most of my darts are 21-22 G, so surprised how easy darts go so deep. Segments are covered with hard surface as many dartboards are, but as soon as it breaks in a little - seems board becomes soft very fast. Anyway, just wanted to share my 2 cents. Thanks for your videos.....really enjoy them.
Dartboards are so inconsistent. I think this is probably the first time hearing that the One80 is too soft. Usually it's the other way around and most players find them too hard. Same thing with me testing the Blade 6 boards. It felt like I was throwing at a pillow. They were that soft. In the end I think it boils down to "luck of the draw". You either get a good board or you don't, regardless of the brand.
Mission samurai infinity is a nice board too
I ordered a gladiator 3+ from dart shoppers and love it.
Good choice
Thanks for an interesting video! I would love to try Aspar once. Currently using the blade 5 dualcore and tbh I don't see why I would upgrade to blade 6.
I agree. If you can find another Blade 5 then I would go with that over the Blade 6. The Aspar is definitely worth a try just to switch things up a bit.
@@WorldwideDarts Worldwide, I also wanted to thank you for your content. I know you are not getting trillions of views, but believe me, for those who play darts your channel is important, I am 28, my brother is 18, we are not from US, actually we are Ukrainians, but we watch all of your episodes with a great pleasure, so thanks for your work it is appreciated
That's awesome! Thank you for the comment. I hope you and your brother are okay with all that's going on. Wishing you guys all the best.
@@WorldwideDarts thank you so much! God bless
Great review
Thank you Mike 👍🏻
A bit surprised, thought u would of picked the Winmau board. I've always wanted to try the 0ne80 board and have decided quit awhile ago this is going to be my next board. Currently using a Supermatch 3 and it is holding up quit well so waiting till it wears out.
I'm a HUGE fan of the Winmau boards. As much as I wanted to like and promote the new Blade 6 I just couldn't. Imo it's a simply fix though. They just have to compress the fibers a bit tighter and it would be a great board. But from everything i've seen they're way, way too soft.
@@WorldwideDarts I agree.
got a one80 a few weeks ago (since you recommended it). I wonder if the Shot boards are nice? They look really clean
I've heard mixed things about them. The round bullseye spider has been known to fall out after some use. The coloring is also a bit pink on them instead of red
Just got the One80 Gladiator 3+ to replace my old Gladiator 2+. I don't know how One80 did it, but it's probably the quietest board i've played on. I'm not even using the rotafix mount. Compared to the Gladiator 2+, which when it was new, sounded like i was throwing darts at a thick block of wood. Lol
I hope it stays that way for you, my g3+ was soft at first now its hard as hell, it sounds like im throwing darts at a piece of solid oak
Just got a Blade 6 ( NOT THE TRIPLE CORE) last week. I don't throw hard but definitely don't throw soft and I have darts falling out all the time. To me this board is hard and reminds me up Alien boards. I have fall outs and bounce outs with that board all the time. I have to scratch the points on my darts to get them to stick in the board.
I had the same experience. My darts didn't fall out but I always felt like they were barely hanging on. I found that odd because my darts usually hit the board with a bit of force. The sisal on the two Blade 6 boards I had were packed so loosely that they didn't hold the point very well at all.
What do you think about unicorn eclipse hd2
I started playing darts again just over a year ago and in that time I have gone through all the variations of the blade 6.... They're all poor.
I started off with the standard version and that lasted 6 months, I then got the triple core and that only lasted 4 months!!! I've had the dual core for 5 months and to be honest it isn't much better than the other two, got to say I've been really disappointed with all of them. And you're right about the spider, they've all looked terrible after a few months use.
And it's not like I'm using Simon Whitlock points either lol! I use 23g Rob Cross gen 1s with 30mm target storm surge points 🤷🏻♂️
So I've decided that on pay day I'm going to invest in one80 gladiator, hopefully I'll get more than 6 months out of it 😁👍🏻
Blade 6 are straight trash!!! Way, way too soft. I've had 3 of them now and hated all of them. Looks like One80 G3's for me
Hey WW, not sure if you'll even see this but since you made this video, any changes in your opinion?
I have a WINMAU BLADE 6 Triple Core and have loved it. It's only my 2nd "Real dartboard" lol.
Before that was elcheepo's.
Was really leaning toward the Target Aspar or the Gladiator next.
Are your opinions still the same in regards to the Gladiator 3 plus being superior to the Target?
Yeah, I still think the Gladiator is an amazing board. My Aspar is holding up really well too. I've been using that board for most all of my recent videos.
New boards might be softer for the lighter darts especially plastic tip darts
Nodor Supramatch 3 is still for sale and is a Blade 5 with a other name or so i'm told. so that might be a good test for you.
Spot on. Basically a Winmau board with different logos. If I can find one it would be worth a review 👍🏻
Did you see the post game interview with Adrian Lewis on the PDC twitter feed after his victory? Check out the 15 second mark where he talks about the Winmau boards being soft.
Yep, I definitely noticed that. He said he had to change to longer points because the barrel was sinking in all the way. Good to hear a top professional saying the same thing I am
I was hearing of the spiders working out of the ONE80 boards. Is that actually an issue?
I'm still playing a Nodor Sportcraft with the "new" stapleless bull, which was the standard back in the day, and a Accudart Winmau with stapled bull. Both are amazingly intact after all these years, if looking a bit shabby. The round wires and staples do produce lots of bounces, but both boards hold a dart well otherwise, which has me wondering how these new boards could wear out so fast.
Any time I see stories of the spider working its way loose it's usually caused by a severe lack of rotation or no rotation at all. If you rotate ANY board often it should never be an issue. Remember, there are players out there that have no idea how to care for a board so you're going to hear different stories. I've had my One80 G3 for a couple years now and you can see it in several of my new videos. It's still in really good condition
@@WorldwideDarts Thanks! I'll give one a try.
How about doing a review on the Designa dart board sold by Darts Corner for $35. There is no branding and according to them (via email) they compare it to a One80 board.
The only problem is that it cost $50usd to ship a board to the USA from Darts Corner. Meanwhile I can get boards shipped FedEx express in 2-3 days from Dartshopper for $17
blade 5 dual core all day
I have the mission samurai II board. It’s not so good. Bad colouring and poor durability. Also a lot of bounce outs. Would really like to try the one80 board. Thanks for your great reviews!
Cheers DDP. I've yet to try that board but heard it was okay at best. The One80 is definitely worth a try 👍🏻
my favorite is the nodor supamatch 3 unfortunately, noder no longer has the red/black bull
Never heard anything bad about the Nodor boards. Basically the same thing as the Winmau boards as they're the same company.
@@WorldwideDarts try it and you will love it.
I love blade5 dual core.. Bulls advantage501 and target aspar..best 3 for me
i have the gladiatior 3+ for a year now and i'm not very happy with the durability of the spider. it is not chewed up, BUT its nowhere near straight anymore, and i heard this is a common desease this board has and i have one where it is extreme. wanted to get my hands on a blade 5 dc too, but here in germany it is nearly impossible, or i didn't have the luck in the past to get my hands on one
The board is so firm that if you don't rotate it enough I've heard of the wires bending a bit. Did you rotate often? At least once a week?
@@WorldwideDarts yes, i rotate it very often, once a week is enough for the time i play
I'm a little confused that the Aspar is holding up so good. I saw another Test where they tested like 5 boards over the same time and the Aspar looked absolutely horrible. Crazy how different they seem to be from the factory...
Strange isn't it? Someone told me to have a look at that other review channel and his Aspar and I thought it looked like trash. Holes all over it. I have absolutely no idea what I could be doing differently here. I'm a bit fanatical about rotating it often but that's all I do. It seems like ALL my boards hold up really well doesn't it? I don't get it
@@WorldwideDarts how often do you rotate?
@@22BJ22 I rotate the most when the board is brand new. The goal is to break it in evenly. So I'm rotating a couple times per week at a minimum.
@@WorldwideDarts Well, I think the points play the biggest role. In the Test I mentioned all boards were hung up in a Darts Club, so allkinds of aggressive points were thrown at them. Some boards handle it better some dont. Most famous example is probably the unicorn eclipse. I heard it handles smooth points very well but obviously not aggressive ones. The blade however seems to handle them better. So I guess the force needed to rip out sisal fibers could be part of a future dartboardtest.
How's your luck been with the One80 spider? We use them as our comp board at the club (seeing as we have to use the absolutely terrible Samurai 2 as a Superleague board so can't use them for that anymore). One thing we've found is the spiders seem to lift really badly either around the original 8/16 segment or the 10/15 and sink really badly the other side...
Here's my theory on the One80 spider. The sisal is so tightly packed that it can sometimes push the spider out in certain spaces. To prevent this the board needs to be rotated more than other boards.
It's hard to explain but imagine this... you're throwing at the 20 segment for a few weeks. While we throw at that area of the board the fibers become a bit more loose as the board gets used. Meanwhile other areas of the board remain tightly packed. So if someone doesn't rotate the board the 20 segment spider can start to lift because of the pressure from other areas of the board. I excessively rotated my One80's and have completely avoided that issue but I have definitely seen others have the same issue as your describing
@@WorldwideDarts good to know that. I've always been a massive fan of the playing surface, but not committed to having one as a practice board because of that issue. Got a Blade 6 TC at the moment which is holding up well, but I don't think justifies the £80 purchase price...
Yeah, the price is shocking! I could get two One80 G3's plus a ton of stems and flights for less than a Blade 6 TC at Dartshopper. Or... I could get the Aspar and a One80 G3 for the price of the B6 TC.
Blade 6 triple core awful. I want to try shot bandit next
100% agree. Was yours soft as well?
@@WorldwideDarts yeah really soft in some places and a few dead spots aswell a quarter of my bully eye the darts won't stick in. And I use a diamond cut point
Recently using Blade 6 and Aspar.
Blade 6 is just way too soft, points penetrate soo deep. Manufacturing quality is poor in comparison. Every time I pick my darts up, I need to pay extra attention not to scratch my hands. Nothing to talk about Rota-lock, it is just the best thing ever.
Aspar has great manufacturing quality. Web is almost perfect and seems way more durable. Sisal surface and web edge is soo close together, which is I like most about it.
I'm finding out that a lot of other people think the B6 is WAY too soft. Such a shame because if it was slightly more firm it would be a perfect board. Mine hardly saw any use at all. That's how much I disliked it.
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I didn't even know about rotating the board until a couple of days ago when I noticed the 20 segment has a huge bulge and a bit on the 1 and the 5. I have a Unicorn Striker and actually I have quite a lot of bounce outs. I just ordered the 180 Gladiator 3 Plus so I am looking forward to receiving it. Oh and I've began to rotate the Unicorn. I may ise tye Unicorn during the week and the Gladiator on the weekends when I receive it.
With a new board make sure you rotate it a lot to start with. A good rule of thumb is you want all the segments to look the same for the entire life of the board. If one segment looks worse than another... you aren't rotating enough.
You ever notice that in all of my videos my boards look great? That's what happens when you properly rotate it. It increases the life of a board greatly. 👍🏻
Thanks a lot for your advice, yes your boards look new, I will rotate them regularly.@@WorldwideDarts
Call me crazy, but last year a friend gave me a brand new Blade 4 that he had won on a tournament some years ago. Granted the spider is not the best out there, but I just love the firmness of that board, especially compared to the 5's or 6's that we currently throw at in tournaments nowadays.
The Blade 4 was a great board. My only complaint would be that the segments are tiny compared to boards of today. If I remember correctly the Blade 4 segments were in the 8.7mm to 9mm range. So up to a full millimeter smaller compared to the new Blade 6 board where some segments were 10mm even.
If you were to play online darts at home and you're using a Blade 4 vs someone that playing on a Blade 6 you would have a serious disadvantage. Otherwise it's a GREAT board.
It's true , that's why I use it as a practice board at home. To be honest I've yet to participate an online tournament.
Just checked on the Gladiator 3. In Greece you can get one just under €70, that's around $75, free shipping... quite good actually.
I have a Blade 4 tucked away and the only reason its not on my wall is it is just soooo dark compared to my G3+
I've been planning to buy a G3, but my G2 just won't die. It's been going working for years now, and looks fantastic.
2:16 What the heck was that flying in the air above your head?
Yikes! Probably just a house fly on steroids 😂
@@WorldwideDarts Haha that thing must've been massive. It looked like a ghost dart.
4 turns
Hi could u tell me where u got clock from
nice selection but remove one80
You probably know more about dartboards than most anyone on the planet but I've always found the One80 G3 to be a great board.
Hey WWD, what dart board you still using ? Still recommend? Many thanks 🎯
Target Aspar? worst board , very bad. Unicorn Eclipse Ultra is one of the best boards. much better than the eclipse hd boards. looks best of all and it hold a long time now.,
Most all of your comments on this channel have been anti Target board. I wouldn't be surprised if you work for Unicorn 😂
@@WorldwideDarts 😂 defiantly not. but the Unicorn board surprised me. it is the best board they ever made. test it pal.👌🏻
My eclipse ultra looks just as good as my previous blade 5, gladiator 3+ boards did after 6 months
Watched this geezer for a minute and liked him from the off . Top info aswell just getting a bit anxious about that dartboard falling on his canister . Canister = Head to our colonial friends . Trumpy is going down😢