Decent dartboard
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Has anyone got a dartboard that is decent quality and lasted a fair while. I thought it would be easy buying one but just about every Amazon review on most of the different makes have all sorts of problems from the boards falling to bits after a few darts to the numbers falling off.
I had one as a kid and it seemed to last for years, some seem very expensive as well for what they are.
I had one as a kid and it seemed to last for years, some seem very expensive as well for what they are.
Unicorn Eclipse Ultra or Winmau Blade 6 (basically a top of the range board from either of these manufacturers)
I've had a Winmau Blade 5 since Feb 2020, so pretty much 2 years old.
I guess it gets used 4 or 5 times a week on average, for 30 minutes to an hour (I like playing darts as it's quite relaxing with some music on in the background).
I haven't moved the numbers round (to spread wear), and only now is there starting to be the odd bristle that is coming out of the surface near the treble 20.
I think darts is probably one of the very few "sports" that you can get the absolute top of the range kit, as used by the professionals, for under £200 (board, cabinet, darts, and rubber mat), so I've never seen the point in getting anything "budget".
It also, unfortunately, removes any possible excuse that the kit is limiting you, so my mediocre performance is solely down to my lack of ability!
This is what the 20 section looks like after 2 years of wear, as detailed above.
Darts are Peter Wright Snakebite Vyper: 22 gram, which were £57 at the time.
Blade5 dartboard by conradsphotos, on Flickr
ETA: Just remembered that my brother goes to a local (to him) working mens club with a decent darts team who regularly play league matches in addition to regular casual use. They had a Winmau Blade 5 which lasted them well over a year, and have recently replaced it with a Blade 6, so were happy with the Blade 5 performance too.
Not sure where you are getting to see lots of negative reviews, as all the "quality" boards seem to have very good reviews, unless you're specifically searching the odd 1* review among thousands of positive ones?
I've had a Winmau Blade 5 since Feb 2020, so pretty much 2 years old.
I guess it gets used 4 or 5 times a week on average, for 30 minutes to an hour (I like playing darts as it's quite relaxing with some music on in the background).
I haven't moved the numbers round (to spread wear), and only now is there starting to be the odd bristle that is coming out of the surface near the treble 20.
I think darts is probably one of the very few "sports" that you can get the absolute top of the range kit, as used by the professionals, for under £200 (board, cabinet, darts, and rubber mat), so I've never seen the point in getting anything "budget".
It also, unfortunately, removes any possible excuse that the kit is limiting you, so my mediocre performance is solely down to my lack of ability!
This is what the 20 section looks like after 2 years of wear, as detailed above.
Darts are Peter Wright Snakebite Vyper: 22 gram, which were £57 at the time.
Blade5 dartboard by conradsphotos, on FlickrETA: Just remembered that my brother goes to a local (to him) working mens club with a decent darts team who regularly play league matches in addition to regular casual use. They had a Winmau Blade 5 which lasted them well over a year, and have recently replaced it with a Blade 6, so were happy with the Blade 5 performance too.
Not sure where you are getting to see lots of negative reviews, as all the "quality" boards seem to have very good reviews, unless you're specifically searching the odd 1* review among thousands of positive ones?
Edited by C n C on Friday 28th January 19:56
Right I've gone for this one in the end.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01FVSLFCW/ref...
Didn't want to spend a fortune on one, its years since I've played darts. I got the info from the bad reviews on amazon, it wasn't just the 1 star reviews, its the picture people post as well, £80 dart boards where the wires are all bent and hanging off, the 20 area with craters in them and the numbers round the outside missing where they have fell off. I'm sure my dart board as a kid didn't suffer any of those catastrophes.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01FVSLFCW/ref...
Didn't want to spend a fortune on one, its years since I've played darts. I got the info from the bad reviews on amazon, it wasn't just the 1 star reviews, its the picture people post as well, £80 dart boards where the wires are all bent and hanging off, the 20 area with craters in them and the numbers round the outside missing where they have fell off. I'm sure my dart board as a kid didn't suffer any of those catastrophes.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
C n C said:
I haven't moved the numbers round (to spread wear), and only now is there starting to be the odd bristle that is coming out of the surface near the treble 20.
But the treble 20 itself is as good as new 
Only hit 25 x 180 and 82 x 140 in the last 2 years (yes, I count them), so the treble 20 sees a lot less wear than the surrounding area (unfortunately)!
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