Guides to choosing darts
Short, honest guides to finding darts that fit you: what weight to pick, which barrel shape suits your grip, and how DartFit measures your hand next to a bank card to match you to 105 real dart models.
- Which darts are right for me?How to choose darts that fit: weight, length, thickness, barrel shape and grip, matched to your hand and how you hold the dart. Free fitting with DartFit.
- How the DartFit algorithm picks your dartHow DartFit turns a photo of your hand next to a bank card into your ideal dart: hand measurement, uncertainty, barrel physics and match scores.
- Why you want a dart that fits youWhy darts that fit your hand help: a repeatable grip, a cleaner release and less fatigue. What a poorly fitting dart does, and how to find one that fits.
- What weight darts should I use?What dart weight to choose: most steel-tip darts are 20 to 26 g. How your throw, grip and hand change the right weight, with data from 139 darts.
- Buying darts as a giftBuying darts as a present? Pick a set that fits from their height, hand type and how they hold the dart. Free gift fitting with DartFit.
- Dart barrel shapes explainedStraight, torpedo, bomb, tapered or scalloped: what each dart barrel shape does, where the weight sits and which grip it suits. With catalogue data.
- How much grip should my darts have?Smooth, ringed or knurled: how much grip your darts need depends on your skin and release. How to choose, and what too much or too little grip does.
- 80, 90 or 95% tungsten: what is the difference?What the tungsten percentage of a dart changes: a slimmer barrel at the same weight. 90% versus 95% versus brass, with densities and catalogue data.
- Darts calendar 2026/27When are the big darts tournaments? Dates and venues of the Grand Slam, Players Championship Finals and the 2027 World Darts Championship at Ally Pally.
- Darts rules explainedHow high does a dartboard hang and how far is the oche? The official measurements (1.73 m, 2.37 m), how 501 double-out works and what a bust is.
- Darts checkout chartEvery darts checkout from 170 down to 2, in the fewest darts and ending on a double, plus the numbers you cannot finish in three darts.
- Which darts do the pros throw?The darts of professional players: weight, length, barrel shape and tungsten of each signature dart, and whether that dart would fit your hand.