LoveDarts - Best Dartboards for 2022 - The Pro's and the Con's of 10 boards.
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- LoveDarts - Best Dartboards for 2022 - The Pro's and the cons of 10 boards.
Thanks to DartsCorner, Mission, WINMAU and Target who sent boards to me to review.
I've tried to be as honest about each board to help you make some considerations when purchasing. In this modern age we are spoilt for choice and they are all significantly improved from boards of old so consider what's important to you?
Aesthetics? (how it looks)
Durability?
Functions?
Price?
I aim to give you an idea in this video.
This took significant time to film and test so please add a like if you enjoyed it and subscribe if you want to see more from me. Sharing also helps me grow the channel!
Check them out!!! boards can be purchased on the sites below. I haven't added direct links as they keep changing. The Viper, Unicorn, shot and mission board can all be purchased at DartsCorner, the Target and Winmau boards must be purchased direct.
www.dartscorner.co.uk
www.missiondarts.com
winmau.com
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My Equipment
Winmau Triple Core Blade 6 Carbon Edition.
Custom LoveDarts Surround
Mission Torus 270 light
Scolia home system
LoveDarts Gen 1 Type 2 23g 95% Tungsten Darts
L-style 190 stems and Lstyle EZ Custom Flights
Target Swiss DS points
My name is Marc and I as you can see LOVE Darts! I hope you enjoy the videos. This started with the Elusive Elysian range and has expanded into other premium products and weird darts!
I love doing intro trailers to get a buzz about the product and hope you enjoy them too. Please feel free to comment and leave feedback for more things you enjoyed and want to see.
May your darts fly straight and score highly!!!
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So sorry for your loss Marc. This is a fantastic video, well done in all your efforts getting this out. Fantastic to see you back buddy ❤️👍🏻🎯
looks like a lovely lady. sorry for your loss.
Ty buddy
Marc, you are one of the best people to grace YT when it comes to darts. Very sorry for your loss mate
Very kind buddy. I’m flattered! I will be brining out more content once I’ve finished this show I’m doing. I’ve got a great video coming up! Watch this space!
So sorry for your loss, thanks so much for the video. Helped me loads 😊
Thanks. That’s very kind. I’ve had an awful day and this has cheered me up! Glad it helped and hope you enjoy whichever you choose!
So sorry to hear about your loss
Thank you David. Sadly lost my mum, my uncle and great aunt all within 6 months so I’ve been helping my family. But now I’m back to TH-cam with new equipment and I can’t wait to get stuck in! Thanks for your kind words and support!
Absolute amazing in depth review... very well done sir
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! I should do an updated one including the goat board as I really like it!
Please do give an updated review on the Viper Obsidian board. I have the viper Razorback and Slash boards and love them. So far you are the only person who has shown one in hand. Thank you, love the vids.
The obsidian is still very quiet. It doesn’t have great quality control and the colours don’t go super deep. I will try do an update vid in the coming months! Glad you enjoy!
Thank you so kindly for the reply. I will keep watching for all the good content. Stay safe out there bud.
Awesome to see you back on the channel my friend, great video as always and totally agree the No1 Board to buy 👍🏻
Thanks bud. Been a long time coming just been very difficult to adjust. Glad to see you pulling the reviews in my absence bud! Catchup soon! Cheeky dram and Nakka methinks
@@LoveDarts never as good as yours and absolutely mate ye can smash me on the nakka any time lol.
Welcome back & sorry for your loss. I’m new to darts and didn’t really know what I was buying when I started out. I’ve found your videos really helpful. I like the look of the Blade 6 Carbon and plan to buy this next. 👍
This is what I do it for! Thanks for the comment it means a lot when my videos help! Makes it all worth while. Thank you for the condolences! Hope you enjoy getting into darts! I’m on Twitter and Instagram too!
@@LoveDarts I prefer unicorn boards myself love everyone of them
@@rayphillips6060 that’s the beauty of darts we all have our own preferences! I’ve enjoyed the ultra more than the hd2 I must say.
@@LoveDarts I currently have the unicorn Eclipse pro I find it soft and very hardwareing, and could you do a review on a harrows board, I had one once and I think they are horrid but would love to know everyone else's opinion
@@rayphillips6060 I will look into it bud. Just did a board review but will try get hold
Of a harrows one in the future and see what they are like
Marc,
I just put my order in for a Bull's Advantage 5.01 after wanting one for the past several years. Can't wait till it arrives to compare it to my One80 Gladiator 3. I love the thin, razor bladed wiring and the white wiring system is something I always enjoyed on my Unicorn HD 1 board. Hopefully it will be the Best of all Worlds kinda Board for me.
I do enjoy that board. If the sisal was a little softer it would be even better! Hope you enjoy it!
@@LoveDarts Bit on the harder side huh? I just hung up my Unicorn HD Board...darts are almost 3/4 in VS 1/2 way in with my Gladiator 3. I forgot how soft Unicorn Boards can be.
@@LoveDarts I was surprised that my 5.01 Board is significantly softer than I thought it would be, As a matter of fact, my Gladiator One80 G3 is a much harder Board with Darts going no more than half way to the barrel. The Bullseye on the Bull's 5.01 is an absolute joy to shoot on though.
@@jeffreycaban5107 I’m glad you are enjoying it! It’s also one of my favourite boards! Enjoy!
Sorry for your loss 🙏 as we say in Ireland ar dheis Dé go raibh a Anam dílis 🙏🙏
Got the Carbon 6... it just really is the best help a man can get...
I forgot how much I enjoy playing on it until recently when I rotated boards to it!
Condolences to u and family sir!.......I like your channel!
Thanks it’s appreciated! Enjoy and remember…
Welcome back Marc, great video as always
Thanks buddy x
Good video Marc. Glad to see you return
cheers ryan! x
Welcome back Marc. As always, much love from everyone Chez Yates. Nice capsule reviews of the boards. My brother in law bought me a Blade 6 Carbon for my birthday. It turned up just before the PDC announcement, so it's a PDC logo free board. Might have to keep that and get one with the PDC logo :) My Blade 5 still has plenty of legs left in it though.
Unicorn and Winmau do sell HD & HD style number rings on their own. Which makes me wonder if there's a market for HD number rings in different / favourite typefaces in colours. One with a 70s sci fi typeface in orange or purple would be a must buy!
The Target Aspar board seemed to perform well at the World Seniors. Possibly because the players are all old school so don't hang with this newfangled patterns on points malarkey :)
Yeah the aspar did hold up ok but is harder than the others and marks up more. I like the innovation of the rotation and the number ring though. Love my carbon and still rotate them all and like aspects of each of them! I’d like to see some of the best bits together in a board! Thanks for the support bud
Great comprehensive review…….. hope you are ok and dealing with stuff…… nice you are back
I know it’s a bit late, but I think the reason why the colours on the winmau boards are different compared to other boards is because of High definition television.
e.g I’ve learnt if you have an object that is very white it can cause overblown whites to occur. basically if it’s so white, it can make it harder to view on High definition television, especially if you’re viewing it through a smart phone.
It’s the same thing with the snooker balls, if you look closely at the cue ball today compared to back in the day, today’s cueball is actually off white instead of pure white so it’s easier to see.
I think that’s the reason why the colours on the winmau boards are different.
Hope that clears that up.
Interesting 🧐 thanks for the comment! Never thought of it
Nice review/summary. 🙂 I'm looking forward to see what Bull's Germany has to offer with their new Focus II Plus dartboard. At least it looks good.
Great video Marc. Nice to see some uncommon boards featured 👍
Glad you enjoyed bud
RIP Mate❤
Glad to see you back making quality content on TH-cam Marc.
I really enjoyed this review and will definitely use it to influence my next board buy 👌🏻#lovedarts
Great to hear thanks for the comment! Happy to be back!
@@LoveDarts hi Marc have you ever reviewed/tested the Unicorn Eclipse Pro
@@rayphillips6060 no buddy tbh I didn’t like any of the unicorn boards until the ultra which I found to last longer than the previous boards. Don’t get me wrong they are beautiful but they just didn’t last as long and I felt there were dead spots around the bull and the wiring wasn’t good on bull but feel they were better on the ultra. I still personally prefer winmau boards though I think we have more choice these days. Even the latest batch of the aspar weren’t bad compared to mine which was hard. TheyvE definitely softened or is it a seasonal thing… not sure!
@@LoveDarts after your dartboard review I'm now after a viper obsidian
@@LoveDarts also I buy all my darts at sports direct the only thing I order from darts companies online is flights and stems
Great vid as always, sorry to hear about your mother marc
thanks mason. hope you enjoyed it
I just purchased the Red Dragon Razor Edge board for £28.90 (made by Winmau) and it is a fantastic board for the price...
Just one point it does have some staples, but after around 10 hours practice (no bounce outs at all) and it heals quickly too..
Yeah it’s tricky I didn’t want to review boards with staples in as that would have opened up even more and I think most prefer the extra space without them. However I’m glad to hear something good about a staple board as it’s been a few years since I’ve played on one! Keep me posted on its durability!
@@LoveDarts Sorry to hear about mum your by the way.. Lost my dad at the start of the pandemic, now full time carer for my mum..
She still plays league darts at 83 years old..
@@Vialli100. that’s amazing. I’m devastated to have lost her. I can’t actually believe it and keep thinking she’s just away for a while… pain is unreal! I try help dad as best I can but I’ve taken on a lot
@@LoveDarts Just an update, I have been using the board daily for between 2 - 4 hours practice and turning regularly. So far it is still very good, shame I can't put picture on here.. I also purchased some new darts 'Target Daytona Fire 21g' hit a 180 first 3 lol..
@@Vialli100. good stuff! Thanks for the update! Always good to hear about the longevity of products
Shot Bandit Duro. Hands down.
Had no quality issues with mine.
@@jdwest9300 yes could have been a one off issue with mine. I do like the duro though it’s harder than others and tbh the advantage 5.01 is basically the same without the colours or price tag. But it’s not a bad board at all I like it!
Blade 6 dual cost 65, now 20% off in Argos so £52
Sorry for your loss
Thank you
I had two blade 5s that had a bad bullseye where darts bounce off the middle of the bull. Now have a Target Aspar and they're much better. I'm also not going to spend 75 pounds to see if the blade 6 bull is better.
thats absolutely fine. I try to give people an idea and options. target aspar has its benefits and i hope you enjoy it!
I have the Nodor Supamatch 3, top quality board from the company that owns both Winmau and Red Dragon.
Been a long time since I played on a Nodor board. Would be great to see a flashy nee looking board from them! Last I played on was very old school!
@@LoveDarts the Supamatch 3 is the same quality as the base Winmau Blade 5, I think it's basically the same board but with a different screen print on it. I'd recommend it to anybody.
@@WJNeweII well I shall look into it buddy! Thanks for the recommendation
Nodor Supermatch board is made in the same factory and product as the Winmau boards. They are the same board with a different logo (Nodor is Winmau).
The Supermatch 3 is an updated spider wiring and it’s nice. No bounce outs!!! So you get the best of both worlds, blade board with roto lock with the best spider on the market.
Also, shout out to the viper boards. The spider is top notch!!!
AIM 360, Razorback are great boards for the price. I have an advantage using these boards with the Supermatch 3 on Dartconnect as all my Winmau blade6 boards seem to have bounce outs in almost every match.
I'm abit late to the comments, I've been using the nodor supamatch 3 for a year now n it's still good odd bit of sisal showing, been turned regularly £39.90 on red dragon well worth money
Nice! I’ve played on that once I think. Wasn’t a bad board but think it’s great we have choice!
Nice! I’ve played on that once I think. Wasn’t a bad board but think it’s great we have choice!
Sorry to hear about your Mum Mate my Condolences. I am on the fence between the Blade 6 carbon and the Target Aspar? Leaning toward the Blade 6 Carbon but super expensive here in Canada $179 Canadian. At local shop. what are the darts you are shooting are they your Love darts Darts or are they Target 975"s ? Just wondering I just did a trade with my buddy to get a set of 975's 03 model. CHEERS!! & Shoot e'm Strait!!
Depends if you like hard or medium board. The aspar is hard and marks up quite easily in comparison to the healing of the blade 6. In suing my type 2 LoveDarts bud! The 975’s are nice though no hex grips in middle of dart which is a shame! Hope you enjoy and remember… LoveDarts!!! ❤️ 🎯
Blade 5 never had a problem
Agree it’s a good board still! No issues as a home board!
Hi Marc,
Just picked up the Viper Obsidian for £24.99! Seems really quiet and soft so far. Any longer terms views/updates on it?
ATB for 2024!
Tbh I’ve not run it for very long since. By far one of the quietest boards but some quality issues. However for the price I think you’ve got yourself a bargain there!
@@LoveDarts yeah tell me about it. I had a 1cm splodge of green ink in a red double. Then threw 12 or so darts…one hitting the ‘2’ of the 20 number ring which fell off.
Not ideal but an easy fix.
A really nice feeling/sounding indoor board.
A good way to preserve a dartboard is to soak it in urine... I don't suppose you know a venue where you can do this to all those boards, Marc?
lmao I DID!!! but apparently it's clean up it's act! lmao this comment made me chuckle!!!
Nice, so the Blade 6 Triple Core or 2 Mission Samurai. Not an easy pick ;-)
all depends what you want and whats important to you. if money is no object the carbon is my choice. if you want value and a great board or 2 then samurai 2 is a fine board!
Really good review I personally think the blade 6 triple core with the unicorn ring but the bulls board is very pleasing on the eye at first like the unicorn new board , the new target looks to dull and that number ring is the worst I've ever seen
But being from Ireland choice at a reasonable price is nearly numbered to Argos which means winmau (or Unicorn)
@@tomasmorrissey7324 yeah there’s definitely compliments from each brand that are good and could be all out together for perfection but the blade 6 carbon is very good!
How much this Dart board with dart pin..I love it..thanks
5 21:43 After seeing the blade 6 triple core on offer in argos for £63 i thought i better get myself down there and take advantage. Knowing how bad some dartboards can be (as new) i asked if they minded me taking it out the box to have a quick inspection….🤦🏼♂️awful!!! The n😮mber ring was bent and really cheap looking, colors looked faded and there was a big splash of green ink in the red treble twenty bed. I asked if they could get me another board which they did and they told me this is the last one they had, it was not as bad but no where near the quality it should be for saying there originally asking for £75 for these boards….. needless to say i had my money back.The 2 boards i viewed dident have the pdc print on them so they would of been of the first batches of them boards that was manufactured which i know there were a lot of complaints about but come on winmau i was shocked to see something so bad come out your factory, past quality control like thst was shocking… you can see on tv some of the boards the print is shocking… not good enough at all 👎🏻
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
I throw mine on it and seems ok. Just not a garanteed stick as if they are kids they won’t throw as hard. The carbon maybe a bit pricey for this though as soft tips can leave larger holes which are harder to repair. Consider a cheaper blade to test it on and see if it suits!
Do you have a new favorite aside from last years blade 6? Im thinking of pulling the trigger on it.
Still this board in my opinion. Pricey but the best. If you want to save pennies I’m enjoying the mission infinity. Time will tell for durability though.
how i wish i could buy any one of these, i still use terton craft😂😂abaca fiber board😢😢
There’s a lot of competition out there now so I’m sure you can pickup a board at a good price at some point my friend! All the best
I bought the Blade 6 triple core in the 2nd week of January, it gets about one hours use in three 20 minute stints every day and three hours usage on a Thursday when a couple of my team mates come for a lesson, oops i meant practice!!, id been turning it regularly as any responsible dart board owner should do,
However it is now the 24th of February and im extremely disappointed to report that it is in a shocking state considering what it cost, the healing is virtually nonexistent, I really am very very disappointed with it, I definitely will NOT be buying another one, I shouldn't even be needing a new board for at least another 6 months, so now ive gone back to my old Blade 5, which id been using for approx 7 months before buying the offending Blade 6, Winmau im not happy i certainly won't be buying any more from them until they bring out a Blade 7!!!
Crikey I’ve not experienced that myself. If you have twitter tag me in a pic so I can see please. Would be good to see.
@@LoveDarts I don't actually have Twitter account, I would be more than happy to make a little video of it, seriously it's shocking ive never paid that much money for a dart board before, until now winmau to my mind was the only board to buy, i'll work something out so you can see it, that was accurate play time ive exaggerated anything, it's a below par extremely poor quality board, perhaps messenger or something like?, anyway it's gotta wait til tomorrow because I'm knackered!!
excuse me sir...there's something i wanna ask you...do you know champs brand dart board....the box colors are white and blue.....is that good enough? if you know about this....because i'm going to buy dart board with average price
I don’t know the brand I’m afraid buddy
What are the best dartboards that are on the softer side? I play on a one80 glad 3 and it’s a great board but too hard for my throw
The viper obsidian is very soft but on the lower end of quality. I’d go with a blade variant. Never accused of being hard. Unicorn also can be soft or too soft and don’t last as long!
Nice video
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
I got a Bulls focus II now. What do you think of the Focus II plus?
I’ve not tried it but I’d love to! Big fan of bulls 5.01 advantage
Do you have a update on the viper obsidian?
Hey Marc, is it still possible to order a set of your Lovedarts Gen1 darts?
Yes buddy LoveDarts.uk I still have some left
@@LoveDarts Thank you! Ordering LoveDarts on Valentine's Day seems very fitting 😅
@@benjaminkuch2558 congratulations you have just made the best choice! I hope you love them!
I got blade 6 triple core and after one month was so used... blade6 after 1 month 50% less
So the blade 6 is better than the triple core?
Can anyone recommend me a board with a £35 budget please. The one I’ve currently got has a really thick wire on it which makes it impossible to be consistent with hitting 180s and trebles since I get so many darts bounce off the wire. Thanks.
Koto king pro May be ok for you on that budget.
Hello. What is the material on the back of the dartboard? Could this be an alternative to dart surround?
Sorry what do you mean? Which dartboard are you referring to? Ta
@@LoveDarts The material that protects the wall behind the dartboard. That is, the one that prevents the darts that do not hit the wall from hitting the wall. Dartboard is Winmau Blade 6 Dual core.
@@m.e.6018 it’s probably the strap that holds the dartboard onto the door. Having said that there is foam at the back which helps noise dampening I think and I’d encourage companies to try make something for sound dampening like this!
@@LoveDarts Thank you. So this dart surround can be made from any foam material?
@@m.e.6018 it’s not a surround. The device in the vids is a strap holding bits to door which has a circle foam back which could be good if made j to ale thing for sound dampening
WINMAU dartboard how much thanks
It depends on where you are. Available from reddragon darts, argos and Amazon
Really sorry to hear about your mam
Thanks bud
内容很棒的视频，不过有的镜头太晃了，头晕…😓
What means no wires of the edges?
If you look at the spider wire frame it’s circular on the edge instead of having the extensions coming off like spiders legs. It looks neater without.
I hate having to use the Mission Samurai 2 in super league and county, the only board I like less is the One80 Gladiator 3.
Yes was going to say you wouldn’t like the gladiator 3+ if you don’t like the samurai 2. You won’t like the target either. I’d try the blade 6 if I were you. Sounds more suited.
@@LoveDarts I'm still rocking a generic Blade 5, they've never let me down! I believe I can get Nodor boards for cheaper and they're exactly the same board.
@@WatershipAlan that’s the beauty of darts we all like different things! Keep throwing bud! Enjoy
Rota locks is a bull shit...makes nois and I pull out and put me 4 pair of socks to stop noise and hold well
I would never buy a dartboard from winmau ever again Customer service was disgraceful sent me a reject board then basically called me a liar when I complained
Well stop lying then
Why at the end you didnt show us slowly,gently this best board blade six from winmau who pay you probably good money and made worst dartboard ever?!? After two weeks all black is white now, i mean plenty of white hairs coming out...
I’m paid nothing. I make about £1 a day from TH-cam and I spend all my free time making videos on what I think. I’ve heard of others having issues with all the boards and I think it comes down to many factors. Temperature of storage, temp of room, type of points and the way the darts are taken out of the board etc. and there can be bad batches of boards where the sisal doesn’t hold up as well. Of the board is the worst ever why are they using it for the PDC?
Blade 6 standard are way to soft,,and not very durable... blade 5 was much better
Durability is certainly not as good over time as the blade 5/4
I had mine 7 weeks. and my 5 year old blade5 looks better hmm
@@LoveDarts i know its a no no..but i sprayed it a little bit,,and it much better.. it was just to dry and soft when i got it
@@bjrnhagen2853 crikey that’s madness. What points and weight darts? Do you rotate the dart as you pull them out. Helps reduce sisal coming out.
@@LoveDarts yepp i allways twist em to the right.. titan plain conversion points..22 gram darts
Blade 6 triple core, carbon premium hd, pro.. bla bla bla...cost too much money! £80 already in argos for exp... i like number rings but dosnt matter, i can play even without.
One80 gladiator 3 isnt here...could even win with blade 6 carbon but looks like someone got some money from winmau...
The brands pay me nothing and I can say what I want about the products. Why do the pdc use this board of it’s the worst? The glad 3 is a good board but not the best imho. Sorry if you don’t agree. That’s your right!
More like you get paid to poo poo Winmau boards as you are commenting on ALOT of different reviews going on about ya socks etc.
@@dylanstewart3830 no idea what you are on about Dylan. Have a good day
Right and where is the Nodor supamatch.... price/quality the gladiator and the supamatch are the best out there