My mum and dad just recently brought me the Blade 5 for my birthday, and so far I’m loving it, pristine darts board, 10/10 best dart board Ive used/seen
Love the Blade 5, and the feet on them make leveling and setting the board super simple, especially when you need to rotate (after I wear out the 1 segment hah).
Great video. Aside from making it easier for me to mount the dart board, video helped me realize that I wasn’t missing the 3 leaf springs that are used for non-Blade WINMAU dartboards 🙏🏻
Lovely to have a new board up isn't it? Just a note, the drill bit needed will depend on the size of the wall plugs you use, it will be specified on the plugs packaging, but otherwise good to see a quick vid of how to put a board up from scratch.
@@LibtardsTears yes, wall plugs, or anchors, go in the wall first then the screws go in and expand said fixings holding the bracket tightly to the wall
Still using my DMI Brigadier from Oct 2017. Most days it gets around an hour or so, gets turned two segments clockwise around three times a week and barely shows any wear at all. Not bad for being the least expensive board I've ever bought, around $35 back then. I just got tired of spending $50 - $60 every six months and having a board that was literally falling apart, so I decided to buy the cheapest sisal / razor wire board I could find. Turns out to be the best constructed one I've ever seen.
the only thing i would add, is if you can, find the stud in the wall so you can use it to anchor the board to the wall. My walls are plastic board, my board would probably hold without the stud, but its just extra to make sure the board doesn't fall down. I have a Blade 5 also :)
When you mark the wall, draw the line slightly longer then the width of the metal plate, which should be in the centre of the holes. I personally can’t remember if you get dome heads or countersink but I’d try an aim for dome head screws. With a countersink, if you don’t drill the holes perfectly in the centre, it will either pull to one side or the screw will bend. If you use screws whose head is flat on the underside, you’ll have a little more wiggle room because the metal plate won’t pull to one side. It’s not a problem if you’re screwing on to a wooden backboard but if like me, you were drilling in to a brick wall, and hit the mortar joint, it pulled to one side/higher/lower than my initial mark.
I've currently got a winmau diamond and had lasted so well, it reminds me very much of a blade 4, if you want a budget board consider it, my only tip would be to rotate it regularly, once it wears out I'm having a blade 5
Nice content mate. Question: any thoughts on how to protect a wooden floor from being damaged by darts? You have these rubber mats leading up to the oche, but they are too slim. Also, what if there is a cabinet next to the board? Sideways bounce outs can fly into the cabinet.
I religiously used unicorn boards for years,they are great when new,but they just don't last and after a couple of weeks they just don't hold onto your darts.Now I use Winmau they are more durable.The Gladiator 180 holds up pretty well but don't like the sound when ypur darts enter the board probably due to its harder construction.I have tried them all and Winmau definitely comes out on top!
Hay great channel ! The board I have is a winmau MASTERS!!!it was made to last!weve had some great times and the wires been hit that mutch that its embedded.i bent it back out last week.i like the Blade series especially the 5! Yet the winmau Diamonds a cracking board and 32 pounds!for any starter or pro.38mm thickness too.same as the blade and original masters! Jack I thought you had to soak a new board? How come you've unboxed and moved straight to play! My masters was soaked allready didnt fit in the pub unit so my mate an me had 1 each off them.its s real good true old board....have a look at the new range of the best darts I've used from red dragon.theres sets in there for certain players the points are so sharp.stems ar amazing.flights are polymer!really stiff !I use vortex flights not the harrows.the Aluminium stems are my personal like favourite stems off all.i have spring tight and also these new reflex see through and you can see the double aluminium ring system in there the flights go straight in and isnt coming out unless you've robbin hooded them!!! But yes nice channel great tips!like soft tip.i never knew that it's different angles! Goes the board go up or down?
I'm still throwing at a blade 4 DC. Don't really play at home cause i play a lot of darts elsewhere. Now that I'm staying at home and can't go out to play I will need a new board. I think I'm gonna try the gladiator board next.
@@fergalnaughton2253 you are right! I've just had a look and it has been removed; I have just asked on his video today so if you look at those comments, he may reply and give the reason
Can you tell what is the distance between those wall mount screws? (Center to center) So I could drill the holes before my board arrives! Because I’m borrowing the drill atm. The board is Blade 6 but I assume the mount is still the same? Or is it😁
I have the Shot bandit, it's really great. It comes with the puck system which is handy when i switch to the Granboard because it also uses the puck system
I started playing a few months ago. While throwing in a straight line is going better and better, the height of the darts may vary. Does anyone have tips on how to practice throwing on the same height everytime?
Thank you for the excellent video. I have the same board and it performs very well. I might suggest that you get one of those 'referee spirit levels' to position the 20-segment in a perfectly vertical orientation.
Can people living in the next room hear the impact sound of darts? I also mount my board on a wall but what I'm worrying is the noise from the board may annoy neighbors.
It shouldn't, although I have had it before on a very old board back in the day where the bullseye wire came out! Not had that since though, shouldn't affect it at all
I have a blade 5 a blade 5 dual core and a gladiator 3 and my favorite is the G3 because not only the looks but it heels better and lasts longer in my opinion just my opinion. Happy birthday love the vieos
This is frustrating. I bought Winmau Diamond Plus and it doesn't come with the black jacks instead it has 3 leaf springs. How do I fix them to keep the dartboard from moving? It does come with a manual. But it doesn't help. I can't find a single video of a setup with leaf springs. Just with 3 black jacks. Can anyone help me please?
I've got 2 tape measures telling me my height is exactly 5'8 but that oche mate is telling me it's to short. I guess these oche mates aren't totally reliable
Moving out into a new place next week and the landlord mightn be happy about me drilling holes in the wall, I'll have to buy myself a darts caddy but any other cheaper suggestions u can think of? 😊
i have unicorn eclipse pro,from 2015 with bob anderson,john love,rvb,phil taylor and dobromyslova on poster and i want change this year with new unicorn ecipse HD2 pro
Happy late birthday,I have a question at what height did you center your Bullseye? It Doesn't look like five foot eight inches unless you are six foot four inches tall please let me know🫡 Great video by the way thank you. Really nice Set up.
How comes you have removed yesterdays stream Jack? Someone was asking in the comments and I told them to check out yesterdays video but it has been removed
I remove all the streams after they are finished, I don't like them clogging up my channel, taking away from the videos that are supposed to be up there if that makes sense
@@TheDartsReferee all good mate, I was a bit puzzled myself to be honest but that makes sense. - my daughter was telling everyone I was famous because I was playing darts on tv! 🤣🤣🤣🤦♂️
@@TheDartsReferee furthermore, have you thought about a second channel whereby you play Subs each week and keep it purely and only that? I dont know if it would work, benefit you, or even if it's of interest, just a thought from an old boy who's technologically inept and nearly over the hill.
Just spent 2 hours trying to put up a board, didn’t work, the screws kept coming out over and over again, defo just my walls being shite but I twatted my finger with a hammer, I’ve got 12 holes in my wall and no board up. Actually want to die
My mum and dad just recently brought me the Blade 5 for my birthday, and so far I’m loving it, pristine darts board, 10/10 best dart board Ive used/seen
Owen Moulding yeah me too best board I’ve ever owned don’t regret buying it at all
Love the Blade 5, and the feet on them make leveling and setting the board super simple, especially when you need to rotate (after I wear out the 1 segment hah).
Great video. Aside from making it easier for me to mount the dart board, video helped me realize that I wasn’t missing the 3 leaf springs that are used for non-Blade WINMAU dartboards 🙏🏻
Lovely to have a new board up isn't it? Just a note, the drill bit needed will depend on the size of the wall plugs you use, it will be specified on the plugs packaging, but otherwise good to see a quick vid of how to put a board up from scratch.
Wall plugs? Is that a British for "anchor"?
@@LibtardsTears yes, wall plugs, or anchors, go in the wall first then the screws go in and expand said fixings holding the bracket tightly to the wall
Thanks for the video! Love the hoodie and the awesome Pokemon cards on the wall too!
Still using my DMI Brigadier from Oct 2017. Most days it gets around an hour or so, gets turned two segments clockwise around three times a week and barely shows any wear at all. Not bad for being the least expensive board I've ever bought, around $35 back then. I just got tired of spending $50 - $60 every six months and having a board that was literally falling apart, so I decided to buy the cheapest sisal / razor wire board I could find. Turns out to be the best constructed one I've ever seen.
the only thing i would add, is if you can, find the stud in the wall so you can use it to anchor the board to the wall. My walls are plastic board, my board would probably hold without the stud, but its just extra to make sure the board doesn't fall down.
I have a Blade 5 also :)
When you mark the wall, draw the line slightly longer then the width of the metal plate, which should be in the centre of the holes. I personally can’t remember if you get dome heads or countersink but I’d try an aim for dome head screws. With a countersink, if you don’t drill the holes perfectly in the centre, it will either pull to one side or the screw will bend. If you use screws whose head is flat on the underside, you’ll have a little more wiggle room because the metal plate won’t pull to one side. It’s not a problem if you’re screwing on to a wooden backboard but if like me, you were drilling in to a brick wall, and hit the mortar joint, it pulled to one side/higher/lower than my initial mark.
I've currently got a winmau diamond and had lasted so well, it reminds me very much of a blade 4, if you want a budget board consider it, my only tip would be to rotate it regularly, once it wears out I'm having a blade 5
ive had it like 10 months aint rotated it once dont need to
Winmau diamond was my first board, like you it's lasted me well. Just upgraded to the blade 5 🙂
Blade 5s are so good. Got mine last month and I’m in love with it
Nice content mate. Question: any thoughts on how to protect a wooden floor from being damaged by darts? You have these rubber mats leading up to the oche, but they are too slim. Also, what if there is a cabinet next to the board? Sideways bounce outs can fly into the cabinet.
I religiously used unicorn boards for years,they are great when new,but they just don't last and after a couple of weeks they just don't hold onto your darts.Now I use Winmau they are more durable.The Gladiator 180 holds up pretty well but don't like the sound when ypur darts enter the board probably due to its harder construction.I have tried them all and Winmau definitely comes out on top!
I got the blade 5 and absolute love it best dartboard out there keep up with the good content
Jumper is brilliant.
thanks for the drill noises wasn't quite sure on what you where doing
Super helpful Jack! Have just put my Blade 6 up! Cheers!
How long did you have the target board
i have a london 5's board. its so much better then playing 1 boards. you should give it a try. thank you for the wonderful information
Just got the One80 G3 plus.. Looks amazing. Now just to hang it up
Hay great channel ! The board I have is a winmau MASTERS!!!it was made to last!weve had some great times and the wires been hit that mutch that its embedded.i bent it back out last week.i like the Blade series especially the 5! Yet the winmau Diamonds a cracking board and 32 pounds!for any starter or pro.38mm thickness too.same as the blade and original masters! Jack I thought you had to soak a new board? How come you've unboxed and moved straight to play! My masters was soaked allready didnt fit in the pub unit so my mate an me had 1 each off them.its s real good true old board....have a look at the new range of the best darts I've used from red dragon.theres sets in there for certain players the points are so sharp.stems ar amazing.flights are polymer!really stiff !I use vortex flights not the harrows.the Aluminium stems are my personal like favourite stems off all.i have spring tight and also these new reflex see through and you can see the double aluminium ring system in there the flights go straight in and isnt coming out unless you've robbin hooded them!!! But yes nice channel great tips!like soft tip.i never knew that it's different angles! Goes the board go up or down?
Mines a few days away from being up a year its still bang on blade 5 dcs are incredible
My Boards: Blade 5, Blade 4, Blade 4 DC, One80 III+, Bulls Advantage 501, Unicorn Eclipse HD, Unicorn Eclipse Pro, Unicorn Eclipse Pro 2 - yes, i love collecting Boards 😅
Bulls has many different boards and Winmau also
Collectors item: Winmau Diamond mvg version
I'm still throwing at a blade 4 DC. Don't really play at home cause i play a lot of darts elsewhere. Now that I'm staying at home and can't go out to play I will need a new board. I think I'm gonna try the gladiator board next.
Can i put the board into drywall or do i have to use a stud finder?
i install it with metal wall anchors for drywall work greats nothing move for long term i dont know first days now and nothing move
Another good video Jack👍 Appreciate the game on stream yesterday, really enjoyed it cheers, and hope you had a brilliant birthday
@@fergalnaughton2253 yeah youtube around 4pm ish I think; check out his previous video
@@fergalnaughton2253 you are right! I've just had a look and it has been removed; I have just asked on his video today so if you look at those comments, he may reply and give the reason
@@fergalnaughton2253 no probs, enjoy his content, its brilliant! Sub if you haven't 👍
Could you show us how you go about rotating a board please?
Cheers - maybe a silly question but how do you ensure that the 20 is exactly at the top / stays there when you take the darts out ?
There is a level you can buy that you insert into the 20 segment
Good choice, I love my Blade 5, I've had Winmau boards all the time and they're top quality in my eyes. Are you considering getting a Target Nexus?
I've got the blade five argos deal it's lasted me for a year and still got a few months left good price and good value
Can you tell what is the distance between those wall mount screws? (Center to center) So I could drill the holes before my board arrives! Because I’m borrowing the drill atm.
The board is Blade 6 but I assume the mount is still the same? Or is it😁
I have the Shot bandit, it's really great. It comes with the puck system which is handy when i switch to the Granboard because it also uses the puck system
O dear.shot are rubbish
@@winfield347 has been brilliant for me so far so I'm not complaining
@@RiKFSC fantastic
I bought a winmau blade 5 dual core dart board about 2 weeks ago. Awesome dartboard!! Great video mate and nice hoodie!
Came for the board stayed for the pokemon cards behind you 🤣👊🏻
Can you recommend some really good darys mate? It's been about 18 years since I threw a dart
Is it the regular blade 5 you got or the dual core?
I completely ruined a relative cheap board in 2 months and therefore thanks for showing this. That ring and led light I wanna have now too!
What size rawl plug do you use pal
where can the wall protector be purchased?
Great video just got the blade 6 can't wait to get chuckin🎯🎯🎯🎯
I see you with the Pokémon cards!!
Great video, just about to put a dartboard so cheers
I started playing a few months ago. While throwing in a straight line is going better and better, the height of the darts may vary. Does anyone have tips on how to practice throwing on the same height everytime?
What's the best way to rotate a board if ypu do a follow up video :D
Could you tell me difference between a winmau Bristle blade 5 and winmau bristle blade 5 dual core please
Is it hard to put the surround on once the rota locks are on the back of the board cause I'm thinking about getting the unicorn unilock
Thank you for the excellent video. I have the same board and it performs very well. I might suggest that you get one of those 'referee spirit levels' to position the 20-segment in a perfectly vertical orientation.
It looks strange now without the Pro Tour 😂
Can people living in the next room hear the impact sound of darts? I also mount my board on a wall but what I'm worrying is the noise from the board may annoy neighbors.
Would screwing in the middle screw to far affect the dart board/bullseye itself?
It shouldn't, although I have had it before on a very old board back in the day where the bullseye wire came out! Not had that since though, shouldn't affect it at all
I have a blade 5 a blade 5 dual core and a gladiator 3 and my favorite is the G3 because not only the looks but it heels better and lasts longer in my opinion just my opinion. Happy birthday love the vieos
Nice vid jack sick stream yesterday and yeh gg you were a great sport
Great video Jack! simple idea and well put together bro! Love the new hoodie, always a fan anything levis or Super mario lol
This is frustrating. I bought Winmau Diamond Plus and it doesn't come with the black jacks instead it has 3 leaf springs. How do I fix them to keep the dartboard from moving? It does come with a manual. But it doesn't help. I can't find a single video of a setup with leaf springs. Just with 3 black jacks. Can anyone help me please?
That's what I said in your live! You've got a new board ! :p
Great video jack👍
Hi mate, what are your walls like? mine are hollow with these new builds. Still be okay?
Yeah same and fine, just make sure you use a raw plug
Great video and keep up the good work 👍
Happy birthday mate keep up the work
a good video idea could be playing darts on a Quadro board but I think there pretty hard to get.
I need to hang my board and cabinet but I'm scared I'll fuck it up. Like the plugs will just rip out the wall and leave me with a hefty repair bill 😓
I have one80 gladiator 3+, the new bdo board
I've got the exact same dartboard as well
I've got 2 tape measures telling me my height is exactly 5'8 but that oche mate is telling me it's to short. I guess these oche mates aren't totally reliable
Great video mate cheers 🎉
Happy belated birthday Jack hope u had a lovely day buddy
I was wondering what to do to stop the board from wobbling lol
Sick jumper!
great video loving the content at the moment
what is that on the ground, to protect the floor from darts?
That's just my oche I think
@@TheDartsReferee Where do you get this ?
@@TheDartsReferee /online?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK
Moving out into a new place next week and the landlord mightn be happy about me drilling holes in the wall, I'll have to buy myself a darts caddy but any other cheaper suggestions u can think of? 😊
Either that or a door mount for a board, I rent too, but I just take the board down and put a poster up on inspection days lol
@@TheDartsReferee solid plan 😎😂 I hope your landlord doesn't get recommended your channel bud 😂
😂😂 Apparently he lives in China or something, I csn always fox the walls!
Can you make a video about how to rotate your board and when u should please
Think u have a loos floor board
Have they took the bdo logo off them?
Another great video ... and a belated happy birthday!
Blade 5 is the best dartboard that I’ve ever owned
Thank you
I just bought the same board as you thanks for the review hopefully my dad don’t start with the holes in the wall 🤣💙🙌🏻
I got mine today whit gard off my ant d blade 5
Thanks for this :) Liked and subbed.
Happy birthday!!!
Happy New Dart Board! 😊 The Blade 5 is a brilliant board, and those lock wheels are very handy.
When I got my blade 5 last week my first score was 26 on it too 🤣👍
i have unicorn eclipse pro,from 2015 with bob anderson,john love,rvb,phil taylor and dobromyslova on poster and i want change this year with new unicorn ecipse HD2 pro
Don't bother get a winmau
@@winfield347 ty for your advice
Happy birthday mate
Lads test with no spotter and timeset.anyone please explain talent rules
Happy late birthday,I have a question at what height did you center your Bullseye? It Doesn't look like five foot eight inches unless you are six foot four inches tall please let me know🫡
Great video by the way thank you. Really nice Set up.
I think it’s just the angle, I’m like 5’10 ish with shoes on, but yes it’s 5’8 to the bull
@@TheDartsReferee Cool thanks for the advice. I was just wondering what an average set up at home should be like
It was my birthday on the 4th, Happy Birthday for yesterday
Great video 🙌🙌
I’ve a blade 6
Nice job!
how tall are you
Top man great vids 👍👍
Please send me your old board for our local pub in Mkushi, Zambia!! 🙏🙏🙏
How comes you have removed yesterdays stream Jack? Someone was asking in the comments and I told them to check out yesterdays video but it has been removed
I remove all the streams after they are finished, I don't like them clogging up my channel, taking away from the videos that are supposed to be up there if that makes sense
@@TheDartsReferee all good mate, I was a bit puzzled myself to be honest but that makes sense. - my daughter was telling everyone I was famous because I was playing darts on tv! 🤣🤣🤣🤦♂️
@@TheDartsReferee furthermore, have you thought about a second channel whereby you play Subs each week and keep it purely and only that? I dont know if it would work, benefit you, or even if it's of interest, just a thought from an old boy who's technologically inept and nearly over the hill.
Nice tips
26 the most common score going 😅
put a vid up on how to rotate
Just spent 2 hours trying to put up a board, didn’t work, the screws kept coming out over and over again, defo just my walls being shite but I twatted my finger with a hammer, I’ve got 12 holes in my wall and no board up. Actually want to die
Did you find a stud?
Great video but my drill sounded a little bit different hahah