Cant believe I actually broke one.

Put my board on a darts stand what I cobbled together and played in the loft for a few minutes, one dart deflected off another and hit the laminate flooring. I threw the three darts again and looked in horror as at first I thought my barrel had snapped then realised it was the stem that was at a 90 degree angle.

Hmmm not sure if I will get anymore now if they break that easily, I thought they were meant to be near indestructible???

joker drivers! I dont use my cosmos when I play anywhere with a hard floor, I use the slim ones

yep have gone back to the normal cosmo shafts. I noticed if throwing with pears,slims or mini's this happened lot more than when using standard flights

what are the joker drivers made of nylon?

Carbon - the are acutally L- Style now

I've still only had the one break when I accidentally trod on it - still can't believe I did that lol - but if they break when hitting a solid floor then that's not good at all. I've had a couple of normal Cosmo shafts break on my wood floor but not the Gear's yet.

Cosmo has those titanium ones Grip - only $120 us. I guess they are coming out with some carbon ones soon

I guess they are magnesium not titanium - expensive! The carbon ones are out now - $38 us

well I would have that the Carbon were durable, but I thought these were meant to be, its the only cosmo stem I have broken so far.

No matter what they do as long as they are using poly carbonite they will be brittle. I'm surprised that any manufacturer would make them out of that.

Some sort of small carpet under the darting area???

Winmau wrote:

Some sort of small carpet under the darting area???

Yup a cheap walmart throw rug should work

set Rocky under the board with helmet ?

LOL!

yeah downstairs I have some of those foam mats that they use in gyms the ones that inter lock together, guess I will have to get some more.

Don't worry guys, I'm working on an oche airbag. It has sensors built into the board and it senses a dart falling and inflates automatically before it hits the deck.

The Coach wrote:

Don't worry guys, I'm working on an oche airbag. It has sensors built into the board and it senses a dart falling and inflates automatically before it hits the deck.

Brilliant! lol

I've got a coffee table under my board - I just put a big cushion on it in case of any fallouts lol

The Coach wrote:

Don't worry guys, I'm working on an oche airbag. It has sensors built into the board and it senses a dart falling and inflates automatically before it hits the deck.

Nice idea Sal but I have my own idea based on the old darts nets, except mine will be bigger LOL!

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A net?!? Come on Grip, join us in the 21st century.


Actually, my solution to bounce-outs are my 48g Bunker Busters and a little weight lifting. Now, the only problem is getting them out of the wall. Maybe a power winch??

LOL!

you produce it Sal and I will buy it!

How about a little parachute that pops out the darts and allows them to gently float to the floor?

I thought you were kidding about the nets, but those a pretty cool.

Parachutes wouldn't work, the weight would be prohibitive, the fall isn't great enough for them to deploy in time and they would certainly screw-up the aerodynamics.

The Coach wrote:

I thought you were kidding about the nets, but those a pretty cool.

Parachutes wouldn't work, the weight would be prohibitive, the fall isn't great enough for them to deploy in time and they would certainly screw-up the aerodynamics.

didn't you see the pic I uploaded? maybe photobucket was playing up?

No, there was no picture the first time, but it's up now.

Here's another idea!! Get one of those giant aquariums and fill it with Jello, or better yet, Butterscotch pudding.

The Coach wrote:

No, there was no picture the first time, but it's up now.

Here's another idea!! Get one of those giant aquariums and fill it with Jello, or better yet, Butterscotch pudding.

LOL! or tie a rubber band to your darts but make sure you wear a crash helmet when throwing them!

The Coach wrote:

Don't worry guys, I'm working on an oche airbag. It has sensors built into the board and it senses a dart falling and inflates automatically before it hits the deck.

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!

yep this place is the NUTZ !!

I was wondering what was going on in here.

getagrip wrote:

LOL! or tie a rubber band to your darts but make sure you wear a crash helmet when throwing them!

Better yet, got a 12"x 12" cork square from any decent crafts store or Lowes and glue it to the front of your helmet. Then, just bow your head after you throw and you won't have to bend over to pick up the darts.

Broke another tonight at the pub. Fit flight gear after I go through these forget about them. Regular fit last longer, why I don't know. maybe cause the gear doesn't give any and the other does if that makes any sense.

The Coach wrote:

getagrip wrote:

LOL! or tie a rubber band to your darts but make sure you wear a crash helmet when throwing them!

Better yet, got a 12"x 12" cork square from any decent crafts store or Lowes and glue it to the front of your helmet. Then, just bow your head after you throw and you won't have to bend over to pick up the darts.

LOL! I feel a new thread coming on "Useless Darts Inventions!"