I have always used standards and sometimes kite flights. For about a week now I have given the Pears a chance and I really like them and grouping much,much better.
I see much more of the treble if I have another dart in the treble. My darts have always landed flight up no matter what I use and is the same with the pears. I do get more flight pop offs because my grouping is much better though. My set up is 26gm McCoy Sabers with inbetween fit gear stems spinners. I have some short stems coming but have the feeling that this particular set up is more to my liking. However will give the shorts a chance. I had a set of shorts but (not gear) broke every one in just one practice session. My floor is tile and regular fit stems (shorts) just couldn't handle the bounce outs. BTW I use to use board grippers with tridents but have switched to 30mm Target Storms and for now a happy camper. Thats my 2 cents worth.

no comments hey ?

I'm not sure I like them really, think I need a bigger flight, when I tried pears my darts seemed to drop a lot lower.

My darts land perpendicular but when I use ANY other flight other than standards they land point up, so unless I`m hitting the bottom wire of the T20 or below it then I`ll need to switch as the bed will be blocked. I am very happy with the angle that my darts land so I don`t bother trying to change the set up. But if its working for you then more power to you.

getagrip wrote:

I'm not sure I like them really, think I need a bigger flight, when I tried pears my darts seemed to drop a lot lower.

Have you thought about trying the over-sized pears?

not tried them Fox, never thought about it, have a few flight shapes to try still, don't think I have any oversize pears though.

Used to use either pear or kite flights before moving on to Cosmo's - tried their normal pear flights and hated them, but have tried the Air pears recently and they fly quite well.

well honey moon over back to standards, oh well. will use if run out of standards though. Thats the fun of darts though trying different stuff.

why not even the best experiment!

I really thought that I was on to something but alas it comes down to focus, concentration and meaningful practice in the end.

True Larry but I think the size of the flight affects its floatiness or lack of, so it depends on your style of throw too, but I think Standards suit me best.

I used pears for some time before I switched to slims. For some reason, I felt they change the speed of the darts in midair, slowing down as they hit the board. So I was lobbing my shot to compensate for the drop. When I switched to slims, they were more to my liking as the speed was more consistent and I wasn't lobbing the dart much.