Posts : 8793 Join date : 2012-01-09 Age : 54 Location : North Yorkshire
Subject: Target Silica Intrepid 22g Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:46 am
These are the darts donated by Puredarts.co.uk for our World Champs 2013 Comp.
This is the first set of Silica darts I have had a go with and think they look great with that Bronze Silica coating. They come in the usual Target packaging which is coloured a similar way to the bronze.
The barrels have a slim cut ringed pattern and I would say its a medium grip, but as I played with them they actually felt a little more grippy than I first thought. I think the Silica coating is adding to the grip and it almost felt sticky at first.
Not sure how well the coating will hold up with regards to chipping and wear and wont have the darts long enough to find out really, so I cant say on that matter.
I weighed the darts to be exactly 22.1g each (check the vid to see it) and here is the measurements:
They are pretty much a centre weighted dart and a little similar to the Gold Hamiltons I reviewed a while ago. The shape of the barrel for me made them quite a comfortable dart to hold.
Here is the Balance point with a medium and short stem:
I only had a few throws with these, as they are for the comp I dont want to risk knocking them about too much. The thing I like the most is actually the Silica coating, it looks great but it also feels great to hold. The darts themselves feel comfy to grip but I think with my front style grip they felt a little off balance for me so I think if you grip around the middle of your darts then you may like these.
Cant fault the quality of the darts though, they are well made and well match weighted.
THE COBBLER
Posts : 183 Join date : 2012-09-16 Location : middlesbrough
Subject: Re: Target Silica Intrepid 22g Fri Dec 21, 2012 8:09 am
ya should of asked me to thow them for ya makes it look better when 180s are getting hit haha
getagrip
Posts : 8793 Join date : 2012-01-09 Age : 54 Location : North Yorkshire
Subject: Re: Target Silica Intrepid 22g Fri Dec 21, 2012 9:23 am
THE COBBLER wrote:
ya should of asked me to thow them for ya makes it look better when 180s are getting hit haha
Subject: Re: Target Silica Intrepid 22g Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:46 am
very Nice Darren. Ya get another plus 1 from me mate!! ya need a bigger watch though.
Nucky
Posts : 458 Join date : 2012-11-13 Age : 58 Location : Cape Breton Island, CANADA
Subject: Re: Target Silica Intrepid 22g Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:57 am
Plus one from me as well Darren - great review. I wonder how much I'll have to offer the winner of the comp for them, as I really like the look of them. Very nice dart. By the way, I'm hearing a hint of Scottish in your accent - are you from there originally?
getagrip
Posts : 8793 Join date : 2012-01-09 Age : 54 Location : North Yorkshire
very Nice Darren. Ya get another plus 1 from me mate!! ya need a bigger watch though.
Cheers Pops, thats my new Casio, its an oversize watch, did not know it was that big from the net pics LOL but got a good deal on it so decided to keep it, not as good as my old Casio though.
Knickers wrote:
Plus one from me as well Darren - great review. I wonder how much I'll have to offer the winner of the comp for them, as I really like the look of them. Very nice dart. By the way, I'm hearing a hint of Scottish in your accent - are you from there originally?
Cheers!
Scottish? no born and bred in England, think some of my Dads family were Scottish though. Probably just the North East accent, not as strong as Geordie and different to Geordie, but in Teesside people came from all over when the steelworks and iron ore mining started in the 1800's so its a mixture of many accents but mostly Geordie and Yorkshire, but there will be Irish, Scottish and Cornish and probably a touch of Southern English too, and who knows what else!
Posts : 458 Join date : 2012-11-13 Age : 58 Location : Cape Breton Island, CANADA
Subject: Re: Target Silica Intrepid 22g Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:44 am
Must be my Canadian ears listening to you - thanks for the info!! It is interesting to me watching the World Dart Championships and listening to players from all over the UK with slightly different lilts in their speech. Cheers!!
getagrip
Posts : 8793 Join date : 2012-01-09 Age : 54 Location : North Yorkshire
Subject: Re: Target Silica Intrepid 22g Sat Dec 22, 2012 1:27 am
For such a small country there is a huge range of accents, I can go a few miles north or south and it is totally different.
Lefty544
Posts : 1788 Join date : 2012-01-27 Age : 40 Location : NJ
Subject: Re: Target Silica Intrepid 22g Sat Dec 22, 2012 3:19 am
awesome review grip! +1 from me mate
getagrip
Posts : 8793 Join date : 2012-01-09 Age : 54 Location : North Yorkshire
Subject: Re: Target Silica Intrepid 22g Sat Dec 22, 2012 4:44 am
Must be my Canadian ears listening to you - thanks for the info!! It is interesting to me watching the World Dart Championships and listening to players from all over the UK with slightly different lilts in their speech. Cheers!!
