Have you noticed how you never see attractive people in a chip shop? They are a lot like the crowd who watch darts on TV. Boy there are some bruisers at the Ally Pally watching their old man hurl the arrows. I think it's a chubby working-class thing. John Prescott was very handsome when he was young you know. As you can see I'm full of Christmas cheer. The beauty of darts is it's as simple as the people who play it. My old dad used to say that it's not a sport if you don't have to change your shoes to play it, darts very much in that category. It is not an activity that requires streamline clothing or any fitness regime either. Therefore most would say it's a ...  Read the complete review

If you're after a high quality dartboard at an affordable price, Winmau's Diamond Bristle variety (which includes a free set of brass darts) is a great place to start. The board itself is endorsed by the British Darts Organisation, and can currently be picked up for £26.98 from Amazon. A question of quality - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The 'diamond' part of the product's title refers to the way in which the metal wires separating the numbers are shaped - rather than being rounded, they're cut in a triangular fashion, making the prospect of the darts bouncing back toward you less likely. In terms of quality, the board is excellent - i've owned one for ...  Read the complete review

I have been playing darts since a very young age. When I was about eight my dad bought me a set of soft tip darts, from then on I have played on a reasonably regular basis. I have been through several dart boards over the years, although I don't play all the time I do tend to go through phases where I will play loads for a while. The problem with dartboards is that they don't always last that long. The metal wires get bent and broken and the board itself becomes damaged. Usually I go for the Harrows boards as they tend to be the best, however I have used a Winmau board before. So this particular board is called the Winmau Diamond Bristle Board and it also ...  Read the complete review

Winmau Diamond Bristle Dartboard ---------------------------------------------- Since I first started many years ago I have always enjoyed a game of darts whenever the opportunity arose. I then came to the conclusion that I would enjoy it a great deal more if I was actually any good at it. So rather than limit my practice to 'match-play' down the local pub or over at a friend's house where I would be soundly trounced by someone who has clearly had much more practice than me, I decided to buy myself a dartboard and put in the hours to improve. I had a vacant wall (goodbye picture frame!) and had the required space in front of said wall so was ...  Read the complete review

I bought one of these dartboards in a wooden wall hanging case for my fiancé. He used to have one years ago and after using a magnetic roll up version I bought, I decided to buy him the proper thing again. We have ours in a case, which gives the wall behind some slight protection against the darts missing the dartboard. This only wroks though for the centre numbers, our walls have still copped it when we (sorry I) aim for double 5, 20, 1, 19,3 or 17. This is a bristle dartboard and Winmau is a good make of board. It has all the numbers, single, double and treble sections as well as the 25 point section and the bull's-eye. The whole board weighs about 6kg, it ...  Read the complete review