Dartboard care: how to extend the life of the dartboard?
Every dart player must learn to care for the dartboard. The dartboard is a consumable product, and its lifespan will be shortened with each additional year of use. Not to mention that, compared to other dart equipment, it seems to suffer more "violence."
However, many dart players, especially novice players, still don't know how to care for their dartboards. Some players even use the wrong method, which accelerates the board's life.
Today's article will share tips and things to pay attention to to help you extend the life of your dartboard.
Keep dry and avoid water
Many people mistakenly believe that "water can extend the service life of the dartboard," which is entirely incorrect. Nowadays, dart boards are made of sisal, and no part of the board should be exposed to water, as water will cause the sisal to swell and deform the board.
If you don't want your dartboard to look guttered, make sure you don't let the board touch water, no matter which part.
Secondly, sisal is glued together, and when the glue gets wet, the fibers will separate and fall off.
Rotate the dartboard regularly
Are you always staring at the high-scoring areas when you throw darts, especially the 20-point triple zone? Regardless of whether you hit a 20-point triple, the wear and tear in that area is more severe than in other areas.
Concentrating on the same zone will result in uneven “violence” to the board, with some zones pitting and tattering while others may still be shiny as new, with no wear and tear at all.
In order to avoid this extreme situation, please regularly remove the digital ring to rotate the dartboard to spread the wear and tear, this way you can make the whole dartboard wear and tear evenly, thus extending the life of the dartboard.
Avoid direct sunlight
The environment in which the dartboard is also affect the dartboard service life. As mentioned above, most of the current dartboards are made of sisal, which is a natural fiber, easily affected by sunlight, after long exposure to sunlight, sisal fibers will gradually fade, lose luster, and even make the sisal fibers harden by aging and make the board brittle.
Therefore, in order to maintain the quality and service life of the dartboard, it is recommended to place it in a cool and dry place, avoiding direct sunlight.
Pay attention to the dart tip
The condition of the dart tip can also affect the health of the board. Both dull and engineered (knurled, looped, etc.) tips can wear out the board at an accelerated rate. Dull darts need to be thrown with more force and can over-compact the fibers; engineered tips can pull the fibers out of the board.
More than that, you need to be concerned about whether your tip is made of barbs; if it is, you need to smooth it out with a dart sharpener, or it will tear the fibers out of the board.
Emphasis on cleaning
To extend the service life of the dartboard, do a good job of maintenance, but also need to pay attention to the cleaning of the dartboard, on the one hand, the work of the dust, it is recommended to use a soft brush to gently brush away the dust on the surface of the dartboard, do not use too much force to damage the dartboard;
On the one hand, it is clear of stains, it is recommended to use a dry towel to gently wipe, avoid the use of water or wet cloth wiping.
Of course, instead of carefully cleaning the dartboard, it is better to protect it from dust and dirt on a daily basis. In order to reduce the frequency of cleaning, you can use the dartboard cabinet at normal times.
When you don't need to use the dartboard, just close the cabinet, you can protect the dartboard from being contaminated, and in addition, it can also effectively prevent the dartboard from aging or fading due to light exposure.
A dartboard is an indispensable dart equipment for darts, if you want to extend its service life, you need to learn the correct dartboard care knowledge, and in the daily use of the dartboard focus on the cleaning work.
Careful maintenance of your dartboard will give you back a more wonderful dart experience.