DartSmarts Gen 3 Oldschool Darts Review

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I still break my GEN 3’s out every now and then. Very durable. I pre ordered my set and had to wait almost a year to get them. I got one of the first sets mailed out and the points weren’t hardened. I instantly asked my good friend, Rob Spears, to make me a set of screw in points. I love them with the fixed points. I use CUESOUL ROST Integrated Dart Shafts and Flights Medium,Diamond Shape. They fit and fly nicely.

This was such a good soft tip dart I used to play with them all the time. I still have set somewhere in my dart collection wish I could score a new set I'd still play them on my soft tip league.

I have a set of gen 2 and gen 3. In 2004 They shut down their website for direct sales. You could only buy through a dealer. In 2005 they announced for pre-sale the gen 3 darts. Which shipped around Dec 2006. So not quite as ancient as the 1990s. I was pretty sure this was the time for these darts as I was playing a ton of darts with my Irish and South African friends. I also started working as a locksmith and had a bit more cash to play with. I also did some research on internet archive way back machine. Found a ton of info there. Darts have come a long way. That was almost 20 years ago at this point but they are still really nice feeling darts. They hold up. 0:42

Worldwide, really good review of some nostalgic darts. I agree that alot of American players in the 80's & 90"s used to throw darts with the moveable points. I shot for years with a few sets of the Bottlesen Hammerhead darts. Thanks for the old memories.

I had a set of Keith Deller boingy darts back in the day. Would be worth a few bob these days. Wish I still had them.

As far as i remember these darts where for sale around 2003/2005. I had 2 sets of the first version. Overall a nice dart. Nice review as always

I have same gen 3...kept it until now.

Awesome video as always WWD keep up the amazing work

Another great review. I enjoy all of your reviews. I’m trying to get away from the movable points. I have a set of the bolide darts that I really like.

LOVE IT!!! I have a set at my dad's house. They were my first set i spent "real money" on. I believe they were $120 back in 1998. I figured if i spent a lot of money it would make me a better player. Mine are 26 grams. WWD you think bouncing out of the sisal is entertaining try bouncing them off a wire. I had one bounce back close to the oche of the board next to mine once. The player & chalker both said WTF??? 😂 Great video! Lots of fun remembering why i love this game! 🎯

Yeah, I'd imagine the spring takes a lot of the incoming force away, leading to more bounce outs. Good thing you have a hell of a throw! I bet mine would fall out all the time!

I thought this was another troll video at first, never even heard of the concept before. Awesome video as always, cheers WW

Great review as always on a nostalgic set of darts. Spring loaded points are a total no go for me. Anytime I have ever tried using points like that I actually had even more bounce outs. The grip on the barrels is my favorite thing. Front to back without flat spots along the length. Barrel length is rather short and the fact that most modern shafts won’t even thread in is very bizarre. I think I would have to use them as soft tip only just as you stated. Keep the great reviews coming!

I have a set of the Dart Smarts darts sitting on the table by my dartboard right now. Also have some Hammerheads and some PowerPoints.

Nice darts!! I have a set of the 1980 i think the brand is Stags darts

Entertaining for sure. Did these come out before hammerheads? I didn't understand the draw to spring loaded. Great video as usual sir. Thank you.

Kool darts. I remember those

Funny enough, my first set of "real" darts were a Dimplex type darts from Mueller's Sporting back in the 1990's and they had spring loaded points. More shocking is that quite a few American players still use a movable point system in their darts.

I can't think of anybody back in the late 80s and 90s in the dart world that wasn't playing with hammerheads not real sure if they ever did anything but people love gadgetry 👍