Women are particularly partial to their bit of brass. But most good players now throw tungsten. The tungsten is slightly more stereotyped than the brass because, obviously, you do not find fat, bulbous tungstens. There is a vast choice of barrels, but the shafts and flights are not as wide-ranging as for the older style darts. The shafts are detachable and are made of aluminium, plastic and steel, among others.
Some companies even produce a shaft in titanium which is ultra-slim yet strong.
It is reproduced on the left of two more conventional shafts in Figure 13 . The flights do vary in shape, but for players the most significant characteristic is the design. These days you can get everything from the skull and crossbones to Humphrey Bogart on your flights. The height of the dartboard is a fairly simple matter, Therefore let us get that out of the way before discussing the more complex question of throwing distance. Quite simply, the centre of the bullseye must be 5ft 8in down a plumb-line to an imaginary point on the floor.