Long or Short Shafts?

Using different length shafts and dart fights will change the way the dart fly’s. There isn't a best shaft or flight to use as this is personal preference.   If you are a watcher of darts and new to the game you will notice all darters will have their own preference in shaft length and type, plastic, metal, aluminium and  nylon.

As a guide short shafts tend to move the center of gravity of the dart towards the front end of the barrel. For good throwing most dart throwers hold their darts at this point so if you hold your darts at the front end of the barrel the short shafts might be best suited to your throw. Long shaft will effectively move the center of gravity of the dart towards the back, so if you throw your darts holding them at the back of the dart a long shaft my suit you better than short shafts.