Winmau Blade 6 & Target Aspar Dartboard Updates - Surprising Results!
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- čas přidán 15. 07. 2024
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In this video I give updates to two of the new dartboards I reviewed late last year. The Target Aspar and the Winmau Blade 6. Each board has their pros and cons. Find out which board I like the most. Enjoy the video
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:05 Video Description
01:05 Bullseyes
01:17 Blade 6 Feedback
02:29 Target Aspar Feedback
04:51 Sound Test
06:25 Sound Test Discussion
08:04 Blade 6 Firmness Test
09:30 Target Aspar Firmness Test
10:31 Final Thoughts
12:20 Outro - Sport
Great review, thanks for the upload. Keep up the good work ✌️🏴
Thanks, will do!
I believe the sound difference might also come from the different ways of mounting the dartboard. With the Winmau one you have a stronger connection to the wall with relatively hard materials and the cardboardfrom your Aspar board might not get all the vibrations accross if that even makes any sense at all ^^' just a thought though, I only have a Blade 5
I thought that might be the case but my Blade 5 is really quiet and so is my One80 G3 with the Unicorn roto lock things. It's definitely just the Blade 6. It's my loudest and softest board I've owned.
@@WorldwideDarts
I just read this now, after my earlier comment about the same 🤣
I knew u wud know
Great, real review. The fact that PDC plays on one or another shield is just an advertisement for which they probably take money, they can change the shield every match. We care about quality.
I’ve had a blade for about 15 years, same board. Granted, it doesn’t get as much use as WW’s, but it’s held up great.
Great review. I’m just getting into darts and I got the blade 6 triple core. I have a fairly hard throw with 23g and 24g darts but they don’t go as far into the board as yours did on your blade 6. It is louder than the viper shot king board I have but I think the rota lock system transfers the vibration to the wall making it louder than other boards.
I mentioned that in other comments here but I have the Blade 5 and the new Winmau Dual Core practice board. Both with the rotolocks. Neither of them are as loud as the new Blade 5. Also nowhere near as soft
Cracking review. Thank you.
Cheers 👍
Hi, WW I’m in USA and watch your channel. Learned about Dartshopper from you and their great shipping prices to US. I replaced the Unicorn Board from Big Box US store with a Winmau Blade 6from Dartshopper for $57. Wow. wow, wow - no bounce outs. No staples! No more DIY fixing Unicorn Board with hammer to get wiring back in. frequent off the staples and wires popping off. Unicorn bullseye guarded by braces! Who knew dartboards shouldn’t spin when darts removed? Rotalock system great. (Winmau B6 cost less and 10x better than US store). So, just want to thank you for that. Price has since gone up; but from this video, I’d say you can’t go wrong with any Winmau Blade, or the Gladiator 3+, or, it seems with the Target board. (Go by best deal). My Blade 6 isn’t loud; the darts go deep enough to stay but not so deep I can’t pull them out, or make me think it obvious I need more cores. It seems the aesthetics of the board and size of the doubles/trebles would be more important. Durability of Blade 6 flawless so far!
not my dad on my account raving about darts
I have the Blade 6, but haven't played all that much on it, but I can confirm it's a good deal softer than my Mission Samurai II board. I haven't noticed any significant sound difference though.
Great video, very helpful
The loudness of the Blade 6 vs the Aspar is likely more due to the Rota-Lock mounts than the density (or lack thereof) of the board. The cardboard you used to wedge in the Aspar board cushions the board and absorbs sound; the Roto-Lock is solid and doesn't absorb any sound.
This was mentioned in several other comments. I have rotolocks on my Winmau Dual Core practice board as well as the old Blade 5 I have. Neither of those are as loud as the new Blade 6. Not even close. The new board is so soft that it makes this awful 'plunk' sound when a dart hits it. But it did cross my mind that it's the rotolocks and to an extent it is, but it didn't make that much of a difference. My practice board is very quiet with rotolocks
Hi WW….good video, thanks. Been using B5 for a while, my throw is not very hard, yet my points do go in quite deep on B5. Yet as I have watched lots of pro’s playing on B6 - seems their points hardly go in to the board. It seems they remove darts from the board effortlessly all at once. Would be interesting to know why. Thanks.
Worldwide; interesting review. I have the Winmau blade 6 dual core board and absolutely love it (it replaced my Blade 5 dual core).I normally throw 24 gram darts and my throw is a little hard. Haven't had any issues at all with it. I agree that the roto-lock feature is one of the best dart board improvements.
That's the only Blade 6 I haven't tried. I bought the board in this video as well as the Triple Core. I was broke after that lol. But I will give it a try in the future. I'm thinking I might have just got a soft board with this one.
Which do you prefer Mike? 5 DC or 6 DC?
Interesting review, I found the B5DC too soft as my darts were in right up to the barrel with plain 30mm storm points so wouldnt even consider buying a B6TC.
May think of trying the Aspar when my G3+ gets retired but still looking and playing well ATM
I use the blade 6 triple core and find it to be very firm. I use 26g Nathan Aspinall darts as well.
I got a Target Aspar for Christmas to replace old blade 5 & in my opinion i prefer old blade 5 as the Target board seems rock hard & your throwing at a piece of wood.( louder)!!!❤🎯
It's definitely firm. Mine is quiet though. Doesn't matter if I'm throwing 18g or 26g.
I didn't even realise they had released the Blade 6!! I had a blade 4 and bought a 5 recently! I'm surprised how loud that 6 is!!!
been using my regular version blade 6 for almost 2 months, and i don't seem to have the issue you do.
while i do not have a very hard throw, i have used 12, 18, 21 and 24 gram darts and none of them go
in as deep as that.
all of them fitted with harrows apex smooth silver 36mm points.
24 goes in slightly further then halfway, the 12 significantly less then halfway.
noise i would say is slightly less then my previous board, a blade 4.
I like the colours on the Winmau better. The bright parts of the board have a slight yellow tone, the red is easier on the eyes also.
For a relatively quiet and firm board with a really nice wire and as a good value for money I'm really loving the 180 Galdiator 3+. Really nice board and taking punishment like a champ.
The One80 G3+ is awesome. 👍🏻
I agree G3+ is the best I've ever had and still going strong for me too
@@chrisgraves9430 Yep, Chris and I are HUGE fans of the One80 G3+ 👍🏻
I also play at the winmau blade 5 dual core , The fibers fly out like there's no tomorrow . I think it's because of the dual core . It wear's a lot quicker I think ?
Great video and thanks for the update. I have always used Winmau boards but really like the look of the Target Aspar board and will be getting one to try it out.
This is amazing review. Does the triple core also soften up so much and gets loud? I'm in the market at the moment and thinking between Aspar and triple core so maybe iulf you have an advice it would be great
I would say go for the One80 G3+ or even the new GOAT board at Dartshopper. The Blade 6 boards have been straight trash. Beautiful and awesome straight out of the box but not so much a few weeks later. I've read some overall bad things about them.
Here's the problem though... everyone will get a Blade 6 and praise how nice it is at first... which I agree with. So many of them fail to give updates and tell us how awful the board is a couple months later.
@@WorldwideDarts thank you ever so much for this sincere answer
@vedranharamustek9675 Cheers. If you ever have any questions about anything please feel free to reach out. I'm here to help if I'm able 👍🏻
I am a sucker for the pure symmetry of the Target board. Too bad my Blade 5 is still going strong, it'll be a long time before I realistically need a replacement 😂
I have a blade 6 board and my board is really firm. It’s a great board and if it last as long as my blade 5 I’ll be happy. Also on the roto lock system I don’t use it I’m stuck in the past and prefer to use 3 door stops.
Might as well break out the knurl and aluminum stems 😁
Say, have you made any experience with the red dragon b-line boards package? I've seen a video from the darts referee and was wondering what you think about it. If you have some experience with it, did you only get thin-wired boards like the blade 5?
I haven't as shipping to the USA is a small fortune. I think it sounds like a good deal though.
my blade 6 is very soft darts go in a lot further than any other board i had
would like to hear your thoughts on the Blade 6 on the PDC tour vs the old Unicorn boards. I think the PDC tour shows that no matter what board you use that specialty points will destroy any dart board. Although I do feel like the Blade 6 is getting torn up by the pros, it's not as bad as the old Unicorns.
100% agree. I saw a match where James Wade darts were ripping up the board a bit. But like you said, the B6 does seem to be holding up better. Anything is better than a Unicorn board 😂
Exactly the same problems with the winmau. I tried the rotation locks and its super loud. My next board will be a target
You will always get a louder noise when using a blade board because of the rota lock leaves a small gap behind the board and wall so it will always amplify the thud as to the firm less personally would always go for a softer board much reducing fall outs especially if you don’t have a aggressive throw..
See my other comments. I have a brand new Winmau Dual Core practice board and a Blade 5, both with Rotolocks and those boards are quiet. The surround that I have really dampens the sound.
I have the blade 6 since its release and I must admit to being disappointed. Your review is timely because I was hesitating for my next dartboard, but my choice is now made thanks to you WWD Thank you very much and continue your great job 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks H Rod. What did you dislike about it? Similar things to what I saw? But yeah can't go wrong with the Aspar or even the One80 G3+
@@WorldwideDarts Exactly everything you described in your video as well as premature wear compared to the blade 5
I dont have a blade 6 but my blade 5 seems soft in that I use standard points and they always go right up to my trident nose cones and I lob my darts and dont throw hard at all, standard black points. I will say though that my blade 5 dual core has lasted a year of play, half hour a day and looks almost new. only one or two pieces of sisal showing
My Blade 6 TC is QUIET compared even to a Blade 5. I do throw a 21g dart but it was an immediate noticeable difference.
Edit: I would be curious to see how a Decibel meter ranks the noise between the two boards.
I also throw One80 conversion tips on my darts. They are a very thin point and do sink in well on ANY board. You're right about the Rotolock system, it is great! My main question however is about how well each one holds up after a few months of use. Are you noticing more holes that do not seem to be healing on one versus the other or are you seeing a lot more fibers pulling out on one more than the other?
A new board will always be much quieter compared to an old board that you've been using. The problem that myself and many others have seen is that after a few weeks the Blade 6 boards loosen up... a lot. I've tried all 3 versions of the Blade 6 and all of them have been way, way too soft.
I've had my Blade 6 hanging up recently because I've been too lazy to switch it out but as far as durability the Target Aspar and the One80 are far superior.
@@WorldwideDarts I also understand that one batch may be different from the next. I haven't had any issues with mine loosening up or anything really. I did notice when going to a larger diameter point (factory from Red Dragon rather than my One80 conversion points) that I did seem to have a hard spot in the lower section of the double bull which caused a fair number of bounce outs. No, it wasn't the Wire as many would suggest. you could see where the point hit and they just bounced. When I do finally replace my Blade 6, I will look into the Aspar or Gladiator series as well. Thank you for your response and the reviews!
Wanted to replace my standard Winmau Blade 5 with the Blade 6. After about a week, the Blade 6 was way too loud. Luckily I could still send it back. Got another Blade 5, as they were in sale.
We're not alone. I've read a few reports of the Blade 6 being way too soft.
What about bounce-outs or fall-outs? We have an Aspar board and a Blade 6 board (double core) in my local pub, rotating between the two, as a group we've noticed there are more darts falling to the floor with the Aspar than we get with the Blade. It's like playing on wood sometimes! (both are better than Unicrap tho)
Hardly any bounce outs at all to be honest. I had a true point on wire bounce out on one of my recent videos. I think it was two videos ago in the intro. I forget what board it was though. I want to say the Target. I also think if someone is using plain silver points on the firm Target board they might have a few fall outs. A quick scuff of the points with sandpaper will 100% fix that problem
Wow, Great review. I wish you did this 7 days ago and 129.00 dollar ago. Yes i did buy one. and I did buy the triple core. So the target board would have been better . I have a blade 5 and after 6 to 8 month of play and rotating the board ,the cork became very hard and darts would bonce out a lot, darts would fall out of the cork segment. And the triple ring showed wear with in 2 month,The board look like a bar board after 11 month of play. If i can find a board that can stand up to 2 to 3 hour of play a day. I would be happy. And last at lease 1 full year!
$129? Did you have a look at Dartshopper first? I think they're much cheaper?
@@WorldwideDarts HI, that where i got it from.
I just check the web site. And it 129.00 is the coast. If you can get it cheaper or have a code. Please give it out, Thank WW
Wish I had a discount code. I also didn't realize they cost that much. Yikes!
but in terms of playability which is best i.e. does one have more bounce outs than the other, duarability?
One80 G3+ is as good as it gets
Try the Unicorn Griplock on non Winmau boards, WW. Have it on my One 80 Gladiator 3, just like the Rota lock 🔐 👌
I have it on my One80 G3 and I'm not a fan of it. It works... But not great
Did not see any holes from previous throws. Both boards look new.
Could you put the number from the blade onto the Aspar?
Great video 👍🏻
Yes. Check out my new Sine Waves video. I switched it out
@@WorldwideDarts I have watched that video and never noticed the switch..I'll go back and watch it again 👍🏻
How do you rank these boards?
Blade 5 Standard
Blade 5 Dual Core
Blade 6 Dual Core
What is the best choice if I am looking for a board similar to Gladiator III+?
Imo the Blade 5's were/are better than the new Blade 6 boards. I'm seeing all kinds of reports of the new boards being WAY too soft.
@@WorldwideDarts I have great respect for your experience and opinion.
So I want you to simplify the decision for me, please...
I never had a Blade before, just struggling with an Eclipse Pro whose spider popped out and was constantly about to explode from the center!
Which one should I buy now? Blade 5 Standard or Blade 5 Dual Core?
Special thanks for your valuable feedback.
@@BorisPJ I'd go with the dual core if you can. Please make sure to rotate it often... especially when it's new. A couple times a week minimum!!
What's the aspar like compared to the blade 6 triple core ? I was just about to purchase the triple core but after watching this I'm put off. I currently have the winmau diamond plus MVG edition (got a good deal on the board and surround) and I found the board to be very loud also. My 19g darts go straight through it ! I like to play late at night sometimes , the missus and my daughter have both complained about the noise 🤣
The Blade 6 TC is garbage! The other dart review channel backs it up with a recent video of his about boards. It's way, way too soft. And here's the thing... it loosens up even worse after a month of use and almost becomes unusable. I've tried all 3 new blade 6 boards and hate them. For home use I'd go with a Blade 5 regular version or Blade 5 Dual Core if you can still find them. If not I'd highly recommend the One80 G3+
@@WorldwideDarts Just looked that board up , it's quite a bit cheaper than the blade 6 TC , think I'll give it a go. Appreciate your advice. Thanks 👍🏻
@@rhyslewis5418 Awesome Rhys. I'm almost certain you'll enjoy it for home use. Give me some feedback after you get it please. Curious to know what you think 👍🏻
@@WorldwideDarts Will do 👍🏻
@@WorldwideDarts Received the G3+ this afternoon ( i'm in the UK ) , I paid £46.99 gbp for it. Hung it pretty much straight away and had a few throws at it with the new 20g darts I also purchased. I didn't get much time with it though as I had to prepare and leave for work. First impressions are , its a hell of a lot quieter than the winmau i had and the darts only penetrate up to where the point starts to narrow so they aren't going straight through. Also has thinner wires with no staples unlike my current board so overall i'm am very pleased with my purchase and your recommendation. I will admit that I hadn't rotated my winmau for a while and I did this before the G3 came which did make the board a little quieter but the darts were still pretty much going straight through. I also noticed inconsistencies in the winmau on various areas around the board where it was quieter in some places than others.
Those numbers on the aspar take the fun out of playing big uns and little uns, as you can't set a hole in the eight, or ten. Numbers are too small too.
I put four washing-up foam pads behind the board, to keep it much quieter.
I want points to go in, and stay in. So soft seems good.
Got to be soft for people that have gentle throws, and light darts. Also, boards get harder with use, so it means it'll take longer to get too hard.
I just tried to put the Winmau number ring on the Target. It works but it's a bit loose
Ive had gladiator 3+, blade 5 dualcore now eclipse ultra and all three were very soft when new and very quiet once they were broke in and played on all 3 are now firmer and louder 🤷🏼♂️… i have my board adjacent to neighbours wall and im constantly messing around with things to try make it quieter ….. to no avail
I have a girlfriend who joking yells at me every so often if I'm testing some heavy darts... "That's too loud" she'll say. 😂
@@WorldwideDarts yes it’s not good…. Puts me off playing sometimes, but got nowhere else in the house to put up a board really with how the house is set up 🙄….could do with my own personal sports room lol 👍🏻👊🏻
@@leewilson7852 try a belt door mounted board with the piramid sound isolation foam between it
My next door is verry happy 👍
any recommendations on good places to buy boards online in the US?
I would HIGHLY recommend you check out Dartshopper. They're in the Netherlands but they also have the absolute fastest shipping in the business. TONS of boards to choose from. Order on a Sunday night for the quickest shipping possible. Compare prices and I think they're about as good as it gets
For me the Blade 4 was the best board ever made. Still have my original one and it heals a lot better than the blade 6 and not as loud either. I'd say my blade 4 is in better condition too even though its 8 years older.
This one is personal preference and I know some people think graphics can be distracting but I much prefer the bigger, more colourful logos on the Blade 5/4 etc than the new understated logos on the 6
My blade 6 dc is super loud aswell. I think it is because of the rotalock system. My Gladiator 3+ is much quieter without it
I thought this as well but my Blade 5 is super quiet. On par with the Target Aspar and my One80 G3 with the Unicorn roto lock things
I put felt furniture sliding stick ons on my rotolocks, it did quiet it down a bit.
Thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try
I put some foam pads between my roto locks and the wall and it seemed to quiet it down a bit
What kind of wall is it mounted to ?
Old house so it's that hard plaster crap.
@@WorldwideDarts I just hung mine today with a viper bracket on the same type of wall, does it hold well ? This is my first time hanging up a board on this type of wall.
Always found Winmaus to be soft. I throw hard too, but 23 grams eats away at them, anything heavier and the barrel is burying. Lol
The wall is big diference.. In my room my wall is realy silence but same dartboard in my friend house is double louder then my room
Well I’m watching the pdc and none of the darts look like they are sinking into the dualcore boards anymore than they did on the unicorn boards
I've only ever used dual core blades in all my years playing... the 6 is by far the worst edition yet for both durability and overall quality.... I'll be saving myself £20 and going back to the 5 dual on my next purchase!! 👍
Same here. I've always been a huge fan of the Winmau boards. So much so that I actually think I let my bias get in the way when I originally reviewed the Blade 6. I just expected it to be awesome with no questions asked. I was wrong. Blade 5's are quality though.
I read everywhere the same problems with the Blade 6 you are not the only one. But I’m shocked about the Aspar didn’t suspect that. I have the G3+ now for almost a year and it still looks good and firm
Oh good. I was hoping others read some of the same things I saw about the B6. You made a good choice with the One80 board. I love those things
@@WorldwideDarts Yeah I love One80 as a brand in general you can’t go wrong with them.
No one on CZcams ever evaluates the Viper boards. Why?
When I hear the name Viper I think "way overpriced for what you get". I can't answer for other darting CZcamsr's but they probably feel the same. For the price of a Viper I can get a Winmau instead.
@@WorldwideDarts Razorback for $41 is not a bad price and the board is not bad. It’s their top of the line board in terms of sisal and spider. But you are correct. Still, viper is listed on great boards under a 100 so I would think there would be someone would add it to compare to all the other boards. Internet drives a lot of customers to the viper products. Including viper boards I think will draw interest. First guy to do it should get the most views. And your evaluation videos are top notch. GLD does screw you if buying from their site as shipping charges are as much as the product. I have a dialogue with them now on their shipping charges. Told them that charge is sending me to competitors. Good thing is they are listening and asking me for more info. A good sign.
But the Razorback is a good board. Winmau quality? No but excellent board for the price I paid. I just don’t know how it fairs to the other great boards in the same price range. Why? Because there are no videos. Opportunity here for views I think. Broadened the product scope on the channel. I bet GLD would send you a board.
For me the Triple Core is very very close to the Aspar. I am using it since it came out and play a lot, up to about 4 hours a day. It still looks great, sounds quiet and I overall like it. Not used the standard Blade 6 but I did use the Aspar and for me the Triple Core takes the W here.
i dont have to rotate my board im so bad i hit equally all over the board :D
Good for even wear 😂
I have spare rota locks so I am wondering if I could create three screw holes in the Aspar. Is the backing the same/similar wood as the Blade's?
Personally, buying Target Aspar was the worst investment ever. It's been maybe 4 months and it looks wrecked. And I use smooth target storm points 🤷
Really? I don't see how that's possible unless you're playing about 5+ hours a day and not rotating it. Mine is about 5 months old now and it's still mint. I didn't play on it for 2 months but still.
@@WorldwideDarts I rotate regularly. That's why I keep looking at the state of your board and can't believe it. I had a Blade 5 for a year and looked better than Aspar. I've no idea mate
@@boristheblade4052 Strange one for sure. Who knows, maybe you just got a bad board? Sort of like my Winmau. I just think I got a poor board because I've never known a Winmau to be THIS soft. I'm also surprised because smooth Storm points are normally very, very gentle on any dart board.
I will NEVER buy a board that's not Winmau as long as they have roto lock.
I hear ya. The rotolock feature is important for me. I LOVE that feature. I always gave the edge to Winmau over the One80 because of the rotolock
firm simply means bad deflections don't grab the board...I don't see the allure of a hard board.
They last longer. The darts don't sink in all the way to the barrel allowing for tighter groups. But everyone is different. If you have a weak throw then maybe a softer board is better
@@WorldwideDarts clearly the unicorn boards do not last at all and any i have played on were rock hard...I do throw light darts and not all that hard but even watching the pro's play on the harder boards vs. the blade board...the amount of deflections still grabbing the board on Blade boards is clearly higher...the preference is always going to be to each his own but the benefits of one over the other is clear. I've heard people comment the gladiator III + is a hard board...mine was not and I'm going on 4 yrs with it now and likely get a couple more before I replace it
Teşekkürler.
got the blade 6 and not impressed one of the softest boards I have owned will not buy another one. first day darts were going in up to the barrell
Sorry to hear about your crappy board but at the same time I'm also glad that I'm not the only one experiencing this. Seems like a lot of people are seeing the same things we're seeing. Sucks to say that because I've always had great Winmau boards.
The number ring on the target looks cheap and tacky imo.
Yep, when we're throwing sharp pointy metal objects at a board there shouldn't be any plastic that we could potentially hit.
The darts seem to be burying deeper into the blade 6. Although I am a little stoned… 😝
Very first board i had was a used board made from horses hair . This was in around 1974 .