The game of darts is a social game that a lot of people enjoy especially with a few close friends over a couple of cold beers. If you try it you may well get hooked and then you’ll want your own dart board.

Regardless of what your intentions are, understanding what dart boards can offer and how they are made will help you make an informed choice and provide you with hours of pleasure. Here are some of the most popular types of dart boards.

Bristle Dart Boards

Undoubtedly, the bristle dart boards are the most common dart boards that you’re likely ever to find. Th Bristle dart boards are made up of compressed sisal fibers that are then glued to a backing board, while the edges are held in place with a metal banding. The primary advantage to this construction of this type is that when you take the dart out of the dart boards, the hole will closes in behind it. The result is that bristle dart boards last much longer than any other type of dart boards.

Electronic Dart Boards

Electronic dart boards are gaining in popularity and are showing up in bars all over the world. Many electronic dart boards are used for league play. Electronic darts are known as soft tip darts because of the type of darts that are used in this game. Electronic dart boards consist of a playing surface that is covered with thousands of tiny holes. If a dart enters one of these holes, the score is recorded automatically.. . . . . . . . .. . .

Coiled Paper Dart Boards

Coiled dart boards are very inexpensive and are good for kids to play on. However, they are much more likely to be damaged easily. When a dart enters coiled paper dart boards, it will go between the layers of paper. When the dart is removed, the paper should heal and you shouldn’t see any holes. But, this is not usually the case.. . . . . . . . . . . .

Wooden Dart boards

Dart boards were traditionally made from wood such as poplar or elm. The primary problem with wooden dart boards was that they usually cracked after drying out and therefore had to be soaked overnight to keep them in good condition. These days, wooden dart boards aren’t very common, though they have prevailed in the US style of darts. Rather than being made from a solid piece of wood, wooden dart boards are handmade from pieces of end grain basswood.

Cork Dart Boards

Regardless of what your intentions are, understanding what dart boards can offer and how they are made will help you make an informed choice and provide you with hours of pleasure. Here are some of the most popular types of dart boards.

Cork dart boards can still be found, although not nearly as prevalent as they once were. Cork dart boards are very inexpensive and as such the cork wears out rather easily. For this reason they aren’t recommended for heavy play.