Winmau Blade 6 & Target Aspar Dartboard Updates - Surprising Results! 

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

Thanks, will do!

not my dad on my account raving about darts

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

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

Cheers 👍

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?

I haven't as shipping to the USA is a small fortune. I think it sounds like a good deal though.

It's definitely firm. Mine is quiet though. Doesn't matter if I'm throwing 18g or 26g.

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

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 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 👍🏻

Might as well break out the knurl and aluminum stems 😁

One80 G3+ is as good as it gets

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 😂

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!

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.

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!!

We're not alone. I've read a few reports of the Blade 6 being way too soft.

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

I have it on my One80 G3 and I'm not a fan of it. It works... But not great

$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!

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.

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 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 👍

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 👍🏻

I just tried to put the Winmau number ring on the Target. It works but it's a bit loose

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.

When I hear the name Viper I think "way overpriced for what you get". I can't answer for other darting RU-vidr'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.

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

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.

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.

Good for even wear 😂

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.

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

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

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.

Yep, when we're throwing sharp pointy metal objects at a board there shouldn't be any plastic that we could potentially hit.