The flight (or feather) is a vital ingredient to a set
of darts... You won't fly your dart without one! The speed
at which a player throws his/her dart determines which
shape and size of flight will work best. For example, a
slower dart throw requires a large flight, while a fast
throw (especially with lighter darts) requires less airfoil
and thus, a slimmer flight is needed for stability.
In earlier days, flights were made from natural feathers.
These offered strength and lightness, as well as little
obstruction to other darts which could actually pass through
the fronds of the feather flight without causing any deviation
from its path. Today there are a multitude of flight shapes
and designs available, allowing a player to experiment
until he/she finds those that work best for their own playing
style. The following pages showcase the hundreds of different
flights available for today;s discriminating darter!
