When you rotate the board regularly you extend the life of the dartboard. You can easily remove the number ring from a board so that the board can be rotated. Based on 1 hour of darts per day, we recommend rotating the board several segments weekly.
To prevent damage to the dartboard, we recommend regularly sharpening or replacing the tips of the darts with a repointing machine. Arrows with blunt tips or burrs cause damage to the fibers of the sisal. Dart tips can easily be sharpened with sharpening stone or an electronic point sharpener.
How long does a dartboard last?
The lifespan of a dartboard strongly depends on its use. When the dartboard is used a lot it will last less long than when it is used less often. Also the way of throwing plays an important role, when someone has a hard throw the board will be damaged faster than when one throws with a calm throw. A distinction is made between recreational boards and professional boards.
The Winmau Blade 6, Winmau Blade 6 dual core, Unicorn Eclipse Pro 2 and the Unicorn Eclipse HD 2 are considered the best boards of the moment. Recreational darters also look at the dartboard less critically than advanced or professional darters. Professional darters are more likely to want to replace a board when they see irregularities on the sisal. So there is no real answer to how long a dartboard will last, it depends a lot on its use.
