How to Stop Your Dart Flights Falling Out

There's nothing worse than lining up a big finish and watching your flight bounce off the board on its own. Or worse, it drops out the moment the dart leaves your hand. If your flights keep falling out, you're not alone, and the fix is cheap and quick.

Why do dart flights fall out?

• Worn shaft slots. Every time you pull a flight in and out, the slot in the top of the shaft opens up a little. Nylon shafts wear fastest.
• Dart-on-dart hits. When darts collide in a tight group, flights get knocked loose. Good grouping, annoying side effect.
• Thin or worn flights. Once the stems of a flight get bent or crushed, they stop gripping.

Fix 1: Add flight rings

A flight ring is a small aluminium ring that slides over the top of a nylon shaft. It squeezes the slot shut so the flight is held tight, and it protects the shaft from splitting.

Our Aluminium Flight Rings come 5 sets to a pack (15 rings) for £4.99. Just choose your colour to match your setup.

Fix 2: Punch your flights

For the strongest hold, use a flight punch. It cuts a small slot into the bottom of each flight so the flight ring locks it into place. Once a flight is punched and ringed, it isn't going anywhere.

The Bull Up Darts Flight Punch is pocket-sized, so it can live in your dart case.

Fix 3: Check your shafts

If your shafts are chewed up, no ring will fully save them. Swap them out. Aluminium shafts are more durable than nylon. If you go aluminium, fit an O-ring so they don't work loose in the barrel (see our O-Ring Tool).

The easy option: get the kit

Our Flight & Shaft Grip Kit has the flight punch, flight rings and O-ring tool in one pack, for less than buying them separately. It's everything you need to stop flights and shafts coming loose.

Free UK delivery on every order. Now get back on the oche.