Voks
SoftSteel Darts
 Voks
is one of the most talked about darts manufacturers
in the American darts community. Based in Ohio the are
an American darts manufacturer who are not yet well
known in japan. But in the US and Canada, they are widely
recongized for their innovative designs, quality craftsmanship
and excellent performance. We recently had the opportunity
to test their patented “SoftSteel” convertible
dart, which was one of the most unique and fun darts
we have tried.
Voks’
SoftSteel dart is a convertible moving tip dart that
can be used with either steel or soft tip points. For
players who play both, this dart provides the advantage
of being virtually the same weight and balance using
either tip. The feel and control of the dart was the
same in either environment offering players a chance
to use a single set of darts both soft and steel play.
Voks uses a patented spring loaded system as pictured
below. uses a patented spring loaded system as pictured
below.
This system prevents bounce outs while
providing easy conversion between soft and steel tips.
With a range of plunger weights, the darts can easily
be changed to higher weights using tungsten plungers
available in brass (included), 65, 80 and 90% tungsten
(available as accessories). We tested the Spirit series
(pictured below) dart with both steel and soft tips
using the included brass plunger.
This dart has a tapered front end which
was rather new to us. Having thrown mostly standard
or slightly front weighted darts, I was surprised by
the feel of this unusual shape.The balance is center
oriented while the shape provides greater grip towards
the back of the dart. The barrel surface is smooth towards
the front. But Voks has very intelligently left the
metal unpolished and a little brushed in texture to
allow added grip to reduce slippage on release.
While we didn’t think this dart
was the most attractive in the Voks line, but it was
certainly one of the most impressive. The soft tips
are strong and in tests conducted by a range of dart
resources, lasted a very long time even when used on
bristle boards. The spring steel tips were very effective
on both bristle and standard hard boards. Switching
between tips was easy. Our only concern was that the
tiny spring may be easily lost in a dark dart bar. But
Voks’ strong soft tips should make
changing tips a pretty rare task. We simply changed
between steel and soft in a well lit area or at home
before going to play.
While there are many movable point steel
tip darts available, there are very few movable tip
soft tip darts on the market. The moving tip allows
the dart to absorb some of the impact when striking
the board. The result is fewer bounce outs even when
striking the edge of electronic board segments. The
extra strong tips assure that slightly bent or broken
tips are no longer a problem. Those frustrating lost
points and time spent searching for your darts on the
dart floor will be significantly reduced.
Voks’ SoftSteel darts are innovative
and unique. Available in over a dozen barrel designs
there is a style and grip for everyone. In both soft
and steel play this dart will reduce bounce outs and
provide a high quality dart for both. We loved these
darts so much that we asked Voks to let us help introduce
their darts to Japan. These are great darts made by
people who love darts and love developing technology
to help make your game better. Dartbug Score 4.5
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