The Complete Handbook of Dart Tips
The Professional Guide to Selection, Installation, Maintenance, and Business Opportunity in Dart Tip Systems
by Alumigogo Books
non-fiction
The authoritative reference for understanding, selecting, installing, and maintaining dart tips—and the business opportunities they create.
About this book
Dart tips are often treated as a commodity—cheap, disposable, barely worth thinking about. That's a mistake. In competitive play, commercial venues, and serious hobbyist setups, dart tips are a measurable component with real performance specifications, maintenance requirements, and cost implications.
This handbook is built on the premise that anyone responsible for a dartboard—whether running a league, managing a venue, maintaining equipment, or competing seriously—needs to understand dart tips as a system, not just a consumable. You'll learn the actual technical differences between tip materials and configurations, how to diagnose tip-related board damage and playability problems, how to install tips correctly for maximum lifespan, and how to source them cost-effectively.
Beyond the mechanics, this book covers the business side: how tip choice affects board longevity and replacement costs, what commercial opportunities exist in servicing and resupplying tips, and where the market is moving. Whether you're buying tips by the box or managing equipment for a 50-table venue, you'll find concrete information grounded in real-world practice.
Reader Reviews
Paul Miller
★★★★★I manage seven dart machines in bars around the city, so I figured I knew enough about tips. Turns out I was replacing them way too often and mixing up specs that shouldn't be mixed. The chapter on installation was an eye-opener—I was seating tips wrong which stressed the board faster. Good practical detail here. My only complaint is the maintenance section could use more on diagnosing which wear patterns mean the board is actually dying versus just the tips being old.
Gary Miller
★★★★★This is definitely useful if you operate equipment or run a serious league, and the business chapter gave me ideas for a sideline revenue stream I hadn't considered. But I'm a casual home player, and honestly this book is overkill for someone who just wants to throw darts in their garage. The technical specs and sourcing chapters don't apply to me. If you manage a venue or play competitively, buy it. Otherwise save your money.
James Hall
★★★★★Finally, a book that treats dart tips like actual engineered components instead of throw-away junk. I've run a competitive league for eight years and always made decisions about board and tip replacement based on intuition and cost. This handbook gave me the framework to make those decisions systematically—and it already paid for itself by showing me which supplier had better spec consistency. The glossary is surprisingly valuable when you're negotiating with equipment vendors. Highly recommended for anyone serious about darts.