Justin Drop-In Case by Cameo

Designed to match denim wear, the Justin Case by Cameo continues to advance the pinnacle of darts fashion and function.
Justin Case allows players to easily drop-in their darts without dissembling their shafts and flights. The high-quality durable synthetic leather is made in Japan and the it features pockets for extra shafts, tips, and flights.
Its large storage capacity works great with Krystal cases for flight protection.

Material: Synthetic Leather
Size: Length x Width x Depth = 6.3in x 3.5in x 2in
Storage Capacity: Barrel 2 sets, Flight 2 sets, Shafts 2 sets, Tips 13, 2 flat pockets for cards (or small items)
*This Product does NOT include the Krystal Case

Works with or without KrystaL case

Stylish and convenient

Justin Case helps organize your spare accessories

Cardholder in the back is perfect for storing your business cards or DartsLive card

Product is available here at Vega Darts.com

VegaDarts Product Spotlight: Trinidad

What exactly is Trinidad? Trinidad is no stranger to the Japanese darts scene: they currently sponsor ten of Japan's best players, including female star Miho Iwanaga and the topranked male Yuki Yamada. In the competitive barrel market in Japan, Trinidad maintains the industry's excellent quality.

But what sets apart Trinidad from other barrel makers?

Their variety and grip styles.

Trinidad makes 25 different barrels. Nineteen 90% Tungsten Pro models, and six 80% Tungsten "X" Models. Some of the barrels are drastically unique - unlike any other barrel available. And some of the barrels are only slightly different from other Trinidad barrels in the collection.

Because of this, choosing a Trinidad barrel is like picking a wand for Harry Potter: The player can pick a style of barrel that is much more fine-tuned for his or her style than choosing from another company. With so many different options, players can essentially select the features, like the fineness of grip, length, and shape, creating a customized experience.

On top of all this, the Trinidad barrels have a fine attention to detail, and don't skimp on quality, despite their wide lineup. Lastly, the Trinidad have a more subtle and unpretentious style that is a refreshing departure from the flashy marketing practices of modern dart manufacturers.

Trinidad Oscar Type 2 Pictured with Clear Flight-L and Orange Lippoint

Trinidad Oscar Pictured with Hardlip and Flight-L Christmas Colors

The Advantage of using the same barrel in Steeltip and Softtip

Left: Dynasty A-Flow Premium Black Gladiator. Right: Dynasty A-Flow Gladiator Steel

VegaDarts offers a range of barrels that are manufactured in both the steel tip and soft tip variety.

Dynasty, DMC, and Monster, all offer appealing barrels with consistently high quality in both types. Darters who play both styles gain an advantage as they no longer have to adapt to a different grip or weight when transitioning. While it is possible to simply use conversion tips, there are a few disadvantages:

-Conversion tips often come loose, forcing the player to tighten them between throws

-The quality of a conversion tip is usually not as good as a fixed point

-It is simply inconvenient to switch tips all the time, especially if you participate in both steel tip and soft tip leagues

But I would argue that the primary advantage of having two sets of barrels in both styles is Balance.

Dart manufacturers design darts that are optimized for a particular style. Fixed point darts perform best (obviously) on a bristle board. Soft tip darts are optimized for balance with light plastic tips. Adding a metal point to a soft tip dart throws off the balance that the manufacturer intended. The difference in weight may seem small, but try for yourself:

Take a set of soft-tip darts and throw them at a bristle board. Next, put on metal conversion points and notice the difference in balance between the two.

Dynasty, Monster, and DMC have all adjusted the balance of the barrel appropriately to give maximum performance in both of the particular styles they were made for.

VegaDarts Product Spotlight: Dynasty Portable Scale

Available in two sizes

If you thought that portable digital scales are only made for drug dealers, then you probably haven't yet heard about Dynasty's Portable Scale that is designed specifically for weighing your darts.

There are many advantages to weighing your darts. Sometimes, it is used simply to ensure that your darts are below the maximum tournament regulation weight, which is usually around 20 grams for soft tip boards.

Another concern is the performance of a barrel. Many players may notice that over time, their barrels have worn down and lost a significant amount of weight. If the barrels have worn unevenly, it can be a major problem, with some barrels differing by as much as 1-2 grams.

Finally, Dynasty's Portable Scale is accurate enough to reveal manufacturing innaccuracies in darts, for enthusiasts looking to find the "perfect dart".

Dynasty's Scale is the only scale on the market designed specifically for darts. It features a convenient notch that allows use of the scale without the dart rolling off.

New Sponsor Player: Introducing Rick Espinoza

VegaDarts is proud to announce its first sponsor player, Rick Espinoza!

Rick is has been representing the USA in several NDA and Bullshooter events and plays internationally as well.

Vegadarts is aiming to become a Premier Online Dart Shop and we hope that Rick will help expose and present Vegadarts to the rest of the world!

Thank You Rick! We are very honored to have you in our team.

Accomplishments:

2011 NDA Team Dart – Team USA
2011 Asia Dart Association (Taiwan) Team USA Member
2011 Asia Dart Association (Taiwan) Singles 501 5-8
2011 Asia Dart Association (Taiwan) Triples 5-8 (Alex Hon& Bob Hudzik)
2010 NDA Team Dart – Master’s Triples 1st (Wendy Espinoza & Chuck Shaner)
2010 NDA Team Dart – Master’s Mixed Dbls Combo 3rd (Wendy Espinoza)
2010 Bullshooter Asia (Japan) – Singles 501 5-8
2010 Bullshooter Asia (Japan) – 501 Doubles 5-8 (Scott Ferrian)
2010 Bullshooter Asia (Japan) – Team USA Member
2009 Bullshooter Europe Holland – Triples 1st (Wendy Espinoza & Ray Carver)
2009 Bullshooter Europe Holland – Mixed Doubles 3rd (Wendy Espinoza)
2009 Bullshooter Europe Holland – Team USA Member
2009 NDA Team Dart – Master’s Team Cricket 3rd (Chuck Shaner, Scott Ferrian & Charlie Hillukka)
2009 NDA Team Dart – Master’s Doubles 501 DIDO 3rd (Chuck Shaner)
2009 Bullshooter Asia (Hong Kong) – Singles Hammer Cricket 5-8
2009 Bullshooter Asia (Hong Kong) – 501 Doubles 5-8 (Gary Mawson)
2009 Bullshooter Asia (Hong Kong) – Singles Top Gun 5-8
2009 Bullshooter Asia (Hong Kong) – Team USA Member
2008 NDA Team Dart – Master’s Doubles Cricket 4th (Chuck Shaner)
2008 NDA Team Dart – Master’s Doubles 501 DIDO 1st (Chuck Shaner)
2008 NDA Team Dart – Master’s Triples 4th (Wendy Espinoza & Chuck Shaner)
2007 NDA Team Dart – Master’s B Singles 501 DIDO 1st
2007 NDA Team Dart – Master’s Team 501 DIDO 2nd (Randy Van Deursen, Glen Gage & Manny Jiminez)
2007 NDA Team Dart – Master’s Triples 1st (Wendy Wermerskirchen & Manny Jimenez)

VegaDarts Product Spotlight: Exclusive JokerDriver Carbon Shaft Colors

VegaDarts is the only retailer to offer color JokerDriver Carbon Shafts. As you may know, JokerDriver and L-Style collaborated to create the most durable shaft in the market today by utilizing carbon fiber technology. The advantage of JokerDriver x L-Style carbon shaft is that it creates the ultimate grip for the flight and weighs the same as a standard nylon shaft.

VegaDarts.com offers 8 exclusive colors that feature sharp accents that will surely give your dart setup some personality.


Follow this link for JokerDriver x L-Style Shafts, as well as a wide variety of quality darts from Japan.

Darts in Japan Part 2

Check out Darts in Japan Part 1 if you haven't already.

In this article, I will be investigating the question: How do darts in Japan influence darts in other parts of the world? How do darts outside of Japan influence Japanese darts?

First, you may have seen Japanese pro player Morihiro Hashimoto make a splash in the PDC World Championship earlier this year, with an upset over Matt Padget and showed a valiant display of skill losing to the number 3 ranked player, Gary Anderson.

Hashimoto became a crowd favorite during his time at Alexandra Palace.

Although Japan is a soft-tip country, Japanese players like Hashimoto are beginning to catch on to steel-tip, and with time and practice, expect more top-Japanese pros enter international competitions, like the PDC.

In addition, PDC players like Phil Taylor, occasionally travel to Japan to participate in soft-tip tournaments, like the 2008 MJ Tournament, shown below:

In addition to international competition, Japanese dart manufacturers have begun to sponsor pro players overseas. Japan's L-Style is now the sponsor and preferred choice of many American pros, like Scotty Burnett, Darin Young, Bill Davis, and John Kuczynski.

The goal of VegaDarts.com is to bring many quality brands from Japan to the rest of the world. As there is more and more interaction between Japan and other dart communities, Japan displays increasing innovation and contribution to the sport.