Mike Maloney Darts Range by Winmau - Product Review
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A long-time lover of the soft tip game, Mike Maloney's dedication to the sport of darts earned him a rightful spot on Team Winmau. Now, Mike and Winmau have worked to introduce the Mike Maloney Darts Range by Winmau as they continue to expand into the American world of darts.
Mike "Hulk Smash" Maloney got into playing darts at the age of 21 when he was old enough to play in bars. Each bar visit made Mike's appreciation of the game grow bigger until Mike eventually found out darts could be played competitively. From there, his love skyrocketed and so did his career!
Mike began participating in local and out-of-state darts tournaments, kickstarting his professional darts career. Some of his notable tournament appearances have been back-to-back seasons of the CSC Challenger Series, Booyah Cup, and more. He's even #4 on the Booyah Cup Order of Merit.
As one of the newest soft tip players of Team Winmau, we're eager to see Mike brings his darts career to the next level with his new Mike Maloney darts range.
Jen Mounts gives you an in-depth review of the Mike Maloney Darts Range by Winmau. She elaborates on the design including cuts, coating and grip intensity – plus some throwing action in the end. Let’s go over each aspect one by one:
The Mike Maloney darts are characterized by three different reference points for grip. Starting in the rear is a smooth black band followed by a series of radial grooves and bands connected by purple-coated zig-zag milling. Another smooth section, engraved with the Winmau logo, separates the rear from the rest of the dart.
In the middle, we can see more simple radial bands, this time coated in the Hulk Smash's signature monster green. Finally, in the front of the dart are diagonal grooves that sort of twist and wrap around the barrel's nose.
Overall, we rate the entire Mike Maloney darts range with a grip intensity of a 3 out of 5. For some players, the grip intensity may be a 3.5 out of 5 depending on your grip style and your preferences.
Most of that aggressiveness is coming from the Mike Maloney darts' center bands. The rear is more subtle than the center with the tighter spaced ring cuts - you won’t really feel the purple pattern that’s just decoration. And the front is the pretty smooth unless you have a coil in your throw.
Every Mike Maloney darts barrel is made from 90% tungsten metal makeup. This is a common theme amongst many other top Winmau player darts as the higher percentage of tungsten gives the barrel a more dense and slimmer feel without compromising weight and durability.
The Mike Maloney darts soft tip models are only available in 20g full weight (18g barrel undressed). Purchase the Mike Maloney darts range by clicking the image above or shopping the product below:
Mike Maloney Darts Soft Tip Barrels
Set of Mike Maloney Darts Vecta Shafts
Set of Mike Maloney Darts Prism Delta Flights
Premium Winmau Aluminium Point Protector
A unique splatter pattern across the Mike Maloney darts flights adds to the spontaneous personality of the darts' overall design, plus his name mirrored on the side in all caps letters. The design is complete with a reflective, chromatic silver coating that changes color as you move the dart around underneath light.
These special flights are new additions to the Winmau Prism Delta flights collection and are made from an extra thick, low-profile solid material that'll guarantee endurance and high performance.
Keeping it classic, Winmau used their top performing Vecta shafts to complement the Mike Maloney darts range. Each shaft is made with high-impact polycarbonate material with an alloy tip, ensuring these shafts are durable and effective.
There you have it! We've covered the full soft tip barrel range of the Mike Maloney darts. Click the image below shop the entire Mike Maloney darts range or click the Shop Now button.
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Mike Maloney is no stranger to us over at A-Z Darts – we're always following up on his next exciting matchup. Check out some of his best matches on our very own live streaming platform, USA Darts on Youtube, where we showcase America's best in our own head-to-head matches and tournaments playlists. Let's take a look at a few memorable Mike Maloney darts matches on the USA Darts channel:
Mike Maloney takes on Jeremiah Millar in the Finals of the Men's Cricket Singles Invitational event at the Tournament of Champions in 2023. Watch the full video to find out who comes out victorious!
Mike Maloney and Leonard Gates go head-to-head with the father-son duo of Rick Henze and Tyler Henze in an incredible Finals match at the 2023 Tournament of Champions.
At the 2024 Booyah Cup, Mike Maloney and Danny Baggish battle it out in a best of 31 leg exhibition match. Check out the match highlights with this USA Darts video.
The CSC is a soft tip singles cricket darts long format tournament that takes place in seasons throughout the year where Mike Maloney is a frequent and popular competitor! Enjoy this highlight reel from the finals match between Mike Maloney and Ram Guevara from CSC Season 5.
The new Mike Maloney darts look incredible with a swagger that matches his electric personality. While rear grippers with a close hold may find the dart too long for an even balance in your hand, players with a wider-spread grip or center grip can take advantage of the barrel shape easily.
Show your support for Hulk Smash and get yourself a set of the Mike Maloney darts today: Mike Maloney Darts Range.
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