Board Thread:Rumor discussion/@comment-27985798-20200508015630/@comment-27306930-20200611222524

Amer1ciuM wrote: Maybe they got rid of that teeny tiny godforsaken hole in these new darts? I have no idea, lmao. Don't count on it. The air-hole actually makes the dart heads more pliable, which softens the impact. I don't know if you remember Voberry darts, but everybody complained because the heads had no air-hole and they supposedly "hurt" more. Same with FVJs, but TBH they actually had hard plastic heads. So yeah, they kinda sorta stung a little.

Bottom line, there are regulations in most countries about the amount of force darts can impart - it's like 2500 Joules per square meter. Without the air-hole, the FPS would have to be pathetically slow to soften the blow. So thank god for the air-holes !

And now that we know the air-hole doesn't have any impact on aerodynamics or performance, it shouldn't bother us that much. Turns out some a-holes aren't so bad afterall 😜