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ACE and MK foam darts are made by the same manufacturer. She also supplies un-ringed darts to other foam dart brands, which heat-stamp the rings themselves.
From my conversations with The Dart Lady, it’s clear that she knows her foam very well. Whenever a new batch of foam arrives, she sorts it into several groups based on diameter — 12.8–12.9, 12.9+，13-, 13+,, and so on.
But even after sorting, don’t expect every dart in the same group to measure exactly the same. Foam is simply not that consistent as a raw material. Sorting helps narrow the variation; it doesn’t make the variation disappear.
After some pretty brutal testing, the main difference I found between ACE ( SK or other Fast-Glued darts) and Worker darts is reusability.
At 380 FPS from 1 metre into brick walls and wooden doors, neither survives. At that point, there isn’t much useful comparison to make.
At around 200 FPS from 2 metres, repeatedly shooting hard surfaces from different angles, ACE was effectively single-use. Worker held up considerably better, and after several shots I could still find darts that appeared reusable.
Whether those reused Worker darts still maintain their original accuracy, I can’t say. But realistically, reused darts aren’t what you’d choose for serious accuracy testing anyway.
In terms of new-dart performance, ACE still offers high accuracy, firm foam and a four-ring low-drag design, but the fast-glue construction comes with very low reusability in this test. Worker is also very accurate, uses slightly softer foam and a slow-glue process, and offers much better reusability.
Neither is simply “better.” If you regularly collect and reuse your darts, Worker makes more sense. If you don’t usually pick them up anyway, ACE is cheaper, so the lower reusability may not matter much.
We’re also working on a slow-glue dart with the same firm foam feel as ACE. It’s currently in production.
For the HS-made foam darts sold on this website, we use different body colors to make the groups easier to identify:
Red and yellow dart bodies: 13-
White dart bodies: 13+
It’s worth keeping this variation in mind when comparing foam darts. General conclusions about a particular brand or dart don’t always mean much when the foam itself can vary from batch to batch.
A simple way to check is to take a few darts and push them through the barrel you actually use. The fit you feel there is probably a more useful reference.
Then there is the whole 3-ring Bambu vs. 4-ring vs. un-ringed discussion — which is also why we brought in quite a few 4-ring darts this time: one more option to tune with.
There are plenty of theories. Some say a larger-diameter dart gives a better seal in the barrel. Others prefer ringed darts because they believe the reduced contact area means less friction. Some prefer 3-ring Bambu darts with a BCAR because they believe the rings give the bearings better contact. Others say it has more to do with bearing spacing, or how deeply the bearings press into the foam. Then there are people who prefer ringed darts with a SCAR.
There are a lot of variables, and plenty of opinions about which ones matter most.
Which one is actually better? I don’t know. Try them, mix and match, see what works.
It’s frustrating sometimes, but that’s also part of the fun.
Happy tuning！
Packing: 200 pcs per pack
