Bull's Advantage Trainer Review

My opinion on the Bull's Advantage Trainer

The Bull's Advantage Trainer is typically the board you buy to start training seriously at home. It's a training board that is not competition-certified, with doubles and triples deliberately cut down by 50% to build precision before moving on to a standard board. It does the job for repetitive practice: aim, throw, repeat. But you shouldn't get the wrong idea about it: this isn't a board built to last for years, nor to replicate the feel of a standard board. It's a learning tool, plain and simple.

With a score of 4.6/10, it clearly sits at the entry-level end of the market. That's not a dealbreaker if you know what you're buying, but let's be honest: it has limitations that will show up fairly quickly if your practice becomes more intensive.

My test of the Bull's Advantage Trainer on the oche

On the oche, the first thing you notice is the standard round spider, with its staples clearly visible. The result: rebounds are frequent, especially when a dart hits a wire or a staple. It's far from the comfort of a staple-free spider, and you feel it from the first sessions, particularly around the triple 20 where the wires are close together.

Visual comfort remains decent for typical home use, nothing fancy. The sisal surface absorbs points well and allows for repetitive play without major issues. But the real heart of the product lies elsewhere: its doubles and triples are deliberately reduced by 50% compared to a standard board. The high-scoring zones are therefore half the size, forcing you to aim far more accurately to hit them. The idea is to build precision on a narrow target, so that doubles and triples feel "easy" again once you're back on a standard board. It's a training tool, not a model built for real-condition precision play.

Durability of the Bull's Advantage Trainer

With a durability score of 5/10, the Advantage Trainer holds up fine for moderate use, but don't expect miracles in the long run. The sisal wears down like on any entry-level board, and the most-hit zones (20, triple 20, bull) will show signs of wear fairly quickly under intensive play.

That's consistent with its positioning: a board to help you improve before investing in something more robust, not one meant to take thousands of throws a week for years on end.

Setting up and mounting the board

Nothing particular to report on the installation side: the Advantage Trainer mounts like most classic sisal boards, with a standard wall-mounting bracket. No technical complexity, which fits its target audience well - players who want to train simply, without any hassle.

Price and value for money

Generally priced between 60 and 80 € depending on the retailer, the Bull's Advantage Trainer isn't the "cheap" purchase you might imagine. For that budget, you get a specific training tool, with its doubles and triples reduced by 50%, but not a versatile board for normal play. The value for money should therefore be judged solely on its use as a precision-training tool: if that's what you're after, it does the job; otherwise, at this price, a standard staple-free board will be more useful day to day.

Verdict: should you buy the Bull's Advantage Trainer?

Yes, if you're a beginner or looking for an affordable board to train regularly at home, without aiming for competition just yet. It's a solid entry point to build the habit of playing and improve your technique.

That said, keep its nature in mind: with its doubles and triples reduced by 50%, it isn't a board for normal play, and it isn't competition-certified, which is structurally the case for a reduced-zone training board. The frequent rebounds and this specific use make it a stepping stone, not a destination. Once you've worked on your precision, you'll want to move on to a standard bristle board like the Bulls Focus 2 Plus to keep progressing in good conditions.