Dartboard setup
Dartboard height and distance
The centre of the bull is 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) above the floor. The oche, the throw line, is 7 ft 9¼ in (2.37 m) from the face of the board, measured along the floor.
The three measures
Height
5 ft 8 in 1.73 m
From the floor you throw from, level with the oche, up to the centre of the bull.
Distance to the oche
7 ft 9¼ in 2.37 m
Along the floor, from the face of the board to the oche. Throw with your feet behind the oche.
Diagonal check
9 ft 7⅜ in 2.93 m
From the centre of the bull to the oche. It follows from the other two, so it shows at once if the height or the distance is off.
How to measure at home
Mark 5 ft 8 in on the wall, measured from the floor you throw from.
Hang the board so the centre of the bull sits on that mark, with the 20 at the top.
Find the point on the floor directly below the face of the board: hold a plumb line or a level against it.
From that point, measure 7 ft 9¼ in along the floor, away from the wall, and mark the oche there.
Check the diagonal: a tape from the centre of the bull to the oche should read 9 ft 7⅜ in. If it does not, measure the height and the distance again.
Throw with your feet behind the oche.
Keep score in Oche
Once the board is up, Oche says every player's name and keeps score for 501, 301, 701 and Cricket.
