"Official" Throwing Distance?

CUCINA · 12-01-2011 08:51AM #1

One of the lads brought a dartboard into work (stricltly for use during lunch-time, of course!) but before even a dart was thrown a row broke out about where the oche should be placed on the floor.
One school of thought sugests 6' 7" but another theory is that it should be 7' 9"...so who's right? Or are both wrong?

Thanks in advance to whoever provides the answer...

Roadend · 12-01-2011 09:28AM

7' 9''

Kingp35 · 12-01-2011 09:32AM

Just to be pedantic, it's actually 7' 9 1/4" (7 foot 9 and a quarter inches)

Lemegeton · 12-01-2011 09:35AM

Roadend wrote: »

7' 9''

its actually 7' 9 and a quarter inches. so 237cm to be exact. that is the official distance.

mackeire · 12-01-2011 09:38AM

and the bullseye should be at 5' 8".

Roadend · 12-01-2011 09:42AM

Lemegeton wrote: »

its actually 7' 9 and a quarter inches. so 237cm to be exact. that is the official distance.

Ya but I always sneak my toe over the line

CUCINA · 12-01-2011 10:51AM

Thanks, all, for the replies...we got the height of the board right anyway.

Actully looking forward to having a go at this. I used to play many moons ago, had an average of 55, practicing regularly, then when I went on holidays for two weeks one year, came back and couldn't get my rhythm back at all. It was like as if I'd never played before, so my star waned after that, never to return!

Jake The Fat Ma · 12-01-2011 12:15PM

If you have it fixed correct. then the distance from the bullseye to the oche should be 115 and a half inches.

"Official" Throwing Distance?

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