[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":549},["ShallowReactive",2],{"post-\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fdartboard-height-and-throw-distance":3,"post-other-\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fdartboard-height-and-throw-distance":289},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":279,"description":280,"extension":281,"key":282,"meta":283,"navigation":284,"path":285,"seo":286,"stem":287,"__hash__":288},"blog_en\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fdartboard-height-and-throw-distance.md","Dartboard height and throw distance: the official measurements",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":265},"minimark",[9,13,18,21,90,95,102,106,113,120,124,136,140,143,180,183,187,226,230,237,244,248],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Hang the board a little too high or chalk the throw line by eye, and every hour of practice is built on the wrong numbers. The official measurements come down to three figures, and a tape measure and ten minutes are all it takes to get them right at home.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"the-official-measurements-at-a-glance","The official measurements at a glance",[10,19,20],{},"These are the figures used by the governing bodies (WDF, PDC) and by almost every club and league. For steel tip, they are the same the world over.",[22,23,24,39],"table",{},[25,26,27],"thead",{},[28,29,30,33,36],"tr",{},[31,32],"th",{},[31,34,35],{},"Steel tip",[31,37,38],{},"Soft tip (electronic)",[40,41,42,59,76],"tbody",{},[28,43,44,48,55],{},[45,46,47],"td",{},"Height to the centre of the bull",[45,49,50,54],{},[51,52,53],"strong",{},"1.73 m"," (5 ft 8 in)",[45,56,57,54],{},[51,58,53],{},[28,60,61,64,70],{},[45,62,63],{},"Throw distance",[45,65,66,69],{},[51,67,68],{},"2.37 m"," (7 ft 9¼ in)",[45,71,72,75],{},[51,73,74],{},"2.44 m"," (8 ft), the most common",[28,77,78,81,87],{},[45,79,80],{},"Diagonal, bull to the oche at floor level",[45,82,83,86],{},[51,84,85],{},"2.93 m"," (9 ft 7⅜ in)",[45,88,89],{},"about 2.99 m",[91,92,94],"h3",{"id":93},"height-173-m-to-the-centre-of-the-bull","Height: 1.73 m to the centre of the bull",[10,96,97,98,101],{},"Height is measured ",[51,99,100],{},"from the floor to the centre of the bullseye",", not to the top of the board and not to the mounting screw. That's the classic mistake: the bracket goes up at 1.73 m and the board ends up higher or lower depending on where the bracket sits on its back.",[91,103,105],{"id":104},"distance-237-m-from-the-face-of-the-board","Distance: 2.37 m from the face of the board",[10,107,108,109,112],{},"The throw distance is measured ",[51,110,111],{},"horizontally from the face of the board",", the surface the darts land in. Not from the wall: a board is several centimetres thick, plus its bracket, plus any surround. Measure from the wall and you'll be throwing from closer than everyone else.",[10,114,115,116,119],{},"The throw line is called the ",[51,117,118],{},"oche"," (it rhymes with \"hockey\"). The distance runs to the edge of the line your toes rest against: your feet stay behind it, and you can lean over it as much as you like.",[91,121,123],{"id":122},"soft-tip-usually-244-m","Soft tip: usually 2.44 m",[10,125,126,127,129,130,135],{},"Electronic boards are usually played from ",[51,128,74],{}," (8 ft), at the same 1.73 m height. Some soft-tip leagues and events use the steel-tip 2.37 m instead, so check your league's rules. For the other differences between the two, read ",[131,132,134],"a",{"href":133},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fsteel-tip-vs-soft-tip","steel tip vs soft tip",".",[14,137,139],{"id":138},"measuring-and-marking-the-oche-at-home","Measuring and marking the oche at home",[10,141,142],{},"You'll need a tape measure (5 m is ideal), a pencil, a plumb line or spirit level, and some strong tape.",[144,145,146,153,159,165,171],"ol",{},[147,148,149,152],"li",{},[51,150,151],{},"Hang the board"," so the centre of the bull is 1.73 m off the floor. Measure to the exact centre with the board already on the wall.",[147,154,155,158],{},[51,156,157],{},"Find the point below the face",": let a plumb line hang against the surface of the board (or hold a level upright against it) and mark the floor directly underneath.",[147,160,161,164],{},[51,162,163],{},"Measure 2.37 m"," out from that point, square to the wall, and mark it.",[147,166,167,170],{},[51,168,169],{},"Mark the oche",": a strip of tape running parallel to the wall, with its board-side edge on your mark. A wooden bar or a mat with a built-in oche works just as well.",[147,172,173,176,177,179],{},[51,174,175],{},"Check the diagonal",": from the centre of the bull to the edge of the oche at floor level, you should get ",[51,178,85],{},". If you don't, the height or the distance is off. Check both ends of the oche if you want to be sure it's square.",[10,181,182],{},"The diagonal is just Pythagoras applied to your board: it only comes out right if the other two measurements are right. It's the most reliable check there is, and the one referees use.",[14,184,186],{"id":185},"common-mistakes","Common mistakes",[188,189,190,196,202,208,214,220],"ul",{},[147,191,192,195],{},[51,193,194],{},"Measuring the height to the bracket"," instead of the centre of the bull.",[147,197,198,201],{},[51,199,200],{},"Measuring the distance from the wall",", or from the front of the surround, rather than the face of the board.",[147,203,204,207],{},[51,205,206],{},"Forgetting the mat",": put a thick throwing mat down afterwards and you're standing a little higher. Measure the height from the surface you actually stand on.",[147,209,210,213],{},[51,211,212],{},"A sloping floor",": in a garage or a cellar, the floor at the foot of the wall isn't always level with the floor at the oche. The diagonal will tell you.",[147,215,216,219],{},[51,217,218],{},"A board that spins",": if it turns on its bracket, the 20 won't stay at the top. A stabiliser or anti-rotation bracket sorts that out.",[147,221,222,225],{},[51,223,224],{},"The wrong distance for your game",": if you play steel tip, don't keep the 2.44 m line from an old electronic board.",[14,227,229],{"id":228},"short-on-space","Short on space?",[10,231,232,233,236],{},"The official set-up needs a little over 3 m of length once you count room to stand behind the line. If you don't have it, keep the ",[51,234,235],{},"correct height"," and shorten the distance slightly rather than the other way round: height changes your trajectory far more than you'd think. For children, there's nothing wrong with lowering the board and bringing the line closer; the point is to have fun.",[10,238,239,240,135],{},"The rest of the job (mounting, protecting the wall, flooring, lighting) is covered in ",[131,241,243],{"href":242},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fset-up-a-dartboard-at-home","how to set up a dartboard at home",[14,245,247],{"id":246},"once-the-board-is-up","Once the board is up",[10,249,250,251,255,256,260,261,135],{},"With the board at the right height and the oche at the right distance, your averages mean the same as anyone else's. Stand your phone off to the side, 1.5 to 2 m from the board, and ",[131,252,254],{"href":253},"\u002Fen\u002Finstall","Throw"," keeps score on its own while you play a game of ",[131,257,259],{"href":258},"\u002Fen\u002Frules\u002Fx01","501"," or cricket. The full set of official rules is in ",[131,262,264],{"href":263},"\u002Fen\u002Frules","the rules section",{"title":266,"searchDepth":267,"depth":267,"links":268},"",2,[269,275,276,277,278],{"id":16,"depth":267,"text":17,"children":270},[271,273,274],{"id":93,"depth":272,"text":94},3,{"id":104,"depth":272,"text":105},{"id":122,"depth":272,"text":123},{"id":138,"depth":267,"text":139},{"id":185,"depth":267,"text":186},{"id":228,"depth":267,"text":229},{"id":246,"depth":267,"text":247},"2026-10-27","1.73 m high, 2.37 m away, 2.93 m on the diagonal: the official dartboard measurements, and a simple way to get them right on your own wall at home.","md","dartboard-height",{},true,"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fdartboard-height-and-throw-distance",{"title":5,"description":280},"en\u002Fblog\u002Fdartboard-height-and-throw-distance","gQe280uxCRSBDi5dfY6AQoJ_z8sz_OtNE1fEXLgsRpU",{"id":290,"title":291,"body":292,"date":279,"description":543,"extension":281,"key":282,"meta":544,"navigation":284,"path":545,"seo":546,"stem":547,"__hash__":548},"blog_fr\u002Fblog\u002Fhauteur-distance-cible-flechettes.md","Hauteur et distance d'une cible de fléchettes : les cotes",{"type":7,"value":293,"toc":532},[294,297,301,304,363,366,370,377,381,388,394,398,408,412,415,450,453,457,495,499,506,513,517],[10,295,296],{},"Une cible posée trop haut ou une ligne de lancer tracée à vue de nez, et tout ton entraînement se fait sur de mauvaises bases. Les cotes officielles tiennent en trois chiffres, et il suffit d'un mètre ruban et de dix minutes pour les reproduire chez toi.",[14,298,300],{"id":299},"les-cotes-officielles-en-un-coup-dœil","Les cotes officielles en un coup d'œil",[10,302,303],{},"Ces mesures sont celles des fédérations (WDF, PDC) et de la quasi-totalité des clubs. Elles sont les mêmes partout dans le monde pour la pointe acier.",[22,305,306,318],{},[25,307,308],{},[28,309,310,312,315],{},[31,311],{},[31,313,314],{},"Pointe acier",[31,316,317],{},"Pointe plastique (électronique)",[40,319,320,334,350],{},[28,321,322,325,330],{},[45,323,324],{},"Hauteur du centre du bull",[45,326,327],{},[51,328,329],{},"1,73 m",[45,331,332],{},[51,333,329],{},[28,335,336,339,344],{},[45,337,338],{},"Distance de lancer",[45,340,341],{},[51,342,343],{},"2,37 m",[45,345,346,349],{},[51,347,348],{},"2,44 m"," (le plus courant)",[28,351,352,355,360],{},[45,353,354],{},"Diagonale bull - ligne au sol",[45,356,357],{},[51,358,359],{},"2,93 m",[45,361,362],{},"environ 2,99 m",[10,364,365],{},"En unités impériales, que tu croiseras sur les notices anglaises : 5 pieds 8 pouces de hauteur, 7 pieds 9 pouces 1\u002F4 de distance, 9 pieds 7 pouces 3\u002F8 de diagonale.",[91,367,369],{"id":368},"la-hauteur-173-m-jusquau-centre-du-bull","La hauteur : 1,73 m jusqu'au centre du bull",[10,371,372,373,376],{},"La hauteur se mesure ",[51,374,375],{},"du sol jusqu'au centre du bull",", pas jusqu'au haut de la cible ni jusqu'à la vis de fixation. C'est l'erreur la plus fréquente : on fixe le support à 1,73 m et la cible se retrouve plus haute ou plus basse selon la position du support au dos.",[91,378,380],{"id":379},"la-distance-237-m-depuis-la-face-de-la-cible","La distance : 2,37 m depuis la face de la cible",[10,382,383,384,387],{},"La distance de lancer se mesure ",[51,385,386],{},"à l'horizontale, depuis la face de la cible",", c'est-à-dire la surface où se plantent les fléchettes. Pas depuis le mur : une cible fait plusieurs centimètres d'épaisseur, plus son support, plus un éventuel surround. Mesurer depuis le mur te fait lancer de plus près que tout le monde.",[10,389,390,391,393],{},"La ligne de lancer s'appelle l'",[51,392,118],{},". La distance va jusqu'au bord de la ligne contre lequel tu poses la pointe du pied : tes pieds restent derrière, tu peux te pencher autant que tu veux au-dessus.",[91,395,397],{"id":396},"en-pointe-plastique-souvent-244-m","En pointe plastique : souvent 2,44 m",[10,399,400,401,403,404,135],{},"Les cibles électroniques se jouent le plus souvent à ",[51,402,348],{}," (8 pieds), à la même hauteur de 1,73 m. Certains clubs et compétitions de pointe plastique utilisent pourtant les 2,37 m de l'acier : vérifie le règlement de ta ligue. Pour les différences entre les deux pratiques, lis ",[131,405,407],{"href":406},"\u002Fblog\u002Fpointe-acier-ou-plastique","pointe acier ou pointe plastique",[14,409,411],{"id":410},"mesurer-et-tracer-loche-chez-toi","Mesurer et tracer l'oche chez toi",[10,413,414],{},"Il te faut un mètre ruban (idéalement 5 m), un crayon, un fil à plomb ou un niveau, et du ruban adhésif solide.",[144,416,417,423,429,435,441],{},[147,418,419,422],{},[51,420,421],{},"Fixe la cible"," de façon à ce que le centre du bull soit à 1,73 m du sol. Mesure au centre exact, cible déjà accrochée.",[147,424,425,428],{},[51,426,427],{},"Repère l'aplomb de la face"," : laisse pendre un fil à plomb (ou appuie un niveau vertical) contre la surface de la cible, et marque au sol le point exactement en dessous.",[147,430,431,434],{},[51,432,433],{},"Mesure 2,37 m"," à partir de ce point, perpendiculairement au mur, et marque.",[147,436,437,440],{},[51,438,439],{},"Trace l'oche"," : une bande d'adhésif posée parallèlement au mur, son bord côté cible sur ta marque. Une barre en bois ou un tapis avec oche intégrée fonctionnent aussi.",[147,442,443,446,447,449],{},[51,444,445],{},"Contrôle avec la diagonale"," : du centre du bull jusqu'au bord de l'oche, au sol, tu dois trouver ",[51,448,359],{},". Si ce n'est pas le cas, la hauteur ou la distance est fausse. Vérifie aux deux extrémités de l'oche si tu veux être sûr qu'elle est bien parallèle.",[10,451,452],{},"La diagonale, c'est le théorème de Pythagore appliqué à ta cible : elle ne tombe juste que si les deux autres mesures le sont. C'est le contrôle le plus fiable, et celui que font les arbitres.",[14,454,456],{"id":455},"les-erreurs-fréquentes","Les erreurs fréquentes",[188,458,459,465,471,477,483,489],{},[147,460,461,464],{},[51,462,463],{},"Mesurer la hauteur jusqu'au support"," au lieu du centre du bull.",[147,466,467,470],{},[51,468,469],{},"Mesurer la distance depuis le mur",", ou depuis l'avant du surround, au lieu de la face de la cible.",[147,472,473,476],{},[51,474,475],{},"Oublier l'épaisseur du tapis"," : si tu poses un tapis de lancer épais après coup, tu te retrouves un peu plus haut. Mesure la hauteur depuis la surface sur laquelle tu te tiens vraiment.",[147,478,479,482],{},[51,480,481],{},"Un sol qui penche"," : dans un garage ou une cave, le sol au pied du mur n'est pas forcément au même niveau qu'à l'oche. La diagonale te le dira.",[147,484,485,488],{},[51,486,487],{},"Une cible qui tourne"," : si elle pivote sur sa fixation, le 20 ne reste pas en haut. Un support anti-rotation règle le problème.",[147,490,491,494],{},[51,492,493],{},"Une oche à la mauvaise distance pour le jeu"," : si tu joues en acier, ne garde pas les 2,44 m d'une ancienne cible électronique.",[14,496,498],{"id":497},"et-si-tu-nas-pas-la-place","Et si tu n'as pas la place ?",[10,500,501,502,505],{},"Les cotes officielles demandent un peu plus de 3 m de long en comptant la place pour se tenir derrière la ligne. Si tu ne les as pas, mieux vaut garder la ",[51,503,504],{},"bonne hauteur"," et raccourcir un peu la distance que l'inverse : la hauteur change ta trajectoire bien plus qu'on ne le croit. Pour les enfants, rien n'empêche de baisser la cible et de rapprocher la ligne, l'important est de s'amuser.",[10,507,508,509,135],{},"Le reste de l'installation (fixation, protection du mur, sol, éclairage) est détaillé dans ",[131,510,512],{"href":511},"\u002Fblog\u002Finstaller-cible-flechettes-maison","installer une cible de fléchettes chez soi",[14,514,516],{"id":515},"une-fois-la-cible-en-place","Une fois la cible en place",[10,518,519,520,523,524,527,528,135],{},"Avec une cible à la bonne hauteur et une oche à la bonne distance, tes moyennes deviennent comparables à celles de n'importe quel joueur. Pose ton téléphone sur le côté, à 1,5 ou 2 m de la cible, et ",[131,521,254],{"href":522},"\u002Finstaller"," compte les points tout seul pendant que tu joues un ",[131,525,259],{"href":526},"\u002Fregles\u002Fx01"," ou un cricket. Et si tu veux revoir les règles officielles au complet, elles sont dans ",[131,529,531],{"href":530},"\u002Fregles","les règles",{"title":266,"searchDepth":267,"depth":267,"links":533},[534,539,540,541,542],{"id":299,"depth":267,"text":300,"children":535},[536,537,538],{"id":368,"depth":272,"text":369},{"id":379,"depth":272,"text":380},{"id":396,"depth":272,"text":397},{"id":410,"depth":267,"text":411},{"id":455,"depth":267,"text":456},{"id":497,"depth":267,"text":498},{"id":515,"depth":267,"text":516},"1,73 m de haut, 2,37 m de distance, 2,93 m en diagonale : les cotes officielles d'une cible de fléchettes et la méthode pour les reproduire chez toi.",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fhauteur-distance-cible-flechettes",{"title":291,"description":543},"blog\u002Fhauteur-distance-cible-flechettes","palEB_KW4FUWtCMBSbwJ06wUe8kWSg3Cakn0ppshvH4",1794595396732]