Dartboard setup
This is the correct setup of a steeltip board. The red
line marks the throwing line. Height is measured from the floor to the center
of the bull's eye. Note that the throwing distance is measured on the floor
from the throwing line to a perpendicular line (use a plumb) from the board
surface. This is not the distance from the throwing line to the wall!
To quickly check if a board is mounted at the correct height/distance
you can measure the diagonal line from the throwing line to the center of
the bull's eye. It is 9 ft 7 3/8in, or 293 centimeters.
American
soft tip (aka "Bullshooter"): Height is the same, but
the most common throwing distance is 8 ft.
If you ever play in Europe you will notice that there are softtip
machines with boards sized like in steeltip. You will also find that the throwing
distance sometimes is 7 ft 9 1/4 in here, and sometimes it is 8 ft...
Throwing line:
A line on the floor you must not overstep when throwing. It
can be a simple line on the floor, or a raised (wooden) bar. Such a raised
bar is called "oche" (also known as "ockey, ocky, hockey...").
If you want to set up a decent throwing place you should implement an oche.
You will find it in most better pubs and at all tournaments that have some
importance. It just makes overstepping the throwing line impossible, leaving
no room for tiresome dispute. To make it useful the oche should be about an
inch high and the length should be about 2 feet or longer.
Mounting the board:
The board is sold with a clip for mounting it to the wall. On
the back of the board there is a screw (at least a whole for putting a screw
in should be there). This screw is placed at the center of the bull's eye
and it fits in the clip. So mount the clip on the wall, at the correct throwing
height. When you hang the board the screw snaps into the clip. Then fix the
board with wooden chocks or cardboard. Finished.
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