Dart board height?

[Nebch]

I know that the bulls eye of a dartboard is supposed to be about 1.7m from the floor.

However, I've noticed how high it seems. When you see professionals fetching their darts, they all seem to be way above the treble 20, which is about 1.85m off of the ground. I know they are on a platform, but not every single dart player is over 6 feet tall.

Can anyone clear this up? Is there a different height for professionals?

[Zacs-Master]

http://dartboardregulations.co.uk/
Hope this helps.

[holoscofo]

As you observed, they are on a platform which they step onto to collect their darts from the board, which probably accounts for it.

[bluetiger]

the bull is 5 feet (60 inches) from the floor to the centre of the bull

[bluetiger]

the bull is 5 feet (60 inches) from the floor to the centre of the bull

[Dickythecook]

i don't care what height the board is it is always just in the wrong place when my darts hit it. (if I'm lucky)

[Jan1957]

I think bluetiger you'll find it's 5 ft 8 inches from the floor to the centre of the bull.

[Ellipsis]

Zacs-Master's link is correct.

Professionals stand behind a platform which serves as the oche, then step up onto that platform (about 6" high maybe?) to retrieve their darts, which makes them look taller. Even so, being tall (with long arms) is probably an advantage to darts players so as a group they're probably taller than average even before they step onto the platform ...