We will be covering the most common set up that most leagues use.

Weve provided this information within the article and in a hand image below.

This distance is 5 feet, 8 inches or 68 inches up.

dartboard height distance

(1.73 meters) Getting the dartboard hung on the wall is merely the first step.

This is the line that you must be behind to make a legal throw.

The distance here needs to be 7 feet, 9 14 inches or 93.25 inches (2.37 meters).

This will help to ensure that you have everything else measured correctly.

This distance should come out to be 9 feet 7 3/8 inches, or (2.93 meters).

Note, the graphic below shows 9 feet 7 1/2 inches.

This is because I found it easier measuring 7 1/2 inches rather 7 3/8s.

The Dart Board police will not arrest you if youre 1/8 of an inch out.

The simple answer is that in most cases everyone throws from the same line.

Wheelchair Dartboard Setup

The above numbers are all based a standing adult.

For those players that are restricted to a wheelchair the numbers need to be changed slightly.