This newspaper used the word hockey for the throwing line in their tournament rules, and may have been the first to do so. Hockey might be derived from the Old English word hocken which meant 'to spit'.

It is said [2] that spitting competitions were held in the bars of English public houses, and that the "hockey line" was determined by the length that a given player could spit from a position with his back to the dartboard.

Denn zum Darts gehört noch ein weiteres wichtiges Utensil, ohne das es eigentlich gar nicht möglich wäre unter den normalen Regeln Darts zu spielen.

Die Rede ist vom Darts Oche. Doch selbst bei vielen Hobbyspielern, die sich darüber bewusst sind, klebt manchmal nur ein Streifen am Bode. Dieser wird des Öfteren auch gerne einmal übertreten.

Genauso kann es passieren, dass man sich beispielsweise einen Zentimeter so weit nach hinten stellt, wenn man keine feste Markierung auf dem Boden hat.

Ein anständiges Dart Oche ist also für den Wettbewerb essentiell. Die Vorteile eines Dart Oche liegen also auf der Hand.

Es sorgt, im Klartext, für gleiche Wettbewerbsbedingungen für Jedermann. Das Oche sorgt dafür, dass jeder Spieler immer aus der gleichen Dart Entfernung abwirft.

Zudem erfüllt das Dart Oche noch einen weiteren Zweck. My partner wouldn't let me have an oche. This was the compromise. Generally great product.

Laser is clear in bright conditions. I think my game has improved because I can now practice at home more consistently. I was about to return this as not working, as I couldn't see the line on my beige carpet at all, when my other half said it was working perfectly.

She could see a bright red line. I couldn't see anything. So: if you're colour blind, like me, I'd only recommend this on very light carpets.

This isn't a fault of the unit, but if they did one with a green laser it would show up much better! Very easy install , very good value for money , laser is very bright on floor.

I got this as i dont have room for a mat. The line is bright in daylight and even better with the lights low.

Perfect shows the line clearly arrived on time. Well worth the money, and showed up well even in the day time. See all reviews.

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There is a popular but unsubstantiated theory that there was a brewery called "S. Hockey and Sons" in the West Country of England whose beer crates were used to measure out the 9 feet 2.

This tale is also sometimes associated with the phrase "toeing the hockey". However, according to a statement made by the Brewery History Society in the s, no records of such a brewery can be found.

Another theory traces the term's origin to darts competitions held in the s by an English newspaper, the News of the World. Double Start Format: Some versions of the game require a 'double start' whereby players must begin the game with a double as well as 'checking out' on a double.

The World Grand Prix uses the 'double in, double out' rule. Dartboard Set-up Diagram. The height since the formalisation of both height and throwing distance should be as show cm height and cm length.

The imperial measure for the height was rounded up by 0. Wheelchair users should set the board height at cm. More details regarding wheelchair darts and disability darts can be seen below and on a dedicated disability darts page on this website,.

Imperial measurements are still used on most dart barrels and shaft threads 2BA and the older large brass not commonly seen these days 4BA.

This second measure is used when playing on an uneven surface. The board should be mounted flush to the wall not leaning forward with D20 directly at the top.