Ultimate Yards

Setting up an Ultimate field is so much easier when on a lined football field.  On a grass field, the task is harder & the field usually ends up short + narrow. Why? How? Find your inner pace & setup a right-sized field by avoiding this common calculation misstep.

Field Dimensions:
70-yard field + (2) 25-yard end zones x 40-yard wide

Problem:
On average, every 6th measured pace loses 1 yard.
Your first stride [from one heel to the other foot's toe] = 1 yard (3 feet)
Your next strides [from toe to the other foot's toe] measures less than 1 yard (2.5 feet)
So, you have one stride of 3 feet (1 yard) + sixty-nine strides of 2.5 feet (57 yards) = 58 total yards
See visual below of 1st and 2nd measured steps.

1st step = 1 yard; 2nd step is < 1 yard

Advice when pacing off yards for an Ultimate field:

• Learn the exact length of your stride
• If fairly tall, learn to pace an exact yard, heel to heel
• One yard = 3 feet
• On average, compensate for lost yardage / missteps.  Pace out*:
• 80 total strides for the main playing field
• 29 total strides for the end zones
• 46 total strides for the width
• *Used a 2.5 foot average stride for computations

New Practical Field Dimensions:
80-stride field + (2) 29-stide end zones x 46-stride width