Pen-Y-Coed Petanque

Three landing spots! A practice session for you this weekend Place a jack at 6m from the circle and point to the jack. Each boule must...

When I am warming up before the start of play I usually throw my boule onto a chosen landing spot and then repeat the throw with the rest...

Landing spots! The landing spot is critical to a successful pointed boule.  What if there is something in your chosen spot? Do not worry,...

Landing spots continued….. To practise, just draw some circles, approximately 10 inches or 25 cm diameter on the ground, (or you can use...

Four metres of fun! Improve your pointing. So we have looked at the throw but there is one factor vital to a successful boule delivery....

If you are popping over to our Petanque shop for Boule in Bardwell Suffolk please feel free to pop into the Grumpy Goat Coffee shop at...

TROO Soft Vegetable Leather bag Made in tough supple vegetable leather in solid practical classic colour this bag is functional and...

TROO Traditional Obut Leather bag Made in tough supple leather in two classic colours this bag is functional and superb quality. It holds...

Obut  2021 Reporter bag for 3 Boule Made in tough Nylon material in a functional black colour with the classic Obut logo in a choice of...

Indoor boule is a great way of playing when the weather is terrible in the winter. All inside longing for the sunshine. As soon as the...

Indoor boule have just become a little more colourful. Same great performance as you would expect from Obut Petanque but now new bright...

We have some exciting new petanque items to show you. Delivered last week with our monthly shipment. Junior indoor boule and some adult...

Pointing the final phase for a successful throw Other Hand What the other hand is doing So we have looked at the feet, firm foundations...

So we are looking at the phases of a petanque throw. We have looked at FEET, GRIP, BACKSWING and now we are focusing on RELEASE, Part 2. ...

Release To recap, you have sorted out your feet, in the circle and with a firm balanced base. The grip on the boule is good with no...

Throwing a petanque boule, we have looked at feet, then grip and here we conclude the backswing section. Tomorrow is release. Remember...

As we mentioned yesterday the petanque boule can be controlled by holding it longer, that does not mean jiggling it up and down in your...

We have looked at Feet and grip, now we look at the third element of a petanque throw. 3. Backswing How do you make the boule go...

If you have the correct size boule you should be able to hold the petanque boule as shown. The thumb should not be used in the throw. A...

So with your own boule, after you have warmed up, hold it in your hand palm uppermost to ensure a good grip and a comfortable hold on the...