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Established 1994
Petanque Boule Shop and Mail Order Sales Office
Up Street, Bardwell,
Nr, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk,
IP31 1AA
Tel 01359 250829

Welcome to Pen-Y-Coed Petanque's 2025 web site for Obut Boule.
If you have any questions please contact us on 01359 250829 or email pycpetanque@aol.com

Technical Sales 01359 253594
Our shop is open as normal on Mon, Tue, Thurs, Fri and Sat but appointment only on a Wednesday, sorry for any inconvenience
Page updated 20th May 2025
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Multiple landing spots, same result in 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...

Phil Boarder
20 hours ago1 min read
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Petanque boule landing spots Continued
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...

Phil Boarder
2 days ago1 min read
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Petanque Coaching continued Landing spots
Landing spots! The landing spot is critical to a successful pointed boule. What if there is something in your chosen spot? Do not worry,...

Phil Boarder
3 days ago1 min read
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Petanque boule landing spots, how to use them
Landing spots continued….. To practise, just draw some circles, approximately 10 inches or 25 cm diameter on the ground, (or you can use...

Phil Boarder
4 days ago1 min read
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After an enforced break the Petanque tips are back!
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....

Phil Boarder
5 days ago2 min read
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Petanque and Coffee in Bardwell Suffolk
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...

Phil Boarder
May 161 min read
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Vegan leather petanque bags with great colours from Obut
TROO Soft Vegetable Leather bag Made in tough supple vegetable leather in solid practical classic colour this bag is functional and...

Phil Boarder
May 151 min read
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Super quality leather boule bag from Obut Petanque
TROO Traditional Obut Leather bag Made in tough supple leather in two classic colours this bag is functional and superb quality. It holds...

Phil Boarder
May 141 min read
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Functional Petanque boule bag by Obut
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...

Phil Boarder
May 121 min read
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Nobody is playing petanque inside in this weather, but wait!
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...

Phil Boarder
May 11 min read
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Indoor boule just became a little more colourful!
Indoor boule have just become a little more colourful. Same great performance as you would expect from Obut Petanque but now new bright...

Phil Boarder
Apr 291 min read
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Just a little break for the petanque tips this week
We have some exciting new petanque items to show you. Delivered last week with our monthly shipment. Junior indoor boule and some adult...

Phil Boarder
Apr 281 min read
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Pointing the final phase for a successful Petanque throw
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...

Phil Boarder
Apr 242 min read
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We left the session before easter but petanque tips are back!
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. ...

Phil Boarder
Apr 221 min read
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How to throw a petanque boule, tip continued
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...

Phil Boarder
Apr 152 min read
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We are closing the backswing section of this petanque tip with this help
Throwing a petanque boule, we have looked at feet, then grip and here we conclude the backswing section. Tomorrow is release. Remember...

Phil Boarder
Apr 142 min read
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Backswing in the petanque throw continued. No idea where this font came from!
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...

Phil Boarder
Apr 111 min read
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Today we are looking at the 3rd element of a Petanue throw
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...

Phil Boarder
Apr 101 min read
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Feet Grip Backswing release and the other hand in petanque
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...

Phil Boarder
Apr 81 min read
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Looking at the aspects of the petanque throw, today we are studying grip
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...

Phil Boarder
Apr 71 min read
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