Pen-Y-Coed Petanque

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...

We continue our look at throwing a petanque boule. This section is looking at pointing. There are five main areas to cover the throw....

We are closing our look at components of the petanque throw section of FEET! The shot that suffers most when you are on tip toe is the...

After yesterdays diversion we are returning to the five things to get correct for a perfect petanque throw. We are looking at feet at...

OIL filled boule A few years ago a European national team was found to be using boule filled with mercury in an elaborate method to stop...

We have looked at the history of the game, the surface it is played on now we are getting to the real stuff. Throwing a boule. This...

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As we draw our look at petanque pistes and their care we revisit a post from November 2022. Maybe a little early for this year but any...

This was our tip written in 2022 concerning Piste maintenance and how a new piste develops. Best thing to do is not to panic if things...

Common Construction Mistakes A Petanque piste should be an ever changing surface. As the above structure compresses with rolling,...

THE PETANQUE PISTE For International competition and National Championships, the minimum dimensions of a single piste are 15M x 4M with a...

We are going to publish everything we have ever written about this great sport and we have looked at boule and now we move on to the...

Other care for boule will be the same for any other type of sports equipment. Dry them off when you have finished playing with them....

Brand new boule are exactly that. Shiny and new! The manufacturing process by Obut to produce world class boule gives the new boule a...

New Boule! New boule are always a bit tricky to move on to. Your old boule have played in lots of classic games and you have played some...

In this series we have looked at Petanque boule Diameter, Weight, Pattern, hardness and the type of material they are made from.    ...

The choice of boule.   We have so far looked at Diameter, Weight, Pattern and hardness. Today we are looking at the material they are...

The choice of boule.   We have so far looked at Diameter, Weight, and Pattern. Today we are looking at hardness of boule you require.  ...

The choice of boule. To find the right set of boule for your individual requirements there are several factors to consider. With the...

The choice of boule continued   To find the right set of boule for your individual requirements there are several factors to consider....