Pen-Y-Coed Petanque

Getting a big end. How to get a big scoring end and how to turn the key to unlocking the win from a game. Petanque is a game of advantage...

So let us look at a typical end. Your first point is approximately 3 inches or 75mm from the jack. It settles to the side and the...

Shooting the jack The dangers in depth Shoot the jack! Scoring points in petanque can be difficult. The opposition have defended the head...

We are looking at making a big score from an end after the opposition are out of boule and looking at options. Here we look closer. If...

Making hay while the sun shines Petanque is all about advantage and scoring points. We all know you want your team to throw the last few...

Petanque Tactics What shot to play and when Triples. Putting on the pressure and winning the end Six boule per team and deep in game,...

Petanque Teamplay Part 2Match Play This session we are looking at match play. We have covered tactics and pointing and shooting skills...

Teamplay, Now we look at belief, we have all said "I don’t believe it, if you would have tried to take that boule out you could never...

Teamplay 1 Before we get into tactics we will look at Teamplay starting with t op tips from top players. In this series we look at how...

Petanque shooting competition last part. Other factors to take into account to get a correct set up,The target boule should be an...

5. The jack. The jack target is placed at 20cms from the edge of the circle bounding the target, facing the position of the shooter. It...

4. A single boule over another boule.  Again a tricky situation where we often see players crash into the front boule to move the back...

3. A boule in between two other boule.  Picking out target boule in a pack is a sign of a top player. This can be a frustrating part of...

2. A single boule over a jack.  Many players will not shoot in this situation but a boule just behind the jack is a very dangerous boule...

Task 1 1. A single boule.  This is familiar to all of us. The need to shoot the only boule on the piste is a required skill in Petanque...

Shooting Competition This session we look at shooting. I know we have covered the subject before but this time we look at the shooting...

There are strict limitations to the material for approved boule and soft or hard boules are not at far ends of a scale. Soft boule are...

Soft Boule? So far in the series we have looked at techniques and practice tips you can use to improve your play. Nearly all the coaching...

Should you shoot again if you miss? Other factors could be the terrain and how hard it is to point near the jack. On fast sloping pistes...

Shoot Twice in an end one after the other   Welcome to this session on Petanque’s shooting coaching tip. We were asked the other day why...