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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
Established 1994
Page updated 1st December 2025
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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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We continue our look at throwing a petanque boule.
We continue our look at throwing a petanque boule. This section is looking at pointing. There are five main areas to cover the throw....

Phil Boarder
Apr 41 min read
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The components of the petanque throw. we are still looking at feet!
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...

Phil Boarder
Apr 31 min read
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Throwing a petanque boule
After yesterdays diversion we are returning to the five things to get correct for a perfect petanque throw. We are looking at feet at...

Phil Boarder
Apr 21 min read
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Putting oil in Petanque boule, the facts
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...

Phil Boarder
Apr 11 min read
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Basic throwing techniques for a petanque boule
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...

Phil Boarder
Mar 312 min read
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Petanque shop change of hours
Our shop is now appointment only on a Wednesday, sorry for any inconvenience. You can still order by telephone or email as normal.

Phil Boarder
Mar 291 min read
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