Pointing practice fun! Petanque boule placement

Pointing practice fun!

So far we have looked at landing areas, throwing the jack to correct lengths, placing of the boule in front of the jack in a D.

All the practice tips have been to help you get your boule exactly where you want it but in a real game the opposition tend to mess up your plans by putting boule in the way!

In this session we will create a head from hell. Chances are you will not come across anything this difficult in a game and if you do you may tend to shoot your way out of trouble. This session is not about tactical thoughts but about focusing on pointing into a difficult head. If you practise this type of shot you will gain in confidence and ability. It also adds competition to practice so you can play this game on your own.

You need to get hold of a spare set of boule for this session. Any boule will do even leisure boule will be OK. Place the jack at six metres from your throwing position, always draw or use a circle even when practising, then place three boule around the jack. One approximately 6 inches in front of the jack, one 5 inches to the side of the jack and one eight inches on the opposite side to the last boule but back behind the jack by about 3 inches. The photograph shows a typical set up. It does not have to be precise but the closer these boule are to the jack, the better player you will become. Hopefully when you take your place in the circle you will not be able to see the jack and wonder how you are going to point to the jack.