Petanque - Group 5
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Following the success of the original group and then the next two pétanque groups, resulting in a waiting list of interested players, in January 2011 I offered to run a fourth and fifth group to meet on a Thursday afternoon and a Saturday morning respectively at Brevis Bar, Sol Park in Moraira.
Group 4 and Group 5 function as totally separate groups and the days and times that they play have in the main been governed by the periods available to new groups.
If you are interested in playing and joining this group, please click on my photograph (at the top of this page) to email me.
What is petanque?
Pétanque (in French) is a form of boules where the goal is to throw metal balls (boules) as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a cochonnet or Jack.
The object of the game is to throw your balls - usually in an arched back-spin - so that they land closer to the small object ball (the jack) than those of your opponent, or to strike and drive the object ball towards your other balls and away from your opponent's balls.
The really only essential is a set of steel boules (three minimum), which should have identical markings (groves). A set of boules can costs anywhere from 8 euros upwards and can be purchased from most Chinese shops.
| Pétanque for beginners |  |
The three main pointing throws |
| The simple rules of Pétanque |  |
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| Pétanque official rules | |
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