Bocc yard game

For example, my "lifted roll shot" simply wouldn't work well in tournament bocce. In the resources section of the next step there is a superb site for strategy with some of the same ideas, but also with diagrams, problem solving, and even more in-depth strategies than I ever considered before visiting there. Some interesting information here. I have just started playing bocce and have been learning a lot from. Very good instructable! There are a lot of courts in Minnesota, and there are even clubs!

That's where I was introduced to the game, and I brought it back to Missouri and my family loves it! And as mentioned in the other comments, we use string or some other measuring device a stick. Oh, I see! It's very similar to Petanque. You could use it as a reference.

Reply 12 years ago on Introduction. Yes, the main difference is that Petanque uses metal balls, while Bocceuses some sort of resin balls. I didn't know that. I've always played Petanque because there are manyFrench where I live.

Thanks for correcting me. I did some further research on this, and apparently I wasn't entirely correct. Petanque requires metal balls, and bocce normally uses resin balls, but bocce can also be made of metal or wood in olden days. The only real differences I can find is that high level bocce players run towards the court as they throw instead of standing still as Petanque requires.

Also, Petanque balls are generally slightly smaller. That being said, only the pros really seem use running throws, most bocce players just stand at the foul line the same as Petanque players. I'm English through and through I think some players just use a string to measure since it is justrelative to the marker.

I was expecting a "BocceMadness" clip. This game is even more fun if you play in the dark with glowing Boccesets. You can't see the terrain very well but you can see theballs.

Continue to tamp the dirt around each post layer by layer, checking for level and square as you go to ensure the posts line up in the end. Once the corners are fully set in place, reinstall the string around the court.

Use marking paint to mark the location of all of the secondary posts that will make up the sides of the court. Because everyone's courts will have different dimensions, the easiest way to determine where to install the posts and how many to install is to follow this method:. There shouldn't be more than a 4- to 6-foot span between posts, so, on each side, start in the middle between two corners and mark a spot. Then, continue to mark the middle until the spot between marks is less than 6 feet long.

Using the same method as the corner posts, set a side post in each marked position. If your bocce court is located in a spot that tends to collect water, a French drain may be necessary to encourage drainage from the court. Follow these steps to install one before moving forward. A French drain is an underground pipe that is fitted with holes that allow groundwater to seep inside the pipe and be drained out the end as a result.

Use a shovel to remove a few more inches of dirt, especially near the center of the court, as this is where the French drain will be located. The water should drain out the backend of the court, so digging a very slight slope will encourage drainage. Lay your corrugated French drain pipe in the center down the full length of the court, with the end positioned just slightly beyond the court's edge. Depending on your specific yard, you may need to add additional pipe beyond the court for proper drainage.

The sides of the bocce ball court will consist of vertically stacked 2x6 boards. To install the side rails, cut your 2x6 boards to length according to your court's dimensions and the position of your posts. The ends of the 2x6 should fall on a post in order to be fastened. For example, if you have a post every 6 feet, your boards should either be 6 feet long or 12 feet long.

To attach, place a board on the ground against the post and screw one side into place using an exterior-grade decking screw. Place a level in the center of the board and lift the other end up on the next post until it reads level, then screw in place. If you're struggling to level the rail, it may be because you need to remove a little dirt at the bottom of the post to lower the board. For the end rails, follow the same procedure and screw through the end rails into the side rails.

Repeat this process for all of the bottom rails, then again for the top rails. Once the top and bottom side rails are fully installed, use the top of a post level to mark a line around each post that matches the height of the top rail, then cut off the excess post with a reciprocating saw. The top of the frame will consist of 2x6 boards lying flat on the posts. Cut your boards to length in the same fashion as the rails, ensuring the ends fall on the top of a post.

If you want a more custom look, use a miter saw to miter the degree corner joints. A team has the option of rolling, tossing, bouncing, etc. The foul line is used to deliver all balls down the court with the intent of getting a ball closer to the pallina, knocking the opponent's ball away from the pallina, or hitting the pallina so that it ends up closer to your team's ball. A player should not step on or over the foul line before releasing any ball.

If a player steps over the foul line, the player will receive one warning. For a player that commits a second foul line infraction, the team fouled against will be awarded points as they were immediately proceeding the foul and the frame will end. The team committing the foul will be awarded no points for the frame. Or, the fouled against team may have the option of declining the penalty and completing the frame. Any ball that goes outside the boundaries of the court is considered a dead ball and is removed immediately from play until the end of a frame.

If the pallina is knocked outside the boundaries of the court during play, the frame ends with no points awarded and a new frame is started. At the end of each frame, points will be awarded. Begin the game with a coin toss. The winning team picks a player to pitch the pallina from a line at one end of the court. Ideally, the pallina should land about 30 feet from the pitch line, or in the center of the court. The same player throws or rolls a bocce ball as close as possible to the pallina.

If you have a good aim, you want that first ball to stop in front of the pallina. Next, the opposing team rolls a bocce ball, aiming as close to the pallina, and hopefully knocking the other person's bocce out of the way or by hitting the pallina itself.

If successful, the starting team is up again and tries to roll a bocce ball even closer to the pallina to "better the point.

Scoring occurs at the end of each round frame , with only one team the one with the ball closest to the pallina scoring points. A team earns one point for each ball that is closer to the pallina than the closest ball of the opposing team.

If a ball touches the pallina, it's worth two points. If both teams' balls are equidistant from the pallina—nobody scores. Additional rounds are played until one team reaches a set point total.