This all singing, all dancing, piece of equipment that was the mainstay of measuring in petanque. Sadly the tooling owned by Stanley no longer exists and the measure became increasingly expensive to produce. Various makers had their branding on the base but as you pull the tape out you will see Stanley printed on these tapes. The tape measure could measure up to 2 metres with a tape in printed scale steel and a sturdy lock system. The tape was marked both sides as it can be used in two ways to measure and has a plastic pointer on end of the tape which allowed accurate comparison of jack to bou ..read more

Breaking news. New Boule launch 2024. Left handed boule Over the years boule manufacturers have used the very latest technology to produce outstanding performance and reliability. Special alloys and heat treatment techniques have been honed to produce world class competition boule. Every type of boule have been manufactured using soft steel, hard steel, stainless steel and bronze alloy to get supreme performance. Small and big, heavy and light and every mix in between to fulfil player’s needs. However, one boule has eluded manufacture until today and it has been a long time coming. To bring Pe ..read more

Easter is always a special time in the petanque calendar. The final break before the mid week leagues start in earnest as well as other places all across the country Good luck everyone ..read more

We are looking at all the rules concerning the jack in the official rule book. Yes there is one! Handy to know all of these as it may stop you from losing a game one day. Article 9, Dead Jack during an end The jack is dead in the following 7 cases: 1) When the jack is displaced into an out of bounds area, even if it comes back on to the authorised playing area. A jack straddling the boundary of an authorised terrain is valid. It becomes dead only after having completely crossed the boundary of the authorised terrain or the dead ball line, that is to say, when it is entirely beyond the boundary ..read more

It has taken a while and we have seen a bit of rain! but the blooms are starting to show and the fixtures are filling up the fixture lists. It is going to be a good year ..read more

So we are looking at the smallest object on the petanque piste and all the rules that cover the small wooden ball Article 8, For the thrown jack to be valid If the thrown jack is stopped by an umpire, an opponent, a spectator, an animal or any moving object, it is not valid and must be thrown again. If the thrown jack is stopped by a member of the team the opponent will place the jack in a valid position. If after the throwing of the jack, a first boule is played, the opponent still has the right to contest the validity of its position except in the case when the jack has been placed by a team ..read more

The placing of a jack is key to the success of your team. Three whole sections of the rule book are dedicated to the pesky little wooden thing! Here is the first Article 7, Valid distances for the thrown jack For the thrown jack to be valid, the following conditions apply: 1) That the distance separating it from the internal edge of the circle must be - 6 metres minimum and 10 metres maximum for Juniors and Seniors. - For competitions intended for younger players, shorter distances may be applied. 2) That the throwing circle must be a minimum of 1 metre from any obstacle and 1.5 metres from an ..read more

What is the Boule in Hand Rule and when should you try to shoot the cochonnet ( Jack) If you have no more boule left and the jack is deemed dead i.e. moves over a dead boule line or shoots off the piste this rule comes into play. All the unthrown boule the opposition have in their hands count as points. However if you have only one boule left to throw or the opposition have no boule left either the end is deemed dead. The team who started the dead end starts another and no score is given to either team on that dead end. Just a mention here that the end begins from the end where the jack was be ..read more

We will be continuing our look at the jack and how it impacts the game of boule later this week. So, if you want to stock up before the new season starts you know where to come. Single Competition Jacks Art BB Jacks   Bright painted wooden jacks with Obut logo 30mm Diameter £3.19 each please request colour  ​ Black BBNOIR Red BBROUGE  Tricolour BBRWB  Pink BBPINK Yellow BBYELLOW Blue BBBLUE Plain BBPLAIN Bright Green BBBRGREEN Fluo Orange BBFLOORANGE   ​ Cannot make up your mind which colour you will choose? Buy 4 for £10.00 All one colour or your choice of m ..read more

We have been talking about jacks all week and what better way to start the new season with some brand new jacks. Our competition standard jacks by Obut come in many colours and a pack of 6 is the most cost effective way of buying them. 6BBOC Pack of 6 Jacks with Obut Logo 30 mm Diameter. The pack is 6 wooden jacks (colours include a classic plain jack ).     £10.00 Price includes postage or you can pop into the shop for a chat and have a look at our boule range ..read more