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30 contributions to Petanque Performance Academy
Pomodoro training
Where can I find the video on the Pomodoro training method, can’t seem to find it.
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https://youtu.be/24bIEaZd8jg?is=yTeCcH93BTnSa5Tv (there may be others from Kevin)
Curving in pointing
Hi everyone! My name is Jeroen and I’ve just joined the community! I have a question about pointing with curved shots. Is there already a video covering this? I couldn’t find one. I often see the better players at my pétanque club using this technique, and I think it could really help me improve my game. However, I find it quite difficult! Pointing from right to left is slowly getting better, but going from left to right feels almost impossible haha. Does anyone have any tips or advice on how to practise and improve this? Thanks a lot, and happy to be part of the community!
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I'd also like to see a video on this topic - it may well be already made (I'm sure we'll get suggestions). Are you left handed or right handed? And how do you point "right to left"? I haven't done much in this direction, but if you start with the hand facing the body (or facing away from the body), and rotate it to throw "normally" on release, you'll get a right or left spin. I occasionally apply spin with the fingers on release. Can add more spin this way but I would have to practice (either method) more to get any consistency. I used have really bad technique where I would swing the arm around. I'm left handed so the boule would bounce to the right on landing. My technique is now better, but I still use this to bring a boule in from the left side... PS welcome to the forum 🙋🏼‍♂️🙂
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@Jeroen Saelens 36:00 I think. @ 38:00 he definitely curves one in
Adjustments to play in cold weather
Kevin, How about a video about playing in cold weather? It’s starting to get chilly in Santa Fe. After a short time on the piste, the boules are cold enough to leach all the heat from one’s fingers and hand. Any suggestions on how to maintain good feeling in the hand?
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Keep shooting lol. Seriously though, shooting, or Hoch Poité / high lob get the blood circulating. Warm up the boules beforehand - but don't forget them on the heater 😜 I have an old down jacket that's a little too big (allows the arm to swing). Wear loads of clothes. Some bring electrical hand warmers. You might need to take a bath after boule to warm up.
Tir de precision competion 8-10 till 28-10
Winner week 1 is Lee, week 2 Ian, week 3 Luis. Most progress Donald. Highest score Lee 9 hits, 5 carreau. Average score 6/7 hits, 1/2 carreau.
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I didnt do a good job of taking part in this exercise. But I want to report that I did find it very helpful. So thank you for making the effort to keep it going! I was confronted by myself, my technique (or lack of it). By 'myself' I guess I mean the psychological aspect. In my first attempt, I got four of the first six boules: two carreaus, and every target boule shot off of the field. At this stage I started writing a post for this forum in my head about how well it all went. Then only got one of the next four... In four attempts at this, I haven't reached that level since. Which is an interesting situation cause, each time I try it, I try to be as aware as possible and figure out what's going right, and what's not, and why (an unfinished story 😁).
Could this be done for Petanque
Would you be prepared to go to this level of detail for your process and shot gesture? This is something I’m working on https://vm.tiktok.com/ZN8Un8qPu/
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Any chance you could upload to YT?
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@Ian Mcnicholas request was directed at Kevin (I don't have tiktok installed, so can't see his video). Your instructions were pretty clear Ian - I plan to try it out this week 👍🏼
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Tom O
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@tom-osullivan-5833
Hi, I've been playing Boule for years now, but am the opposite of a natural talent. I do enjoy improving my game. Play in the Liga, low down ;-)

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Pfalz, Germany