I’m returning to the UK this weekend for one of my favourite tournaments, the Worthing weekend which has a singles, doubles and triples for cash. I’m VERY interested in how my game will be after a month of playing in France every day. I will have to adjust tactics accordingly to the English game and I’m playing with a future French Junior Champion in the triples so I’m excited to see how I play in the middle .

How do I know I have correct boule size? If I compare all manufacturers suggestions and some suppliers my ball perfect size vary from 72-75 mm. (Handlength and longfinger size guides) I have then considered OBUT is the biggest manufacturer so they have probably some experience, and then it should be 73 mm, but in the lower end handsize 82-86 mm -> 73 mm. (I saw a list where many good male player had size and weight listed , and most had 71-73 680-690) Due to my handshape I think I could gain with 72 but how do I know if that is correct size ? Is there any exercise practice to do to decide with size is the correct one or is it only based on feeling ? I started with OBUT Match 73/690 my first ball in my short career, works ok, but when do a high lob or plombing it releases to early, is it size or technique? Then I tested OBUT RCC 72/690 a used ball, but very slippery, ok when hi loob and slippery when plomb, but shooting miss left, size or technique? Now I got MS Master Inox 72/690 to test, it is a used boule so the surface have good grip. Any suggestions how to decide correct size quickly, so I can drop that mental thought and focus on playing better.

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Pick one discipline you want to work on and sort some way of recording results. I’m going to be focusing on 10 meter shots and my technique to hit at this distance without strain or over throwing too hard. My way of measuring will be having a log that I have to throw over which will be 10cm or less in front and I’ll have 12 attempts and record my results. Bonus points if you record it on video and report back each week What will your preference be?

I was filming today in the Coupe de France and 3 French players of quite superb talent came up to me and thanked me for my footage. One in particular mentioned he has been suffering with shooting and my videos really helped him. He spoke pretty good English and made a huge thing of telling all present that I had “saved his game”. This was a remarkable thing for me. Especially as I have never been to this area or club