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Vol. I, Issue 46 - December 2, 2002
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The Joy of Bocce Weekly
The FREE weekly Ezine for bocce aficionados everywhere
Volume #1, Issue #46 December 2, 2002
Publisher: Mario Pagnoni Copyright 2002 http://www.joyofbocce.com
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{Publisher’s comments in brackets}
John Ross of the Los Gatos Bocce Club was quick to respond to Pete Rabito’s question about “official” bocce balls. John says that…
“International punto, raffa, volo rules state that bocce balls must be 107 mm in diameter with a weight of 920 grams. The pallino must be 40 mm in diameter and weigh 60 grams.
Women and juniors (under 14) may use balls of 106 mm in diameter weighing 900 grams. (Ref: Article 6, par. A of the international rules and regulations for the game of bocce). The original Italian language version of the official rules can be found at the CBI web site, www.federbocce.it.”
{Thanks John – the site is great, but not so easy to navigate around if you can’t read Italian}
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Bryan Mero of iBocce.com sent us a great tip about buying an incomplete set of bocce balls for $12 (wooden crate broken, one ball and pallino missing) – from a clearance table at a department store. Then he found that the distributor, Sportcraft, honored the warranty and sent him replacement parts. This prompted successful businessman Tom DiPietro of Haverhill, Massachusetts to respond…
“I don’t think the manufacturer or distributor is obligated to honor this warranty given the circumstances. But, in today’s business world a new climate of over-delivering on service is catching on. The company may figure that replacing a ball or two is a small price to pay for the good word-of-mouth advertising and brand name loyalty that their action is likely to generate.”
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Tom McNutt of boccemon.com poses an interesting question…
“As I have been traveling through bocce sites on the Internet I have noticed a discrepancy about how the "target ball" is referred. I assume it is a gender translation but please set the record straight for me.... Is it a Pallino or a Pallina?
Please don't suggest," You say pallino and I say pallina" unless it's true...”
{Can any reader help with definitive info on this topic? I am thinking that it is just a masculine/feminine distinction. If you think of the object ball in terms of the male persuasion then call it pallino, otherwise pallina. Please REPLY if you know better.}
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John Samaritano from the Long Island Bocce Club suggests…
“Now that New York City is in the running for the 2012 Olympics, wouldn't it be nice to have bocce there?”
{Yes, that would be great. But don’t forget, it would be the International version of the game that would be played. A lot different from the game most of us normally play, it has more stringent rules and involves calling your shots. It pretty much eliminates the luck factor. Check my pictorial on International rules by clicking the link below.
P.S. we're still shooting for bocce at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing!}
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