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Bocce Ball Uses not 1 but 8 balls

Posted by: Sports Balls in Bocce, Rules August 4, 2014 0 7,133 Views

Bocce ball is played with not 1 but 8 balls and on all different types of surfaces such as grass, sand, and indoor turf.

Bocce Balls	*DESCRIPTION:*
	Standard set consists of 8 bocce balls, typically 4 green balls & 4 red balls. (People who are color blind complain about the typical red and green balls. You may want to get 4 dark colored balls and 4 very light colored balls.) Every ball must be the same diameter, same weight, and made with the same materials.
	*SIZE & WEIGHT:*
	All 8 balls shall be identical in size and weight. Tournament grade Bocce ball sets are available with 100 mm to 115 mm diameter balls. *Bocce Standards Association has chosen the International Standard ball diameter of 107 mm (4.2 inches) and weight of 920gms. (2 lbs.) as the standard size.[ Manufacture Specification* ]Diameter: 107 +/- 0. 5 mmWeight: 920 +/- 10 gms.**
	*MATERIALS:*
	Hard plastic composite materials (bowling ball type materials).

References:
Bocce Standard Association – http://www.boccestandardsassociation.org
Photo – http://www.eastpointsports.com/products/lawn_games/bocce/

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