There are 2 primary kinds of Bocce Ball. Volo and Raffa. Let's have a look at each type.
Volo would be the slightly older and much more conventional type of bocce. There's currently a Volo international event that occurs in Lyon, France each year from 1901. Thousands of players participate in this three day affair. The first Volo worldwide championship was in 1947. The very first Raffa world tournament was in 1983.
Volo is normally played over a all natural floor surface. Raffa is generally played on the man made surface. Volo balls are created from bronze and may differ in size (3.5-4.3 ") and weight (2-2.6 lbs). Raffa balls are produced from plastic and they are all of the exact same size (4.2 in .) and weight (2 pounds).
A volo pallino is made of real wood and (1.4 inches) in diameter. A Raffa pallino is made from plastic material and 1.6 in . in size. A Volo court is 27.5 metres (90 feet) long and 2.5-4 metres (8-13 ft) across. A Raffa court is 26.5 meters (87 feet) long and 4 to 4.5 metres (13' to 14' feet) wide.
There aren't any side boards in Volo. In Raffa, there are side boards and they are 25 centimeters tall. In Volo, all of the shots must be Volo style. In Raffa, just the Volo zone shots have to be Volo style unless of course the pallino is bersaglio to the declared ball in which case the shot can be referred to as raffa; lengthier shots can also be Raffa or Volo style. (Note: Bersaglio is whenever a ball is inside 13 cm from the pallino or when 2 balls may be inside 13 cm of each other). In Volo, the sideline and back line is at all times dead no matter what. In Raffa, the backboards as well as sideboards are live only after a successful shot attempt (either a bocce or pallino deliberately struck).
In Volo, the only way a pallino may be moved during a shot, is when the pallino is the designated ball. For all non-pallino shots, the pallino always goes back to the first position when moved. In Raffa, the pallino may move as much as 70 mm and be considered a regular (legal) throw. Any pallino movement more than 70 mm is an irregular (illegal) toss. The minimal distance to toss the pallino in Volo is 12.5 metres (41 feet). In Raffa, the minimum distance to toss the pallino is 9.25 meters (30 ft). In Volo, the maximum length to toss the pallino is 17.5 meters (57 ft). In Raffa, the maximum distance to throw the pallino is 18.5 meters (61 feet).
In Volo competitions, players umpire them selves and call for an official referee as a very last resort. In Raffa tournaments, there is a referee overseeing play on each and every court. In Volo, players mark all their particular balls on the court and throw marks. In Raffa, a referee makes all of the court markings. In Volo, only the player who is playing at that time can be within the play area. All other players will have to stay in the other end of the court. In Raffa, all other players need to stand in the rear of the play area while someone is playing a ball, and are not allowed to be on the opposite end of the court till they have played their last ball then they must move beyond the middle line to the live(opposite) end of the court.
Whenever shooting in Volo, you can declare an opponent's ball as well as the pallino. Whenever shooting in Raffa you may declare an opponent's ball, your ball, or the pallino. Raffa measuring sticks use chalk on man-made courts or a scribe on natural types of surface to mark the balls locations and throw marks. Volo measuring sticks don't have chalk but rather scribe directly into the surface of the court.
Volo would be the slightly older and much more conventional type of bocce. There's currently a Volo international event that occurs in Lyon, France each year from 1901. Thousands of players participate in this three day affair. The first Volo worldwide championship was in 1947. The very first Raffa world tournament was in 1983.
Volo is normally played over a all natural floor surface. Raffa is generally played on the man made surface. Volo balls are created from bronze and may differ in size (3.5-4.3 ") and weight (2-2.6 lbs). Raffa balls are produced from plastic and they are all of the exact same size (4.2 in .) and weight (2 pounds).
A volo pallino is made of real wood and (1.4 inches) in diameter. A Raffa pallino is made from plastic material and 1.6 in . in size. A Volo court is 27.5 metres (90 feet) long and 2.5-4 metres (8-13 ft) across. A Raffa court is 26.5 meters (87 feet) long and 4 to 4.5 metres (13' to 14' feet) wide.
There aren't any side boards in Volo. In Raffa, there are side boards and they are 25 centimeters tall. In Volo, all of the shots must be Volo style. In Raffa, just the Volo zone shots have to be Volo style unless of course the pallino is bersaglio to the declared ball in which case the shot can be referred to as raffa; lengthier shots can also be Raffa or Volo style. (Note: Bersaglio is whenever a ball is inside 13 cm from the pallino or when 2 balls may be inside 13 cm of each other). In Volo, the sideline and back line is at all times dead no matter what. In Raffa, the backboards as well as sideboards are live only after a successful shot attempt (either a bocce or pallino deliberately struck).
In Volo, the only way a pallino may be moved during a shot, is when the pallino is the designated ball. For all non-pallino shots, the pallino always goes back to the first position when moved. In Raffa, the pallino may move as much as 70 mm and be considered a regular (legal) throw. Any pallino movement more than 70 mm is an irregular (illegal) toss. The minimal distance to toss the pallino in Volo is 12.5 metres (41 feet). In Raffa, the minimum distance to toss the pallino is 9.25 meters (30 ft). In Volo, the maximum length to toss the pallino is 17.5 meters (57 ft). In Raffa, the maximum distance to throw the pallino is 18.5 meters (61 feet).
In Volo competitions, players umpire them selves and call for an official referee as a very last resort. In Raffa tournaments, there is a referee overseeing play on each and every court. In Volo, players mark all their particular balls on the court and throw marks. In Raffa, a referee makes all of the court markings. In Volo, only the player who is playing at that time can be within the play area. All other players will have to stay in the other end of the court. In Raffa, all other players need to stand in the rear of the play area while someone is playing a ball, and are not allowed to be on the opposite end of the court till they have played their last ball then they must move beyond the middle line to the live(opposite) end of the court.
Whenever shooting in Volo, you can declare an opponent's ball as well as the pallino. Whenever shooting in Raffa you may declare an opponent's ball, your ball, or the pallino. Raffa measuring sticks use chalk on man-made courts or a scribe on natural types of surface to mark the balls locations and throw marks. Volo measuring sticks don't have chalk but rather scribe directly into the surface of the court.
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