What skills are needed to play Bocce?
There are specific playing skills involved to master a number of different shots, to develop a delivery form that best suits each individual, and to apply the strategies required to best play a game. The skill of delivering the ball is similar to reading the green when putting in golf in that each shot is different, the court is not perfectly flat, and the speed of the ball must be judged properly to place the ball exactly where you want it. The basic shots to master are pointing (placing the ball as close as possible to the target ball), hitting (purposely hitting opponents balls away that are in for points or moving the target ball for your own advantage), blocking (placing your ball in a position to block your opponent and protect your point balls), banking (using the side rails to change the angle of approach to get around blocking balls), and setups (placing a ball in a location so that you or your team mate can hit it into a scoring position). You will see as many methods of thro
