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202 Articles

April 3, 2026 · 2,796 views

The winning boule: How to stop trembling when everything rides on a shot?

11-10 for you. Last ball. Your teammates are silent. The opponents are waiting. And then, in the 10 seconds before the throw, something happens in your body that you can't control. Your hand squeezes too tightly. Your breath catches. A stray thought sets in: “What if I fail?” This moment exists for everyone — beginners and champions alike. The difference is not in not feeling it. It's knowing what to do with it. 87% of errors in critical situations

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March 13, 2026 · 2,936 views

The secret of the backspin: How to finally master it

Retro fascinates and frustrates at the same time. We see it in good shooters: the ball hits, stops suddenly, sometimes moves back, and the point is made cleanly. We try it ourselves: the ball goes too high, bounces haphazardly, or crashes like a brick without the slightest effect. The difference is not the power, nor the balls, nor the terrain. It's in a hand exit detail that no one really explains. Paquita breaks it down step by step. ↩ backward rotation — this

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March 12, 2026 · 3,155 views

3 fifteen-minute exercises for pointing at home

The pointer progresses between games, not just during. The problem: we can't go to the bowling alley every day. The solution: certain fundamental dimensions of pointing are very well maintained at home - the pendulum gesture, the regularity of release, reading the trajectory. These three 15-minute exercises each target a classic weakness of the amateur pointer. You can do them separately or string them together in a 45-minute session. With or without ball

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March 12, 2026 · 2,856 views

How to become a good team captain

The captain's role, managing personalities, tactical decisions, communicating under pressure: Paquita gives you the complete guide to lead a triplette from the first end to the final.

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February 21, 2026 · 2,666 views

Paquita Protocol: High-Performance Pétanque Training

Paquita Protocol: High Performance Pétanque Training 2026 FIELD EDITION - THE PLAN THAT BUILDS YOUR LEVEL Motivation Technical Shock 95% of players train poorly. Playing tests your level, training builds it with data. Day 1 Axis & Balancer Straightness of the arm and balancer. Map out your drop zones for a clean repeat. Day 2 Shooting Ballistics Master wrist breakage. Analyze your failures (short/long gaps) to read your profile. Day 3 Gesti

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Measuring, circle, jack, dead boule or obstacle: the useful answers are gathered in one place.

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