Big-Time Pétanque
Friday, December 19th, 2008
For decades, French players have sought to model themselves on the physique of that icon of Pétanque – the OBUT Man. OBUT Man’s torso is round, rather like a boule. According to myth, this shape gives players better balance when they point and shoot. It also provides a pleasing aesthetic alliteration: the boule, the round, the OBUT Man – me!