There are two primary types of Bocce Ball. Volo and Raffa. Let's have a look at each type.
Volo would be the slightly older and more traditional kind of bocce. There is presently a Volo international tournament that happens in Lyon, France each year from 1901. Thousands of participants compete within this 3 day event. The very first Volo world championship was in 1947. The very first Raffa worldwide tournament was around 1983.
Volo is normally played over a all-natural surface area. Raffa is normally played on the man made surface. Volo balls are built from bronze and may differ in diameter (3.5-4.3 in .) and weight (2-2.6 lbs). Raffa balls are produced from plastic and they are all of the same size (4.2 in .) and weight (2 pounds).
A volo pallino is made of solid wood and (1.4 inches) in size. A Raffa pallino is made from plastic and 1.6 " in diameter. A Volo court is 27.5 meters (90 ft) long and 2.5-4 meters (8-13 ft) wide. A Raffa court is 26.5 meters (87 ft) long and 4 to 4.5 meters (13' to 14' ft) across.
There aren't any side boards in Volo. In Raffa, you will find side boards and they're 25 centimetres tall. In Volo, all shots must be Volo style. In Raffa, only the Volo zone shots must be Volo style unless of course the pallino is bersaglio to the declared ball in which particular case the shot can be known as raffa; longer shots may also be Raffa or Volo style. (Note: Bersaglio is whenever a ball is within 13 cm from the pallino or when two balls are within 13 centimeters of each other). In Volo, the sideline and back line is always dead no matter what. In Raffa, the backboards and sideboards are live only after a successful shot attempt (either a bocce or pallino deliberately hit).
In Volo, the only way a pallino may be moved during a shot, is when the pallino is a designated ball. For all non-pallino shots, the pallino always goes back again to the original position when moved. In Raffa, the pallino may move as much as 70 millimeters and be considered a regular (legal) toss. Every pallino movement more than 70 millimeters is definitely an irregular (illegal) throw. The minimum distance to toss the pallino in Volo is 12.5 meters (41 ft). In Raffa, the minimal distance to throw the pallino is 9.25 meters (30 feet). In Volo, the maximum length to throw the pallino is 17.5 meters (57 feet). In Raffa, the maximum distance to throw the pallino will be 18.5 meters (61 feet).
In Volo competitions, players referee them selves and involve 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 own balls on the court and toss marks. In Raffa, a referee will make all the court markings. In Volo, only the player who is playing at that moment may be within the play spot. All other players have to remain at the opposite end of the court. In Raffa, all other players need to stand in the rear of the play area while somebody is playing a ball, and they are forbidden to be at the opposite end of the court until they have played their final ball then they must walk past the middle line to the live(opposite) end of the court.
Whenever shooting in Volo, you may declare an opponent's ball or the pallino. When shooting in Raffa you can declare an opponent's ball, your ball, or the pallino. Raffa measuring sticks make use of chalk on man made courts or a scribe on natural types of surface to mark the balls positions and throw marks. Volo measuring sticks do not have chalk but rather scribe directly into the surface of the court.
Volo would be the slightly older and more traditional kind of bocce. There is presently a Volo international tournament that happens in Lyon, France each year from 1901. Thousands of participants compete within this 3 day event. The very first Volo world championship was in 1947. The very first Raffa worldwide tournament was around 1983.
Volo is normally played over a all-natural surface area. Raffa is normally played on the man made surface. Volo balls are built from bronze and may differ in diameter (3.5-4.3 in .) and weight (2-2.6 lbs). Raffa balls are produced from plastic and they are all of the same size (4.2 in .) and weight (2 pounds).
A volo pallino is made of solid wood and (1.4 inches) in size. A Raffa pallino is made from plastic and 1.6 " in diameter. A Volo court is 27.5 meters (90 ft) long and 2.5-4 meters (8-13 ft) wide. A Raffa court is 26.5 meters (87 ft) long and 4 to 4.5 meters (13' to 14' ft) across.
There aren't any side boards in Volo. In Raffa, you will find side boards and they're 25 centimetres tall. In Volo, all shots must be Volo style. In Raffa, only the Volo zone shots must be Volo style unless of course the pallino is bersaglio to the declared ball in which particular case the shot can be known as raffa; longer shots may also be Raffa or Volo style. (Note: Bersaglio is whenever a ball is within 13 cm from the pallino or when two balls are within 13 centimeters of each other). In Volo, the sideline and back line is always dead no matter what. In Raffa, the backboards and sideboards are live only after a successful shot attempt (either a bocce or pallino deliberately hit).
In Volo, the only way a pallino may be moved during a shot, is when the pallino is a designated ball. For all non-pallino shots, the pallino always goes back again to the original position when moved. In Raffa, the pallino may move as much as 70 millimeters and be considered a regular (legal) toss. Every pallino movement more than 70 millimeters is definitely an irregular (illegal) throw. The minimum distance to toss the pallino in Volo is 12.5 meters (41 ft). In Raffa, the minimal distance to throw the pallino is 9.25 meters (30 feet). In Volo, the maximum length to throw the pallino is 17.5 meters (57 feet). In Raffa, the maximum distance to throw the pallino will be 18.5 meters (61 feet).
In Volo competitions, players referee them selves and involve 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 own balls on the court and toss marks. In Raffa, a referee will make all the court markings. In Volo, only the player who is playing at that moment may be within the play spot. All other players have to remain at the opposite end of the court. In Raffa, all other players need to stand in the rear of the play area while somebody is playing a ball, and they are forbidden to be at the opposite end of the court until they have played their final ball then they must walk past the middle line to the live(opposite) end of the court.
Whenever shooting in Volo, you may declare an opponent's ball or the pallino. When shooting in Raffa you can declare an opponent's ball, your ball, or the pallino. Raffa measuring sticks make use of chalk on man made courts or a scribe on natural types of surface to mark the balls positions and throw marks. Volo measuring sticks do not have chalk but rather scribe directly into the surface of the court.