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Posted 24 August 2009 - 12:05 PM

Does anyone know anything about a certain sport, which is similar to squash.
The players have a long hooked basket type object fastened to one hand.
They place a ball in the curved end of this basket type object and throw the ball at a wall.
The other player has to catch the ball in his curved basket, then throw it back against the wall.

They can't touch the ball with their hands, just use these long, narrow, curved basket type things.

I have a feeling its played in a certain part of France; but certainly in Europe.

I know someone here will know about it.

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Posted 24 August 2009 - 12:10 PM

is it lacross
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Posted 24 August 2009 - 12:13 PM

View Postalex4bs, on Aug 24 2009, 01:10 PM, said:

is it lacross


No its not that. There are just 2 players in this sport and this object is fasted to one hand only..
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Posted 24 August 2009 - 12:18 PM

View PostScribbler, on Aug 24 2009, 01:13 PM, said:

View Postalex4bs, on Aug 24 2009, 01:10 PM, said:

is it lacross


No its not that. There are just 2 players in this sport and this object is fasted to one hand only..


PELOTE ?

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Posted 24 August 2009 - 12:24 PM

never heard of it or ever seen it played
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Posted 24 August 2009 - 12:27 PM

http://www.francethi...ture/pelote.php
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Posted 24 August 2009 - 12:33 PM

This may help Scrib's,

(Basket-pelota)

http://en.wikipedia....i/Basque_pelota

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Posted 24 August 2009 - 12:54 PM

Mike is this your game in question...


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Posted 24 August 2009 - 01:35 PM

I knew I could rely on all the clever sods on the site. Yes that's the game but I've only ever seen it played with 2 players.

The reason I asked is that I had a visit from an ex PA (Jennie) of 9 years ago. She brought round her young French female friend.
(I hate having 3 attractive females in my home at once) :P
Neither of them had heard of it, especially the French girl who couldn't think of the French National Sport, other than cycling..

Thanks guys, I'll pass on the information now, and I can sleep tonight.

Any good for wheelchair players? :)
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Posted 24 August 2009 - 01:58 PM

This is the sort I've seen. Its damn fast and skilled; I bet that ball hurts at 300KM's per hour...



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Posted 24 August 2009 - 06:44 PM

jai alai would be correct
when it absolutely, positively, has to be destroyed overnight, call the Marines.

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Posted 24 August 2009 - 08:23 PM

View PostScribbler, on Aug 24 2009, 02:35 PM, said:

the French National Sport

Probably more a pastime than a sport, but isn't it superciliously deriding anything English? I thought it was taught in their schools. :)
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Posted 25 August 2009 - 01:09 AM

I used to wanna play it, when I was about 10 and it was on the opening scenes of Miami Vice....
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