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Vol I, Issue 29 July 29, 2002
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The Joy of Bocce Weekly
The FREE weekly Ezine for bocce aficionados everywhere
Volume #1, Issue #29 July 29, 2002
Publisher: Mario Pagnoni Copyright 2002 http://www.joyofbocce.com
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Readers' Feedback - Publisher's comment in brackets {}
Dr. Cordano writes in response to my question about drainage on carpeted outdoor courts.
“Our problems are minimal in our club, because we have a good drainage system and we have multiple holes (every meter or so) of a good one inch diameter at the CARPET SURFACE LEVEL. The surface of the IN-OUT carpet must be EVENLY COMPACT, so the bocce ball ROLLS EASILY and QUITE FAST. Quality must be pretty good, so it lasts at least for a couple of years (we’ve had them in our 6 courts for 18 months).
Of course the ideal is to have courts covered, as they are in MOST parts of the WORLD, so people can play all day, all year around and NO MAINTENANCE needed (synthetic bocce courts of 76-86 feet by 13 feet cost not less than 6 to 8000 dollars each, but last for 15-20 years) and they are always the same and don't require maintenance in spite of all the VOLO and RAFFA shots.
I will leave some additional comments for another time regarding my opinion on how to ROLL for POINTING as an answer for Mr. Piccirillo’s comments in your issue # 23.”
{Yes, yes, yes. Please send comments on the skills of the game. Any time Dr. Cordano speaks about bocce, everyone should listen. One of the top players in the world, his tips in this column will do two good things…improve my newsletter and help our readers improve their game.}
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"Bocce Bum" Ben Musolf sends this in response to our topic of television exposure for bocce…
“We are in negotiations with a webmaster to put streaming online bocce on the Internet. You will be able to view bocce being played whenever the club is in operation. We will also be able to do nationwide bocce clinics. We will let you know as soon as we are up and running.”
{Wow! This sounds fabulous. Please keep me informed so that I can get the word out in this ezine.}
”One other note, while we were hosting the National Championships in May, we were fortunate enough to have a documentary made on the game of Bocce.”
{I understand that this documentary is in the final stages of preparation and I am very anxious to review it and then get the word out – this sounds like something that can’t help but be good for the game}
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