Arc.
Week 3 of the journal is about the picture before the throw. A boule given enough height lands onto the terrain rather than arriving flat into it, and the shape of that flight is settled before the arm moves. These articles follow that in order: what the throw carries from the picture you prepared, when to stop looking at the spot, and what better players are actually looking at. Read them in order the first time; after that, each stands on its own.
- Deeper dive Week 3: Arc - The Throw Carries the Picture You Prepared A missed boule can follow you into the next throw. Week 3 explores the picture you prepare before stepping into the circle.
- Deeper dive When Do You Stop Looking? Your eyes stop travelling when the picture is complete. What belongs in it, and a pétanque practice drill for closing it before you throw.
- Research Where Do Better Players Look? Two 2026 eye-tracking studies found experts looking at less, not longer. What that means for pétanque training, and why it is not a technique yet.
- Research Watch How the Others Play It Watch what another boule reveals about the terrain, compare it with what you expected and use that information when choosing your own pétanque shot.
- Research When in the Throw? A short reminder can mean different things in pétanque practice. Clarify which part of the throw you are being asked to change.
- Research Do You Have to See the Shot? Explore what “see the shot” means when you prepare for pétanque with a picture, a feeling or a clear intention.
Arc is Week 3 of the printed journal’s six-week cycle.
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