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Why squat?

Posted by: Dave Lang ( ) at 2006-07-21 01:31:55
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I am new to petanque and I just watched the video of the finals 2006. Why squat when throwing the boule. It seemed that the players would throw from a squating position when pointing and stand when shooting. Not all players do this. Why squat at all?

After 28 years of squatting while working on Xerox duplicators, I can tell you that squating is bad for the knees.

This thread:

Why squat? Dave Lang 2006-07-21 01:31:55

Why squat? Jeff Fox 2006-07-21 13:16:42

Why squat? Jeff Widen 2006-07-23 20:59:24

Why squat? Ray Ager 2006-07-26 03:12:42

Why squat? Michel Roy 2006-07-28 09:36:38

Why squat? guy therrien 2006-08-08 14:48:18

Why squat? Jeff widen 2006-08-08 16:55:30



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