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Basque pelota ball

Basque pelota ball

A Basque pelota ball is a ball designed for the sport of Basque pelota, variations of the kind and size of balls are given by the peculiar category.

Hand-pelota ball (right) in comparison with a Valencian variation ball

Hand Pelota

Hand-pelota ball is traditionally made of a Buxus core, covered by several layers of Latex with a final layer of leather.

Paleta Categories

A highly elastic rubber made ball is employed for speed games. The ball reaches a speed of 120 km/h in a typical service. The fastest ever recorded throw of a pelota ball was 302 km/h, about twice the speed of the fastest recorded pitch of a baseball.

References

References

  1. Wilkinson, Adam. (2021-07-06). "What Is Basque Pelota? Everything You Need To Know.".
  2. "Euskal pilota: The Basque Country's centuries-old ball games".
  3. "Basque pelota".
  4. (2023-10-10). "Get To Know Basque Pelota".
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