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BOCCEBREW Primo Magazine |
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PRIMO MAGAZINE AUTUMN, 2000 |
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A lawn is a thing in your backyard that requires mowing,
weeding and fertilizing. Replace it with a bocce court and you have a party. |
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David Brewer, a San Rafael, California landscaper, has installed more
than thirty bocce courts in backyards, parks and wineries over
the past three years. He's turned a lot of lawns into parties since the
day he discovered bocce in a friend's backyard five years
ago. "Everybody had a glass of wine and a good time,"
Brewer said.
Bocce is a game in which players roll large
colored balls down a flat, rectangular course. Players master
strategy and touch to get their four balls as close as possible to
the target ball or pallino.
It sounds simple, but mastery of the game
is elusive, resulting in camaraderie and endless competition for
bragging rights. The ancient game is growing in popularity because
it is a fantastic social "icebreaker" that anyone can play.
A court can be installed in nearly any
yard. Brewer started with a weed-choked patch of land in his own
back yard. "I looked at it and said, 'I'm going to put a bocce court here,'" he says.
Installation costs run between ten and twelve
dollars per square foot. Unlike a swimming pool or putting green, the
upkeep expenses are minimal. Brewer's court survived El
Niño.
Brewer builds courts of varying size depending
on the customer's yard and budget. He's built regulation size courts for
parks but recommends smaller courts for most individuals.
"You can have as much fun and as much competition no matter what
the size," Brewer says. |
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