Materials

Materials

 

Materiales utilizados en la pelota

MODALITIES	SPECIALITIES	PELOTAS	INSTRUMENTS
Trinquete	Mano	Total weight: 92 to 95 gr
	Paleta cuero	Total weight: 52 to 54 gr	Max. weight: 600 gr Max. length: 50 cm Max. width: 13.5 cm Max. thickness: 3 cm
	Xare	Total weight: 78 to 83 cm	Length: 57 to 58 cm Width: 17to 18 cm
	Paleta goma	Max. weight: 40 gr	Max. weight: 500 gr Max. length: 55 cm Max. width: 20.5 cm Max. thickness: 1 cm
36-metre Fronton	Mano	Total weight: 101 to 103 gr
	Paleta cuero	Total weight: 50 to 55 gr	Max. weight: 600 gr Max. length: 50 cm Max. width: 13.5 cm Max. thickness: 3 cm
	Pala corta	Total weight: 85 to 91 gr	Max. weight: 800 gr Max. length: 51 cm Max. width: 11.5 cm Max. thickness: 4 cm
54-metre Fronton	Cesta punta	Total weight: 125 to 130 gr	Max. length: 68 cm Max. width: 13 cm Max. depth: 16 cm Total max. curvature: 110 cm
30-metre Fronton	Paleta goma	40 gr	Max. weight: 500 gr Max. length: 55 cm Max. width: 20.5 cm Max. thickness: 1 cm
	Frontenis	Weight: 39 to 42 gr	Tennis racket

 

For more information about the materials, see the Rules and Regulations of the game.

There is a manual about making of Xares written by an argentinan pupil who took part in the course given by the french technician Jean Sanglar in Buenos Aires in 2005. See Sanglar Manual of making Xares (spanish)

Apparel:

• As a general rule, players’ uniforms shall always be the colour white.
• The shirt or polo shirt shall be white or red and always have a collar.
• The trousers, skirt, culotte or Bermuda shorts for women, shall also be white, tennis shoes predominantly white and white socks.
• As an adornment, each team shall wear either a red or blue gerriko [belt].
• In all specialities in which the encounter is played using an instrument and a leather pelota, all players must wear a protective helmet. It is mandatory that the helmet be white and have no stickers.
• In the Paleta Goma, Paleta cuero, Frontenis and Xare specialities, regardless of the preceding paragraph, all frontcourt and backcourt players must use protective eyewear.