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Trinquete

Mano

Total weight 92 to 95 gr.

 

Paleta cuero

Total weight 52 to 54 gr.

Maximum weight: 600 gr.

Max. length: 50 cm

Max. width: 13.5 cm

Max. thickness: 3 cm

Xare

Total weight: 78 to 83 cm

Length: 57-58 cm

Width: 17-18 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 a 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

Frontón 30 m

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.

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