Ball
Llargues are played with a badana ball, which can be played without any protection. Since this sport is practiced on the streets and the bounce is very irregular this kind of ball almost doesn't bounce. They are cheap, so it doesn't matter if any ball is lost on the roofs, at another street or in any balcony (which happens often). Also, streets have plenty of irregularities such as borders or traffic signals, and many places with a different rebound (walls and doors, ground or gutter lids), that cause strange effects to the trajectory of the ball, those unexpected directions are somehow minimized by the soft rebound of the badana ball since it's made of moulding materials. Another eason to use this ball is its slowness and softness, so that it's proper for amateur or casual players.
It's made of rags with skin of sheep. Weight: 39 gr as much, diameter: 38 mm.
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