Balle à la main

Balle à la main is a traditional Picard sport.

It is a game of gain-ground' as Longue paume, which takes place in Picardy.

As all the ballodromes of the games of gain-ground, the field has a line of fire and a rope.

The ball is made with a lead pit, surrounded with wool and covered with leather.

The diameter is about 4,2 cm with a weight about 43 g. The game takes place according to the rules of the games of gagne-terrain (gain-ground) with in particular the use of the "chasses".