What are the differences between lawn bowling and bocce ball?

There is often confusion between Lawn Bowls and Bocce (Bocci, Boccie, Boccia). The confusion is usually from the fact that many games are listed under the French word for bowls “Boule”, taken from the Latin Boules, for ball. The English word ... There are three main differences between Bocce and Lawn Bowling. read more

Bocce Ball and Lawn Bowling are similar - however Bocce Ball is typically played in the sand. If anyone lives in Arizona - there’s a new Bocce Ball court out in the Superstition Mountains. read more

There is often confusion between Lawn Bowls and Bocce (Bocci, Boccie, Boccia) The confusion is usually from the fact that many games are listed under the French word for bowls “Boule”, taken from the Latin Boules, for ball. read more

There are three main differences between Bocce and Lawn Bowling. First, the Bocce Ball is round and the Lawn Bowl is round in only one direction and elliptical in the other. Second, the Bocce Ball is thrown under hand, like softball, and the Lawn Bowl is rolled. read more