Seasonal Sports

There is always the possibility of the environment modifying a sport. Polo in water, no horses- flashlight tag in daylight, no fun. But bocce in snow becomes a fundamentally different experience of a favorite caj lawn sport. Though others have pioneered in playing bocce from snow, the satisfying weight of a good bocce ball has no substitute. Add a few inches of fresh winter, and the thud and swish of a solid roll becomes a short and satisfying crunch- and nothing matters but the precision of your pitch. A good bocce game involves dynamic terrain, and the pockmarks created as the game progresses take it to new levels of sportcraft. The malleable anchor provided by the snow allows for aggressive plays that take advantage of the collision angle, approaching the Newtonian complexity of pool and curling. Shit, if curling is considered worthy to be an Olympic sport- the committee needs to make Snowbocce official for Sochi 2014! I think we would have some contenders for the US team...the Australians would agree, too-though I wouldn’t call it ‘Snocci’- too close to close to dinner (and our Russian hosts) for good taste. If we dont take this thing to Russia, I know we could display our skills in Schenectady, and get some wordplay in, too!