Basque pelota ball
A Basque pelota ball is a ball designed for the sport of Basque pelota, variations of the kind and size of balls are given by the peculiar category.{{Cite web |last=Wilkinson |first=Adam |date=2021-07-06 |title=What Is Basque Pelota? Everything You Need To Know. |url=https://authenticbasquecountry.com/what-is-basque-pelota/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=Authentic Basque Country |language=en-US}}
Hand Pelota
Hand-pelota ball is traditionally made of a Buxus core, covered by several layers of Latex with a final layer of leather.{{Cite web |title=Euskal pilota: The Basque Country's centuries-old ball games |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220505-euskal-pilota-the-basque-countrys-centuries-old-ball-games |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}
Paleta Categories
A highly elastic rubber made ball is employed for speed games. The ball reaches a speed of 120 km/h in a typical service.{{Cite web |title=Basque pelota |url=https://pgsport.be/detail-page/basque-pelota/?lid=3108 |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=pgsport.be}} The fastest ever recorded throw of a pelota ball was 302 km/h,{{Cite web |date=2023-10-10 |title=Get To Know Basque Pelota |url=https://www.teamusa.com/news/2023/october/10/get-to-know-basque-pelota#:~:text=3,%201979,%20Jos%C3%A9%20Ram%C3%B3n%20Areitio,/h%20(187.65%20mph). |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=www.teamusa.com |language=en}} about twice the speed of the fastest recorded pitch of a baseball.
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