For You Bocce Ball Fans Out There in Danville-Land (Video)

A few bocce ball courts at the Blackhawk Country Club has spread into a fever of competition with a spring league of nearly 700 participants.

A recent column by the Contra Costa Times' George Lambert took a roll down the bocce ball lane.

He reports that out of the courts at the Blackhawk Country Club a league started last fall that pulled in 480 players. It grew this spring to 680 (the spring league ends this month).

CCT, July 5:

"I can't tell you how much fun this has been," Joie told me. "I've had members tell me time and time again, 'It is the best thing Blackhawk has done.' " He estimates that 95 percent of the players are couples.

Oh, you don't know what bocce ball is?

Well, it's kind of like bowling and kind of like curling. Basically you roll a small ball down an alley into a designated area and then spend the rest of the time trying to get other balls as close to the first -- and smaller -- one as possible.

Easy peazy, right?

Maybe not.

Also! Be sure to check out our video of bocce ball players at Sycamore Valley Park.

Have you ever played bocce ball? What do you think of it?

To read more about bocce ball and for information about leagues and classes here in Danville, check out the rest of the CCT's article here.