Petanque America is a shop in Hickory, North Carolina that has sold petanque gear since 1991 and moved boules online back in 1998. It carries Obut and La Franc competition boules, leisure sets, jacks, measuring tools, carry cases and clothing, so a first timer can buy a full starter kit in one order. It ships across the United States and calls itself the only American store built around petanque.
It suits players in the Americas who would rather not import boules from Europe and wait on slow overseas shipping. Beginners get plain leisure sets, while club players can order FIPJP approved boules matched to weight and size. It is a reseller, not a maker, so the range depends on what the brands supply, and prices on competition boules track the French factory rather than undercutting it.
Address: 40 30th Street NW, Hickory, North Carolina 28601, USA