Ah, summer. The time of year when you can cast aside all your concerns and just waste away the day. Well, unless of course you have a day job that prohibits you from doing so, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t soak up the sun on your coveted weekends. While I do enjoy spending some QT in the sun, I’m not one for extreme outdoor sports. I’m not really one for the outdoors in general, but I tend to make an exception in terms of glorious weather. You won’t find me playing a game of touch football or soccer, and you’ll just barely find me setting up a net for a game of badminton or volleyball. No, my interests lie in lawn sports such as cornhole, ladderball, croquet, and perhaps even the occasional game of bocce ball.
What’s better than a traditional bocce ball set? The Lighted Bocce Ball Set (Hammacher Schlemmer, $99.95), naturally! There’s nothing worse than starting a game of bocce ball, having it run late, and then be forced to call it off because you lack the sufficient outdoor lighting power to continue. I can’t tell you how many times this has happened to me. Fortunately, this set makes it easy to play in the dark because each ball includes an LED that allows it to be seen from up to 100 feet away. Not only that, each of these eight bocce balls can be switched from lighted to flashing LEDs, or used interchangeably. The on/off switch is located inside each ball so it’s not like rough play will cause the light to extinguish unexpectedly. This balls in this bocce set are the official size for International Bocce Federation play and weigh only two-thirds of a competition ball, making the game accessible for just about anyone.
I would love to cut out of the office early and start a pick-up bocce ball game. Then again, it is about 90 degrees outside right now. Hmm, perhaps I’ll stay here and get some work done instead. Bummer.
4 out of 5 stars.
Specs:
-Dimensions: 4 1/4″ (official size for International Bocce Federation play)
-Set of 8 balls (2 each of red, blue, yellow, and green)
-Each ball includes LED light and 3 sets of batteries
-Light can be seen from up to 100′ away
-Choose from lighted or flashing LEDs
-LEDs turned on/off using switch located inside ball
-Stores in convenient nylon case
-Measuring string for scoring
-Hard plastic construction
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