Instinct is often characterised as the gut feeling a player has when playing a shot. It can change the flow of a game during match-defining ends or with a single shot that can make or break the result. 

A player’s instinct may go against tactical logic, ignoring boule counts and leaning more toward experience and innate feeling. 

It is a mix of pattern recognition, experience, and sometimes pure belief, and it is a part of the game of pétanque that we all know and love. 

Next time you feel that instinct, listen to it and let the fate of Pétanque take you on its journey. 

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