Description
- A cup-and-ball consists of a small ball (usually made of wood) connected to the handle of the cup by a string of 14 to 16 inches.
- The cup is shaped to fit the ball.
- The player must not use any body part other than their handle-holding arm to catch the ball.
- The player must not purposefully bounce the ball off their body to change its trajectory.
- The main goal of the game is to get the ball into the cup. While the concept is very easy, mastering the game sometimes requires many hours of practice.
- The player tosses the ball upward by jerking the arm holding the toy, attempting to catch the ball in the cup.
- 4" cup
- 5" stick
- 5 oz
- Wood & string
Balero is a version of the Americanized game of "ball & cup", where a player holds a wooden cup and tries to catch a ball which is attached with a string to the cup.
