10 Top Tips for Lawn Bowls Beginners

1) Learn the etiquette of the game!
(So you don’t wind up your opponent or give him/her the upper hand)

2) Always stay calm, or give that impression

3) Choose a set of woods that fit your hand, that won’t slip in the wet (ask advise).
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Lawn Bowls Sexiest Women!

Worldbowler has been looking for the sexiest women in bowls. Weve compiled the following beauties and without a doubt – at present it’s Austrailia’s bowls champion Samantha Shannahan a potential inclusion for the bowls team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Read more

Can Cold water Wash Dishes?

This is for all the germ conscious folks who worry about
using cold water to clean.

Terry went to visit his 90-year-old grandfather in a very secluded, rural area of North Renfrew.

After spending a great evening chatting the night away, Terry’s grandfather prepared breakfast of bacon, eggs and toast.

However, Terry noticed a film like substance on his plate, and questioned his grandfather asking, ‘Are these plates clean?’

His grandfather replied, ‘They’re as clean as cold water can get’ em. Just you go ahead and finish your meal, Sonny!’

For lunch the old man made hamburgers. Again, Terry was concerned about the plates as his appeared to have tiny specks around the edge that looked like dried egg and asked, ‘Are you sure these plates are clean?’

Without looking up the old man said, ‘I told you before, Sonny, those dishes are as clean as cold water can get them. Now don’t you fret, I don’t want to hear another word about it!’

Later that afternoon, Terry was on his way to a nearby town and as he was leaving, his grandfather’s dog started to growl, and wouldn’t let him pass.

Terry yelled and said, ‘Grandfather, your dog won’t let me get to my car’.

Without diverting his attention from the football game he was watching on TV, the old man shouted,

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YOU’RE GONNA LOVE THIS.

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‘COLDWATER, GO LAY DOWN NOW, YAH HEAR ME!!!’

Meet Coldwater.

Bowls Jack

Primarily a Jack is a small white ball and is used as an aiming ball for players to roll their bowls up to and try and finish the closest to.

Training

To begin with it can be useful to practice your throwing of the jack. Ask a partner to stand around 5 metres away from you and bowl the jack to them. As you build up your confidence ask them to move ten metres away, and then 15 metres. Repeat this training technique until you are satisfied with your performance.

Specifications

- Jacks should not be numbered or lettered.

- All new standard jacks should bear the manufacturers name.

- New & renovatred jacks must be marked with their year of expiry.

- All jacks should be tested at not more than seven yearly intervals

Bowls Clothing

Upon reaching a certain level of bowling ability, it is likely that you will become a member of a team and start to bowl more frequently. This will enhance the need for you to consider the correct equipment and bowls clothing required to perform in comfort and in any weather or game conditions.

In previous years a game of bowls would have certainly been cancelled if the bowls green was waterlogged, however now with more people involved in the sport and with more competitions falling on weekends, it is vital to keep delays and cancellations to a minimum.

If fixtures are not completed on the dates arranged, it is not only an inconvenience to the club secretaries and players but often dates can not be re-scheduled to suit everyone, due to other commitments, so the “show really must go on” and bowlers should be prepared to bowl in all weather conditions and have the right clothes.

Famous Lawn Bowlers

Some bowling greats & the level of skill & professionalism in lawn bowls is second to none.

Some famous lawn bowlers as dictated by world champion competitions include:

2004 – Steve Glasson (Australia)

2000 – Jeremy Henry (Northern Ireland)

1996 – Tony Allcock (England)

1992 – Tony Allcock (England)

1988 – David Bryant (England)

1984 – Peter Bellis (New Zealand)

1980 – David Bryant (England)

1976 – Doug Watson (South Africa)

1972 – Malwyn Evans (Wales)

1966 – David Bryant (England)