Sam
07-23-2008, 07:57 PM
What do you think folks,
Might be more fairer, sure some of the woods used in some games are just too straight and never legal,:roll:
Narrow bias bowls need regular testing
Wednesday 19 September 2007An increase in the number of bowls being challenged for being ‘too straight’ reflects an unwavering demand for narrow bowls and can be largely attributed to bias reduction through everyday use, according to Henselite managing director Mark Hensell.
Mr Hensell said bowls manufacturers were under increased pressure from consumers to continue producing straighter bowls.
“We now make some models as tight as is legally allowed, every new model we’ve released in the past 20 years has been narrower than the previous one,” he said.
Mr Hensell said because bowls straighten and become mismatched with wear, there had been a recent increase in the number of bowls being ‘challenged’ during competition.
“A lot of players have the mentality that a set of bowls will hold the same bias for life, but that’s not true,” he said.
“Narrow bias bowls can become too straight over time with normal wear and tear.”
A previous law, which existed between 1940 and 1988, forced all bowlers to have their set of bowls tested every 10 years.
In 1988, 25,000 sets of bowls were being bias tested every year, these days, that figure has plummeted to a few hundred.
“It basically means a lot of players are unwittingly bowling with illegal bowls,” Mr Hensell said.
Mr Hensell said bowlers playing with narrow bias bowls should have them examined by a licensed tester every couple of years to ensure they still met the minimum bias regulations.
Click here to locate your closest bowls tester. (http://www.bowlsaustralia.com.au/cp1/c2/webi/externaldocument/00001592aah_australian_bowls_testers_@11-01-05.pdf)
Might be more fairer, sure some of the woods used in some games are just too straight and never legal,:roll:
Narrow bias bowls need regular testing
Wednesday 19 September 2007An increase in the number of bowls being challenged for being ‘too straight’ reflects an unwavering demand for narrow bowls and can be largely attributed to bias reduction through everyday use, according to Henselite managing director Mark Hensell.
Mr Hensell said bowls manufacturers were under increased pressure from consumers to continue producing straighter bowls.
“We now make some models as tight as is legally allowed, every new model we’ve released in the past 20 years has been narrower than the previous one,” he said.
Mr Hensell said because bowls straighten and become mismatched with wear, there had been a recent increase in the number of bowls being ‘challenged’ during competition.
“A lot of players have the mentality that a set of bowls will hold the same bias for life, but that’s not true,” he said.
“Narrow bias bowls can become too straight over time with normal wear and tear.”
A previous law, which existed between 1940 and 1988, forced all bowlers to have their set of bowls tested every 10 years.
In 1988, 25,000 sets of bowls were being bias tested every year, these days, that figure has plummeted to a few hundred.
“It basically means a lot of players are unwittingly bowling with illegal bowls,” Mr Hensell said.
Mr Hensell said bowlers playing with narrow bias bowls should have them examined by a licensed tester every couple of years to ensure they still met the minimum bias regulations.
Click here to locate your closest bowls tester. (http://www.bowlsaustralia.com.au/cp1/c2/webi/externaldocument/00001592aah_australian_bowls_testers_@11-01-05.pdf)