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)