Mastering a Basic Shot

When you’re first learning the sport of lawn bowling, it can be easy to get caught up in advanced shots and strategic moves and want to try them all. But there’s one shot that must be mastered before any others can be achieved and that is the Drawing Shot. The goal with this type of shot is to throw your bowl with enough force so that the bias can come into play before the bowl rests near the target or the jack. In order to deliver this shot effectively, you must be able to have good judgement of the line and the length that you will be throwing towards and green conditions will also factor into how well the bowl rolls.

The only way to perfect the drawing shot is to constantly practice. Playing the lead before moving up in roles can help with practicing the drawing shot and becoming advanced enough at it to move onto other more complex shots.