Coaching: Delivery

Coaching: Delivery

Delivery of a bowl to the jack area.   From the time you pick a bowl up from the ground until the time you deliver that bowl it takes on average around 10 seconds. Now, in your head count to 10. That actually feels like a long time when you count it out. Say for...
Coaching Quiz

Coaching Quiz

Coaching Quiz The ‘laws of bowls’ questions and answers are validated by the WBCA and World Bowls. The historical questions are provided along with sources for the answers. No points are awarded, as in a normal quiz, but just check to see if you knew the...
The Green

The Green

The green, ditch, banks and rinks   The World Bowls Laws of the Sport state that: 46.2 The length of the green in the direction of play must be between 31 metres and40 metres 47.1 The green must be surrounded by a ditch. 48.1 The ditch must have a bank against...
Which Bowls?

Which Bowls?

Not all bowls are the same … New Players: PLEASE DON’T BUY ANY BOWLS UNTIL YOU HAVE SPOKEN TO A COACH & ALSO TRIED OUT A FEW DIFFERENT MODELS & SIZES. There are 4 main manufacturers of bowls: Taylor, Henselite, Aero & Drakes Pride. They produce...
Equipment

Equipment

The basic equipment needed to play: Mat, Jack, Bowls & Measure   Mats and jacks are provided at every bowling green. The only things you’ll need in regard to equipment are a set of bowls and possibly a measure (to decide shots if required). There is...