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Played lawn bowls Monday & Tuesday. Have played very little in last few years and after the problems with my wrist combined with arthritis I was having all sorts of problems. What a disaster. I kept dropping and dumping the bowl, and this from the Chairman of the district coaching panel. A bit embarrassing.
I sped down to Brisbane on Wednesday and bought a new smaller, lighter set. Not cheap. $450.00 Australian but worth every cent. What a difference. My confidence is restored.
I hope to play more often now. I feel it has done me the world of good, not only the excercise but meeting up with old bowling friends in the district. Won't be going out when it is really hot though, can't handle the heat so well these days.
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Liz
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Well Oma, it is a game played on an area called a green which is divided into areas of play called rinks. Each player uses bowls which have a bias built in to try to bowl to a little white or yellow ball called a jack. The bias means that you don't actually aim for the jack but to a point a distance to the side which varies with the speed of the green and other factors. Various types of games are played, fours where 2 bowls from you set are used by each of four players in a team, triples where three are used, pairs and singles where all four bowls are used by each opponent. When all bowls are played the end is completed and the next is played in the opposite direction. 21 - 25 ends are usually played in a team game. It is a very interesting if at times frustrating game that is enjoyed by thousands of people of all ages here in Australia. It is possible to see 4 generations of people of a family playing together.
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Liz
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Yes, I expect so Jill. There could be minor differences in the local rules. I know that it is not as popular in the States as it is here but I believe Canada has a fairly large number. It can be played all year round here in Qld and a couple of the other states but in some it is seasonal. You should give it a go maybe. Who know you may become hooked. It is a Commonwealth Games sport but not included in the Olympics as yet and I am not sure it ever will be because of it's low popularity in Europe and USA. England, Scotland, Ireland and South Africa are strong supporters.
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Liz
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It is similar to Bocce & Patanque but you deliver the bowl (or are supposed to) smoothly on to the green instead of throwing it. The bowls are precision made and if you threw them it could damage them, even break them.
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Liz
A smile is a light in the window of your face that shows that your heart is at home
I was wondering if it was similar to bocce. When I was in Italy I used to see lots of old men hanging around the bocce courts smoking their pipes and taking very careful aim. I never quite understood the game, but I liked hanging out with the old guys. They usually had their hunting dogs with them.
smoothly on to the green instead of throwing it. The bowls are precision made and if you threw them it could damage them, even break them. 