In golf they call it the nineteenth hole. In bowls we’ll call it the ninth rink, aka the Bowls Buzz Lounge. That’s because we’ve never seen a bowls green with more than eight rinks…have you?
I hope you’ll find something interesting here – and if not, then I hope you’ll contribute something interesting!
Jerry
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Ems Mourn – poor Timing?
OFF WITH THE OLD, ON WITH THE NEW Item 1: Not so much a night of the long knives, more the morning of the guillotine. Never have so many ministers been culled in one day…
Ullo John, gotta new bowls set?
Ullo John, gotta new bowls set? Alexie Sayle doesn't play bowls. If he did he'd probably come up with a new lyric about the datestamp on lawn bowls. Thing is, when you getta new motor…
Why are Park Bowls Clubs closing?
No Bowlers behaving badly? Only this week I had the painful task of 'rescuing' bowls equipment from a park bowls club. It was a true rescue, because 24 hours later the club secretary handed the…
It’s a glove Jim but….
Could this be the best bowls glove? Ever keen to see innovation in the sport your correspondent struck gold in the first week of the new outdoor season. It is wet, of course, and the…
How to Hold a Lawn Bowl: Grip, Wet Weather and Grip Aids
Knowing how to hold a lawn bowl properly is the foundation of a good delivery. Whether you're playing indoors or outdoors, you need a secure, relaxed grip at the moment the bowl leaves your hand.…
Advice for junior bowlers
At Bush Hill Bowls we want people of all ages to enjoy bowls, and we know how tricky it can be for young people to get started. That's why we stock a range of bowls…
Lawn Bowls Dress Code: What to Wear, and Why
The lawn bowls dress code can puzzle newcomers. Whites or greys? Club shirt or plain? And why does everyone fuss about shoes?Like other sports with a long history, bowls has its own clothing traditions. Here’s…
Wrong Sport-sport!
Spotted on Facebook - this post from Peter Picknell: So after winning the game I decided to throw the ball into the crowd, like they do on the TV. Apparently it's unacceptable in Bowling....
Jack high or Waist high?
The first new bowls gadget for 100 years? A strange and wonderful new sentence has appeared in the Fourth Edition of the ‘The Laws of World Bowls', law 23.3. In case you haven’t got it…
Mental Toughness
You're eight shots ahead, your opponent is clearly demoralised. Yet within four ends they've caught up, are 17-16 ahead and get a four on the next end to win. What happened? What happened was that…
Bush Hill Bowls is Born!
So here we are! Maybe it was March madness, but this software services company happens to have two directors who bowl, so we decided we ought to have a bowlswear shop! That was the very…
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This post was first published on 22 December 2023. Last updated 7 November 2024.