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Bowls Booklet

A begiiners guide to Lawn Bowls

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Simply Intro<br />

When starting the sport of bowls the big question is where do I start.<br />

There are so many rules, technicalities, etiquette and much more. For<br />

a person just wanting to start the sport there are just a few tips I would<br />

recommend:<br />

1. Respect the club, greens and members<br />

2. Don't be afraid to ask questions<br />

3. Get that black bowl close to the jack<br />

<strong>Bowls</strong> is traditionally known as an 'Older Generation' sport, however,<br />

over the past years it is becoming a younger persons sport. The<br />

Australian <strong>Bowls</strong> team, on average, is younger than the Australian<br />

Cricket Team. It is a sport that anyone, of any age or gender, can<br />

enjoy. There are juniors as young as five playing the sport and<br />

enjoying all aspects of the game.<br />

The ultimate objective for the game is to get your team's bowls closer<br />

than your opposition bowls to the ‘jack’. By correcting where you aim<br />

and how much weight you put behind the bowl you can achieve this<br />

result.<br />

Basic Terms:<br />

Head: Where the bowls come to rest around the jack. The bowls must<br />

be within the boundary and legal.<br />

The “Jack”<br />

All the bowls<br />

In the “Head”<br />

Jack/Kitty: This is the smaller bowl you are aiming to get close too.<br />

This can come in a yellow or white colour and can be called either<br />

“Kitty” or “Jack”.<br />

Yellow<br />

White

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