Bowls Booklet
A begiiners guide to Lawn Bowls
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