Lawn Bowls Bias - EVERYTHING You Need to Know 

What a great video. The best explanation of bias and comparison of different bowls and their individual characteristics bowls I've seen as a bowls coach. Would love to catch up if you ever come to Mid Glos IBC 👍

Very informative, as a second yr bowler, indoor and outdoors this really has helped me, cheers from NZ

Great advice in which I took on board! I have drake pride bowls for indoor and Taylor aces for outdoor! I have not been playing long, but I am happy with my game and in socialising with great bowling buddies!

Fantastic explanation - I will play this video a few times over !!!

I won the indoor novice cup in my first season using Lazers and won the novice cup outdoor using Grooves in my first sesson too.

I play with size 4 aces indoors and tiger 2 size 3 outdoors. Love them both and think I have settled with them

I just play indoors now and I use Henselite Tiger II. When I did play outside I used Henselite Classic. I liked the hook finish. Years ago I was playing in an open triples event, in which I was skipping. My number told to go on my forehand, as there were short bowls on the backhand side. As I knew my classics would get around the front woods I played my backhand, as the jack was more in the open on the backhand and I drew the shoot thanks to the hook finish. If you are in doubt what bowls will suit you ask a members of your club to try their bowls. The other day that happened to me, at the end of a club comp I was playing the marker asked me if he could try my Tiger IIs and I was happy to let him try them.

Brilliant Dan!

Thank You!

Was using Taylor SRV but left a lot of shots on the green -I think because of their 'linear' finish i.e not turning at the end of their run to the jack. Use Henslite XG now and enjoy their curve and 'finishing' to the head much more. Dunedin -New Zealand with greens running about 15-16 seconds.

Great video, well presented...

Playing with Henselite Dreamline XG in Melbourne Australia.

I'll be playing with tiger size 3H this season outdoors.

I play with Taylor SR or Aero Dynamic in South Australia. The heavier the outdoor green the wider bias bowl needed.

Being a new bowler, most of what you said was alien, but it's been 4 mths now so I understand a lot more. What about the bowl weight? surely that would have an effect on the drawing motion of the bowl??

Taylor ace size 4 outdoor and indoor short mat, great on short mat but still getting used to the bias outdoor...

Bias of the wood depends on the green in the UK. Even Aero’s will turn on certain greens !

Playing indoors now with Tiger TX and used Tiger for outdoor but have had to give up outdoor now Txs are size 2H and Tigers were 4H

Bought a second hand set of dtecs because I didn't know what I was doing and they're probably too narrow for a beginner, only upside is the limited bias means I focus on the weight more than the line

Started with wide bias but as I’ve got into one to one competition had to go Taylor ace very difficult to compete consistently on the first two

If I'm going to play a game of bowls i want to draw the shot by bowling to the jack,not firing the jack into the ditch on the off chance I pick up a shot or by burning the end altogether. Far more enjoyable. Not that desperate to get my name on the winners board by firing straight bowls.

Henselite Tigers very good indoors

Great video. Rookie mistake. Make sure the bias circle is pointing the correct way 😂

Very informative video. Something here for both newcomers and more experienced players. I only play indoor bowls now and I usually play lead in pairs, triples and rinks. Over the 10 years I have been playing I have tried bowls from all the main manufacturers and I have come to the conclusion that a bowl is a bowl no matter which manufacturer it is made by. Having said that there are clear differences between bowls of different biases and you have try them to find out what suits you. The other big thing, for me, is that the bowl must feel comfortable in my hand. For the last 2 seasons I have been using Drakes Pride XPs size 3 with the Channel grip. I have enjoyed playing with these bowls as I am very confident as to what my grass line is, certainly on my home club's carpet. Playing at other clubs, however, I have experienced some problems and so, on the advice of a very experienced club member, I will be trialling a set of Drakes Pride d-Tecs over this summer. Maybe I will make the switch for next season. All the best.

I have just received a pair of Hemselite Special bias 815-UV Size 4 Heavy Indoor. ( second hand). What does Special Bias mean? Are they really good for playing indoor?

Love the video! Just after 6 mins you "the heavier the green, the more it's going to swing", I didn't understand this. Surely the opposite is true?

I.played bowls with the same as you.use Vector Vs but was accused of cheating by using these in competitions, the women bowlers were adamant that these bowls had a magnetic effect and always went straight to the jack, so I stopped playingn

Its a shame that you didnt make any more videos as your content was really good.

One question I can't get my head around is, if the mat is moved up the green so it is a shorter jack to aim at, should I make my green narrower, wider or the same but just take weight off? Or should I adjust the green AND the weight? I am confused as somebody told me to aim out wider and somebody else to aim narrower. I assume the weight is reduced in either scenario as the jack is closer? Maths was never my strong point and apparently it is all in the angles!

Is 2 full bias a mid bias bowl ?

Can you 1day explain when the kitty gets moved to the rink boundry why you bowl doesn't turn as much when you go into the next rink to draw to it thanks

Hi thanks for video on bias,I see a suggested bias 3 wood? Is there a scale for bias and does it increase low to high or high to low? Thanks

Does a blueline Taylor bowl have a wider or narrower bias cheers Yvonne Gordon ..

Great video. Been playing a year and started with a bit of coaching. One question I’ve asked a number of times and get different answers. Playing indoors day if the jack is at the nearest spot or on the T, therefore you are playing a different weight, is the bias/curve the same ? Do you use the same aiming point ? Thanks.

Drake’s Professional. Play outdoors on carpet and grass.

One thing I find interesting about bias is that although there can be similarities in terms of pace between the UK indoor game and the Aussie game the UK seems to prefer a wider bowl. I don't think many Aussies would consider an Ace mid bias. I use the Taylor GTR

I play indoor Short Mat I played with a vector VS size 3. I also have a set of revolution 3 1/2 heavy which one do you suggest is better?. Main, my main problem is that I’m partially blind so it’s very hard when you can’t see the end where the Jackie is I can see up to about 78 m so just a little bit behind the block in the middle. The other problem is that I won’t be able really to read much of what you will be sending me. Is there any way one can talk to anyone on the phone thank you

Taylor Ace SA but would like to hear from some players what plays similar in the Aero Brand range, Goove or Quantum ?

Taylor blaze

Currently using Henselite Classic deluxe, how would you define their bias?

I still have no idea why my bowls take an entirely different approach after following the same line and weight. There must be more to this than simple bias

Vector Vs Mid bias, behave! You may as well play with marbles 😅

Obviously you don't like Henselite Bowls

Bias is something that most bowlers do not bowl with a big bias because it is easier

Why in the hell don't we all play with the same bias bowls? Equal playing field. I know. Oooh. I can't beat someone. So I'll get an easier biased bowl. Straight up the middle.

Tight bowls have ruined the game.