Thank you very helpful video, I was previously very confused about the markers and 23metre length and why the jack was sometimes returned, now that you have explained so clearly, I understand. Many thanks. Your videos are easier to grasp the concept and more interesting to watch than reading the Bowls England rule book 🤣🤣
If you later add to this helpful video, can you explain what happens when the delivery of the jack is short or ditched - i.e. it gets sent back for the opponent to deliver the jack - and nention that they can reposition the mat if they wish (tactics). Now here's the big question. If they then deliver a short or ditched jack and the jack then gets placed on the 2mt mark, can the mat get moved again by the lead team's number one, before they send their first wood? Many thanks.
If both leads have messed up the jack placement, and it needs delivering a third time, the jack is placed on the 2 metre mark and the team that won the previous end (the lead of that team) can then place the mat wherever they want. That is the current rule. :)
Perhaps you might add something about protecting the green and the lead's responsibility to provide a good landing place for the team's deliveries. congrats on a nice folksy video.
Thanks Clarke. Yes, I could have added about protecting the green, if I redo it, I will do so. Luckily our green is fairly hardy, but after heavy rain it can be damaged. If so we get out the bruise mats. Thanks again.
G'day Alec, great videos mate, thanks very much. As an Aussie living in the UK I must say I've never been to a green in Australia that wasn't marked up with the centre line and T's at 2m each end. Is it usual for UK greens to not be marked up with chalk?
I think that is unique to Australia, although other countries may do it. I have never seen it in the UK. I would like to try it though, to see if it makes any difference. Maybe a trip to Oz is needed. I have 4 cousins out there, two of who bowl. Yes, I must do that. ;)
@@LawnBowlsforFun From what I know, after prepping the green the green keeper simply runs a taut string line on the centre line of the rink, rubs chalk along the bottom edge of it from the T point out to the minimum length point and lets the string line snap back onto the green which transfers the chalk from the string to the grass. Pretty simple solution and it means you don't have to guess as to what is a minimum length jack. Oh and they draw the cross line for the T too.
A question: Assuming I am good at drawing and my singles opponent is good at driving ( and I am not ), where do I place my 4 bowls relative to the jack to make it hard for them driving ?
Hi James, a good draw bowler should always win against a player who fires a lot. But yes, it can be frustrating to draw well but keep getting fired off. The ideal position is to reduce the size of the target, so a bowl in front of the jack and one behind. Not side by side which gives an easier target. The other two could cover behind the jack in case the jack gets moved. So four bowls bunched up close can be easily hit by a firing player, more spread out, or in a straight line are harder to hit. Thanks for the question. 👍
@@LawnBowlsforFun Interesting answer thank you. With my one behind protected by my one in front, seems I need to just be happy to get only one up against a player who fires a lot and is accurate. Rely on them missing sometimes too I suppose.
