Thank you for sharing this. My G/dad (88) is hoping to get back into bowling after all the madness of the lockdowns. He now needs a walking aide, so this is a must. There are just so many to choose from and I'm unsure if the team will allow certain ones on the green. Do you have a link to the best one for the green? Again, thank you and stay safe.
The stick can be bought from anywhere, it just then needs cutting down to a size that your G/dad is comfortable with. The rubber aid can be bought at either an online bowls shop or amazon. Here is a link to one on amazon. You just need to make sure you order either 18mm or 22mm, depending on the width of the stick. I hope you G/dad gets back into bowls. www.amazon.co.uk/Acclaim-Bowlers-Walking-Protector-Diameter/dp/B0857BK6YN/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=lawn+bowls+walking+stick+aid&qid=1628378434&sr=8-1
I think your delivery is not the best option for a stick bowler - because you have a great opportunity to make a TRIPOD using 2 of your legs and the stick as a third tripod leg. A tripod gives you a great stable base (fixed stance) to deliver your bowl from. For a right hand bowler use your right foot to take your grass line Plus the stick out to the left for stability and your left foot back wherever is comfortable to complete the tripod. You can practice swing your arm if you choose. Your right foot fixes the grass line, so you only have to worry about the weight. Try it!! Your way is just trying to include the stick in a normal step and bowl - everyone tries that but the tripod fixed stance is humungously better. I have advanced from the walking stick and I now use my Bionic Arm or my Dart Release bowling arm I have also made a bowling arm without a clamp or release but I have not registered it, you can find it on You tube. Research and development needs process and in the end it does not matter what experience we have using traditional methods a favorable outcome comes from an open mind. Try the tripod you can see all the way to the head and Jack high, not just down at your feet and your base is as stable as a snipers rifle.
