Lawn Bowls for Fun - All about Grippo. 

Very useful and informative. Thanks

You raise an interesting point about having “dry hands”. I have found that regular use of sanitiser with the Covid pandemic has left me with dry hands. My solution, in addition to a small amount of Grippo on the bowl which I polish off, is to use a synthetic glove. This has given me a good grip on the bowl.

Only just found you channel Alec and really enjoying your videos. I’ve been bowling for six year and find your tips very useful.

Very useful -m thank you so much!

I always use grippo infact i need to buy some more

I used to play crown green and am now in my 2nd season of the flat green and over the 8 years i have had a dislike to using grippo personally due to that sticky feeling it leaves on your hands. I have this same dislike to when it is wet and the bowl has completely dried as i find it makes it worse to hold somehow. Found you channel last year in a bid to improve strategy, and find my feet in the game Alec and watched all of your videos and found them to be helpful. Even though i wasn’t new to bowling but was new to this sort it was very useful and insightful. I have found that with your videos and a few others’ that i have come on leaps and bounds aswell as playing more and in more competitive games and matches. Last year i had my U25 squad debut and this year i made my Mens county debut aswell as booking a ticket to leamington to play in the national white rose semi final. All in all thanks for the videos and keep them up as they are useful and helpful.

We play on pretty heavy greens. 8sec to 11 sec. Grippo SIGNIFICANTLY adds to the control I have on the bowl. When it's damp/wet ... Grippo on the bowl AND on the fingers (reapplying as necessary) helps a lot .

I stand corrected. There are indoor bowling clubs in Australia, I did not know that. 😁

I personally use a grip cloth, you just have to apply it to your fingertips,no need to use grippo. I use grippo once a month or so to polish my bowls. I have also seen players use bees wax on their hands to improve grip.

I've just bought a second hand set of bowls and there is a build of grippo on them. I've tried washing them with soapy water but they still look grubby with it. It is slowly coming off. Any tips? Love your videos. I joined our local club a couple of months ago and watched all your videos before I went! I'm starting to play in the friendly and non league matches but luckily tomorrow's is cancelled due to the extreme weather expected. I'll probably keep cool indoors and rematch some of your videos on how to avoid releasing the bowl with my hand coming across my body rather than straight up!

can you tell me what the active or main ingredient is in these grippers, i have skin allergies that can be aggravated by various chemicals. thanks

Alex, even though my bowls are only six months old, the shine has definitely gone from new. Is Grippo good for bowl restoration, putting back the colour?

Would it help with a bowling arm??

We do bowl indoors in OZ and grippo is not allowed.

playing indoors my hands get tacky so I spray hands with deodorant..