The Delivery Doctor ~ Lawn Bowls ~ 01 The Grip 

Glad to hear it’s working for you, and that you’re enjoying the game again! The rest of the series has finally been shot (months ago) and I’m just finding the time to edit and produce them… hopefully available in December! Fingers are crossed.

Lol thanks Simon - you’re much too kind! I should have the rest of the series on The Draw available in December. Shot it months ago but just finding the time to edit and produce now.

Is it really necessary to use profanity?

I found this video on Berts bowls guide - there's many good videos there that may help out

Glad it helped, Craig. It’s been awhile but I’m getting closer to finding a block of time to record the rest of the delivery sequence series. We have a limited time to record outdoors where I live, so will be recording the series in our studio/shop. It’s a bit tight for space, but I do most of my coaching in that space. I believe in teaching the process... and have always suggested that once the process is in place the outcome will take care of itself.

Hi Alan… good question. That I know of there isn’t anything in the rules to prohibit a bowler from doing this. Golfers do it all the time. I’m not sure in bowls what advantage there would be other than to stop any further injury to the fingers (strains, arthritis) and unless it was two sided tape 😂 I don’t think it would help with gripping the bowl. Having said that, gloves are allowed and they can certainly help with gripping a bowl, especially for those who have very dry hands.

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Hi Roger - and welcome to this great game of Bowls. 😂 “I’m getting lots of advice” is something I hear a lot, whether it’s in bowls, golf curling - well - anything! All of it is, I’m sure, well meaning, however not all, and sometimes not very much, is based on common sense, coaching skills, mechanics, or personal bowler traits. As you have probably discovered throughout my videos I am not a fan of the pendular, big backswing. Doesn’t mean it won’t work for some, but if you are one that uses it then you’ll need to have a very firm grip on the bowl else you will lose it out the back on your backswing. With the draw delivery I teach that will, or should, never happen. I’ll have to do a video on bowls selection because there is more involved than just getting a smaller bowl because it’s narrower. Most every size difference comes with a 1/16” change, and at the larger sizes a 2 ounce difference - smaller weight difference as the bowls get smaller. Some bowls have a narrow profile (ie Taylor Legacy Slimline, Taylor Blaze) meaning they are actually slimmer in the hand - not because they are smaller - but because they are actually slimmer! Might be something to look into. The type of grip you have on a bowl will make a difference. Not all manufacturers dimples are the same. Some are deeper (Taylor ProGrip) - some come with an additional deep groove (Taylor Extreme Grip), the latter that may also be something you might want to test out. The key is to get a bowl that is the most comfortable in your hand - in as many different playing conditions as possible - heat, cold, dry, raining, humid, and yes even snow (been there done that!) As in golf, a relaxed grip (such as I show here for Bowls) will allow you to keep the tension out of your delivery, possibly negating any tendency to hook the bowl. I’m assuming your ‘hook’ is on the forehand only? Might not necessarily be your grip… could be any of: flying elbow, hand turning over at or after release, misalignment on the forehand. If you try delivering - without a bowl - in front of a mirror check to see if you palm is facing skyward on your follow through. If it’s turned over chances are pretty good you’ve hooked your bowl because of that. It’s explained in more detail in this series, but it’s something I usually look for first. Ultimately, it still comes down to comfort - don’t be talked into getting the biggest, heaviest you can handle cuz you’ll pay for that choice under less than ideal conditions (again, been there - done that # threw away the T-shirt!)

+Paul Wilson Hi Paul... it may be that you have too long a backswing... which is something I will be talking about in a future video... coming soon!

I’ve been having a few issues with my massive website revision but hope to get it uploaded this week (finally). On it will be announcements of the posting of my Delivery Sequence - The Draw - also to be posted here on YT. Truthfully after 54 years in the game and now 40 years of coaching and developing bowls programs I have believed that developing a proper, repeatable process will take care of the outcome of which you speak. The Draw series should help to explain that. And, yeah, there have been plenty of resting touches over the years 😊

@@TheDeliveryDoctor I look forward in seeing more of your videos!

Hi Dan. Glad you’re enjoying them and I hope they help. Indeed there will be more videos coming. I’m in the midst of some studio hardware upgrades right now and have some exciting new projects lined up, including some new bowls series.

Thanks Brian. The second vid in the series is my PreStance video - an often overlooked component of the delivery sequence, but one of the most important of any sequence that involves sending an object from one location to another - think golf, darts, even racquet sports. Or, for those who still go - to any fall fair where tossing objects at or on other objects results in a win or a loss, a hit or a miss!

Glad it has helped.

+Rob McCubbin Hi Rob... we are not so far apart on this... glad to see that too! as per the palm... I rarely teach that and although it may look that way in this video I never teach a palm grip... finger tips are where the "touch" comes from... working on next videos now and hope to have them up within the next few weeks

HI Pat. Glad it helped. Imo, if we can find a comfortable grip and stick with it, the rest of the game becomes less complicated. I'm in the midst of reworking our website while awaiting our next shipment of bowls and carpets. In the meantime I'm laying out the framework for the video shooting for the rest of the Delivery Sequence Series. After viewing that series if you have any questions, please ask away, and I'll try and incorporate any tips or answers into the Delivery Tips series I'm also working on.

@@TheDeliveryDoctor Great! Glad to hear there will be more in your series.

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Thanks! I found Nev a few days ago. Yes, he is good!

Hi Stephen… good timing! I just finishing up a major revision on our website and will include the release of next series of “Delivery Doc” videos. They’ve been done for a bit but have had to work overtime on the website and it’s delayed the rest of this first series. Hope to have everything up and running by Feb 1st if all goes well with the website this weekend. Thanks for asking! 😊

Thanks Doc, can't wait, appreciate all your efforts to help all bowlers around the world .

@@stephenhamilton8312 Hey Stephen... First in the new series will premier Sunday 8 am EST Canada - I'll be around for a bit after for comments and chat... The Series Intro is in the new Get Fixed Playlist

Hi Joe… I’ve just about finished a complete overhaul of my website and hope to have that uploaded by mid week next week. At the same time the site will be showcasing the release dates of the rest of the Draw Sequence series. They are completed but I want to release the rest of the series in sync with the website.

+alan dean you bet... glad its working for you

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Thanks Kevin... I have the footage for the Delivery Series shot now and am in the process of putting them together.

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Hi Warren... I’m just finishing up my Ubi_Launcher instructional tips videos and once complete I’ll be doing a series on the Delivery Sequence. Hoping to finish the last three Ubi tipvids within next two weeks then start video work on the delivery.

Still waiting for part two ,how to hold onto the bowl using this grip .