LAWNBOWLS

DEFINITIONSKicking Moving bowl with sole of foot

Bank Raised surface around green

Bias Smaller ring is the heavier side

Scoreboard Where score is kept

Rear ditch Ditch behind the mat

End One round of a game

Head All bowls around the jack

Peg Marks the width of the rink

Green Four sided playing area (grass / synthetic)

Plinth Edge of the green

Front ditch Ditch nearest the jack

Jack The white ball

Toucher When bowl touches jack & goes into ditch

Corner flag Wind indicators

Rink Where one game is played

Foot fault Neither foot is on mat when bowl released

The Action

Feet together pointing in bowling direction

Step off with opposite foot

Bend knee until bowl beside ankle

Swing arm forward and release bowl

Beginning the game

After coin toss players of each

team split to opposite ends Winner (lead) of

coin toss bowls jack and 1st bowl

Opponent (lead) bowls 1st bowl. Alternate until

both bowls gone

Players of each team swap places

Remaining players (skips)

alternate bowls until 2 bowls

gone

Count score and repeat entire

process

Hints

Face the rear ditch when placing the mat so that you are in line with your rink

number to ensure you are on centre line

The pegs can be used as an

aiming line

Use hand signals instead of shouting

out

Dew and long grass can make

the green “slow”