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Newsletter 30 - 12 April
2010
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 Kittyhawks
Champion
(Bowls NZ)
With the National Secondary Schools Singles Championship title already hers
this year, Mandy Boyd was never going to buckle under pressure. Nevertheless,
it was too close to call for much of the match against Kittyhawks veteran
Misty Arnold (Nelson). Arnold easily took the first set 14-5, but lost the
second (5-12), before being pushed out by Boyd in a tie-breaker (1-3) that had
even the most chair-bound spectators upright in their seats.
And as Boyd joins the Commonwealth Games squad this
year, there are bound to be more trophies engraved in her honour in
2010.
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Champion of Champion
Junior Women's Singles
Wintry weather halted play some time ago in this event so it was resheduled
to be played yesterday (Sunday). The semifinals between Havelock North/Kia Toa
was won by Kia Toa while Taradale (Angela Boyd) beat Omarunui in the other.
Angela went on to beat Morag Lush (Kia Toa) in
the final. Congratulations, Angela, on a fitting climax to your 2009-2010
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Hawkes Bay Men's Champion of Champion Fours
Bay View hosted this event which was won by Port Ahuriri.
Port played Kia Toa in the final
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Hawkes Bay Women's Junior Champ of Champ Pairs
This final was played at Waipawa on Saturday.
Final
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Bay View 19 Kia Toa 11.
Bay
View: Mere Nepia, Louise Bateman.
Kia
Toa: Morag Lush, Penny Gibson.
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Men's Junior Champion of Champion Pairs
This was also played at Waipawa on Saturday.
Final -
Heretaunga 20, Waipawa 13. Heretaunga: P
Harrison, S Taggart. Waipawa: J Elder, J Robson. |
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Men's Junior Champion of
Champion Singles - 17th April
(Bowls HB website)
The following is the Draw for the Men's Junior Champion of Champion Singles to
be played at Port Ahuriri on Saturday 17 April (NOTE NOT 18TH) (C.
Leathley)
8.30am - Havelock Nth, Taradale, Kia Toa, National Service.
10.00am -Napier, Heretaunga, Omarunui, Port Ahuriri, Bay View, Waipukurau.
Good luck, Dave Roberts. We wish
you well. |
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Ross and Pam Hamilton
CONGRATULATIONS to both Pam and Ross.
They were recent winners of the North
Island Chartered Clubs Open Pairs (Indoor Bowls) |
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Winter Season Friday Hetero Triples
Tournaments
These will begin on Friday 14th May, Mufti,
12.00 p.m. start.
Entries to Lois 8446121.
Lois will take a season entry, on the
condition that, if for any reason your team cannot "front" you are
responsible for finding a replacement team. Our suggestion to help
overcome this is that you have a "base" of at least 4 players to cover for the
inevitable unavailability of a member and work a rotation "stand down" turn.
We think you will find that if it is your turn to stand down, there will be
another team looking for a "fill in". This way Lois is able to plan
confidently, and arrange greens and cards accordingly.
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QUOTE
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you
love what you are doing, you will be successful.
Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without
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Enjoy Life
At age 4 success is . . . not piddling in your pants.
At age 12 success is . . . having friends.
At age 17 success is . . . having a drivers licence.
At age 35 success is . . . having money.
At age 50 success is . . . having money.
At age 70 success is . . . having a drivers licence.
At age 75 success is . . . having friends.
At age 80 success is . . . not piddling in your pants.
Take the time to live!!!
Life is too short.
Etiquette -
When An End Is Killed
Carry the bowls when returning them after a killed end.
Do not kick them up the green.
Bowls should not be dropped on the green. |
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COACHING CORNER
TALK TO YOURSELF AND USE YOUR IMAGINATION
Many bowlers talk to themselves to help their focus or concentration. It can
also be used to relieve pressure and maintain that calm, relaxed, in-control
state, which is so important when performing a set of skills.
Imagery is probably the most neglected and under developed ability we have.
Jack Nicklaus says 90% of playing a good golf shot is setting yourself up
correctly then picturing in your mind how the shot will happen. Bowling is
no different.
PRE-SHOT ROUTINE - Position the jack in the hand, Identify the line,
Visualise the delivery – line and weight, Move onto the mat.
Remember the two essential skills:
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Smooth release (rolling the bowl away on its running surface)
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Straight lines (delivering the bowl consistently down the intended line).
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Foot-faulting:
Last week someone told another bowler that she might be foot-faulting because
she was lifting her foot off the mat before delivering the bowl. Does the foot
have to be in contact with the mat at the moment of the bowl's release? Will
part of the foot be enough? What if the foot is off the mat but above it?
Law 20 Position on the mat
Before delivery a player should be standing on the mat with one foot fully on
the mat. At the moment they deliver the jack or a bowl, the player should have
all or part of one foot on or above the mat.
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Noel Wheeler
I heard today that Noel is now in the Gladys Mary Rest Home,
Glamorgan Ave and would love to see you.
You may need to tell him who you are ...
but your visit would nevertheless be most welcome.
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Closing Day - 25 April
Believe it or not we are only days away from our Closing Day.
If you wish to play bowls your name must be in by 12.30 pm
Whites are to be worn
Finger food will cost $5 per person.
Bruce has put up a sheet for catering purposes. Please add your name if you are
wanting finger food.
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I was bullied in to this photo |
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PROGRAMME |
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Club
| Fri |
Apr 16 |
12.30 |
Open Mini Hetero
triples (mufti) |
| Fri |
Apr 23 |
12.30 |
Open Mini Hetero
triples (mufti) |
| Sun |
Apr 25 |
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CLOSING DAY |
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CENTRE
Apr 18 M - Ch. Ch. Junior Singles
Apr 24 M & W - Jun. Rep. v GEC - Wairoa
May 15 & 16 M - Jun. Rep. Hex - Wanganui
May 23 Prizegiving at Havelock North
Jun 26 AGM at Havelock Nth
Jun Junior M. Quadrangular at Hastings |
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 Three sons left
home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed
the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother.
The first said,
"I built a big house for Mum."
The second
said. "I sent her a Mercedes with a driver."
The third
smiled and said, "I've got you both beat. You remember how Mum enjoyed reading
the Bible? And you know she can't see very well. So I sent her a remarkable
parrot that recites the entire Bible. It took elders in the church 12 years to
teach him. He's one of a kind. Mama just has to name the chapter and verse, and
the parrot recites it."
Soon afterwards Mum
sent out her letters of thanks:
"Milton," she
wrote one son. "The house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but I
have to clean the whole house."
"Gerald," she
wrote to another, "I am too old to travel. I stay most of the time at home. so
I rarely use the Mercedes. And the driver is so rude!"
"Dearest
Donald," she wrote to her third son, "You have the good sense to know what your
mother likes. The chicken was delicious."
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Open Forum
Bowls HB website
The Bowls Hawke’s Bay Board cordially invites you to attend an Open Forum to
discuss the findings of the recently circulated Questionnaire and to enable
planning for the 2010-2011 season to proceed. The meeting will be held in the
Theatre at Pettigrew Green Arena at 7pm on Monday 19th April.
Please confirm numbers attending to either: Carole Miller 877 7225, Peter Bryant
843 4020, Ces Bell 845 3112
Agenda for your consideration and discussion - we look forward to a constructive
and progressive evening.
- It is proposed that we introduce an
Inter-Club competition commencing from the 2010-2011 season. This competition
will be played over a series of Saturday mornings and will replace the
existing 7’s event.
It is appreciated that this will have a significant impact on the present Club
Programmes, hence the early notice and the need for discussion at both Club
and Centre levels.
- It is proposed that regular Quarterly
meetings be held between the Board, Club Delegates, Umpires, Coaching and
Greenkeepers’ personnel.
- It is proposed that a Greens’ Allocation
Committee be appointed to cover all Centre fixtures.
- It is proposed that consideration be given
to removing time-limit restrictions on all Centre Open Post-section play.
- It is proposed that consideration be given
to running the Men’s Centre Open Fours as a mid-week event.
- It is proposed that out-side assistance be
sought to improve the standard of our greens and to demonstrate the commitment
we have to our local greenkeepers.
- Discussion of Draft Programme.
- It is proposed that an Operations Committee
be appointed, taking effect from the 2011-2012 season. This Operations
Committee would be responsible for the running of all Centre and
Representative events. This Committee would liase with the Umpire, Coaching
and Greenkeepers’ Associations and would report directly to the Board.
- General Business
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“HETERO”
TWO BOWL OPEN TRIPLES
WIN Cash and Prizes
up to
the value of $10,000
1st - 2nd
MAY 2010
Special Conditions
EACH TEAM MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE “TEN YEAR OR UNDER” PLAYER
A TEN YEAR OR UNDER PLAYER MUST SKIP ALL GAMES
NOTE: TEAMS ARE
HETERO
(ALL MEN or ALL WOMEN or MIXED)
2 Sections at Heretaunga, Hastings and 2 Sections at Taradale
ENTRY
FEE $150.00 per team
(must
accompany entry)
Limited to the first 64
teams - Entries close 16 April 2010
INCLUDES A MEAL AND
ENTERTAINMENT AT TARADALE CLUB SATURDAY NIGHT,
TRANSPORT FROM TARADALE CLUB TO HERETAUNGA AND RETURN ... AND
MORNING TEAS
A
CALCUTTA WILL BE RUN ON SECTION 1
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To print an entry form
click here
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are from "out-of-town"
and you want to see what accommodation
is available
click the link to the right of this to bring up
a list of places
and their charges |
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