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NEXT WEEKEND
September 22-23 - WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP TRIPLES
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HB CENTRE
OPENING DAY
Bowls HB's Opening Day took place last Wednesday
afternoon at Bowls Taradale.
Cold blustery weather is not the ideal
way to begin a season but we have no control over the elements.
Despite that a large attendance bore testimony to the commitment and vitality of
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MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP FOURS
In the past our Championship events were run along the "two life"
system but this year things are different.
Those teams on Day 1 who have 3 or 4 wins qualify for Post-section play
on Day 2 - then
every game is "sudden death" (win = you stay, lose = you go).
WOMEN - eight teams started the day and by
nightfall three were left; teams skipped by Angela Boyd, Lois
Hook and Colleen Ferrick.
Angela Boyd, Sheryl Glock, Barbara Exeter, Olive deRidder
Lois Hook, Brenda Falvey, Margaret Packe, Raewyn Cooper
Colleen Ferrick, Colleen McLaughlin, Paula Evans, Cheryl Simpson
Colleen's team beat Angela's in the
semifinal so the final was between Lois Hook's team and Colleen
Ferrick's.
A closely fought final saw Colleen edge ahead.
Congratulations to Colleen, Colleen, Paula and Cheryl.
CHAMPIONSHIP WOMEN'S FOURS FINALISTS
Margaret Packe, Lois Hook, Cheryl Simpson, Brenda Falvey, Raewyn
Cooper, Colleen McLaughlin, Colleen Ferrick, Paula Evans
MEN - fifteen teams faced the
wind and cold on Saturday and by the close of day those numbers were
whittled down to six; Post-section skips were Kevin Holmes, Phil
Young, Graeme Hocking, Ross Hamilton, Rolly Hoare and John McLaughlin.
This morning John McL beat Kevin H and
Phil Y beat Graeme H - Ross H and Rolly H had a bye. Phil then went on
to beat John and Ross won against Rolly.
That left two teams to play
out the finals.
Phil Young, Frank Grantham, John Calnan, Ewen
McLauchlan ... and ... Ross Hamilton, Jack Philip, Bryan
Gilbertson, Robin Oates.
.... I have just come in from watching
the men resume after rain interrupted play.
Before the interruption Ross's team got off to a great start but
what a difference a rain break can make. Phil's group
set to work and roared back into life eventually winning comfortably.
Well done and congratulations to Phil, Frank, John
and Ewen on taking out this year's Championship Men's Fours title.
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CHAMPIONSHIP MEN'S FOURS FINALISTS
Ewen McLauchlan, John Calnan, Phil Young, Robin Oates, Jack Philip,
Ross Hamilton
Frank Grantham, Bryan Gilbertson |
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CENTRE EVENTS THIS MONTH
Don't forget to use the "Centre Events" link at the top of
this page
September
29/30 Sat/Sun
Collier/Tremain Mixed 2 x 4 x 2 Prs. Artificial Greens
Entries close in THREE days |
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I never cease to be amazed by
some of the people we allow into our club. These two were seen on
Opening Day
but nobody seems to know who they are. Can anyone
enlighten me? |
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 PLANNING
IS IMPORTANT
Outside England's Bristol Zoo there is a parking lot for 150 cars and
8 buses. For 25 years, its parking fees were managed by a very
pleasant attendant. The fees were £1.40 per car and £7.00 for buses.
Then, one day, after 25 solid years of never missing a day of work, he
just didn't show up. So the zoo management called the city council and
asked it to send them another parking agent.
The council did some research and discovered that the parking lot was
the zoo's own responsibility. The zoo advised the council that the
attendant was a city employee. The city council responded that the lot
attendant had never been on the city payroll.
Meanwhile, sitting in his villa somewhere on the coast of Spain or
France or Italy is a man who'd apparently had a ticket machine
installed completely on his own and then had simply begun to show up
every day, commencing to collect and keep the parking fees, estimated
at about £560 per day -- for 25 years. Assuming 7 days a week, this
amounts to just over £7 million pounds excluding interest ... and no
one even knows his name.
I like a man who plans ahead. |
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 PRE-SHOT
ROUTINE
A consistent pre-shot routine is essential.
1.
Stand behind the mat
2.
Decide the shot you are going to play (draw, run,
yard-on, drive).
3.
Place the bowl in the hand correctly.
4.
Decide on a reference point (peg, tree, window, seat)
to help get your focus point
5.
Move onto the mat ensuring the anchor foot and body is
pointing directly along the intended line.
6.
Be calm, relaxed and confident.
7.
Think how fast you need to bowl the bowl.
8.
Concentrate and deliver the bowl.
Analyse the result and what correction if any will be required
with the next bowl.
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MINIMUM DISTANCE A JACK MUST TRAVEL
Last weekend the umpire had to use a long tape measure
to see if
the jack was the correct minimum distance.
What is the shortest legal distance from the mat line
to the jack? (a) 19m (b) 21m (c) 23m (d) 25m
Law 23 Improper Delivery of the Jack
The jack has been improperly delivered if it comes to rest:
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in the ditch;
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completely outside the boundaries of the rink;
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less than 23 metres
from the mat line after the jack has been centred;
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on the rink after contact with the face of the bank; or
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on the rink after contact with any object or person completely
outside the boundaries of the rink. |
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ETIQUETTE
When ready to bowl check with the next rink to see if another
player is ready to bowl so that you don’t bowl at the same time |
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INTERCLUB
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GARDNER SHIELD
Everyone in the squad is needed for one hour
tomorrow (Monday) morning 17th September
9.30 - Leads
10.30 - Twos, Skips
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WOMEN’S MONDAY INTERCLUB TRIPLES
Everyone is
needed Tuesday morning 9.30
Final teams will be selected
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 NEW
ZEALND V AUSTRALIA
Ritchie McCaw goes into the All Black changing room to find all
his team mates looking a bit down. "What's up?" he asks.
"Well, we're having trouble getting motivated for this game
Ritchie. We know it's important but we've just beaten Argentina
and South Africa in consecutive weeks and let's be honest it's
only Australia . They're useless and we simply can't be bothered".
Ritchie looks at them and says "Oh well, the way I've been playing
recently, I reckon I can beat these Aussies by myself, you guys go
down the pub."
So Ritchie goes out to play the Wallabies by himself while the
rest of the All Black Team goes off for a few jugs. After a few
beers they wonder how the game is going, so they get the barman to
put the telly on. A big cheer goes up as the screen reads " New
Zealand 7, (McCaw - 10 minutes - Converted Try) - Australia 0 ".
He is beating Australia all by himself!!!! Anyway, the telly goes
off and a few more beers later the game is forgotten until someone
remembers "It must be full time now, let's see how Ritchie got
on". They get the telly put back on.
"Result from Eden Park : New Zealand 7, (McCaw, 10 minutes) -
Australia 7, (Sharpe, 79 minutes)". They can't believe it.
Ritchie has single-handedly got a draw against Australia !! They
rush back to Eden Park to congratulate him. They find him in the
dressing room, still in his gear, sat with his head in his hands.
He refuses to look at them. "I've let you down guys. Sorry, but
I've really let you down," moans Ritchie.
"Don't be an idiot; you got a draw against Australia, all by
yourself. And they only scored at the very, very end!" says the
rest of the team.
"No, No, I have" says Ritchie, "I've let you down..............I
hope you can forgive me but I got sent off after 12 minutes" |
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