Newsletter No 10 - October 31st 2010

(SOUTH POLE) MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES
Too many entries - what a lovely problem! This year must surely be a record for the number of entries in the club's Men's Championship Singles. To accommodate the 44 entrants they were divided into two groups on Day 1 - one group played two games while the others acted as Markers - then the procedure was reversed. By nightfall the numbers had been reduced to 33. It was especially pleasing to see new bowlers taking part. This is the best way to get experience and test your skills.

Sunday began with two full greens, 11 two-lifers and 22 one-lifers, a continuation of cold squally weather and enthusiasm like you have never seen. Markers and players were there to get on with bowling and that is what they did. As the day progressed and the field diminished the standard of bowling became even higher. Those brave enough to put up with the bleak weather conditions witnessed some outstanding play.

By day's end only one player remained undefeated: Morris Williams
Those with one loss are Jack Philip, Ross Hamilton, Ray Falvey and Phil Young.

Two of our regular supporters - Paula and Diane	Johnny, Fay, Graham - trying to get out of the wind

Did you hear about the baby born in the new high tech delivery room?
It was cordless!!

THE LEAD EVERYBODY WANTS
Unless you are asked by your skip to roll the jack a specified distance, endeavour to send it to a length that suits you – and continue to do so unless asked to change. If your skip gives instructions to roll it a certain length you must try to obey.

You now have the job of getting the bowl as close to the jack as possible. After an end or two you may decide to use just one side of the green, that is, forehand one way and backhand the other because the width and pace of the green will be much the same both ways. If you make that decision don’t change during that game. A lead should become machine-like. When you do it is very satisfying but you cannot maintain consistency if you chop and change from one side to the other.  If a bowl close to the jack looks in the way more often than not you will miss it. If you go inside it you will get shot, if you go around it you could get shot and if you rest it you will have at least a good second shot. And no skip will be unhappy with a good second shot. There are other players to follow you and it isn’t the end of the world if you don’t get shot, but by staying on the hand you know you will have a better chance of getting a close bowl. There are others in your team. Your job is to get your bowls as close to the jack as possible.
 

FOLLOWING YOUR BOWL UP THE RINK
After you have delivered a bowl and before it has come to rest you have two options;

• Hurry forward and get behind the head, or

• Move back on to, or behind, the mat.

If you want to track your bowl's progress you must be behind the head when it stops.
In other words you must beat it to the head.
If you don't go to the head you must be behind the mat when your bowl stops.
 

QUESTION:
A few weeks ago I was in a game where a person played someone else’s bowl and it was a toucher. 
What should happen?
 
Law 47.2     Playing another player’s bowl
1. If a player plays another player’s bowl instead of their own, the other player’s bowl should be replaced with the player’s own bowl.
2. If the bowl which was replaced was marked or nominated as a toucher, the player’s own bowl should be marked or nominated as a toucher. 
 

QUOTE
What other people think of you is none of your business. 

Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
 

WANTED: ONE FABULOUS WOMAN
Colleen wants one more woman to join her, Jannie and Bev in the Golden Girls Over 60's Fours next Friday 5th November at Port Ahuriri. Please phone Colleen (8444126) if you want to play. The day commences at 10.00 am

PS. I thought all women were fabulous