Bowls Taradale

HB JUNIOR WOMEN 2nd IN ANNUAL HEXAGONAL TOURNAMENT
Bowls Hawke's Bay women's junior team played at Wanganui 4th & 5th September
B. Exeter (Tar) L. Bateman, D. Bentley, J. Hayes (Bay View), S. Grant (Omaranui), V. Dorreen (Kia Toa), L. Carlson (Nat. Service), W. Hicks (Heretaunga), M. Wakefield, C. Telford (Napier).

RESULT
Bowls Hawke's Bay Junior Women's team finished in second place to Wellington in the annual hexagonal tournament held in Wanganui. The late withdrawal of the Wairarapa team saw a disrupted draw with periodic byes.
1st - Wellington 24 points
2nd - Hawke's Bay 17 points
3rd - Wanganui (+26 differential)
4th - Kapiti 15 (-61 differential)
5th - Manawatu 9 points


"I'll take your money," says Lex "and Adrienne will cross your name off."	I never knew a club book could be so interesting Dave, Johnny, Ray	Anne, Ivy, June, Noeline Guess who's birthday it is? (clue: arms folded)

HOW TO HOLD A BOWL
Take the bowl in the non-bowling hand, place the bowling hand on top of the bowl ensuring the middle finger is positioned along the centre of the running surface of the bowl. Place the index and third finger on top of the outer rings. Now allow the thumb to position itself on the outer rings opposite the index finger, with the little finger resting comfortably on the side of the bowl with no pressure.

Turn the hand over in the delivery position outside the line of the body, ensure the hand, elbow and shoulder are in line.
Check for correct bias.

The thumb and the little finger should only be used to support the bowl in the hand.

ESTABLISH YOUR GREEN LINE
Decide on a marker (peg, tree, window, seat, etc)
Move eyes down to a point on the green about 2–3 metres away
Bowl over that point – THINK the weight

STAND THEN DELIVER
Place anchor foot (R foot if a right hander) on centre of mat pointing along delivery line
Place lead foot (L foot) adjacent and parallel to anchor foot
Feet are hip-width apart and weight evenly distributed
Shoulders and hips square to the intended line
Body relaxed and upright
Anchor foot remains on mat during delivery
Most of the weight transfers to the lead foot as you step out to bowl

· Arm follows along intended line of delivery with palm to heaven and head still

· Lock the wrist and elbow

· Left forearm (or hand) slides down left thigh

· Stay low during delivery with body moving forward after you release the bowl

· Transfer weight to front foot

Jimmy and Neil

JIMMY SPILL R.I.P.
Word came through last Friday that Jimmy Spill had passed away. Jimmy was a member of our club and regular competitor in the Friday Triples up until a few short years ago. He loved the sport and the prospect of having to stop bowling because of ill health must have been difficult for him. Many a time you might have seen Jimmy, along with his very good friend Neil Benfell, in the supermarket or TAB. Jimmy always had a smile on his face and a cheerful remark for all he met. All the members of our club mourn his passing.

QUESTION: There must be a minimum of 2m between the ditch and the mat - but is it between the ditch and the FRONT EDGE of the mat, or the ditch and the REAR EDGE of the mat?

LAW 19 Placing the mat
Before the start of play in each end, the player to play first should place the centre line of the mat lengthwise along the centre line of the rink, with the mat line at least 2 metres from the rear ditch and at least 25 metres from the front ditch.

Mat line means the edge of the mat nearest to the front ditch.
All measurements involving the mat and a jack or a bowl will be taken from the centre of the mat line.

SHORT COACHING SESSION
Over the next three weeks I (John) will hold a six-lesson coaching session for anyone who wants to attend. The first lesson will start this Tuesday 14th September. You do not have to attend all lessons. You can start/stop when you like.
Lessons will be basic but hopefully helpful.

Tuesdays 10.00 - 11.00 Sept 14, 21, 28
Thursdays 10.00 - 11.00 Sept 16, 23, 30

SUMMARY OF ETIQUETTE
Be punctual.
Respect the rules.
Follow the instructions given to you.
Respect the decisions of the umpire.
Be polite to your opponents.
Watch your language.
Obey your skip.
Control your joy when you win.
Be able to "take it" when you lose.


Ray, Max - Peter, Bryan - Don, Colleen	Keep in step, team

WOMEN'S INTERCLUB SEVENS TEAM
SINGLES       A. BOYD
PAIRS          S. GLOCK    B. EXETER
FOURS         S. BROCK   M.TURNER   A.DEMPSEY   B. FALVEY

WOMEN'S INTERCLUB TRIPLES TEAMS
DIVISION A.
F. JOHNSON S GOFFIN M. PACKE
M. PARSONS M. FENTON N. DUNNETT

DIVISION B.
D. GIRVAN   C. MCLAUGHLIN   I. MILLAR
N. GARDINER   B. NEILSON   S. TAYLOR
L. BOYD   J. HASLETT   M. FRITH
L. HOOK P. EVANS   T. HOCKING

AS FAR AS WE KNOW ALL GAMES START AT 9. A.M.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUERIES CONTACT VAL IVES 8433518

MEN'S INTERCLUB SEVENS

DIVISION 1	DIVISION 2
SINGLES F.GRANTHAM PAIRS B.FERRICK, A.FERRICK FOURS P.YOUNG, E.FRIEDLANDER, R.HAMILTON, J.PHILIP	SINGLES L.PARSONS PAIRS G. HEATHCOTE, B.GILBERTSON FOURS R.DUNN, P.TURNBULL, B.MITCHELL, J.McLAUGHLIN

MEN'S INTERCLUB TRIPLES

SECTION 1	SECTION 2	SECTION 3	SECTION 4
D.NEILSON G.WEBER D.ROBERTS	P.STROTHER A.BOARDMAN E.McLAUCHLAN	M.WILLIAMS J.WARD B.GARDNER	J.BROCK C.DOWNING D.JONES

TRIPLES TEAMS COULD BE CHANGED FROM WEEK TO WEEK

(Bowls NZ website)
MANDY BOYD WINS SELECTION
5th Asia Pacific Merdeka Indoor Bowls Championships
20 - 26 November 2010
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

New Zealand’s upcoming young talent will be set to take on some of the World’s best at the 5th Asia Pacific Merdeka Indoor Bowls Championships later this year. The New Zealand selectors have taken the proactive initiative of sending a youthful, yet competent side to the event. The two athletes are Mandy Boyd and Matt Gallop.

Off the back of a glittering 2009-2010 playing season including; skipping the U25 Trans Tasman women’s triples and fours sides to a historic win over Australia, winning the National Secondary Schools singles title and having been selected for the Commonwealth Games long list, Wellington’s Mandy Boyd will take to the greens in Malaysia.

CABARET AND DANCE - NOV 20
Bowls Taradale is running a Cabaret and Dance evening on Saturday November 20th with music from the 60's. It is our effort to help support the Mother club. Pencil it in on your calendar, try to encourage as many as possible to come along and make up a group yourself. You will not be disappointed.

NEW WEBSITE FOR BOWLS NZ
Bowls NZ has modernised its website.
If you are interested in seeing the "new look" click the link at the top RH corner of this page

YOU WISH!
Early to bed, early to rise,
Play bowls all day,
Then make up lies.

BLONDE BAR
A blind man wanders into an all-girl biker bar by mistake. He finds his way to a bar stool and orders a beer. After sitting there for awhile, he yells to the bartender, 'Hey, You wanna hear a blonde joke?'

The bar immediately falls absolutely silent. In a very deep, husky voice, the woman next to him says, 'Before you tell that joke, Sir, I think it is only fair -- given that you are blind -- that you should know five things:

1. The bartender is a blonde girl with a baseball bat.

2. The bouncer is a blonde girl.

3. I'm a 6 foot tall, 175 lb. blonde woman with a black belt in Karate.

4. The woman sitting next to me is blonde and a professional weightlifter.

5. The lady to your right is blonde and a professional wrestler. Now, think about it seriously, Mister. Do you still wanna tell that joke?'

The blind man thinks for a second, shakes his head, and mutters,
"No... Not if I'm gonna have to explain it five times!"

Who's Perfect?
This has got absolutely nothing to do with bowls but ...
if you think you are perfect click here

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