OFFICIAL OPENING OF “B” GREEN
Saturday 25^th October 2008
Hetero 3 Bowl Triples Tournament 10.00am to 4.00pm

Conditions of Play
4 games of 8 ends or 1hour 10 minutes.
2 games on each green.
Dress code WHITES
Entry Fee $10.00(to include lunch) per person.
It will be single entry with teams being drawn on Friday 24^th October 2008.

Entry
Will all those Club Members interested in playing put their names on sheet “A” in the Bowling Shed or Telephone Lois Hook on 844 6121; please state your playing preference skip/two/lead.

We appreciate that some members may only wish to participate from 12.00noon to 3.00pm, and would therefore ask these Club Members to place their names on sheet “B” in the Bowling Shed or also Telephone Lois Hook on 844 6121 to enter.
The fee for this mini competition will also be $10.00 to cover the cost of the lunch.

Closing date for entries 23^rd October 2008.

THE GREEN WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 1.15pm.

Wednesday Twilight Bowls (5.30 pm start)
Over $2000 in prizes is being offered for the highly successful Tui Triples starting 22^nd October and running for 8 weeks finishing the night of the 10^th December. It is a great night for competitive or social bowls – what ever suits! Because our new green is now available we can take more entries so why not make up a team and enter. There is still time - but don't delay.

To print off an entry form click here   Entry forms are also available from the Club house or see Brenda Thorby at the Taradale Club.

Results

1st,  Mandy and Angela Boyd - Taradale    2nd, Olga Taylor and Raelene Cronin - Napier
Plate event, 1st Peg O'Dowd and Mere Nepia (Composite), 2nd Lorraine Beaufort and Coral Johnstone (Port Ahuriri)

Tong Cup
The Juniors have featured strongly in the news so far this season. The Tong Cup (hetero 2.4.2 for Junior bowlers) was contested on the weekend with 10 players from Bowls Taradale taking part and Havelock North acting as host. The very heavy nature of Havelock's new greens caught quite a few out but six of our bowlers still made Post-section play; Dave Roberts & Morrie Shirley, Russell Turner & Barbara Exeter, Pete Townrow and Sherrill Taylor.

None of our bowlers reached the finals but each can feel pleased to have taken part and done their best. The final was a Bay View tussle. Graham and Anne Gaut beat Kevin Barron (Sneak) and Graham Walker. Congratulations Graham and Anne.

The Follow Through
A number of players develop bad habits at the bowl release and the follow through. Correct follow through is important to maintain consistency of line and speed. Comfort and control are important. 

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

• Lock the wrist and elbow 

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

• Transfer weight to front foot

Playing Someone Else’s Bowl
A few weeks ago I was in a game where a person played someone else’s bowl.  Is it legal - and what if it touches the jack?
 
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. 

Law35        Possession of the Rink 

1. Possession of the rink will belong to the player or team whose bowl is being played.

2. As soon as each bowl comes to rest, possession of the rink will transfer to the opposing player or team after allowing time for marking a toucher as soon as it comes to rest.

3. On end changeovers, do not walk in front of the player whose bowl is in motion until it has come to rest, as this player/team still has possession of the rink. The player may give you permission to do so, up until then you are to follow behind them.

Enter Now - Closing Soon
28 October - Men's Open Pairs
29 October - Women's Open Pairs

Girvan & Forsyth Head To California
Black Jack heroes from the World Championships, Richard Girvan and Ali Forsyth, will prove that bowls is truly a world-wide game when the Kiwi bowling nomads take part in an invitation tournament in Southern California next week.

Trans Tasman Series
LOW-KEY Brisbane club Hendra Nundah has hit the big time with selection by Bowls Australia to host the Trans Tasman series in March. It is the first time in memory the annual series against the Kiwis, involving men's and women's open and under-25 teams and an under-18 side, has been held in Queensland.
To read more visit the Bowls NZ site (see link above)

The following teams were announced by P Thomson
Team 1: D Jenkins, J Speakman, B Gilbertson
Team 2: R Turner, J McLaughlin, R Falvey