B Green
Opening

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.

This Wednesday - Twilight Bowls (5.30 pm start)
Over $2000 in prizes is being offered for the highly successful Tui Triples starting this Wednesday 22^nd October and running for 8 weeks finishing the night of the 10^th December.

Results

Women's Championship Singles
Last Saturday saw the women playing off in the Championship Singles. Good entries, competitive bowlers and some outstanding play made for an enjoyable spectacle for those who could come and watch. By Saturday's close Sue Brock and Mandy Boyd were the only players with two lives intact. One lifers included Paula Evans, Julie Haslett and Angela Boyd. Conditions on Sunday were cold and wintry which made concentration more difficult. In the end it was the consistent play of Mandy Boyd and Julie Haslett which saw them play off for the title. Congratulations Mandy on a well deserved win. You were a worthy opponent, Julie. Well done for finishing runner-up.

Men's Championship Fours
This event took place at the same time as the Women's Singles. More time will be needed to finalise this Championship but again the standard was high and it was particularly encouraging to see new bowlers taking part. By the close of Day 1 two teams were left with two lives; Phil Young's team and Barry Hanlen's. Five teams had one life - skips were Rolly Hoare, Murray Glassey, Bruce Mitchell, Peter Fletcher and Lex Parsons. Despite Sunday's miserable weather those who braved the elements witnessed a high standard of bowling. By the close of play two teams were left. Phil Young's team (Phil, Frank Grantham, Graeme "Pedro" Pedersen, Lucky Roberts) still has two lives. Barry Hanlen's team (Barry, John Hanlen, Morris Williams, John McLaughlin) has one life. These two teams will play off for the title at a date yet to be announced.

Women's Southern 3 Bowl Triples
This two-day event was played last Monday and Tuesday. The Bowls Taradale team of Sue Brock, Karen Grainger and Wilma Ennor won The Plate - well done!

Compete Against Yourself
Compete against yourself and improve. You have no control over what the other bowler does. You only have control over what you do. Be better than you were the day before.

Champions keep practising until they get it right.  

The Bowling Action “Pendulum Swing”
Swing bowling arm down and back as you step forward and lower the body
Swing arm forward as the heel of the leading foot makes contact with the surface
Delivery arm is straight
Release bowl when
- directly below shoulder and
- alongside toe of leading foot
Slide non-bowling arm down to rest on thigh
Bowling arm follows through with palm facing upwards. Keep head still
Stay down – move forward – stand up slowly
Watch the bowl till it stops

During the HB Junior pairs all teams were given two sheets of paper with the following message: "These laws are ones we feel that Junior bowlers, and others, need to know to make the game more enjoyable for all."

Law 36.1       Position of Players in relation to rink of play 

Players at the mat end of the rink who are not playing a bowl should stand at least 1 metre behind the mat.

Players at the head end of the rink who are not controlling play should stand:

 behind the jack and away from the head

on surrounds of green if jack is in ditch

well clear of head if not possible to stand on surrounds.

If at any time you feel like sitting down  DO NOT sit on the bank as this is the official playing field. If you are not a Director of the head stand well clear preferably on the bank.

November
3           Mon         Men's Gardner Shield
8.9        Sat/Sun    Men's and Women's Open Pairs
10         Mon         Men's Gardner Shield
10.11.12.13     Mon/Thu        Women's North Island Chartered Clubs
17         Mon         Men's Gardner Shield
18         Tue          Umpires Hetero Three Bowls Triples
22.23    Sat/Sun    HB v Gisborne East Coast
24         Mon         Men's Gardner Shield
29.30    Sat/Sun    Men's & Women's Open Singles