Men's Junior Singles
The Junior Singles continued from November 9th when two bowlers were undefeated (Dave Jenkins and Pete Townrow). Those with one life included Morrie Shirley, Graeme Gardiner, Russell Turner, Gary deRidder, Dave Roberts and Bill Ripley. I did not see all of the games yesterday but I am told there were many close encounters similar to the one I did see between Morrie Shirley and Russell Turner (21-20). By early afternoon three men were left standing - Dave Jenkins, Russell Turner and Dave Roberts - and by nightfall only Dave Jenkins and Dave Roberts remained. The final between these two will be played at a date yet to be announced.

Phil, Murray, Jack in Semifinals of HB Men's Singles
A large number of entries (54) saw this competition commence at four different venues; Napier, Omarunui, Part Ahuriri and Wairere. From the eleven bowlers from our club who entered five reached post-Section play; Murray Glassey, Paul (Kumara) Selby, Phil Young, Barry Hanlen and Jack Halka. What a great tribute the finishing stages of this was for our club and the skills of our top bowlers. Phil Young played Jack Halka in one semifinal while Murray Glassey met Paul Sorenson in the other. Jack won his game and Paul won the other. Congratulations to all those who did so well. There was not enough time left to play the final.

Mandy Wins HB Women's Singles
Mandy Boyd was our sole entry in the Women's Singles where she showed the more mature bowlers she will be a force to be reckoned with for years to come. Mandy, our teenaged Junior bowler, defeated everyone in her path in reaching the finals where she played and won against Lesley Gillon (Port Ahuriri). Congratulations, Mandy.

Peter Thomson - Gardner Shield
Finishes on Monday. Round 7 - Taradale has a bye
Special thanks to Peter Thomson for volunteering to organise each round on our behalf. Your work is appreciated.

Excuses for bad play by bowlers should not be made. Good bowlers play poor games occasionally. When beaten, they do not blame the condition of the green, the wind, or anything else - their victors had the same conditions to contend with. It is bad form to bewail one's luck - generally the better bowler has the better luck.

Concentration starts with having good routines
A pre shot routine could be:
1. Define the shot you are going to play,
2. Get the bowl in the hand correctly,
3. Establish the intended line,
4. Move onto the mat ensuring the anchor foot and body is pointing directly along the intended line,
5. Think calm and relaxed,
6. Put the feeling into your body of how fast you need to bowl the bowl,
7. A trigger or cue word to set the bowling action in motion,
8. Just relax you can’t do any more about it,
9. Analyse the result and what correction if any will be required with the next bowl.

Computer Humour
A woman customer called the Canon help desk with a problem with her printer.
Tech support: Are you running it under windows?
Customer: "No, my desk is next to the door, but that is a good point. The man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window, and his printer is working fine."

Club Info

Twilight Bowls (Wednesday 5.30 pm start)
Only two weeks left. Why not come down and watch?

Club Christmas Ham
This popular event will take place on Sunday December 21st at 12.30 pm. Whites are to be worn and the cost is $5 pp. Single entries are to be made on the day but numbers will be required before that for catering purposes. Please enter your name for catering on the sheet in the club rooms. Thanks

HB Centre Programme for December
1         Mon       Men's Gardner Shield
6.7      Sat/Sun  Men's and Women's Open 2 Bowl Triples
11.13  Thu/Sat   National Secondary Schools Championships
14       Sun        HB v Manawatu

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