Champion
Development Drills |
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General Instructions: Practicing alone can bore even the most dedicated bowlers, so you’re encouraged to bring a friend, trade marking for each other, and find the fun that these challenging drills offer. If the first bowl doesn’t finish within the target area [for the Reproducibility, Yard On, and Yard Off drills,] it must be redelivered. Marker may signal distances from target at any time. Reproducibility Drill: Roll first bowl a medium length, close to the centerline. Marker does not center first bowl. Using the same hand, draw to that bowl with remaining 3 bowls. Lift a bowl if it may interfere with a bowl in course. After scoring it, remove the most recently delivered bowl. |
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| Scoring: |
Each bowl within 1’ = 9 points
Each bowl 1’ to 2’ from the original bowl = 6 points Each bowl 2’ to 3 ‘ from the original bowl = 3 points Bowls further than 3’ away = 0 points |
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| Yard on Drill: Matline at 2 meters. Deliver a short bowl. Marker centers all shots. Using the same hand, roll each of the remaining bowls 3’ past the previous bowl. Markers should lift the target bowl if it might interfere with a bowl in course. After scoring, marker removes previous bowl. | ||
| Scoring: | 2’ to 4’ past jack = 6 points 4’ to 6’ past jack = 4 points jack level to 2’ past jack = 4 points 6’ to 10’ past = 1 point Short bowls or bowls further than 10’ past = 0 points |
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Yard
Off Drill: Matline at 2 meters.
Deliver a long bowl. Marker centers
all shots. Using the same hand,
roll each of the remaining bowls
3’ short of the previous
bowl. Markers should lift jack
if it might interfere with a bowl
in course. After scoring, marker
removes previous bowl. |
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| Scoring: | 2’ to 4’ short
of jack = 6 points 4’ to 6’ short of jack = 4 points jack level to 2’ short of jack = 4 points 6’ to 10’ short of jack = 1 point Bowls past jack or more than 10’ short = 0 points |
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Long-Short
Drill: [2 Jacks; you’ll only
use the best side of the rink.]
Set one jack on centerline at the
hog line and another two meters
from the ditch. Place mat at 2
meters. Play forehand going one
way then Marker resets jacks and
play backhand the other way. Roll
two bowls to the long jack and
then two to the short jack. After
scoring, Marker removes most recently
delivered bowl. Remember to lift
the jack to avoid displacing the
bowl in course. [Soon you will
want to modify this Drill to be
Long-Short-Long-Short. If Drilling
alone, use 4 jacks on two adjacent
rinks.] |
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Scoring: |
bowl coming to
rest within 1’ of the jack
= 10 points bowl coming to rest within 2 ‘ of the jack = 8 points bowl coming to rest within 3 ‘ of the jack = 6 points if weight was within 3’ of the target, even though you were too wide or too narrow to get 6 points = 4 points More than 3’ light or heavy = 0 points |
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Near
Ditch Drill: [2 jacks needed.]
Put mat at hogline; put a jack
2 meters from the front ditch on
the left sideline and another jack
2 meters from the front ditch on
the right sideline. Roll 4 bowls. |
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Scoring: |
bowls that come to rest jack high to the plinth = 4 points bowls that come to rest jack low or in the ditch = 0 points |
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Southwest Lawn Bowls Association - USLBA Intermediate Bowls Workshop - Instructor Conrad Melton (Rev. 01/2007)
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