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link to How does the scoring work in indoor bowls?

How does the scoring work in indoor bowls?

Just like the game itself, scoring in indoor bowls is very simple. So let's take a quick look at how you score shots in indoor bowls. When an end has finished, the shots are added up to work out...

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What does a marker do in lawn bowls?

You've just entered your first singles competition and as the home player you've been told you need to get a marker, but you are not sure why. So what does a marker do, and why do you need one? A...

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What is Jack High in lawn bowls?

As you start to play bowls you will hear people say things that you may not quite understand, but as a new player you are too embarrassed to ask your skip at that point in time. That's ok, some of us...

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Do I have to be old to play bowls?

Bowls has an image to the general public of being a past-time just for retired people. That's not helped when you see news on TV where they want an opinion from an elderly perspective and they report...

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What is the draw shot in bowls?

You may have just started playing, or even seen some bowls on TV, and you have heard people talking about "draw the shot", but you are not sure precisely what that means. Let's me explain. The...

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What do you wear when playing lawn bowls?

If you are thinking of taking up bowls, or indeed just starting out, then a fair question is what to wear when playing. First of all you don't want to stand out, but also, you won't want to go to...

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