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Coaching. Pre Shot Routine.
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Every player needs a pre shot routine to give you a better opportunity for a consistent and accurate delivery. The routine should begin approximately 1 metre behind the mat in the direction of the intended line.
* Commence concentration, focus on and think about the shot you are going to play.
* Either receive information from the skip or make own decision as to the shot you are to play.
* Position the bowl in the hand.
* Identify the intended line selecting a permanent object on the bank.
* Visualise the shot to be played, the line and how far, how fast?
* Confirm line, establish a focus point.
* Move on to the mat.
Holding the bowl and the pre shot routine explained in this video. Click on the bowl.
Australian Coaches’ Den.
To avoid the Australian advertising info. begin at about 1 min. 15
ACT CONFIDENTLY AND BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!
* Set realistic performance goals
* Practise the skills
* Expect to perform up to your current abilities
* Be in good physical condition
* Measure success in terms of your goals (not in terms of winning)
* Use positive self-talk
* Act confidently
* Trust yourself
* Embrace competition – it is the reward for practice
* Mistakes happen – learn to deal with disappointment
* Persevere.
Our club owns a DVD called “Coaching Lawn Bowls – The New Zealand Way”.
It is a “must see” for all new bowlers and those wanting to improve their bowling. It demonstrates correct technique, shows bowling strategies to practise and illustrates common faults.
Please contact any of the executive if you want to borrow the DVD.
Rules.
You must make sure your bowls are all of the same set with the same distinguishing mark in the centre of the rings.
BOWLS – BIAS- EMBLEMS – SIZES
Lawn bowls today are made from a hard plastic called Melamine, they are perfectly round one way and oval shaped the other. The bias is produced by making the bowl lopsided, however it is so minute that it can’t be seen with the naked eye. When the bowl is delivered along its running surface, there is sufficient momentum to keep it running straight along its course. As the bowl slows down it attempts to find its true centre of balance, forcing it to curve. The running surface of the bowl is the part of the bowl which is in contact with the green when in motion.
Every bowl has an emblem engraved on each side. One side has a small emblem withthe bowl’s size, weight, serial number & the manufacturer’s stamp around it. The other side has the same emblem, but larger. The small side is the bias side. This means it is the side that it will turn towards when in motion.
Lawn bowl sizes range from size 00 through to size 7. Only 1 to 2 millimetres in diameter separates the sizes of bowls, the differences are small but considerable when gripping various sized bowls.
Etiquette.
Introduce yourself to your opponent(s) before play. Bowlers tend to start the game with a handshake.
After the game you should once again shake hands with your opponent(s) and congratulate or commiserate with them appropriately. It is also tradition to offer to buy them a drink if you have won the game. Where a marker has been involved in a singles game you should also offer them a drink. Knowing the above will make you a more respected bowler, keep things friendly and will contribute towards the enjoyment of the game for everyone involved, both on and off the green.
Bowls New Zealand has produced a series of coaching videos, a new initiative from the Bowls New Zealand coaching group for the benefit of the entire bowling community.
Topics include: technique tactics performance nutrition mental skills fitness
Click on the icon to go to the BNZ website. 
