How to Lay Lawn Bowls
Looks deceive, especially with the game of lawn bowls. While it might appear that only the very young and old might play such a sedate game, people of all ages enjoy the game, forming leagues of their own around the world. The shape of the balls makes lawn bowls a game of skill and finesse. Rather than perfectly round orbs, a slightly flattened side on the ball causes it to curve when rolled. Mastering the roll so the ball hits a goal at the end of the lane will earn your team the most points. Lawn bowls contains elements of both indoor bowling and croquet, but you cannot play until you lay the green with the individual rinks for your game of lawn bowls.
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Things You'll Need
- Measuring tape
- Lawn mower
- String and stakes or chalk dust
- 2 Yellow stakes or cones
- Shovel
- Lawn bowls mat
- Jack (small white marker ball) and playing balls
Instructions
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Measure out a rectangle 125 feet long by 14 feet wide for each rink (playing area), and mow the grass to less than ½ inch high, which is about the height of the grass on a golf green.
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Insert stakes at each of the four corners of the rink and tie strings between them to mark off the rink. Alternatively, dust chalk along the rink boundary lines.
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Create the invisible center line by setting one of the yellow stakes (or cones) along the boundary width at the top of the rink halfway across -- seven feet from either corner and the other yellow stake (or cone) at the halfway point of the opposite end of the rink, on the boundary.
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Dig a narrow ditch along the two widths, just outside the boundary line to catch balls rolled too hard.
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Begin play with the first player setting the mat on the center line where he wishes ("laying the mat") and rolling the jack. Continue to play your game of lawn bowls.
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