Bowls Drive No.1
The list is on the noticeboard for the first Bowls Drive of the season, on 15 June – add your name if you wish to play.
Bowls Drive No.1 – Rules
GAME 1 (6 ends)
- Normal bowls
- 2 points for nearest to jack; next 4 nearest score 1 point each (must be within pole length)
- No chalking
GAME 2 (6 ends)
- No jack
- Mat up 3 pole lengths
- 5 woods closest to end ditch score 1 point each
- Knocking up (your woods) & knocking out (opponents woods) is encouraged!
- Measuring: straight line from wood to nearest edge of the green
GAME 3 (6 ends)
- Normal bowls
- No chalking
Miscellaneous
- Take a Green or Yellow numbered token from the bag before each game
- Maintain your own scorecard throughout
- Dead ends: if an end becomes “dead”, offending team scores minus 1 point per person. Do not replay the end.
- A jack that is too long or too short, to be placed (not rolled again) by opponents at a distance of their choosing