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I'm watching bowls ont telly...
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Not sad at all. Bowls is a superb and skilful game and I find it entertaining to watch. Each to their own, as they say.
“Takes a lot of skill to keep a pipe alight, melv.”
David Bryant is long since retired but when playing indoors he was not allowed to light his pipe. However, being unable to play without it he played with an empty pipe clenched in his teeth!
“I've played crown green. Is this the soft southern version?:-)”
Crown green bowling is a completely barmy game but very enjoyable to watch. Apart from the square rink having a “crown” (sloping from the centre towards the sides) the jack has a bias as well. When playing on a public rink many competitors share the space (the “end” can be played at any length - subject to a minimum - in any direction) and there are rules covering what happens if the woods from players in different matches collide! There used to be a series on BBC2 called “Top Crown” and even the experts often had difficulty getting their wood get within a couple of yards of the jack. “Touchers” were a rarity. :-)
Don't forget the final from Hopton-on-Sea at 2:30pm.
“Takes a lot of skill to keep a pipe alight, melv.”
David Bryant is long since retired but when playing indoors he was not allowed to light his pipe. However, being unable to play without it he played with an empty pipe clenched in his teeth!
“I've played crown green. Is this the soft southern version?:-)”
Crown green bowling is a completely barmy game but very enjoyable to watch. Apart from the square rink having a “crown” (sloping from the centre towards the sides) the jack has a bias as well. When playing on a public rink many competitors share the space (the “end” can be played at any length - subject to a minimum - in any direction) and there are rules covering what happens if the woods from players in different matches collide! There used to be a series on BBC2 called “Top Crown” and even the experts often had difficulty getting their wood get within a couple of yards of the jack. “Touchers” were a rarity. :-)
Don't forget the final from Hopton-on-Sea at 2:30pm.
Remember watching Dave Bryant dropping his handkerchief on the spot where he wanted his wood to land. Having taken his shot, the cameraman superimposed the earlier shot with the handkerchief - and it was exactly where his wood was. Also liked to watch him and Tony Allcock in the pairs comps - almost unbeatable.