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I’ve watched your videos since I first started two years ago and have found them very helpful. What I’ve found fascinating with bowls is how people’s delivery are so don’t compared to other ball sports. As you say weight is very difficult to teach/learn and I think people need to watch all different suggestions, practice and then develop what suits them then stick with it practicing to make it consistent. Personally for me I’ve found varying how far I step forward for distance (3 lengths - short, medium or long) then as you describe vary amount of “push” (excellent description) slightly for the finer adjustment. Thanks for all your videos.

Thank you very much

Only started bowling this year. Our club, is in Scotland, doesn't have dots marked on the carpet as you've highlighted. Is this down to individual clubs, is there a conforming need to have dots or is it just a added bonus, so to speak ??

Increasing the back swing is not the answer particularly indoors or on an artificial surface........the key to weight control is the amount of follow through......and this is much more controllable.....

Many Thanks Alec, Like others I found your videos most helpful. I particularly liked the session you did on Touchers and Dead Bowls and Jacks. Is there a chance you could do a video or videos as it is long and can be complicated on Rule 37?. Kind Regards and please keep them coming. Charlie

Thank you Alec, as a beginner, I always find your videos most helpful and a great insight to the skills of the game. Much appreciated

I have been asked to fire just to clear the head, so the skip can get into the head. When have been I practising, on the last end I practise firing just at the jack. I find it a nice fun way to finish a practise session

At my club we have a few visual impaired bowlers and the ones who can see the jack, find it easier to see the white jack compared with a yellow jack. There isn't so much issue about white shoes obscuring the jack, as there more and more coloured shoes being worn now.

At my indoor club you have to take less green if it is a short jack, unless the mat is up and the jack is near the T, then it is the same line as a full length jack

I have only just started playing indoor bowls, the weight is the most difficult to master, I find I may bowl reasonably ok for half a game, then I go down hill and find it more difficult to work on my delivery, my woods may end up 2 or 3 yards short, and with a slight adjustment my woods would end up 2or3 yards past the jack, its an understatement to say its frustrating

Thank you, very informative.

Alec sometimes will put Jack on last spot with mat moved up and take Jack and bowl in ditch to win game

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Great advice. I am from Texas and never had lawn bowled until last year in Tarporley UK. I was told I was probably the first Texan ever to lawnbowl at Travelers Pub. I could grow to really enjoy this sport I think.

Well done Alec, another great tutorial for both the beginner and even for those with experience. You do make bowling look easy by the way but of course it’s certainly not.

Another interesting tutorial, I’ve been playing bowls indoor and outdoor for 10 years and I didn’t know there were two or more weights of Jack. Thanks for explaining it, keep you videos coming please.

Thanks for this Alec very informative

I have found at our club everyone has their own delivery style. As I have straighter running bowls I like to visulise the line to the jack then draw my eye back to a target point two or three metres in front of the mat. Most top players seem to use this method.

How would you address your aiming point with mat position and Jack length? If you're standing on the outside, inside or centre of the mat, the aiming point will need to move. Jack length will also change the aiming point. I think it's a really good method for beginners to learn about correct line, but personally would struggle to focus on an aim point that close to the mat when considering other factors like mat position and jack length.

Looking forward to your video on weight control indoors. Hardest part of the indoor game as far as I'm concerned!

Is it heavier than the normal indoor jack? I have never played short mat, but yes, I should have mentioned that. Thanks for pointing it out. 👍

There is a 3rd jack even heavier, which is used in Short Mat Alec

Very interesting

Love these videos. I have only been playing a couple of years and always return to these tips.

Thank you. I haven’t bowled for at least 15 years and just getting back into it. Struggling with consistency but will certainly try this method.

Thank you mate -- I am keen to learn as I have reached that age and in a retirement village and want to expand my horizons - Thank you Warren

Hi, we have just had our green re-laid and probably will have to use our wet weather mats at the start of next season. It is such a long time since we used them we have forgotten how to place them. I have checked on UA-cam but cannot find any info. Can you help please.

Very informative. Raewyn, Australia😊

Quick question....if a bowl drops into the ditch and is not a 'toucher'...should it be taken out of the ditch...put on the bank?

How many bowls can you play on the trial end....just the 2 that you show in the video?

I understood it that you should stay on the mat to watch how the bowl travels and comes to a rest, then step off?

Thank you so much for this introduction to bowls..I am a total newbie to the game and the complexities of this fascinating game are explained well. I particularly like your explanation of the various roles of the players. Logical and common sense in abundance , well done for creating the time to address some of the issues we newbies (older newbie in my case ) encounter . My location is in Norfolk so as winter is almost upon us I am restricted to the indoor rink until next year . Let’s hope I notice some positive progression by then ! 28:24

Thank you so much for this introduction to bowls..I am a total newbie to the game and the complexities of this fascinating game are explained well. I particularly like your explanation of the various roles of the players. Logical and common sense in abundance , well done for creating the time to address some of the issues we newbies (older newbie in my case ) encounter . My location is in Norfolk so as winter is almost upon us I am restricted to the indoor rink until next year . Let’s hope I notice some positive progression by then !

Great series Alec has helped m y game no end i only started playing this year , a managed to win a couple trophies already , so keep th em coming please.👍

Hi Alec thanks for your great videos . Can you confirm , do you only re spot the jack if when you bowl the jack it goes out of the rink or do you re spot the jack if it’s hit during play and goes into the rink either side ? Thank you

Fantastic video... very informative.. keep videos coming!!

does the line change for different length jacks

Is yhe camera doing weird things because the red marker looks half the distance from the yellow compared to the blue. Cant imagine this was intentional?

Looks like the 4s grouped the best. Would've been interesting to weigh each bowl to see if they actually are exactly what is quoted by the manufacturer. Expect maybe there's a tolerance.

Does the aiming line differ for a short jack and a long jack

FIRST... Im not playing NOWHERE ROUN a nigga with FOUR BALLS... thats FIRST...

Hello Alec, as a newbie to the sport of bowls I've been working my way through your wonderful videos which has given me so much insightful tips explained by your good self in such a relaxing and informative manner. Would it at all be possible if you could perhaps make a video of yourself being involved in an actual game against one of your friends where you could explain your gameplan, strategy and particular reasons for matt, jack and individual bowl selections? Even and end or two I feel would give all us new to this wonderful game a really good idea of how to put all your wonderful specific aspects of bowls all together in actual gameplay. Keep up the excellent work Alec, and thankyou again.

I play in Brisbane Australia. If you lose a Club singles comp match, you are required to mark the next match, in which your winning opponent plays. You are only allowed to answer certain questions from the players. The players must measure and if there is a concern, it MUST be passed to the umpire on duty.

A good day, learnt a lot. Nice to have a chat with yourself as well Alec.

Thank you Alec, I really appreciate all the explanations.Greetings from South Africa! ❤

I came here to see what EXACTLY determines the distance between the jack and a bowl... and I'm sorry to say that after watching this, I still don't know :(. For example, is the distance the shortest distance between any two points on the jack and bowl? In that case the line piece between those points could be not horizontal. Also, by pressing the tape case on the mat, the first part IS horizontal - which makes it weird to wave the cord or tape around in a non-horizontal way. When the jack was in the ditch, you even measured the distance with a kink in the cord: going around the actual edge of the ditch- that wasn't a straight line at all, while the other bowl was measured using a straight line. That doesn't feel very fair to me.

I enjoyed marking, so decided to take my Surrey County Markers Course & am now a Surrey registered marker, I’ve marked county Q/F & S/F matches, plus constantly asked to mark club matches, especially by the best players