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FAQ's

Lawn Bowls

  • A standard bowling green is a flat square lawn between 33 and 44 yards long, with a ditch encompassing the edge of the lawn.
  • The surface is divided into strips or ‘rinks’, 19 to 21 feet apart so that multiple games can occur across the lawn one in each rink.
  • The jack is 2 ½ inches in diameter while the woods are 4 3/4 - 5 1/8 inches in diameter and weigh 2lb 12oz - 3lb 8oz.

The Play

  • The game is played up and down a rink with the aim being to get the larger balls, known as woods, closest to the jack which is the smaller white ball.
  • In singles, each player plays four bowls.
  • In pairs, for each end, each player plays four bowls - the first player on each side bowls all four bowls and then the second player bowls four bowls.
  • In triples, three players play three bowls each.
  • And in ‘fours’ or ‘rinks’, four players play just two bowls each.
  • A player must stand with one foot on a centrally placed small black mat, 24 x 14 inches, whilst bowling.
  • The mat is placed by the player who starts. For the first leg, it is placed four yards in from the ditch, thereafter it is placed anywhere more than 2 ½ yards in from the near ditch and more than 25 yards from the far ditch.
  • Once the end is over, the mat is moved to the other end of the rink and play starts in the reverse direction.
  • Before the game begins the jack must be thrown down the centre of the rink at least 23 yards.
  • A bowl that falls into the ditch is out of play unless it is a 'toucher' meaning that it has previously touched the jack during the end. To keep track of this, any bowl that touches the jack is marked with a cross using chalk.
  • If the jack is knocked into the ditch by a 'toucher', it is still in play and its location is marked by a small white peg on the bank above the ditch.

Basic Product Requirements:

  • Bowls shoes (usually grey or brown in colour)
  • Bowling whites (Clothing)
  • Bowls