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NEWSLETTER No 17
24/12/07

Have a pleasant and restful Christmas

 

Results
It's been a quiet week - you are all winners!
Photo Gallery

Jack, Ross, Jim Bernice, Don
Betty, Pete, Lex
It's a close one
??  and Karen
Wendy, Sheryl, Lois, Maureen, Val, Fay Barry, Jack Val
Coaching / Laws / Etiquette

Coach

If you want to win
you must practise

SLOW AND FAST GREENS
The speed of a green is indicated by the number of seconds a bowl takes to cover the distance from delivery until it comes to rest 27m from the front of the mat. On fast greens, where the surface is dry and smooth, the arc travelled by the bowl will be large so the bowl will take longer to cover the distance, perhaps 15 to 20 seconds. On slow greens, where the ground may be soft and the grass more lush, the arc will be more narrow and the bowl will cover a more direct route to the jack taking less time, perhaps 12 seconds.

TOUCHERS AND TOUCHERS
A bowl, which is not a toucher, comes into contact with the jack in the ditch. Can that bowl now be deemed a toucher?

Law 24  Touchers
No bowl will be a toucher if it plays onto, or comes into contact with, the jack when the jack is in the ditch.

ETIQUETTE: All players are asked to assist in returning mats, jacks and scoreboards at the close of play.
Miscellaneous
BOWLS ON SKY SPORT
Tues 25th 7:30pm men's singles 1st semi final sky sport 1
replayed wed 26th 10:25pm sky sport 2 

QUOTE: Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is.

THE DRIVING LEAD:
I will have to settle down;
Play the game my skippers way;
Because we're playing championships;
He won't let me drive today.
He will stand at the other end;
Smile at me for sure;
And say I'm hoping mate;
You won't drive any more.
I am tempted by the bowl;
That sits there on the jack;
I know it needs a little knock;
Or, perhaps a heavy wack.
I wish I was allowed;
To drive at it some way;
Bash it off the bowling green;
And win this game today.
I stand there on the mat;
With a look he really knows;
Just waiting for the skip to say;
"Why not have a go!"
Coming Up:
CLUB:
 
January 13th
8.30 am
Men's Triples Final
Barry Hanlen, John Hanlen, Morris Williams ... and ... Frank Grantham, Graeme (Pedro) Pedersen, Brian Annear
  11.30 am Men's Senior Pairs
Jon O'Shea / Frank Grantham still have two lives intact. One lifers include Phil Young / Brian Annear, Jack Philip / Ross Hamilton and John McLaughlin / John Hanlen.
  9.00 am Men's Fours Final
Paul Selby (Jim Fitzsimons, Mike Madden, Johnny Ward) and Bruce Mitchell (Peter Thomson, Ray Falvey, Bob Gray). Bruce's team has two lives, Paul's has one

If any Centre fixture clashes with this date these games will be resheduled

CENTRE: Dorchester National Open in Christchurch
NATIONALS next two weeks Morrie Shirley is the only club member I know of who is attending. Good luck, Morrie

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NEWSLETTER No 18
31/12/07

2008
Nationals
The Dorchester National Open began in Christchurch last Friday.
If you have SKY TV there is some bowls coverage.

ORDINARY PLAYERS CAN BEAT CHAMPIONS - Two little known combinations had their moments in the sun when they beat members of the New Zealand World Bowls squad at the Dorchester/Hyundai National Open Bowling Championships in Christchurch today. After Gary Lawson and Andrew Curtain – two of the finest bowlers this country has produced in the last decade or two, had wiped aside all opposition with cricket score results, Greymouth’s Roger Norton and Rick Day of Kaiapoi faced the daunting task of having to beat them in their last match, to qualify for post section play. But, showing that bowls is a sport in which any “ordinary” player can beat a champion on his day, Norton and Day not only beat Lawson and Curtain, they chalked up a commanding 21 – 12 win.

Photo Gallery
John knows, Ross knows, Kumara wishes Noel, Tom Frank, Bruce

That's good draw bowling
Sherrill (Bert) Julie
The "blues" have it
Del, Phil, Pedro
Sylvia, Fay
Coaching / Laws / Etiquette

Coach

If you want to win
you must practise

Fluid Intake
If you want to maintain maximum concentration during a game of bowls it is important you keep up your water intake. This becomes even more critical when playing for lengthy periods. "A sip on the water bottle every second end" is a good suggestion. Avoid alcohol because it is a diuretic (increases unwanted dehydration).

 

JACK GOES FORWARD:
This has already been in a newsletter this season but ..... at roll-up on Thursday something happened which made me think it might need repeating.

On the rink next to me a bowler drove, struck the jack which hit the face of the ditch then sprung back onto the rink and finished up about 3 metres in front of where it had originally been. The bowlers concerned weren't sure what to do and decided to call the end dead. Were they correct? (No - they weren't)

Law 30        Dead jack
If the jack is moved by a bowl in play, it is a dead jack if it:
·   passes above the face of the bank;
·   passes completely outside a side boundary of the rink of play;
·   comes to rest in any hollow in the face of the bank; or
·   comes to rest at a distance of less than 20 metres as measured in a straight line from the mat line.

DO YOU HAVE TO MARK EVERY TOUCHER?
(No - you don't)

Law 25        Marking a toucher
If, in the opinion of either skip or opponent or the marker, a toucher comes to rest in a position in which marking it would be likely to move the bowl or alter the head, the bowl should not be marked but nominated as a toucher instead.

ETIQUETTE: Bowls should not be kicked until the shot(s) has been decided.
Miscellaneous

MEN'S INTERCLUB 7's.5's,'s
The following are the teams to represent Bowls Taradale in The Interclub Sevens, Fives and Threes to be played on 5th and 6th January and 12th and13th January. 

Sevens A Division                                           Sevens B Division
Played at Bowls Napier                                    Played at Omarunui

M.Glassey                                                        L.Parsons
J.O’Shea                                                          R.Hamilton
B.Hanlen                                                          J.Ward
P.Young                                                           B.Mitchell
F.Grantham                                                      M Madden
J.Fitzsimons                                                      J.Philip
J.McLaughlin                                                    B.Annear

Fives.
Played at Havelock North

P. Fletcher
D.Millar
C.Salmon
P.Thompson
C.Nicol

Threes
Played at Kia Toa

A.Team                                                B.Team                                    C.Team
K.Hook                                                 R.Falvey                                   A.Boardman
B.Menefy                                              P.Lamason                               C.Downing
D.Jenkins                                             P.Townrow                               D.Roberts

HEADING TO ARGENTINA?
Did you know our site is seen all over the world. Bowls Argentina has asked us to put a link on our site to theirs. If you want to have a look at the Bowls Argentina site click here www.bowlsargentina.com.ar
BOWLS ON SKY SPORT
7.30pm to 9.00pm
Tuesday 1 January 2008 - Singles semi final 2

QUOTE: You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind.

KITTY
Girls were made to love and kiss,
and some are mighty pretty,
But best of all, I'll tell you this,
Is kissing little Kitty.
Coming Up:
CLUB:
 
January 13th
8.30 am
Men's Triples Final
Barry Hanlen, John Hanlen, Morris Williams ... and ... Frank Grantham, Graeme (Pedro) Pedersen, Brian Annear
  11.30 am Men's Senior Pairs
Jon O'Shea / Frank Grantham still have two lives intact. One lifers include Phil Young / Brian Annear, Jack Philip / Ross Hamilton and John McLaughlin / John Hanlen.
  9.00 am Men's Fours Final
Paul Selby (Jim Fitzsimons, Mike Madden, Johnny Ward) and Bruce Mitchell (Peter Thomson, Ray Falvey, Bob Gray). Bruce's team has two lives, Paul's has one

If any Centre fixture clashes with this date these games will be resheduled

CENTRE: Jan 5-6
Jan 12-13
Men's Interclub 7's,5's,3's
Following are the entries for the three tournaments
 
"SEVENS"
 Singles 21 shots.   Pairs 18 ends.    Fours 15 ends.    All 2.75hr time limit.
('1st' division)  - Played at Bowls Napier @ 8.30am Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 January '08.
Havelock North, Taradale, Napier, Heretaunga, Waipukurau, Bay View
 
('2nd' division) - Played at Omarunui BC @ 8.30am Saturday 5, Sunday 6 & Saturday 12 January 08
Havelock North, Wairere, Omarunui, Taradale, Napier, Heretaunga, Bluff Hill
 
 
"FIVES"  
 Pairs 18 ends.    Triples (3 bowls) 14 ends.    No time limit.
Section 1:  - Played at Bowls Wairere @ 8.30am Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 January 08
Napier, Wairere, Waipukurau, Bay View 'A', Hastings, Bay View 'B'
 
Section 2:  - Played at Havelock North BC @ 8.30am Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 January 08
Taradale, Bay View 'C', Havelock North, Kia Toa, Heretaunga, Omarunui
 
 
"PENNANTS" (3's) - all Played at Kia Toa BC (start at 1.00 pm each day) Saturday 5, Sunday 6, Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 January 08. 2 games x 12 ends each day.   No time limit - no killed ends, 'jack' replaced.
 
(1st Division)
Havelock North, Taradale 'A', Bluff Hill 'A', Napier 'A', Hastings 'A', Bay View 'A', Wairere 'A', Kia Toa
 
(2nd division)
Bluff Hill 'B', Napier 'B', Taradale 'B', Hastings 'B', Wairere 'B', Bay View 'B', Taradale 'C', Wairere 'C'

NATIONALS next two weeks Morrie Shirley is the only club member I know of who is attending the Nationals.
Good luck, Morrie

 

 

NEWSLETTER No 19
7/1/2008

TARADALE CLUB
“EMIRATES” 
$10,000
2008 DAVE THORNE MEMORIAL

“HETERO”2 BOWL OPEN TRIPLES

 WIN A TRIP TO AUSTRALIA WITH EMIRATES AIR

 IN ASSOCIATION WITH BOWLS TARADALE


3rd & 4th MAY 2008

Special Conditions
EACH TEAM MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE “TEN YEAR OR UNDER” PLAYER

– A TEN YEAR OR UNDER PLAYER MUST SKIP ALL GAMES

NOTE
:   TEAMS ARE HETERO (ALL MEN or ALL WOMEN or MIXED)

 
ENTRY FEE $135.00 per team.                 INCLUDES MEAL SATURDAY NIGHT
NO REFUND IF TEAM WITHDRAWN WITHIN 72 HOURS OF TOURNAMENT START DATE

* * * * *
To print an "Emirates" entry form CLICK HERE

BOWLS TARADALE MEMBERS ARE URGED TO LODGE THEIR OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM ASAP
 

Results
MEN'S INTERCLUB 7's,5's,3's
Sevens:
Congratulations to our A Division team for winning the Interclub Sevens at Bowls Napier over the weekend. Special commendation should be given to Murray Glassey for winning every one of his five singles games - no mean feat. Those in the Sevens team were:
Singles:
M.Glassey 
Pairs: J.O’Shea, B.Hanlen   
Fours: P.Young (skip), F.Grantham, J.Fitzsimons, J.McLaughlin 

B Division team - have done very well and are running 2nd at the moment. They have one more round to play so we wish them well.

Fives: Congratulations also to our Fives team who competed at Havelock North and won their section. Well done! Those in the team were:
Triples:
P. Fletcher, D Neilson, C.Salmon
Pairs: P.Thompson, J Calnan

Threes: This competition is still progressing and our three Taradale teams are all doing well. Special mention should be made of one team that remains unbeaten (R Falvey, P Lamason, P Townrow).  Play will continue next weekend.
 

Dorchester/Hyundai National Open Bowls Championships
(from Bowls NZ website)

Zalina New Women's Singles Champ:
Malaysia has produced the winner of the women’s singles at the Dorchester/Hyundai National Open Bowls Championships for the second consecutive year, with Siti Zalina Ahmad winning one of the most gripping finals in years to beat Nelsonian Marie Watson, 21 – 20 at the Papanui club last Friday.

Meyer Gets "Special" Title:
A delighted Russell Meyer admitted that winning the men’s singles title was something he’d always aimed at, after he dominated Johnsonville’s Brendon Gibson at the Dorchester/Hyundai National Open Bowling Championships at the Papanui greens in Christchurch last Friday. Meyer beat Gibson, 21 – 15, leading from the moment he took a three on the very first end.

Title No. 9 For Lawson:
By winning his ninth title in the men’s pairs at the Dorchester/Hyundai National Open Bowling Championships in Christchurch on Friday, outstanding Canterbury bowler Gary Lawson has given himself the chance of joining Nick Unkovich, next week, as the greatest national title winner in the history of the game. Before he and “old mate” Andy Curtain beat Kevin Robinson and Steve Posa in the final, 23 – 10, Lawson and the legendary Phil Skoglund, were locked together with eight titles, two behind Unkovich’s 10.  

Babich, Crowe Take Women's Pairs Title:
The 2007/08 summer will be one Aucklanders Jo Babich and Bev Crowe will never forget, after taking the national women’s pairs title at the Dorchester/Hyundai National Open Bowling Championships in Christchurch on Friday, in their very first year as a combination. The pair from the Carlton-Cornwall club demolished the home town combination of Karin Ware and Maureen Doherty from Beckenham, 25 – 4, with the locals conceding defeat after only 16 ends.

Photo Gallery
If you have any money I'll take it
Bernie, Lois
John, Graham Don, Gordon Ray, Brenda, Kevin
Bob, Mike Jim, Jack, Allen Betty, Brenda
Coaching / Laws / Etiquette

Coach

If you want to win
you must practise

Be Selfish - Think Of Yourself
All opposition needs to be treated with respect. However whilst respect is essential, focusing on one’s own performance is the key to success. You have no control over how well or how poorly the opposition is going to perform. LEAVE THEM ALONE - play your own game. 

Start with having good routines.
A pre shot routine could be:
1. Define the shot you are going to play,
2. Get the bowl in the hand correctly,
3. Establish the intended line,
4. Move onto the mat ensuring the anchor foot and body is pointing directly along the intended line,
5. Think calm and relaxed,
6. Put the feeling into your body of how fast you need to bowl the bowl,
7. A trigger or cue word to set the bowling action in motion,
8. Just relax you can’t do any more about it,
9. Analyse the result and what correction if any will be required with the next bowl.

CAN I WAIT TILL A BOWL FALLS OVER BEFORE I START MEASURING? – Sometimes after the last bowl has come to rest you think it might topple over and finish closer to (or further away from) the jack. Are you allowed to wait in the hope a bowl might fall over?
Law 40        Deciding the number of shots scored

1  The process of deciding the number of shots scored should not start until the last bowl required to be played in an end has come to rest, or 30 seconds after that if either skip or opponent in Singles asks for this 30-second period (for example, to see whether or not a bowl lying at an angle will fall of its own accord within that time).

2 If either skip or opponent in Singles has asked for a 30-second period, no bowl which is likely to fall should be secured during that period.

WHAT IF YOU ARE MEASURING AND A BOWL FALLS OVER?:
You are in the process of deciding the number of shots when a bowl falls over.

If a bowl falls of its own accord, it should be left in its new position while deciding the number of shots scored continues, and
all the shots agreed before the bowl fell will count.

ETIQUETTE: Do not sit on the edges of the green.
Miscellaneous
WORLD BOWLS TIMETABLE
Men’s Pairs and Triples – Women’s Singles and Fours
12 January - Saturday Opening & Rounds 1 and 2
13 January - Sunday Rounds 3, 4 & 5
14 January - Monday Rounds 6 & 7
15 January - Tuesday Rounds 8 & 9
16 January - Wednesday Rounds 10 & 11
17 January - Thursday Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals
18 January - Friday Final am, Final pm
19 January - Saturday Final am, Final pm
 
 Men’s Singles and Fours – Women’s Pairs and Triples
20 January - Sunday Rounds 1, 2 & 3
21 January - Monday Rounds 4 & 5
22 January - Tuesday Rounds 6 & 7
23 January - Wednesday Rounds 8 & 9
24 January - Thursday Rounds 10 & 11
25 January - Friday Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals
26 January - Saturday Final am, Final pm
27 January - Sunday Final am, Final pm & Closing
BOWLS ON TV:
New Zealand Open
 
Tuesday 8 January - 7.30pm - Sky Sport 1
Wednesday 9 January - 4.00am - Sky Sport 2
Wednesday 9 January - 4.25pm - Sky Sport 2
Wednesday 9 January - 10.30pm - Sky Sport 1
Friday 11 January - 4.30pm - Sky Sport 2
Tuesday 15 January - 7.30pm - Sky Sport 1
Wednesday 16 January - 9.00am - Sky Sport 2
Thursday 17 January - 3.00am - Sky Sport 1
 
 
World Bowls
 
All 12.30pm to 4.30pm on TV ONE
 
Friday 18 January 
Saturday 19 January
Saturday 26 January
Sunday 27 January

QUOTE: Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall

BOWLS MAXIMS:
A good skip can control his ship.
A good lead is always a need.
A bowl on the pitch is worth two in the ditch.
a long length requires more strength.
A rink game is a think game.
A back bowl may become a jack bowl.
A bowl much short will count for nought.
A chalk on your wood proves your bowling is good.
A certain one to you is better than a risky two.
A toucher on the jack; a couple at the back.
A good draw shot will win a lot.
Getting the shot matters a lot.
It's a great pleasure to win a close measure.

Coming Up:
CLUB: Fri Jan 11 Open Mini Hetero Triples
  Sat Jan 12
Sun Jan13
Women's Championship Senior Singles
This is changed from last week Sat Jan 12
1.00 pm
Men's Triples Final
Barry Hanlen, John Hanlen, Morris Williams ... and ... Frank Grantham, Graeme (Pedro) Pedersen, Brian Annear
  Sun Jan13
9.00 am
Men's Senior Pairs
Jon O'Shea / Frank Grantham still have two lives intact. One lifers include Phil Young / Brian Annear, Jack Philip / Ross Hamilton and John McLaughlin / John Hanlen.
  Sun Jan13
9.00 am
Men's Fours Final
Paul Selby (Jim Fitzsimons, Mike Madden, Johnny Ward) and Bruce Mitchell (Peter Thomson, Ray Falvey, Bob Gray). Bruce's team has two lives, Paul's has one
CENTRE: Jan 12 Closing day for entries in Women's Dorchester Open Pairs (played Jan 22-23)

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NEWSLETTER No 20
14/1/2008