Lawn Bowling

We arrived at the lawn bowling location in a downpour of rain. After worrying that we would not get to bowl, the rain cleared and we were finally able to start our game! The first time I bowled the ball, I expected it to be like bocce ball. I quickly learned that these balls are weighted so that they automatically curve a certain way when you throw them. Once I understood that, I learned that I needed to hold the ball with the colored dot facing inward and aim about two feet to the right of the white ball. This time, my ball curved the way that it was suppose to but I threw it too hard and it went into the gutter. With the closely cut lawns, the balls roll really quickly so you do not need to throw it very hard. After a couple more tries, my accuracy and form improved tremendously. However, despite my best efforts, my team was the only team to end up with zero points at the end of the day. In lawn bowling, only the team with their ball closest to the white target ball, gets points. Then, for each subsequent ball they have closer than the opponent’s closest ball, they are awarded a point. For example, if a team has bowled two balls closer to the white ball than their opponent’s nearest, they are awarded two points. Although we never managed to bowl the closest to the white balls, we got closer and closer as the afternoon went on. I definitely want to go back and try again! What a fun day!