Judging the Green's speed in the rain can be difficult. But there are tricks which used will allow your first bowl to be on the jack even if the rain has changed.
The rolling of the jack is a Green Testing experience for the lead bowler.watch and know how your lead is able to roll to the skip's requested distance.... Normally the lead is good enough to roll to the skip's foot, but in the rain, it stops 3 to 4 meters short. This lost of distance, is the green lost of speed due to the rain...
- Learn by watching the jack roll each time, wheather you are lead, mate or skip. The green speed will change with the volume of rain falling and/or has fallen since you last played this direction on the green.
Under rainy conditions, there are many things that will slow your bowl. Many think it is trail and error. (Roll the first bowl and see where it goes.. then add on more to get closer. By the third bowl you should be on the jack). Can you afford to waste 3 bowls to know the green speed. Skips... Ask for the first bowl 4 meters behind if the speed lost is 4 meter. Your lead will try that position and be on the jack. Other helpful hints.
- Know what effect your raingear has on your delivery. Do you hear the movement of bowl and raingear. Does it restrict your movement.
- Watch and learn from your opponent. He/she is good enough to roll to the jack, therefore if their bowl iis 3 meters short then add 3 meters for jack when you bowl.
- Virgin Greens are worst with Rain. If the delivery line is rolled the water has been removed (laid down). If not add more weight. for every off center jack foot left or right.(think how much it rained since your last back up the green this way)
- Bias is depend on the speed of the bowl... Faster roll gives less bias... Your bowls will only swing in the last few meters when it has slowed to Bias speed. Do a narrow draw for the heavy delivery on rainy greens.
- Watch the "Cock tail" on bowls.. It will indicate low green areas with more water and you can avoid them by changing delivery line or forehand/backhand.
- Roll the same bias each time.. using the previous line now showing in the wet green.. Green speed will be faster because water has been laid down on that line..
- Fast greens happen if the jack is placed around where the mat was previously and where bowlers stood waiting their turn on the mat.
- Listen to skip.. He may be adjusting for the weight (asking for a back bowl) or line (going narrow on line)
The rolling of the jack is a Green Testing experience for the lead bowler.watch and know how your lead is able to roll to the skip's requested distance.... Normally the lead is good enough to roll to the skip's foot, but in the rain, it stops 3 to 4 meters short. This lost of distance, is the green lost of speed due to the rain...
- Learn by watching the jack roll each time, wheather you are lead, mate or skip. The green speed will change with the volume of rain falling and/or has fallen since you last played this direction on the green.
Under rainy conditions, there are many things that will slow your bowl. Many think it is trail and error. (Roll the first bowl and see where it goes.. then add on more to get closer. By the third bowl you should be on the jack). Can you afford to waste 3 bowls to know the green speed. Skips... Ask for the first bowl 4 meters behind if the speed lost is 4 meter. Your lead will try that position and be on the jack. Other helpful hints.
- Know what effect your raingear has on your delivery. Do you hear the movement of bowl and raingear. Does it restrict your movement.
- Watch and learn from your opponent. He/she is good enough to roll to the jack, therefore if their bowl iis 3 meters short then add 3 meters for jack when you bowl.
- Virgin Greens are worst with Rain. If the delivery line is rolled the water has been removed (laid down). If not add more weight. for every off center jack foot left or right.(think how much it rained since your last back up the green this way)
- Bias is depend on the speed of the bowl... Faster roll gives less bias... Your bowls will only swing in the last few meters when it has slowed to Bias speed. Do a narrow draw for the heavy delivery on rainy greens.
- Watch the "Cock tail" on bowls.. It will indicate low green areas with more water and you can avoid them by changing delivery line or forehand/backhand.
- Roll the same bias each time.. using the previous line now showing in the wet green.. Green speed will be faster because water has been laid down on that line..
- Fast greens happen if the jack is placed around where the mat was previously and where bowlers stood waiting their turn on the mat.
- Listen to skip.. He may be adjusting for the weight (asking for a back bowl) or line (going narrow on line)
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