Valuable / Dangerous Bowls - What are they ? The 2015 Hong Kong International Classic Women's Pairs, YouTube bowls Video has interesting valuable (or dangerous) bowls in the first 2 ends of play.
A September 2014 blog suggested that looking up the green the bowls scattered
around the jack could be like looking at a Chess-board. Various bowls have more value than others. The idea of the blog was to suggest a frontal bowl on the narrow green approach side can be valuable. No, not a guard which usually are a few meters out front, but frontal or in the front of the house. (the house is usually regarded as those bowls with in a foot or two of the jack.)
Looking at the head there are interesting things in this the first end of play. All four bowls of Kong Youth Team in the head are standing straight up ( two behind jack, one in front, and one to the side (3 o'clock). The most dangerous is the frontal as it will run on the line or axis. ( this frontal "standing bowl " is extremely dangerous for this).
The blueish bowl to the top right (1 o'clock) belong to Karen Murphy the lead and if hit on the right side will run toward the jack (line of axis) The bowl arriving (under the chin of the lead, Amy Choi) is the HKYT's skip (Vivian Yip) last bowl. At this stage of play the two bowls behind the jack are the shot bowls. If this approaching bowl raises either of the two bowls in front they will be send into the head. If the bowl of Karen Murphy is hit on the left side it will fall over or be pushed to the right of the head,
The screenshot f the bowls show that the Australian frontal bowl was raised into the head (3 o'clock) and now 2nd shot. Australia is on the mat and this right side has what might be considered a open side to draw to the jack. Reading the play of the green all bowls were played backhand (right to left) and the frontal bowls to the left indicates a fall of the green on route to the jack (1st End). Because one can figure these bowlers can draw to the jack 9 of 10 times, so if backhands run left maybe the green could be to blame. Last bowl of the HKYT skip, also a backhand and it came across early and raised the Australian bowl.
Looking down the green the Australian skip Karen Murphy see clearly that Kristina wants her to come in that opening to the right. But also it is clear that the front of the jack bowl (HKYT) is standing and will run to the jack (dangerous if opponent, Valuable if your).
We can almost hear Kristina saying (her hand movement shown) "Don t touch !!" as the last skip bowl comes into the head and is going to strike the HKYT lead frontal bowl. A standing bowl which needs so very little force to send it directly to the jack. Of course, that is what happen. Final Bowl Arrangement (left photo)
The topic is Valuable Bowls. I am sure the Hong Kong team saw this as a value bowl (a Queen in the game of Bowls) It was place there by the lead Amy Choi and remained there until the end of the game. Australia only lost two points but I would read three things from the play of this green.
1 - All bowls were played backhand (right to left approach) and the bowls which ran extremely left also stopped short.
2 - A small pimple.. (hill of no noticeable ability) appears near the mat. Why near the mat? (if this was nearer to the jack the bowls would keep line but stop short on the opposite side) Correction is to bring out the mat and move this part of the green from the line of delivery) Because, such a pimple of raise has also slowed the bowls as they ran up the front side and off to the right side of it.
3 - If everyone has tried it and no-one has done it... don t think you are a better bowler and attempt it where others have not.
What to do? Do You have "Walking the Mat" in your Toolbox of Bowls Tricks. What..?? these are champions who don t need tricks. Well, us regular bowlers don t get perfect greens and when we find a "Big Pimple" we "Walk the mat".
These little rises in the green which cause the bowl to lose distance and fall to the left or right as it comes of the small rise can be avoided by moving your stance on the mat. The mat is 18 inches (Canadian measure) wide and your foot is 6 inches wide.. You have a 3 footprints wide mat and so can "Walk the mat" left and right. Such a small difference on your delivery line will make little effect in the head but with a small hill within meters of your bowl touching the green, can make a big difference.
Secondly, If any of these four bowlers were left-handed bowler this greens difficulty would be of no effect as their delivery point and line would be a body width further to the left of the mat. (Sometime we must realize how much advantage the left handed player has on certain greens. If I was lead (and I am left handed) I would note this jack distance and the mat placement and place it such.. (if the skip permitted me that liberty) as the advantage to our team of the lead bowls being in the head is greater for a left handed bowler.
Now that you see what has been learned by that first end of play, imagine now each time that the two teams go to place the mat at that end.. Will they move the mat to avoid that area of green ? Will we see tricks of Walking the mat ? Will there be a change from backhand delivery and how well will each team adapt. Was the frontal bowl of HKYT accidental or is there a liberty of developing the head from the lead position? Shows with just a little study on the part of the first end it can make viewing the game a completely new experience. Better than watching and who got what shot.
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A September 2014 blog suggested that looking up the green the bowls scattered
The blog suggested that "if the lead if given the liberty by the skip, to read and build the head to the advantage of his team and create the necessary defensive (obstruction) of the opponent; there are only a few possible combination of bowls possible in the head." This idea of a team lead having a responsibility to evaluate the opponents' needs and build a defense as the strategy of play has seen advantages in the beginning phase of the game. During the first 4 ends of play the skip is studying the opponents but more the skip and the strategy or defense needed. At the same time the lead can be give a study responsibility to study the forehand and backhand of the opponents and their preferences and weakness.
When the pressure is on to draw to the jack, every bowls player has his preference of delivery. It might change if bowls are so placed that his confidence in success is lessen because of the green's abnormalities.
In this blog I will attempt to show bowls of extreme value (or danger) which should be identified by the lead going to the head and acting as mate or instructions to the skip. (I assume the skip has seen these bowls and may or may not have communicated them to their partner)
In the above photo, with the jack at the feet, there is plenty of room to draw to the jack on the backhand (right hander's) but the bowl standing in front is called "Queen" Bowl because if it is lightly tapped it will roll along it axis to the jack. In the following blog we will see the lead place such a bowl and of course the opponent skip with her last bowl taps it to the jack for an extra point.
In the first end of play of te 2015 Hong Kong International Classic Women's Pairs, YouTube bowls Video the head at the time of the last skip bowl to be delivered.
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| 1st End of Play Last Skip Bowls |
The blueish bowl to the top right (1 o'clock) belong to Karen Murphy the lead and if hit on the right side will run toward the jack (line of axis) The bowl arriving (under the chin of the lead, Amy Choi) is the HKYT's skip (Vivian Yip) last bowl. At this stage of play the two bowls behind the jack are the shot bowls. If this approaching bowl raises either of the two bowls in front they will be send into the head. If the bowl of Karen Murphy is hit on the left side it will fall over or be pushed to the right of the head,
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| Raised Australian Bowl now 2nd |
The screenshot f the bowls show that the Australian frontal bowl was raised into the head (3 o'clock) and now 2nd shot. Australia is on the mat and this right side has what might be considered a open side to draw to the jack. Reading the play of the green all bowls were played backhand (right to left) and the frontal bowls to the left indicates a fall of the green on route to the jack (1st End). Because one can figure these bowlers can draw to the jack 9 of 10 times, so if backhands run left maybe the green could be to blame. Last bowl of the HKYT skip, also a backhand and it came across early and raised the Australian bowl.
The topic is Valuable Bowls. I am sure the Hong Kong team saw this as a value bowl (a Queen in the game of Bowls) It was place there by the lead Amy Choi and remained there until the end of the game. Australia only lost two points but I would read three things from the play of this green.
1 - All bowls were played backhand (right to left approach) and the bowls which ran extremely left also stopped short.
2 - A small pimple.. (hill of no noticeable ability) appears near the mat. Why near the mat? (if this was nearer to the jack the bowls would keep line but stop short on the opposite side) Correction is to bring out the mat and move this part of the green from the line of delivery) Because, such a pimple of raise has also slowed the bowls as they ran up the front side and off to the right side of it.
3 - If everyone has tried it and no-one has done it... don t think you are a better bowler and attempt it where others have not.
What to do? Do You have "Walking the Mat" in your Toolbox of Bowls Tricks. What..?? these are champions who don t need tricks. Well, us regular bowlers don t get perfect greens and when we find a "Big Pimple" we "Walk the mat".
These little rises in the green which cause the bowl to lose distance and fall to the left or right as it comes of the small rise can be avoided by moving your stance on the mat. The mat is 18 inches (Canadian measure) wide and your foot is 6 inches wide.. You have a 3 footprints wide mat and so can "Walk the mat" left and right. Such a small difference on your delivery line will make little effect in the head but with a small hill within meters of your bowl touching the green, can make a big difference.
Secondly, If any of these four bowlers were left-handed bowler this greens difficulty would be of no effect as their delivery point and line would be a body width further to the left of the mat. (Sometime we must realize how much advantage the left handed player has on certain greens. If I was lead (and I am left handed) I would note this jack distance and the mat placement and place it such.. (if the skip permitted me that liberty) as the advantage to our team of the lead bowls being in the head is greater for a left handed bowler.
Now that you see what has been learned by that first end of play, imagine now each time that the two teams go to place the mat at that end.. Will they move the mat to avoid that area of green ? Will we see tricks of Walking the mat ? Will there be a change from backhand delivery and how well will each team adapt. Was the frontal bowl of HKYT accidental or is there a liberty of developing the head from the lead position? Shows with just a little study on the part of the first end it can make viewing the game a completely new experience. Better than watching and who got what shot.
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