As I sit to type a small note on this the second finals Game of the World Bowls 2016 which was streaming in HD I wonder who would want my take on this game. "Well", I tell myself, "You have a unique perspective with your experience". Where Lawn bowlers hear the advice that "Bowls is Draw Draw" , I see with the first final between the 29-year-old Malaysia Siti Zalina Ahmad and the 20 year old Canadian Precilla Westlake that the game can also be "Control Control" game.
These two World Bowls 2016 Semi-finals games were two completely different styles of Lawn Bowls finals. The young women finals reflect a wide head with control of forehand / backhand and the Mens Finals show two multi -title players from countries with extreme Indoors Bowls developments; showing how tight heads can be when one draws continually to the jack.
The men's view, when coming to the mat, was "I can draw that" even when the shot was within inches or a small tap-it-off-the-jack shot.
With the laptop computer being USB cabled to the 30" TV and the great coach of Steve Glasson as game commentator ( with Jack Heverin ) this HD Streaming of the World Bowls 2016 game between New Zealand's Hannon Mcilroy and Ireland's Andrew Kyle is a thrill worth the wait of being up at such an early hour of the morning. (after 1am March 22)
First, of the womens' semi-final, we have a difference of experience. We have the 2015 defending champion, Siti Zalina, getting a direct invitation to the games; while the Canadian bowler Pricilla with only four years of bowls experience qualifies to respresent her country and live he joy of experiencing her first view of the international scene.
Do a Google search. Zalina has over 30,000 finds and even a entry on Wikipedia while Pricilla has only a few ( her FB and Canadian Bowls) The ladies' lawn bowls' skills are evenly matched, as seen by the score which was often tied ( 4-4 in forth end and/or 6-6 in sixth) as they took each their turn at collecting 2 points if they had last bowl.
In the Men's Semi-Final, the game, the quickness and the type of play was a repeat of the British Potter Indoor Bowls championship style. Here, in the first set, Andrew Kyle was to find the green's speed faster than the New Zealander. Immediately, and with 8-0 after 2 ends, worked to control the jack distance . In the first set of ends, the Ireland bowler used the mat placement over Hannon Mcilroy to made it a runaway in the first game and then a recovery 2nd game by Mcilroy. The tie breaker in both games were tight and down to the last bowl as both ladies and men were performing at their prime.
The game between the men was a bowls game of experience and ability for a straight draws, although we did see Mcilroy using his very deadly Drive on a couple of occasions to regain control of the head. The important of controlling the distance was seen with Ireland's Kyle as brought he up the mat which defined his distance of short jacks with the respotting. Of course when the distance was changed, the first bowl of each was long or short as they located the proper draw.
The ladies match showed where the Two-time Commonwealth Single Title Holder, Siti Zalina has a different view of Lawn Bowls. I would guess she has watch the French game of Petanque in Malaysia or has a coach or fellow players with knowledge of the game. (Malaysia is also strong in the International arena of Petanque)
Zalina's first bowl controlled the head, usually a frontal bowl on the forehand side. However, Precilla was just as deadly on the backhand. Most ends of the ladies game ended with the possession of the last bowl collecting two points. (In petanque the pointing close to the jack (cochon) is important, but more important is a overall view of the game and planning for big points ends by controlling the game and approach)
A different view of bowls
These two World Bowls 2016 Semi-finals games were two completely different styles of Lawn Bowls finals. The young women finals reflect a wide head with control of forehand / backhand and the Mens Finals show two multi -title players from countries with extreme Indoors Bowls developments; showing how tight heads can be when one draws continually to the jack.
With the laptop computer being USB cabled to the 30" TV and the great coach of Steve Glasson as game commentator ( with Jack Heverin ) this HD Streaming of the World Bowls 2016 game between New Zealand's Hannon Mcilroy and Ireland's Andrew Kyle is a thrill worth the wait of being up at such an early hour of the morning. (after 1am March 22)
First, of the womens' semi-final, we have a difference of experience. We have the 2015 defending champion, Siti Zalina, getting a direct invitation to the games; while the Canadian bowler Pricilla with only four years of bowls experience qualifies to respresent her country and live he joy of experiencing her first view of the international scene.
Do a Google search. Zalina has over 30,000 finds and even a entry on Wikipedia while Pricilla has only a few ( her FB and Canadian Bowls) The ladies' lawn bowls' skills are evenly matched, as seen by the score which was often tied ( 4-4 in forth end and/or 6-6 in sixth) as they took each their turn at collecting 2 points if they had last bowl.
In the Men's Semi-Final, the game, the quickness and the type of play was a repeat of the British Potter Indoor Bowls championship style. Here, in the first set, Andrew Kyle was to find the green's speed faster than the New Zealander. Immediately, and with 8-0 after 2 ends, worked to control the jack distance . In the first set of ends, the Ireland bowler used the mat placement over Hannon Mcilroy to made it a runaway in the first game and then a recovery 2nd game by Mcilroy. The tie breaker in both games were tight and down to the last bowl as both ladies and men were performing at their prime.
The game between the men was a bowls game of experience and ability for a straight draws, although we did see Mcilroy using his very deadly Drive on a couple of occasions to regain control of the head. The important of controlling the distance was seen with Ireland's Kyle as brought he up the mat which defined his distance of short jacks with the respotting. Of course when the distance was changed, the first bowl of each was long or short as they located the proper draw.
The ladies match showed where the Two-time Commonwealth Single Title Holder, Siti Zalina has a different view of Lawn Bowls. I would guess she has watch the French game of Petanque in Malaysia or has a coach or fellow players with knowledge of the game. (Malaysia is also strong in the International arena of Petanque)
Zalina's first bowl controlled the head, usually a frontal bowl on the forehand side. However, Precilla was just as deadly on the backhand. Most ends of the ladies game ended with the possession of the last bowl collecting two points. (In petanque the pointing close to the jack (cochon) is important, but more important is a overall view of the game and planning for big points ends by controlling the game and approach)
A different view of bowls
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