- Check the space and the kit.
- Get your child's attention first.
- Show it from two sides.
- Say one thing only.
- End on one that works.
Put the phone down where you can see it. Tap Next with your thumb, or use the arrow keys.
Is the space marked?
- The mat
- The jack mark
- A line of two discs
- A bank object as the line target if outdoors
Mat, jack, bowls, a clear ditch.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Draw a bowl gently to the jack.
- On the same line, roll one with more weight so it pushes another bowl away.
- From 4 to 6 m, drive a fast, straight bowl at a close bowl to knock it out.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- A draw, then the same line with more weight to push a bowl away.
- Alternate one firm shot and one draw so the weight changes each time.
- Knock a close bowl out from 4 to 6 m.
How much: 10 forcing shots and 10 draws
Firm weight, straight line
One bowl
The rules
Each player gets a single bowl to win the end.
- You set the head: the jack with the other player's bowl close to it
- The player has one bowl to win the end: draw closer, or knock the other bowl away
- Swap. 10 ends each
Fair play: A grown-up must win by drawing only, never driving.
- Points
- 1 point for each end won with the single bowl.
- Fouls
- The bowl does not count: the anchor foot off the mat; bowling before the head is set; the bowl going into the ditch without touching anything
- Win
- More ends won after 10 each.
- 3
- 5
- 7
4 of 10 forcing shots remove the target bowl.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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