Watch your bad shotsWeight control is a mental process. You have to give your brain as much dataas possible so it can calibrate the correct distance – and hence weight.We’ve all done it. You release the bowl and in your head you say “Ahhh!That’s rubbish” (or out-loud in my case!). It is a natural reaction […]
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Work on your line control Are you having problems with your weight control? Maybe the problem is actually your line control. A shot a metre wide of the jack will come up short with correct weight. Correcting your line and compensation of the “incorrect weight” from the first shot….. you will be a yard heavy.
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Is your “weight control” bad, think again Frequently we get a bowl within a foot or 2 of the jack and then try to get a more accurate result with the next, only to “over-compensate”. Try thinking that you are in a good area and that is frequently the best you can do. Reaching a
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Congratulations Steve Ireland, of EALABA, for being included in Disability Bowls England’s high performance squad for next years Commonwealth Games.
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It is with great sadness that we have to inform you, our members, that Irene Cheer of Cottingham, Yorkshire, has sadly passed away at the age of 73. Irene, famed for her use of a bowls arm, was an active member of EALABA for many years, she was an excellent bowler winning medals all around
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Due to the low up take in competitors for this event, it has been necessary to cancel the Outdoor singles in July.
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We are pleased to confirm the competition dates for the National indoor singles are as shown in our Events programme. The dates for the National drawn pairs have moved to the weekend of 16th & 17th October, these dates are confirmed. Great news …….don’t forget to book with Ros Otton NOW please – info@ealaba.org.uk
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Encouraging news from the Government yesterday. Potential for outdoor bowls to start from 29th March and indoor from 27th May. We will need to wait for official advice from EIBA & BE. Hopefully, we’ll all be getting our vaccinations soon, so keep safe follow the rules and we’ll all be back playing bowls soon.
Before standing on the mat, follow the instructions from your skip (if team play), check which hand (forehand or backhand) you are bowling, and that your bowl is correctly placed in your hand. Always stand in the same place on the mat (for that hand). Your body, from feet to shoulders and head, facing square
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