COUSINS ON A ROLL
– By Marie Wootton
T he Burlington Lawn Bowling Club and the Burlington
Curling are next-door neighbours. So close in fact, in the
winter, we share the same parking lot.
These two sports share many quirky terms, such as skip, head,
weight, draw, take-out, hog line, ‘ice’/’grass’ and jitney, but not
sweeping. Each year among our new bowling recruits we see
This year both sports are holding a major event in the GTA. a number who appear to be naturals at the game. On closer
The Premier Event of Curling, Players’ Championship, will be inspection, it becomes obvious, they have spent the winter
held at the Ryerson’s Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto on on the curling rink. Two great sports for pre-teens to active
April 9th to 14th, while the 2019 Canadian Lawn Bowling seniors to enjoy summer and winter. You should give it a try.
www.burlingtonlbc.org • www.burlcurl.com
Championships will be played at the Burlington Lawn Bowling
Club on August 20th to 24th.
CURLING
LAWN BOWLING
Throw the stone closest to the pin to score. Roll the bowl closest to the target, or jack, to score.
In-turns and out-turns will move from a straight path
as they slide down the ice. Inside or outside bias will cause the bowl to turn
towards the smaller design as the bowl.
Skip holds a broom to indicate the amount of ice to
take. Skip may place their foot to indicate the amount of
grass to take.
The edges of the sheet are indicated by lines. The side boundaries of each rink are shown at each end
by boundary pegs.
Take out shots are faster and intended to remove
opponent’s stones. Runners are faster and intended to remove other bowls
or to move the jack.
A wick shot will deflect off an existing stone. A wick shot will deflect off an existing bowl.
Stones may be raised into the house. Bowls may be promoted into the head.
The winner of the end will throw first to begin the
next end. The winner of the end will deliver the jack for the
next end.
The pin, button and rings are fixed. The Jack is rolled and centred on the rink to start each
end. If hit and moved, the target area changes to
wherever it stops.
Stones are measured by a large metal measuring rod. Distance between bowls is measured by a ‘measure’
which is a retractable cable similar to a tape measure,
or a set of calibers for very close calls.
A curler pushes out from the hack to begin his/her
delivery. A bowler stands with at least one foot on the mat to
begin the delivery.
The curler must release the rock before crossing the
hog line. One foot must be on or directly above the mat while
the bowl is being released.
The rock must cross the far hog line, or it will be
removed. The player delivering the jack can choose the length to
play it, but it must cross the hog line, or it is rethrown
by your opponent, giving them the advantage of
choosing the length of play.
A rock that goes through the house is removed. A bowl that lands in the ditch is removed, unless it
touched the jack – then it is marked with chalk, called
a toucher, and considered a live bowl. If the jack is
knocked into the ditch it is also still ‘alive’ and in play.
Silver & Gold Magazine ~ SPRING 2019
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