I am around 6' 4 inches....but old age (58) has lost me a couple of inches.

Lawn bowling has a coupe of formats but is different to the Italian thing or French Boulle games.

In our game Flat Lawn Bowling the green is divided into strips called rinks and is a bit like Curling played on grass except the target is a little ball called a jack and it can be struck or moved.
Crown green bowling is also popular in England and is similar excpet it is not played on strips but uses the whole green and the Jack is larger and has a bias.

Bowling is steeped in history and has been popular for many centuries. Rumour has it that Sir Francis Drake would only go and chase the French Armada after he had completed his bowling match.

I have been playing since I was a young teenager and play to a pretty good competetive standard......I am also an official coach....and helped write the Scottish Bowls Coaching manual....sadly my music has interfered with my bowls and I have maybe not spent as much time as I would like on the greens.

Here is a short video featuring the top players.....Alex Marxhall is a pal of mine and old adversary in many league and national competitions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S-Y9yvSY6A

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