Another Good Lawn Bowls Blog

Today I want to recommend another lawn bowls blog written by a novice bowler called, John McKinnie, who plays out of the St. Ives Bowls Club in England. His blog is called Bowling for Gold http://bowlingforgold.blogspot.ca/. The blog is in large part a documentation of his weekly bowling activity and its challenges, but it contains many useful tips to overcome common novice problems. Some ideas that have helped me: 

• take practice swings to improve your line (my coach doesn’t like this idea),
• imagine that there is a steel rod running down your arm through your elbow and wrist to make delivery more consistent and 
• try to pick up a folded scorecard positioned on your aim line with your index finger when practicing your delivery motion to improve your follow through.