Controlling Length from the Shooters’ Stance

At lawn bowls controlling the weight of your shots is both the most important and the most difficult skill. I have had more success doing this when I deliver my bowls from the shooter's stance. Recently while practicing I realized that because the shooter’s stance allows one to observe the extent of one’s backswing you can check it during a practice swing immediately before delivering a bowl.

Combining

 (i) a clearly visible stare point

(ii) a calibrated backswing 

(iii) making sure that one’s advancing foot is firmly planted before the forward swing begins and

(iv) keeping your follow-through  rigidly consistent

 gives one excellent control over the length a bowl travels.