Super Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Just noticed that the World indoor Bowls has started, does anyone actually watch this? do you actually have to be over 60 to watch it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Just noticed that the World indoor Bowls has started, does anyone actually watch this? do you actually have to be over 60 to watch it? Be careful. It's one of the few sports where we've had a local world champion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 I wouldn't watch it, but its more a sport than darts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Best name ever in bowls....Tony Allcock. Imagine the female fan base he must of had! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talk Of The Town Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Best name ever in bowls....Tony Allcock. Imagine the female fan base he must of had! Wasted though as he's gay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talk Of The Town Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Be careful. It's one of the few sports where we've had a local world champion! David Bryant of Clevedon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Wasted though as he's gay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Wasted though as he's gay Well i never. Imagine the female gay fanbase he must of had! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 So why is it a game for Pensioners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Bowls both indoor and out door has become much more popular with younger people over the last few years. It largely due to various indoor bowls clubs doing all they can to attract youngsters in and in Bristol IBC there is a thriving younger membership along side adult membership of around 800. It's the game I took up after I had to stop playing football and it filled the competitive edge that football gave me fantastically well. Now I'm retired it fills my time very adequately. It's not easy to play well either. These blokes on TV are amongst the best in world and whilst we all play well sometimes they do it consistently well, game after game. If you've never played it, try it before you slag it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Bowls both indoor and out door has become much more popular with younger people over the last few years. It largely due to various indoor bowls clubs doing all they can to attract youngsters in and in Bristol IBC there is a thriving younger membership along side adult membership of around 800. It's the game I took up after I had to stop playing football and it filled the competitive edge that football gave me fantastically well. Now I'm retired it fills my time very adequately. It's not easy to play well either. These blokes on TV are amongst the best in world and whilst we all play well sometimes they do it consistently well, game after game. If you've never played it, try it before you slag it off. Every time there's been a trial at the Ardagh on Horfield Common, it's persisted down. Determined to do it this year though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 David Bryant of Clevedon? Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Bowls both indoor and out door has become much more popular with younger people over the last few years. It largely due to various indoor bowls clubs doing all they can to attract youngsters in and in Bristol IBC there is a thriving younger membership along side adult membership of around 800. It's the game I took up after I had to stop playing football and it filled the competitive edge that football gave me fantastically well. Now I'm retired it fills my time very adequately. It's not easy to play well either. These blokes on TV are amongst the best in world and whilst we all play well sometimes they do it consistently well, game after game.If you've never played it, try it before you slag it off. Who has slagged it off? I just asked a question about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Indeed. I remember Willie Wood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talk Of The Town Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Bowls both indoor and out door has become much more popular with younger people over the last few years. It largely due to various indoor bowls clubs doing all they can to attract youngsters in and in Bristol IBC there is a thriving younger membership along side adult membership of around 800. It's the game I took up after I had to stop playing football and it filled the competitive edge that football gave me fantastically well. Now I'm retired it fills my time very adequately. It's not easy to play well either. These blokes on TV are amongst the best in world and whilst we all play well sometimes they do it consistently well, game after game. If you've never played it, try it before you slag it off. That's exactly why my old man plays it. 40 years playing cricket took its toll so taking up bowls still gives him a competitive edge. He plays to win like he did when he was a youngster. Winscombe is his club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Who has slagged it off? I just asked a question about it. Like 'do you have to be over 60 to watch it'. Fact is the pairs version that's showed on the TV is two woods each. Everywhere else it's 4 woods each. That's 16 bowls every end which is too many for tv coverage. It takes too long to play and with that many woods per end it makes it more difficult to follow. They sometimes show two wood triples which is rarely played elsewhere. 3 wood triples is my favourite format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Just noticed that the World indoor Bowls has started, does anyone actually watch this? do you actually have to be over 60 to watch it? It's huge in Australia, a game that is big with the young. Seen as a old persond game over here but lots of the top players are surprisingly young. Never played it myself. Too much skill gtor a gert oaf like I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 It's huge in Australia, a game that is big with the young.Seen as a old persond game over here but lots of the top players are surprisingly young.Never played it myself. Too much skill gtor a gert oaf like IWhen I lived in Oz I played a few times are really enjoyed it as it is quite skillful.My Mother who is still in Oz and aged 84 has given up playing this year after snapping her Achilles Tendon. Must have been the Dennis Lillee style run up she had to the mat !!This is the same woman who rang me last year to say she had got rid of her car. I'm thinking this is good because she is an absolute menace on the roads at her age. Anyway, she proceeded to tell me she had replaced it with a Black Toyota 4X4 with Chrome wheels because it was easier to get in and out of ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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