'Old Man's Bowls'

[Biff600]

The lady at work plays it, but she is as old as God, travels all over the country to play too, then comes in on a Monday and bores me shitless with her bowling antics....zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[raleighnut]

I used to play every time my ex and I went up to her parents in Blackburn, they even had a circular 'crown green' there, much better than flat greens IMO.

 

[Randomnerd]

The lady at work plays it, but she is as old as God, travels all over the country to play too, then comes in on a Monday and bores me shitless with her bowling

Lovely. What a charmer.

 

[Accy cyclist]

[QUOTE 5272004, member: 259"]Are you talking about crown green bowling, Accy?[/QUOTE]

That and the other type.

 

[raleighnut]

That and the other type.

Not a fan of the flat greens where they all play in 'lanes', it's a bit like exercise/spinning classes. Crown Green is more liberating.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Go for it Accy, a new interest will do you the world of good!

 

[Accy cyclist]

If i take something up i have to take it seriously. I've seen people playing bowls in what some would call posh areas(Lytham St Annes and Cornwall), wearing all white clothing. Would i look ok in a white cap,white v neck jumper and white flannels i wonder? Or would they think "What the fark is this idiot wearing"?

 

[snorri]

Oh heck!!. And there's me supposedly checking if i've spelt it right everytime.

Aye ******** Spellcheckers, you'd think they should know what you are thinking however you choose to spell it.
Definitely give the bowling a try Accy, I was asking friend of mine how the local bowling club was doing, very well he said, only one member below retirement age and he keeps it all going.

Edit. Regarding dress code, just go with the flow. In some clubs they get dressed up for big matches, but prefer to play in civvies the rest of the time.

 

[raleighnut]

If i take something up i have to take it seriously. I've seen people playing bowls in what some would call posh areas(Lytham St Annes and Cornwall), wearing all white clothing. Would i look ok in a white cap,white v neck jumper and white flannels i wonder? Or would they think "What the fark is this idiot wearing"?

Tell em you're a Cricketer

 

[Levo-Lon]

It's often played by retired people as its a nice steady game.

It requires a lot of judgement and skill to play it well.
Crown may be more fun and its a 365 day option

 

[pawl]

That's what the runner Brendan Foster once called it on A Question of Sport,not me. Do you, or have any of you played it? I've been invited to join in the fun up my local park. One of the older chaps near to me plays in two teams and according to another player down my local pub, the one who's invited me to play is 'the best bowler in Arrod'. Arrod being the local slang term for the town of Great Harwood where i live. The bloke who's invited me to play is very modest as he's never said this about himself at all,just that he likes to play quite a lot. There's a tournament on today at another venue here,which i'm told will attract hundreds of spectators. I might have a look up. According to reports you can buy pie and peas for 2 quid,and cans of beer are only one pound each.
Have you seen the price of a set of bowls though?!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Drakes-Pride-Lawn-Bowls-Clearance-/123139358270

I had to read the thread title twice,you can guess why.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Do they still have that big annual televised bowling event in Blackpool? I know it was next to a pub,which i think was called the Waterloo or something like that.

 

[gavroche]

I love to play "petanque"or "boules" as you wrongly say over here, does count?

 

[raleighnut]

I love to play "petanque"or "boules" as you wrongly say over here, does count?

Maz's brother was in North Wales on holiday when he came across a Petanque championship so he duly entered....................and won it, came home with the Welsh Petanque Champion Trophy which sat proudly on his mantelpiece (It was only a little cup)

 

[gavroche]

Pétanque is a type of boules ...

Precisely, "a type" of boules. Petanque has very strict rules, boules is more open.