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Bowls
Bowls, often called lawn bowls, is a target-ball game on a green. Players roll biased bowls on curved lines toward the small target ball, the jack; weight, line, green reading and team tactics decide play.
LevelMain sport
FamilyPrecision Sport
CategoryPrecision sport
Classification
Category
Precision sport
Family
Precision Sport
Level
Main sport
Weitere Angaben
Tags
individual, team, einzeln, bowls, lawn-bowls, target-game, bias, precision-sport
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
Place bowls closer to the jack than the opposing side.
Teilnehmer
Singles, pairs or teams.
Teamgröße
Singles, pairs, triples or fours.
Spielfeld
Bowling green with rinks, mat and jack.
Dauer
Several ends by format.
Wertung
After an end, bowls closer to the jack than the opponent's nearest bowl score.
Gewinnbedingung
More points after ends, target score or set format.
Ausrüstung
- biased bowls
- jack
- mat
- rink/green
- measuring aid
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- wrong mat/rink
- out of bounds
- jack/bowl movement under rule
- wrong order
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
Federations
- World Bowls (World Bowls)
- Laws of the Sport World Bowls · official-rules · high
- World Bowls World Bowls · official-federation · high
- Getting Started Bowls England · beginner-guide · medium
- Beginner's Guide To Lawn Bowls Bowls Queensland · beginner-guide · medium