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26-02-2006, 08:10 AM
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XR8 v Lee. love you Lee
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Bathurst nsw
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Now for the young, Lawn Bowls may seem an old mans game, Maybe.....
But for any body who enjoys a "drink" and not so fit anymore,this game is the most. Where can you start drinking at 9 am ----Bowls Roll up of course Who makes jam and cream scones for ya mornin tea ---- lady bowlers BBQ lunch to soak up the mornin grog---- Bowls Walk the equivilent of about 4 km ------ above the "life be in it" average Amortization of the days game "with grog" till late--- Bowls Not for the faint hearted i can tell you, this involves a lot of practice !!! Any way, i got a new set of bowls 3 weeks ago and all the top brass bowlers , said !, dont use them untill you practice with them first, ME ! no way "minor singles champianships" good place to start i say. GOT FLOGGED 31 - 3 . Still cant get the courage to front them old bastards and cop thier "told you so" remarks. Have played 2 social games as practice since and play "Major singles champs" today , If nothing else--- I will be fed and exersised and legless.....  : 
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26-02-2006, 09:59 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2005
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I was down in Sydney last week for a conference - and they took us out to lawn bowls on the Thursday night. Had an absolutely awesome time
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26-02-2006, 10:49 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Brisbane North
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Lawn bowls rocks, I have played in a few corporate comps @ New Farm bowls club, they are preetty cool, most teams enjoy the game for the cheap beer, other teams play for the win, and the cheap beer is a side story...
Always good fun, thats for certain! Where else can you spend $5 and get unlimited hours worth of entertainment, if you add $15 you can get a bbq meal as well, and if you spend $50, you will certainly need a ride home, or even a cab! |
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26-02-2006, 10:58 AM
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Shhhh ... don't tell em about the secrets of lawn bowls.
hee hee I still got my old set of bowls that suit me fine ... large buggers too (4 and 15/16 in size). I need to get out and have another roll-up though ... since I have moved I need to organise becoming a member of a club ... but i hardly get the time to play though. I used to compete in high school as a bludge ... went to state titles and won for Elderslie High ... was pretty stoked. Also just before I turned 18 I won the Junior Southern Highland championships ... played a few pennants with Camden Bowling Club and won ... but eventually had less and less time for the game ... shame really cos it's pretty damn good. Need an AFF bowls day ... LMAO
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26-02-2006, 11:31 AM
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I used to play for a few years . I started at 15 and stopped at 19. Have only played a few games since then ! I will one day as its a sport that is harder than yo think
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26-02-2006, 11:32 AM
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There's a lot of lifting involved ... and a fair bit of walking as well .... and a lot of arm bending ... LMAO
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26-02-2006, 02:46 PM
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Boosted TQE FTW
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Perth
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My mates grnadad used to be the chairman or something of our old local club, and we use to go there for the 80c bottles of ginger beer lol!.
Then some of the members were complaining about non members being there... so we beacme members in 96 and started playhing to and use to beat them so then we got in trouble for that haha.. Play'd for 2-3 years then other thing took my interest. Still dont mind the game and it is harder than it looks..
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26-02-2006, 08:49 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: VIC
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It's not the type of sport i'd consider doing full time (give me a 400cc trail bike any day ;)) but great fun with a group of friends who don't take it seriously. The beer flows freely too! Some of those old fellas can drink!
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26-02-2006, 08:53 PM
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Slide Baby Slide
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: SA - The Drift State
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I used to plan compettively way way way back when i was in grade 6 and year 7. i started to get embarressed about it so i stop doing it. If i knew people were actaully like this to it i would have kept doing it.
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27-02-2006, 02:10 AM
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Fantastic Plastic
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Mars most of the time
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yep , great game , i've had the odd few games around the local near me . Gee those old fellas can yap ya ears off , but its all in good heart - and as mentioned above - plenty of beers flow at lawn bowls ! - makes a great afternoon out. ;)
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27-02-2006, 02:28 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Brisbane
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Yep, been on the greens 4 or 5 times now, every time off my face by 11am. The crossing the lane scull gets me everytime (well, such is the rules at St Lucia Bowles Brisbane). I have no skill whatsoever, but a surprisingly a fun sport.
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27-02-2006, 11:43 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Yes I agree it is a fun sport - also it IS harder than it looks, I got my ИИИИ kicked by my woman and she doesn't beat me at anything lol!
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27-02-2006, 01:35 PM
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I am shocked and appalled that anyone would promote such a dangerous and extreme pass time on a motor vehicle site.
Did you know that statisticly there are more fatalities during lawn bowles matches than any other sport in the world!!!! Even more than GOLF...... |
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27-02-2006, 04:18 PM
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Did you know that statisticly there are more fatalities during lawn bowles matches than any other sport in the world!!!!
Even more than GOLF..... i think youll find the statistic is ,it has the highest death rate of all sports (BECAUSE WHILE YOUR PLAYING ITS NOT THAT DANGEROUS) Great game because it pays my wages and at all the clubs i work at COLD BEER ON TAP  : : : :
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27-02-2006, 05:00 PM
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Who Loves Mountain Women
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Blue Mountains
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haha love lawnbowels,
we played it for wednesday sports at school, so we could go home early we ended up winning the comp! outta 5 schools the most embarrasing thing was, was when we had to get up in front of the whole school and recieve the trophy (about 1200 people) still i was proud of my one and only trophy that i got for the school
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27-02-2006, 07:22 PM
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Damn .. definitely need an AFF bowels day for sure ... there's more people on here than I expected that have played bowls.
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27-02-2006, 07:59 PM
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XR8 v Lee. love you Lee
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GET it right guys, "BOWLS" not bowels. thats where you poo from?????????
Anyway, played the major singles and won 31 - 12. yippee!!! As Kevin Cosner Said .......... "Build it and they will come"
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27-02-2006, 08:42 PM
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27-02-2006, 09:09 PM
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Slide Baby Slide
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There was a AFF Lawn Bowls day, on Australia day for those of us in Vic. Must say, was a good day
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27-02-2006, 09:22 PM
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I think ANZAC Day is a fitting day for an AFF NSW Bowls day .... anyone???
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27-02-2006, 11:14 PM
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