Lawn Bowl Tactics

PLAY WITH MORE CONTROL AND CONFIDENCE

How to Make Better Decisions, Win More Ends, and Close Out Tight Games in Lawn Bowls

Most players already have the ability to bowl well enough to win matches. The difference is what happens in the small number of ends where the head changes quickly and the game starts to shift.

It is rarely one poor bowl that decides a match. It is a handful of decisions made under pressure that determine how those ends unfold.

This book is about those decisions and how to handle them better.

• Choosing the right approach based on how the head is developing
• Responding when a single bowl changes control of an end
• Knowing when to protect a lead or build on it
• Creating pressure when you are behind without overplaying
• Adjusting to changes in green speed or bias during play
• Recognising momentum shifts before the scoreboard shows them

• Reading ends earlier and more clearly
• Making cleaner decisions under pressure
• Separating good-looking options from the right option
• Avoiding unnecessary risk
• Staying adaptable when conditions change
• Turning strong positions into completed ends

This book is for players who already understand lawn bowls and can bowl consistently, but feel their results do not always match their level. If you are still learning basic delivery, it is not for you. If you are competing regularly but losing matches you feel you should be winning, it is.

Written by Michael Kershaw, a long-time club player and coach who has spent years studying match patterns, pressure moments, and decision-making at club level, this book is built around what actually changes results in real games, not theory.

At club level, it rarely comes down to technique. It comes down to a small number of decisions that shape the game.

Get those right, and results will follow.

If you are tired of finishing matches feeling like you played well but still lost, this book shows you where those games are decided and how to take control of them.