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Bowls Sayings

Phrases and Sayings heard on the bowling green

   

 I want one in the head. Skip asking for a close wood to the Jack 
Woods 3 Yards through “ That’ll keep”,

 If you are skipping and trying to encourage his bowlers,

 Woods 3 Yards short “that’ll stop them firing”

Ditto

“Good green” means the weight was crap,

Ditto

Good weight” means the line was likewise.

Ditto

“you only need to tap them up skip” Rest of team when you are skipping, if their woods are short
 you only need to trail the jack through skip”. If their woods were heavy and about 2 yards through
Skips must be up  When the skip bowls a short wood then shots down.
   
   
   

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