Yesterday saw the first of this season's training sessions for the ladies team. A great opportunity to identify any issues that get on the way of your otherwise perfect deliveries.

By all accounts it was a great session and a similar training day will take place soon for the men's team.

‘How to Reach the Pinnacle’

This user-friendly and well-illustrated book offers valuable insights and comprehensive guidelines for achieving success in bowling. It covers 40 essential topics with the emphasis on mastering the fundamental aspects of our wonderful sport:

• Excellent bowling techniques
• Attainment of great skills
• Application of optimal tactics and best strategy during match play
• Preparation for top level tournaments
• Friendly rivalry and good sportsmanship 

The main objective of this book is to guide the reader towards the bowling summit.

Reaching the pinnacle in lawn bowls is an exciting and exhilarating journey. It is a sport that rewards dedication, hard work, and competitive character.

Love for the sport will drive bowlers to practice consistently, to compete regularly, and to strive for bowling perfection. Embrace the challenges during the journey to excellence and celebrate success.

The fundamental aspect of lawn bowls should always resolve around fun and enjoyment, at all levels of competition. It’s all about playing the game that you love.

Give it a go, have fun, and celebrate life!

‘How to Reach the Pinnacle’

Bowling out of your mind.
‘What the mind truly believes, the body will certainly deliver’
The conscious mind and the subconscious mind have distinct functions; however, they also act complimentary, which is particularly important to achieve precision and consistency.
.  The conscious mind should be conditioned to go all out for a win.
.  The subconscious mind should be primed to direct a perfect delivery.

Top bowlers keep it ‘straight and simple’.
* They are target orientated:  they ‘see it – feel it – believe it’.
* They allow the subconscious mind: to deliver and ‘achieve it’.
* Slow backswing, Forward swing, Release of bowl, Follow-through

The art of delivery.
For precision and consistency, the delivery should be performed automatically, feel comfortable, and be rhythmic and smoothly flowing.


The natural pendulum swing is of utmost importance to play consistent line.
The bowler aligns the bowling arm over the required delivery line, and the backswing and forward swing should follow a straight pendulum over this line. 

Play with good weight.
Take a good look at the jack to judge and interpret its distance – then allow your subconscious mind to perform an automatic delivery to flow from your memory bank.
                                                                                                                                 
Precise practice makes perfect.
Regular intelligent practice is essential to acquire a sound technique, and to attain a high level of bowling skill (a comprehensive practice program is suggested).


Hints on match play strategy and tactics.
The strategic aim should be to win the greatest number of shots and to lose as little as possible, by giving your absolute best.

​Superb skill and brilliant tactics go hand in hand, all the way to success.

UNDER 18 SUCCESS FOR SHEARING AND WADE IN OXFORD
13th May, 2024

The Bowls England Under 18 Singles event showcased the talents of 64 young players competing for top honours. The tournament, held over the weekend at Oxford City and County BC, featured a thrilling mix of group stage battles and knockout matches, culminating in the crowning of champions in both the main event and the plate competition.

In a display of talent and determination, Ollie Shearing (North Greenwich BC, Middlesex) emerged victorious as the Under 18 Singles champion.

Shearing secured the title with a 2-1 win on sets against 2023 winner Charlie Beeton (Felixstowe & Suffolk BC, Suffolk). Both finalists arose from a talented field of youngsters to get there.

​Click the link above for full details.

Here is a fabulous thank you letter from the MS Society in Nailsworth for the sterling fund raising efforts the Bowls Club made back on 9th March 2024.

Have you been down to the green lately? If not, here's a teaser for the new green surrounds. You'll find some changes have been made to the clubhouse too!

Finally the rain stopped long enough for us to proceed with our first ever inter-company Bowls Bash Challenge at Nailsworth Mills Estate.

With 20 pairs registered, two heats were needed to find our two finalists - The Ebley Enforcers versus The Morrisons Mashers!

All down to the final end, the ladies of The Morrisons Mashers were victories and claimed the first every Chamberlain Shield, donated here by Jasper Chamberlain himself.

The feedback from everyone about how much fun the whole event was has been excellent and the club management team would like to thank all those members who helped to make it happen.

Mostly we would like to thank both Jasper and Tim for their enthusiasm for putting on the event in the first place. We will be planning next year's very soon so look out for the date and get it in the diary for 2024.
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Jasper Chamberlain presents the first ever Great NME Bowls Bash Challenge Shield to worthy winners Lyn Townsend and Lynn Brown of W.Morrisons Supermarkets Ltd "The Morrisons Mashers".

We are sad to announce that long-standing NMBC member Bunny Coles passed away on 28th July 2023, aged 89 years.

On Thursday 24th August many of our members attended the Memorial Service of a dear friend and fellow member and a great ambassador for the club and the game of bowls.

He loved his community and served for many years in the Fire Service.

Bunny had lived in the Nailsworth area since childhood and has been an active and accomplished member of our bowls club and a regular skittles player.

The photo below is of Bunny receiving his 100th Badge for playing for the County. We are all extremely proud and privileged to have known him. Our condolences to all his family. May he rest in peace.
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On Wednesday evening 2nd August from 6pm we are holding the Great NME Bowls Bash Challenge, an inter-estate competition with a shield kindly donated by Jasper Chamberlain.

Open to anyone, whether they have ever played before or not, as a brief training session is all you will need to participate. The rules of Bowls Bash are very simple and we know you will have loads of fun if you give it a go.

The intent is to make the bowls green available to all on the estate (at the Estate owner's request). The bar will be open throughout and food is being provided for the teams that have entered.


​The following companies have put forward pairs for the event so far, so a huge thanks to them:

Fluid Transfer Ltd: 1 team
Restoraction Ltd: 1 team
Read for Good: 2 teams
Vinotopia Ltd: 1 team
Doddl Ltd: 2 teams
Cotswold Green/Ebley Coaches: 1 team
Blue Diamond Garden Centre: 1 team
Morrisons: 3 teams

Helpers and markers from the club will be available that evening, some coaching people as they play (checking bias, one foot on the mat, etc).

We look forward to seeing you all there.

Mike Isaacs
Club Captain
Nailsworth Mills Bowls Club
​Avening Road Estate

​Below is a poster giving details of the event that you can download:

We are sorry to have to announce that our third recruitment Fun Day with a Bowls Bash game has been cancelled due to heavy rain.

​The next date is Saturday 19th August 2023 from 2pm so please come along and have a go.