Enjoy Short Mat bowling at the Jubilee Hall.
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Skilled guidance for beginners. All ages welcome.
Enjoy Short Mat bowling at the Jubilee Hall. Below is some extra information people who are considering taking part.
Winsham residents who have played lawn bowls or
viewed the game on TV, now have the chance to play Short Mat Bowling at
the Jubilee Hall. Our main hall is the ideal place for people of any age
or physical ability to enjoy this fascinating game of skill, which
offers competitive but gentle physical exercise, in warm, pleasant
surroundings, with congenial company. The only equipment needed to start
playing is shoes with soft soles. Young or old, beginner or experienced,
you can be sure of having a good time.
Short Mat bowling is
very similar to the game that is played outdoors, or on full size indoor
bowling rink. The only major difference is that there is a block of wood
placed in the centre of the playing surface to prevent the use of
‘firing’ woods-those shots delivered with force to overcome the
bias on the bowl, sometimes used in the ‘big game’. This is not
practical in a limited space such as a village hall.
Click on the YouTube link below, to see a game in
progress, and you can find out more about the actual rules of the game
by clicking on the .pdf link
HERE.
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WINSHAM JUBILEE HALL SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB Coronation Cup 2025 Having formed the club at the end of January 2023 we arrived at the time to compete for the Coronation Cup, a knock out competition, we have held since the inaugural time in 2023 to coincide with the Kings Coronation. During the weeks of April rounds were played resulting in the final being held on the 2nd May and two, Margaret Long and Bryan Goodman, meeting to do battle for the magnificent cup. The match was to be over 14 ends with each bowling 3 woods per end. Remember that the aim is to get your bowls nearer than your opponents to the Jack to win. It was a warm afternoon and the mat was running much faster than normal so adjustments had to be made by the two bowlers to adjust their weight of bowl ( how much power they put behind the bowl). Defending Cup holder Bryan was successful again and came out the winner being presented as has become a tradition by the losing finalist. We also played a friendly match at Combe St Nicholas on Wednesday 30thApril, our first away visit and an enjoyable evening was spent in pleasant company although half way through the evening their Hall was plunged into darkness by a village wide power cut, luckily we were enjoying their refreshments at the time and the power came back on ready for the second set of games, we would have liked to report that we were successful but they are a very accomplished and talented team but we did improve in scores to when we played them at home in November. If you would like to try out this game of skill free in pleasant company we are in Jubilee Hall on Fridays 2pm to 400ish come and give it a try, just wear soft soled shoes ,we have a variety of different sized bowls for you to use. If you decide to join the Club, membership is £20 per year with session fees of £3. Non members can play for £6 per session Bryan Goodman
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