bowling flat green around belfast city

When you join a club, most will have coaches from whom you can take lessons. Even if you have a basic knowledge of the game, and have played before, it's advisable to take a few lessons from the club coach. Even the professionals need coaching!...

The game is played on a flat grass surface, although in recent years a number of Greens have been laid with a synthetic carpet. The total area is usually 120ft x 120ft and is surrounded by a ditch and bank. The green is divided into lanes called "Rinks" 15ft to 19ft wide, which are marked out by stretching a string along the surface. The object of the game is to deliver a bowl as near as possible to the "Jack", a white ball 2.5 inches apporx. in diameter. At the conclusion of each "End", I,e...