Most sports have the advantage of a huge body of research. Lawn bowls has very little, so I decided to change all that.
The secret ingredient – a survey of bowlers around the world. Everyone is welcome to complete the survey. Just click here.
Passion on the Green is a bowls book with a difference. It’s based on interviews with world champion bowlers and coaches, plus real research from real bowlers.
Soon, I will start to share some of the results, and the book will follow later this year. Please come back and check out the progress through the year.
May you bowl at your best
Mark Solonsch
Dear Mark,
It is a nice work to make that survey and it is a good way for me to know myself better by completing it.
I played lawn bowls for 7 years from the age of 24 and i play for Fire Service Lawn Bowl Club in Hing Kong since then.
I’m looking forward to see the results.
Thanks
Gary Mak
Hi Mark I tried ti fill in your survey, but as I am a wheelchair bowler there is not an option for my stance. Also I know I few bowlers here in the UK who deliver their bowls differatly depeanding form outdoors to indoors, I am not sure if there is an option to say if you differant stances, as can’t not get past the first page.
It would nice to know how many wheelchair bowlers are out there.
Mark
Hi Mark
I thought long and hard about the wheelchair bowlers stance, and if you could please tick “fixed stance” that is the closest. As you go through the survey, you will see that all the other questions will be ok, and I wanted to treat you guys just the same as any other bowler.
I hope that all makes sense, and thanks for your interest.
Cheers
Mark S
Hi Mark
Thanks for treating us wheelchair bowlers the same as able body bowlers, but I would have like a option to tick if your a wheelchair bowler, as I would loved to see how of us there are.
Also as I play indoors and outdoors I like to have been able to reflect that in your survey.
Mark P