| SANTA
CRUZ LAWN BOWLING GREEN
The Santa Cruz Lawn Bowling Club and the City
of Santa Cruz are pleased to announce that the new Santa Cruz Lawn Bowling Green
is open! Lawn Bowling
Program as PDF ADDRESS
The Santa Cruz Green is located at 137 Dakota Street in San Lorenzo Park.
For visitor information visit http://www.santacruzca.org HOURS
AND RULES
Open 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. daily. Lessons and use of equipment available.
For information call Stephen 408.353-1587. SPECIAL
THANKS
Special thanks to the community sponsors and supporters
responsible
for the new green.
A.J & E.A Berry PTY LTD
Bill Ranney
Charles Kennedy
City of Santa Cruz
Comerica Bank
Coral Singer
Don Fitzgerald
Erica Schilling
Ernest
Rideout
Geri Veith
Granite Construction
Granite Rock
Greg Fyvie
Harry Schoenfeld
Holcomb Corporation
Hugh Rideout
Janet Goss
Jim Crick
John Lyons
Journeyworks Publishing
Randy's Auto Repair, Inc
Santa Cruz
Lawn Bowling Club
Schocal
Stephen Schoenfeld
The Home
Depot
William Parry WHAT CONSTITUTES A WORLD CLASS GREEN?
A
120 foot by 120 foot grass or artificial grass surface constructed of a well drained
compacted substrate layer leveled to within 1/8" level every ten foot of
surface where the bowl when rolled upon the surface travels at a specific speed
to meet world standards for tournament play.
HISTORY OF LAWN BOWLING
Lawn bowling like many games has been with us for centuries.
Some say
the Egyptians started a similar game that changed
into Bocce ball (Italian),
Pe'tanque (French), and Lawn Bowling
(English). The English version
of this ancient game modified the balls into oblong shapes so when they are rolled
they can curve around obstacles in the way of their final destination. Since balls
are spherical these oblong shapes internally weighted on one side are now called
bowls. It is very important that the playing surface for lawn bowling is flat
and consistent in texture. It was found that grass could provide such a surface,
hence the playing area has been called a Green. The Green is 120 feet by
120 feet and up to eight separate games can be played at the same time. One person
against one person (Singles), three people against each other (Cut throat), two
against two (Doubles), three against three (Triples), and four against four (Rinks).
So you can see up to 64 people can play on the Green at the same time.
A
game can take between two to three hours to play. Men
can play against women,
old can play against the young and
all have a chance to be on a winning team.
Teams are made
up by a "Draw" (names pulled out of a hat) to create
a variety
in day to day play. Besides this the distance to the target
changes with each end that is played. The starting point from
which the Bowls
are thrown may change for each end. The
number of ends played may vary. All
these makes for a
unique fun time for all. In recent times the surface
of the Green has been improved
in consistency with texture, speed, and level
with the use
of special foundation material and artificial sand filled layering
to make the bowls roll more precisely. Santa Cruz Lawn
Bowling Club
is proud to offer such a Green for your enjoyment.
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