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CONTENTS

Volume 37

Issue 9

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Cover Story 08 Secret Weapon They call him the “Mr Bowls of the far north” and many credit Bob Pritchard with the resurgence of Yungaburra Bowls Club.

News 06 Australian Indoor Brett Wilkie denied a second Indoor title, while Queensland women still struggle to make their mark at Tweed Heads.

14 New CEO We get up close and personal with Bowls Queensland’s new CEO, Doug Evans.

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Scotland’s Alex Marshall and Canada’s Ryan Bester will add some international flavour to this year’s APL series.

22 Colts Ride Again Originally started as a team for the younger generation, the Gold Coast Colts are coming together for their 40th reunion.

Columns 34 What’s in your toolbox?

Are you the kind of player other bowlers enjoy playing with?

If not, it might be time to reach for the attitude toolbox.

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2014 Champs: David Holt and Jamie-Lee Worsnop.

Aus Indoor photos courtesy of BA.

No joy for Queensland at Australian Indoors English international and Blues starlet crowned king and queen of the carpet Queensland’s Brett Wilkie came tantalisingly close to a second Australian Indoor crown in August, finishing the wrong side of a blistering title showdown with former English rep David Holt at Tweed Heads Bowls Club.

Wilkie, who claimed his maiden Indoor title back in 2010, bundled out carpet specialist Steve Halmai to reach the 2014 final, before going down to Holt in a tight tiebreak, 9-6, 4-7, 2-1.

Holt, who turns 48 this month, was full of praise for his Gold Coast rival after the match.

“I was playing really well and I was getting a little bit frustrated, because as quickly as I was putting them on the jack, Brett was taking them off,” he said.

“He was converting brilliantly and I didn’t think he was ever going to miss.”

But miss he did, and at the worst possible time.

With Holt holding two on the last end of the tiebreaker, Wilkie took a last-ditch run at the jack.

It almost paid off, with the Australian vicecaptain clipping the kitty, but it didn’t quite have the power to take the jack out of play.

“In the second set I found a bit more of a rhythm and was confident going into the tie break, but not quite,” Wilkie said.

Holt, who boasts a Commonwealth Games gold medal and a World Pairs title for England, has being eyeing off the Indoor crown for some time.

“When I came to Australia 12 years ago, I actually thought the Aussie Indoor would 6 | queensland bowler

be my cup of tea because I played a lot of indoor and actually managed an indoor club, but I guess its taken me quite a while to achieve it,” Holt said after his win.

It has been a top 12 months for Holt, with the Englishman set to represent Australia at the World Champion of Champions in Christchurch later this year, following his victory at the national event in October 2013.

His latest win at the Australian Indoor means he’ll pull on the Green and Gold of his adopted country for a second time, at the indoor World Cup at Warilla Bowls Club in 2015.

“The highlight of my year was supposed to be the World Champion of Champions in Christchurch,” he said.

“I was gearing up towards that, thinking if I do nothing at all this year I’ll still have a good week over there, so this is just icing on the cake.

“I thought I was kind of retired, but I’ve got two World events to play now, so I guess it’s all happening.”

Women Meanwhile, Queensland’s drought in the women’s event continued at Tweed Heads, with 17-year-old St John’s Park starlet Jamie-Lee Worsnop etching her name in the record books as the Australian Indoor’s youngest ever winner.

Worsnop bundled out a number of big names en route to the final, including 2013 runner-up Marie Rigby in the quarterfinal, 10-7, 8-4, and Queensland rep Kristy Thatcher in the semis, 5-10, 7-6, 2-1.

In the final she took her time adjusting to the conditions of the Tweed’s televised show rink, dropping a shot on the first two ends to former Scottish International Kay Moran (Cabramatta), before posting scores on the next five consecutive ends to claim the opener 8-5.

The pint sized international fought back, with the pair going blow-for-blow in the second set, leaving Worsnop leading by just one shot heading into the final end.

With the first set in the bag, Worsnop could afford to give up one shot on the last end and still claim victory.

However, she found herself down two with just one bowl to play.

Taking it in her stride, she delivered a clutch drive that ricocheted off the shot bowl and knocked out Moran’s second shot, giving Worsnop her first senior national title, 8-5, 8-8.

“It was such a close game the whole way through,” Worsnop said.

“Every player here is amazing so I was stoked to even get this far.

“To make it up here through the qualifying was a great achievement in itself, but it’s something special to win in at 17.”

Worsnop will also represent Australia at the World Cup in Warilla next year.

Upset The biggest upset of this year’s championships came in Round 2, with sixtime champion Karen Murphy bundled out by unknown NSW bowler Janine Katon.

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Katon, a social bowler playing on carpet for just the second time, shocked Murphy 8-1, 9-8, to go through to the quarterfinals.

“I’m speechless right now, I just can’t believe it,” Katon said following her giantslaying win.

“Never in a million years did I think I could beat her - I’m so over the moon.

“I don’t even know how I played like I did, I’ve never done that before, I was so nervous my hands were shaking and I couldn’t hold my bowls but they just seemed to do the right thing.

“I don’t care what happens now, I was happy to just win the first game this morning,- I’m from a tiny little club of 20 members in the bush.”

Katon was humble in her self assessment, never expecting to make it through qualifying rounds and into the main draw.

“I went down to Warilla to qualify for the event, I had brand new bowls that I had owned for five days and played on carpet for the first time in my life to qualify,” she said.

“This is only the second time that I’ve ever played on carpet, because we just don’t have them at home.”

Katon’s luck ran out in the quarters, with the Aberdeen (NSW) bowler dispatched by Queensland’s Kristy Thatcher, 15-0, 7-3.

Queensland rep Natasha Jones also fell in the quarterfinals, going down to Carol Bannister, 8-7, 8-3.

Clockwise from top left: Aus Indoor giant slayer Janine Katon; home club favourite Kristy Thatcher; Bribie Island’s Natasha Jones and 2013 runner-up Maria Rigby.

UNHAPPY HUNTING GROUND Queensland girls struggle to crack Indoor success Queensland’s sole Australian Indoor women’s champion, Di Cunnington, is stumped as to why Queensland’s girls can’t seem to clinch the coveted title.

Cunnington said she “could not be prouder” of Jamie-Lee Worsnop’s win, because as a selector she had seen “the young ones rise through the years”.

Cunnington beat Nancy Williamson in straight sets to claim the inaugural Indoor crown back in 2003, following an upset semifinal win over newly crowned Commonwealth Games gold medallist Karen Murphy,

Queensland’s men have enjoyed far greater success at the Aus Indoors, winning more titles than any other state, thanks in large part to Steve Glasson Ian Schuback and Kelvin Kerkow, who between them notched up eight titles since the inaugural men’s event in 1988.

As a long-time state selector, Di believes Queensland has the talent to win the event, not to mention the hometown advantage.

But she’s at a loss to explain the Queensland girls’ lack of success to date.

“They just don’t seem to get there, I can’t seem to put my finger on it,” she said.

Still a fierce competitor, Cunnington was forced to watch this year’s action from the grandstands at Tweed Heads, after failing to make it through qualifying rounds in June.

“The semi-finals and finals for the men and the women were wonderful, it was very good quality of bowls,” she said. v37/9

Overall, Queenslanders claimed the Indoor crown 13 times, with NSW close behind on 10 title wins.

Glasson is most successful player in the history of Australian Indoors, lifting the trophy nine times (four for Qld and five for NSW).

Schuback and Kerkow clinched the title twice each.

Pictured left: Di holds the inaugural Australian Indoor trophy aloft on the cover of the September 2003 Queensland Bowler. It was another good year for Steve Glasson, who won the third of his five consecutive titles as a NSW player. queensland bowler | 7

BOB ‘MR BOWLS’ PRITCHARD

The man behind the resurgence of Yungaburra Bowls Club Ask anyone about Yungaburra’s recent success and they’ll say they have a “secret weapon”.

Bob Pritchard, 76, celebrating a decade this year as foundation patron of Tropical Far North Queensland bowls, is proof that “nice guys” can make a big difference to the popularity of a sport.

A good rep bowler in his day, Pritchard has become a beacon of the Far North, relied upon by games directors and clubs throughout the region for insight and sound advice.

“We call him the “Mr Bowls” of the Far North because there’s nothing he hasn’t been part of at Atherton Tablelands and Far North Queensland level, he’s got so much knowledge, and he’s always happy to help, he puts in so many hours that nobody knows about,” Yungaburra games director Ashley Jones said.

“Bob is the most loyal person and he gets along with everyone, and everyone gets along with him,” club patron Peter Williams said.

Pritchard said being friendly was the key to retaining members and of course, having a robust competition to attract good bowlers!

“A lot of the smaller clubs have been struggling but we’ve certainly had some good bowlers come to Yungaburra, from Atherton, Malanda, Herberton and Ravenshoe,” Pritchard said.

“The men have just won four-in-a-row (Division 1 Pennant), beating Mareeba 8 | queensland bowler

to represent Atherton Tablelands, now we play off against Edge Hill for the right to go to State Pennant, representing Tropical Far North Queensland.”

Pritchard said the greater distances in the bigger TFNQ zone made it tougher for clubs to compete.

“We’ve got a mob going to Cooktown next week, but with a zone that includes, Weipa, Cooktown and Cardwell, it’s a long way for clubs to travel for their rep games.”

Pictured top: Yungaburra icon Bob Pritchard has been immortalised at the far north club, with a green named in his honour. Above: Yungaburra patron Peter Williams, volunteer green keeper Douglas Sweedman, Bob Pritchard and bowls coordinator Ashley Jones.

Yungaburra’s honours board is heavy with the name R Pritchard, including 25 years as president between 1966 – 1996.

Pritchard’s main job with the club these days is running the bar and keeping the customers happy, a job he hopes to do for many more years.

“If I keep drinking XXXX Gold, I’ll keep going!” Pritchard said.

“It’s very peaceful here, I couldn’t sleep where there’s traffic, but there’s got to be progress for a town to survive, and clubs these days have got to be run like a business.

“I reckon I look after people pretty well, although sometimes they tell me they won’t be able to buy another round, because I forgot to give them their change, but that’s quickly fixed up.”

Pritchard sponsors the annual Pritchard Cup and has a bowls green named after him at Yungaburra.

Touch of genius Good story behind this toucher, from Bob Kinnane, Pioneer Valley Bowls Club (inland from Mackay).

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HAPPY HELEN CELEBRATES A CENTURY Nambour Bowls Club’s Helen Levitt has spent more than half of her 100 years around a bowls green.

She joined her much loved club in 1964 and went on to become a champion bowler, and serve a remarkable 32 years as the club’s treasurer.

The club’s current members hold her in high esteem, inviting Helen to be patroness (and assuring her the books still balance!)

It’s four in a row for Yungaburra men and two in a row for Yungaburra women, First Division Pennant in the Atherton Tablelands competition, 2014.

The competition was played in variable weather conditions in Mareeba and Atherton mid-year.

“We’re all very excited, the Pennant flag flies high at Yungaburra once again,” club PR Robyn Williams said.

“The ladies competition was extremely close, no-one can remember the scores being that close, it was a wonderful feeling when Yungaburra won, and we went back to back.”

Helen’s proudest bowling achievement was a six-year domination of the club’s triples title, alongside Nada O’Donnell and Flo Achurch.

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The women dedicated their win to dear friend and former team member Pam Jonasson, who recently lost her brave battle against cancer.

“We played our hearts out for her, she was very special to

Salisbury Spring Open Triples Salisbury Bowls Club has relaunched itself on the tournament circuit with a new $20,000 Angel Flight Spring Open Triples, to be played on the last weekend of October (25-26).

“There’s room for 56 triples, men, women or mixed, and juniors aged 10 and over,” board chairman John Strong said.

“First to pay their registration fee is in, and the prize money will be well spread around.”

The 56 triples will be allocated to one of two sessions on the Saturday, 9am or 3pm, and the top 28 will go through to Sunday.

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There will be a Div 1 and Div 2 final, with the winner of Div 1 taking home $6000, and the runner up, $3000.

“We have a generous sponsor and we’ll be bowling for a very worthwhile charity, Angel Flight,” Strong said.

Salisbury Bowls had a great run for 22 years with its prestigious Superbowl (singles), but it lost money for the club.

The new look Salisbury Community Sports Club (Ainsworth St) aims to replicate the popularity of Superbowl but without losing money, with the new open triples format.

Inquiries to John Strong (07) 3849 7663 or 0422 007 430.

everyone at the club,” Williams said.

The men had a close play off against mighty Mareeba, going through to play off against Edge Hill (Cairns) for a place at the state finals in November.

She also won various club fours and pairs championships, and rose to runner-up in the singles.

Both Helen and her late husband Bill were honoured with life membership of Nambour because of their decades of faithful service.

“Helen is a truly remarkable lady who has provided inspiration to many throughout her life,” Nambour deputy chairman Graham Morton said.

The club recently held a 100th birthday afternoon tea for Helen (pictured left), where she was presented with a Bowls Queensland 100 Years medallion.

The Nambour Bowls Club was formed in 1932, one of four original bowling clubs to pioneer the sport of lawn bowls on what used to be called “the North Coast”.

In 1937, an annual interclub competition started, known as “Pennant”, and the competition still continues 77 years later, in a similar format.

The club’s most distinguished bowler was one of its foundation members, George Jarrett, a returned serviceman from the First World War.

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SWEET SERENDIPITY Being in the right place at the right time proved fortunate for Club Kawana’s Kiani Andersen, as she became the best-performed Queenslander in this year’s Silver Nugget (Tweed Heads, July 21-23).

Andersen wasn’t even lined up to play Silver Nugget, but was invited to fill in when someone dropped out.

MAIDEN NUGGETS FOR TALENTED TWO Ryan Bester and Natasha Scott have both won their maiden Golden Nugget, Tweed Heads’ annual prestige invitation singles championship.

Bester, the bowls coordinator at Broadbeach Bowls Club, beat fellow Gold Coaster Mark Casey 25-21 in the title play-off.

Scott, from Raymond Terrace NSW, beat former Queenslander Kelsey Cottrell in the women’s final, 25-19.

Bester is enjoying a purple patch at the moment, contesting Golden Nugget hot on the heels of his arrival back from Comm Games 2014 in Glasgow, where he won a silver medal in the men’s singles for his native Canada (ahead of Australia’s Aron Sherriff, who won bronze).

Scott is enjoying an extended honeymoon, getting married earlier this year to fellow Raymond Terrace bowler Lennon Scott, then being selected to play Comm Games 2014 for Australia (pairs and fours) and now winning her first Golden Nugget.

Queensland-based bowlers playing Golden Nugget this year were, for the men, Brett Wilkie, Mark Casey, Kelvin Kerkow and Bester, and for the women, Kristy Thatcher, Bolivia Millerick, and Gail Waitai.

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Australia, Opal Specialist Aged Care, Henselite and Tweed Ultima Holiday Apartments.

Each year a field of 12 men and 12 women are invited to play for Golden Nugget glory.

Three Queenslanders made it through to the top of the men’s table this year, after five arduous rounds played over three days.

Wilkie, Casey, and Bester all went through to the finals, along with Dylan Fisher from NSW. NSW-based players dominated the top of the women’s table, with Anne Johns, Kelsey Cottrell, Carmen Anderson and Natasha Scott winning the four finals places.

In the men’s semis, Casey defeated Fisher 25-23 and Bester defeated Wilkie 25-19, to set up the Casey-Bester final.

In the women’s semis, Scott defeated Johns 25-11 and Cottrell defeated Anderson 25-13, giving Scott her first chance at a Golden Nugget title against Cottrell.

Junior Nugget Club Kawana’s Connie-Leigh Rixon was the best performed Queenslander in the 2014 Junior Nugget, played at Tweed Heads (Aug 2-3).

The Queensland Under-18 rep bowler made the quarter-finals last year, and lifted her game considerably to make the final this year, an accomplishment

she considers one of her greatest achievements in the game to date.

“I felt more comfortable this year because it was my second time, I felt calmer, and my games were pretty good, but as I went through the competition, my nerves grew,” Rixon said.

At her mother’s house without bowls or bowling gear, she raced down to the Gold Coast and sailed through to the quarterfinals, using her brother’s bowls and a borrowed outfit.

“I hadn’t played in a month, and all my sectional games were close, down to the wire,” said Andersen, who made it to the quarterfinals before bowing out against South Australia’s Renee McPharlin.

“I was really stoked with how I played on the first day,” said Andersen (pictured below).

Rixon went down to strong NSW singles warrior Ellen Ryan in the final, 25-15.

“I was nervous in the final because Ellen is an amazing bowler, but she was lovely to play against, because she is really focused,” Rixon said.

Her next showing for Queensland is at the Under18 Nationals in Darwin (Sept 29-Oct 2).

Dawn Hayman (NSW) came in third place beating Gayndah’s Taleah Putney 21-13, and April Wilson (Club Helensvale) also competed.

Dylan Skinner from NSW won the boys 2014 Junior Nugget, with Michael Sims (TAS) runner up and Victorian’s Jay ByeNorris, third.

Queensland’s boys didn’t make it out of sectionals, Hayden Vogler (West Toowoomba) and Mitchell Mears (Algester Sports) were section runner-ups, with Brendan Wilson (Tweed Heads) and Jacob Nelson (Cleveland) also competing.

“Most of the players from outside Queensland have played national and Trans-Tasman tests, so we Queenslanders were up against very experienced bowlers.”

“When you’re playing singles, there is no such thing as an easy draw, it all comes down to you.”

It’s only the second year Silver Nugget has been played, specifically catering for two dozen of Australia’s top Under25 bowlers.

Despite an impressive line up of Queensland entrants, the host-state bowlers were outgunned by the talent from down south and across the Tasman, the 2014 winners’ trophies going to Kristina Krstic (WA) and Corey Wedlock (NSW). v37/9

Going in to bat for Qld Clubs New Bowls Queensland CEO, Doug Evans, is planning to use his extensive business experience to improve the health of lawn bowls for the benefit of all Queensland clubs.

Bowls Queensland’s new CEO Doug Evans has only been in the job a month, but he’s already impressed with the sport’s ethics and values.

“From what I’ve seen, bowlers are pretty special, it’s not like some other sports where someone might try to milk a penalty, people seem pretty straight up front, and having ethics is a powerful building block,” Doug said.

Doug lives at Pelican Waters on the Sunshine Coast and commutes to BQ’s Brisbane headquarters at Enoggera.

He comes from a strong business administration background, most recently in the liquor industry, based in Sydney, which involved working with member-based wholesale cooperatives, including bowls clubs.

His sporting background is in cricket, soccer and golf, but golf has been his enduring passion.

“I’ve been playing golf since high school and it’s continued all my life because apart from loving it, it’s been very much part of the corporate world in Sydney and overseas, you get invited to play golf tournaments,” Doug said.

“However I’ve played social bowls with my father at Coolum and father-inlaw at Caloundra and I enjoyed myself, any sport in the great outdoors.”

Doug is looking forward to moving into sports administration in a job closer to home, after years of commuting interstate.

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the image of a sport with unrealised potential.

“Ongoing survival and success in any business is about brand and people, I’m big on developing potential, and nothing happens without people,” Doug said.

“I see huge opportunities to negotiate better deals for our clubs, we’re not using collective bargaining very well yet, and it can save our clubs a lot of money.

“I also think attracting and developing sponsors is a key obligation in my role, more support coming into a sport has many flow on effects.”

Doug said the “game for life” aspect of lawn bowls was an attractive point of difference.

“It’s truly rare to be able to play a sport young or old, with a disability, master or beginner, bowls already has that point of difference.

“I see myself as an ambassador for our sport, and for Queensland clubs in particular, and I will vigorously advocate for better deals.

“As I said from the outset, I’ve already been impressed that the sport has ethics and values.

“The next step is a challenge! To challenge the way things have been done that may not be serving us anymore, to challenge ourselves to work together, and work smarter, if our sport is to survive and thrive in Queensland.”

Doug will lead a team of 13 permanent and part time staff involved with administering the sport in Queensland.

The BQ CEO is appointed by the Board and accountable to the Board.

District representatives will meet Doug at the next Queensland council meeting in September.

FAMILY AND ADVENTURE Former CEO embarks on new life in Land of the Long White Cloud Outgoing Bowls Queensland CEO Keith Fullerton will move to New Zealand with his young family to take up a position at Mt Maunganui Golf Club on the north island.

Fullerton was in charge of the day to day running of BQ for five years, from September 2009 to August 2014.

“I was given an opportunity by the Board to take up my first CEO position, and I would have to say, it’s been an interesting and satisfying five years,” Keith said.

Among the major achievements of his time as CEO, Keith nominated the initiative and drive Queensland has shown in leading the other states in promoting and supporting the sport as a truly inclusive game for bowlers of all abilities.

“Sporting Wheelies has said we are the best sport in Queensland for inclusivity, for the past two consecutive years, and it’s great to know BQ is on the right track in actively welcoming people of all abilities to form friendships and play social and competition bowls,” Keith said.

He said it had also been very satisfying to see an increasing number of clubs tap into the BQ development team resource.

“Our BQ development team is an integral part of building from the bottom, supporting clubs to engage with their local community and convince potential converts why bowls is such a great sport to play.”

Keith said it had been a privilege to serve Queensland’s 320+ clubs and 35 districts.

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TWO INTERNATIONAL BOWLS STARS WITH ATTITUDE WILL HEADLINE ONE OF THE NEW ACTS AT APL 2014.

Scotland’s Alex Marshall and Canada’s Ryan Bester have been signed up in a double coup for the newly minted Murray Steamers, a new franchise awarded to Moama Bowling Club, on the border of Victoria and New South Wales.

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“I am very excited to be given the opportunity to play APL, I have been to Club Pine Rivers before and cannot wait to be playing there again, they have a fantastic set up,” Marshall said.

“I got a DVD of last year’s APL and it looks very exciting, lots of atmosphere, which is great for the sport.

“I’m also looking forward to catching up with some old friends in Oz, and hopefully winning the APL for the Murray Steamers!”

Marshall has visited Australia eight times previously during his long and distinguished bowls career, including three times to play for Warilla Gorillas, three times to play in Adelaide, including at the 1996 and 2012 World Championships, and twice to play at Tweed Heads.

Canadian-born Ryan Bester, 29, now lives in Australia and plays for Broadbeach Bowls Club on the Gold Coast. Bester won singles silver at Commonwealth Games Glasgow, going one better than his singles bronze at Commonwealth Games Melbourne 2006.

He also has four World Championships medals, including two from the most recent event in Adelaide, 2012.

“We’re relying on you, Queensland, the Brisbane XXXX Gold have their sights set on two in a row, let the (mind) games begin!”

Club Pine Rivers Operations Manager Steve Ratcliffe issued the challenge.

“I’m looking forward to catching up with old friends in Oz, and hopefully winning the APL for the Murray Steamers!”

“To have Alex and Ryan commit to APL for 2014 is a wonderful addition to the competition, they are highly regarded and well-credentialed players who will add colour and excitement,” APL chairman and Bowls Australia CEO Neil Dalrymple said.

He said the new Murray Steamers signings would “enhance the quality of our overall playing lists, which already feature our best Australian players, most of them already well known on the international stage.”

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advantages when it comes to deciding the APL champ for 2014, not even defending champ, the Brisbane XXXX Gold.

As host club, Brisbane XXXX Gold franchise owner Club Pine Rivers will have some inside knowledge of green behaviour to pass on to its side, but true to the spirit of APL, the sport of lawn bowls will be the biggest winner of APL 2014, regardless of who takes the title.

“The game changed forever because of what went on here in November last year,” Club Pine Rivers president Ron Howden said.

Howden wasn’t the only one weeping tears of joy, relief, and pride as the inaugural Australian Premier League 2013 fulfilled its promise and wildly surpassed expectations, leading to even higher hopes for APL 2014, as the nation once more has the chance to enjoy the sport of lawn bowls LIVE in person or

on Fox Sports for an exciting four-day window (November 18-21, 2014).

Fox Sports will broadcast many APL games LIVE in the afternoon and evening, hoping to build on its peak viewing audience from last year of close to 200,000.

Marshalling the troops Alex Marshall can’t wait for APL 2014!

Just as his native Scotland is plunged into the long dark days of winter, Marshall will wing his way to sunny Brisbane, beautiful one day, perfect the next…

“I’m looking forward to playing on a 19-second green in Brisbane, and in sunshine, you just cannot beat it, playing conditions are just so much faster over your way,” Marshall said.

“At the moment, we’re playing on 11-12 second greens, but in a month’s time, we go indoor, then the greens are 16 seconds, so big difference between here and Australia, but I’m looking forward to the challenge!”

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HAWKS MAINTAIN You’re THE APL MYSTERY Invited The other new entry to APL 2014 is Gold Coast Hawks, who are keeping their line up under wraps until the comp’s official launch, on September 12, in the Queen Street Mall.

All will be revealed before a live lunchtime crowd, at a live wire event hosted by APL ambassador and iconic bowls movie Crackerjack star Mick Molloy.

The action starts at 11am with come and try activities, followed by the official launch with stars from each APL team from 12noon until 1.30pm.

While anything backed by the powerhouse Club Helensvale should not be under-estimated, at least two of the club’s biggest stars will not be available for consideration by the new franchise owners.

APL defending champion and Club Helensvale bowler Mark Casey has confirmed he will remain true to the team that blooded him in APL, the Brisbane XXXX Gold, for a second consecutive year.

Club Helensvale team mate Brett Wilkie also will not be available to the Hawks.

Wilkie has confirmed he will return, resplendent in yellow, for the Perth Suns, the Western Australian franchise hoping to move up in the rankings from third last year.

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The $100,000 APL is not only a great spectator sport, LIVE and on LIVE TV, it is also a lot of fun for the players, especially if they have something of the larrikin in them.

Sydney Lion’s skip and national coach Steve Glasson and Brisbane XXXX Gold skip Kelvin Kerkow started “state of origin” type sledging no sooner had the 2013 comp been announced.

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Third on the leader board in 2013 was the Perth Suns, followed by New Zealand Blackjacks, Melbourne Roys and hard as it might be to believe, the Sydney Lions, in last place, despite its starstudded cast of Steve Glasson, Karen Murphy and Aron Sherriff.

(It shows the calibre of the players and the competition if a side of Glasson, Murphy and Sherriff finishes in last place!)

The other question is which players will Club Pine Rivers invite to represent them in 2014?

APL winner Mark Casey (Brisbane XXXX Gold) took home $5000 for four days work at APL 2013, for having “the most fun I ever had” playing a tournament.

Last year there were six teams of immaculate pedigree out for cash and glory, this year there will be eight.

Breathing down Queensland’s neck last year, right up to the last bowl, was Adelaide Endurance, relegated to runner up spot after a crafty comeback by the Brisbane XXXX Gold, thanks to judicious use of the

Lead Mark Casey is a certain starter, whisked out of the reach of Gold Coast Hawks before the ink on the new franchise agreement was even dry.

But will you once again enjoy the hat waving bows of XXXX Gold team manager Alex Murtagh, the draw shots from modest rookie Robbie Wild, the high kicks and heel clicks of showman Kelvin Kerkow on the greens at Club Pine Rivers this year?

The Queensland bowls community is encouraged to turn out in force to support the launch of APL 2014, scheduled for 12 Noon on Friday Sept 12.

There will be come and try activities in the Mall from 11am and a chance to meet a big name from each of the eight APL teams.

Star of the iconic bowls movie Crackerjack, Mick Molloy, has signed up as APL ambassador for the second consecutive year.

The Melbourne radio funnyman is a crowd and media draw-card wherever he goes.

Bring your friends and say hello to Mick on APL launch day!

APL 2014 will be held at Club Pine Rivers over four days, Tuesday to Friday, November 18-21.

Who will wear the defending champion’s maroons?

(You’ll have to wait until the launch, on September 12, to find out who is playing for whom in APL 2014!)

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From the Chair with Ron Chambers GOLDEN NUGGET The Tweed Heads Bowls Club’s Golden Nugget tournament was held from August 11, with good weather conditions prevailing for the whole four days.

This competition is one of the most prestigious event on the bowls calendar, with only invited bowlers playing.

BOWLS QUEENSLAND COUNCIL MEETING The Bowls Queensland annual council meeting for 2014 will be held on the Wednesday September 24 at BQ headquarters at Enoggera.

The field is restricted to twelve men and twelve women from Australia and New Zealand and guarantees excellent bowls from these players.

Apart from the AGM in March, this is the only other time council meets, giving district representatives the opportunity to discuss how bowls is going in our State, and share ideas about how we should go forward.

Tweed Head Bowls Club is an excellent venue for this class of event, with very good greens and amenities for bowlers and spectators.

The state budget and affiliation fees for 2015 are set at this meeting, and the delegates can be asked to consider notices of motion.

The eventual winners were Natasha Scott from NSW who defeated former Queenslander Kelsey Cottrell in the women’s event, and Ryan Bester defeated Mark Casey in the men’s final.

On behalf of the Board, we look forward to seeing all district delegates and having a conversation with members, some of whom we only get to see once or twice a year.

(You’ll be able to watch the final on Foxtel in September.)

BOWLS QUEENSLAND CEO AUSTRALIAN INDOOR The Australian Indoor competition was also held at Tweed Head Bowls Club in August, featuring bowlers who qualified across Australia.

Again, the quality of bowls played was beyond expectations, with spectators who were lucky enough to get a seat clearly enjoying the exciting play during both elimination and finals games.

The women’s final was won by a 17-year-old, Jamie Lee Worsnop from NSW, who defeated Kay Moran also from NSW in a closely contested game.

The men’s final was also very close, coming down to the last bowl in a three end tie-break.

The winner was David Holt from NSW, defeating Brett Wilkie from Queensland in a game which kept all spectators on the edge of their seats.

Newly employed CEO Doug Evans is settling into his new position, being well accepted by the Board, committee members and staff.

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It’s looking like a recordbreaking year for enrolments in the biennial Pan Pacific Masters Games, to be held on the Gold Coast from November 1-9.

Already more than 100 lawn bowlers have signed up, with numbers expected to reach closer to 200. (At the 2012 Games, 160 lawn bowlers competed.)

The formats on offer this year are men’s, women’s and mixed pairs, mixed triples and mixed fours, to be played at Southport Bowls Club.

It’s not like you have to be “old” to be a masters athlete either, with the young age of 30 qualifying you as a “master” for Pan Pacific Masters Games purposes.

It’s the 9th biennial tournament and it’s getting more popular each year, with more than 12,500 athletes from Australia and overseas expected to register, to compete over 40 sports, including lawn bowls.

The Australian Pan Pacific Masters Games are the world’s biggest biennial masters games, known for their great sporting competitions and friendly social environment.

“The first Pan Pacific Masters Games was held in 1998 and it’s grown to become such an integral event on the biennial sporting calendar for the Gold Coast, Queensland and Australia,” Events Management Queensland CEO Cameron Hart said.

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PAN PACIFIC MASTERS GAMES “We believe it’s already Australia’s premier multi-sport event and it’s set to break participation figures in 2014 for the four consecutive time since 2006.

“More than half our enrolments come from interstate and overseas, resulting in a massive boost for Queensland in both the tourism and sport industries.”

(It was estimated the 2012 event generated more than 80,000 “bed nights” on the Gold Coast.)

Hart said the number of participants in Pan Pacific Masters Games was similar to the world’s most famous sporting events, like a summer Olympic Games.

“Our event has more participants than some of the world’s most famous multi-sport events including the Summer Olympic Games which averages 10,000 competitors,” Hart said.

with a nightly entertainment program at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, and you start to realise the sheer size of this event.”

One of the most famous faces and biggest fans of the Pan Pacific Masters Games is 1984 Olympic Games and 1982 Commonwealth Games heptathlon gold medallist Glynis Nunn-Cearns.

“The Pan Pacific Masters Games is one of the hallmark sporting events on the Gold Coast and I’m thrilled to be a part of it once again this year,” Glynis said.

“I’ve already started to plan my training for the event after suffering an ankle injury

recently, but I’m confident I’ll be able to compete once again and hopefully win another gold medal.

“But, to be honest, I’m most looking forward to hanging out with thousands of mastersaged athletes at the Games Village and sharing in the camaraderie for which the event is renowned.”

Among the 42 sports on the programme this year are five new ones, trivia, sailing, fitness challenge, diving and equestrian – dressage.

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The Channel 7 sponsored Gold Coast Colts, circa 1985.

YOUNG BUCKS OF BOWLS A group of young bucks who started bowling together 40 years ago under the name “Gold Coast Colts” is planning a reunion for the Labour Day public holiday (Monday Oct 6) at Southport Bowls Club.

“Colts bowls was a haven for players aged under-40, and with our 40th anniversary this year, I’m fully expecting this might be the last time we get together, we might not be around for a 50th anniversary, in 2024,” organiser Ross Thompson said.

“Most of us would be in our mid-70s now.”

One of Australia’s best-known and most loved bowls products was blooded at the Colts, a 14-year-old Kelvin Kerkow, who started bowling there with his parents, Ivan and Joan.

(Kelvin would be one of the youngest former Colts, still only in his early 50s.)

The Kerkow family has received a special invitation to attend the Colts walk down memory lane.

The format of the 40th anniversary bowls day, sponsored by Bank of Queensland, is three games of triples, with players asked to wear or bring any Colts playing gear or memorabilia.

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The Colts concept was dreamed up in 1974 by three “young” bowlers frustrated with some of the fuddy-duddies and nitpicking they saw in the sport.

Within two years, membership had peaked at 120, as under-40s up and down the Gold Coast and Tweed flocked to play social bowls with other young, fun, blokes.

The Gold Coast Colts extended their social bowls network from Paradise Point in the north to Tweed Heads in the south, and inland to Beaudesert, also competing against a newly-formed Brisbane Colts side for under-40s.

“I took over as president of the Gold Coast Colts in 1977 and was immediately asked about an off-shoot for under-40s women bowlers, and why not, so the Gold Coast Fillies was formed,” Thompson said.

“The club was granted a lease of land in Bruce Small Park, Ashmore Road, Benowa.

(Benowa Bowls Club still exists on this site.)

“It was eventually replaced with grass and joined by a second green.”

The Colts had a great decade but eventually the strict age limit caught up, and membership numbers declined by half.

However, there was still some kick in the old Colts, and instead of folding, they merged with the neighbouring Lady Small Haven retirement village.

“The youngest player from Lady Small Haven was 80 years old, and the oldest Colt was 46, but after the merger of opposites, membership was thrown open, and players of all ages joined,” Thompson said.

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Stop the rot of Spring Dead Spot It’s been a mild, dry winter and it looks like we’re heading into more dry weather, as the “el nino” weather effect causes dry and potential drought in Australia and the South Pacific.

I also got to enjoy playing on Wayne’s greens, when our family moved to Banyo to live and Wayne’s greens became our local green.

The thing to look out for this month is the arrival of Spring Dead Spot.

I remember you always had to get your team in weeks in advance if you wanted to play in the Thursday men’s pairs, as teams would come from all over just to experience the greens, and what it was like to play bowls on such a magnificently prepared surface.

It’s not to say we won’t get rain later in the summer, but from the weather forecasts I’ve seen, we’re certainly expecting more dry before we’re due for any wet.

Usually I recommend two applications of Banner MAXX turf fungicide, applied in late summer, a month apart, as a preventative against this unwelcome spring visitor.

However, if you didn’t do the ground work earlier in the year, and you’re starting to see saucer-like patches now, it’s time to try to halt the spread and stop them from getting worse.

I recommend a spray of Rovral and Thriam fungicides, and a wetter, all mixed together. (I’m not allowed to give you exact quantities, sorry about that. Check the instructions on the label.)

This is a potent mix, you spray it on, and then drench it in well.

I’ve had great results with this mix, it stops the patches losing all their grass.

This is important because if the grass dies, it will take much longer at renovation time to cover the dead spot.

Also, keep up a monthly wetting agents schedule to keep dry spots at bay, as the weather heats up through spring, and into summer.

Black beetle usually comes out in force after a dry winter and spring.

They hatch their eggs in October, so get the insecticide ready to kill the larvae, to save yourself a whole lot of damage and heartache.

Tribute to Wayne Appleby

I hope you enjoyed last month’s Green Guru column about Banyo greenkeeper Wayne Appleby as much as I did.

What a wealth of experience he has amassed, over 41 years tending bowls greens!

Even though I’ve been green-keeping for 30 years myself, and I’m always happy to pass on tips, it’s certainly enjoyable for me to chat with a green-keeper of the calibre of Wayne, he’s seen and done it all.

I personally have benefitted from Wayne’s experience and willingness to help in my early years as a green keeper, at Toombul Bowls Club, in the early 1980s.

One of Wayne’s best tips about life is to never be afraid to ask a question, and he certainly copped a few from me.

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What admiration I had for the way the greens at Banyo ran, fast and true, even after a heavy downpour, no other green I played on at the time even came close!

There was always a star-studded line up for the Thursday pairs, making for a very strong competition, great bowlers of the era like Tiny Holden, Stewie Shannon, Errol Stewart, Stan Comber, Don Ryan, Keith Dwyer and Steve Anderson, just to mention a few who played at Banyo for the surface.

Good greenkeepers aren’t afraid to get down on their hands and knees and examine the green up close, and it was beautiful to see the Banyo green from this angle.

Anyone could see from a distance how uniform it was in colour and texture, but when I got down and looked very closely at the grass, I could see even the individual leaves were very fine and arranged in an orderly fashion, like they’d been mysteriously “trained” that way…

The surface of the leaves was firm, no blemishes, and they had a white sheen to them, they were actually so perfect they looked artificial!

Also Wayne’s greens were a draw card for world bowlers, for example, world champion David Bryant from England was brought out to Australia to bowl an exhibition match at Banyo, sponsored by Errol Stewart Warehouses (Errol Stewart was a Banyo gun bowler at the time).

Banyo put up grandstands all the way around the greens so people could watch the champions play, and Wayne told me approximately 2,500 people paid $1/head to be part of the buzz at Banyo.

Bryant, with his trademark pipe in his mouth, sleeves rolled up, and traditional English cap, was made an honorary member of the Banyo club.

He returned to Australia in the late 1980s to play, and in 2001 and 2004 as host of a tour group of 60 English bowlers wanting to experience Australian playing conditions, and of course, Banyo Bowls Club was first on Bryant’s list of Australian greens not to miss.

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Umpire with joan brotherton

Dealing with irregularities “Irregularities“ in the game of bowls are more common than the name might suggest.

In recent months, while umpiring at various events, I’ve come across a number of issues that are covered by Section 12 of the law book – Irregularities (pages 78 – 80).

As a result I decided in this month’s column to give a quick run down of these laws and when they should be applied.

As always, I won’t quote each law verbatim, as I believe it’s important for umpires and players to research the law book for themselves to help commit the various laws to memory.

LAW 47 – IRREGULARITIES DURING PLAY Law 47.1 – Playing out of turn

The important point in this law is the time and place in the game that the “irregularity” or “playing out of turn” has occurred or has been discovered.

Law 47.1.1 – “If a player plays out of turn, the opposing skip can stop the bowl and return it to the player to play it in the proper order”. This law is self-explanatory as the bowl is actually in course.

Law 47.1.2 explains what procedure the opposing skip should adopt if the bowl has come to rest and has not disturbed the head, there being two options as explained in laws 47.1.2.1 and 47.1.2.2.

Whereas Law 47.1.3 explains the procedures if the bowl has disturbed the head. There are three options in this instance, as explained in laws 47.1.3.1, 47.1.3.2 and 47.1.3.3.

Law 47.2 – Playing another player’s bowl

Law 47.2.1 – “If a player plays another player’s bowl instead of their own, the other player’s bowl should be replaced with the player’s own bowl”.

Law 47.2.2 – “If the bowl which was replaced was marked or nominated as a toucher, the player’s own bowl should be marked or nominated as a toucher”.

Law 47.3 - Changing Bowls The important point to remember is that this law allows players an opportunity to interchange bowls within the same set, however they are not permitted to change from one set to another mid game or during a game that has been stopped and continued on the same day. There are penalties as described in Law 47.3.1.

I also recommend that if a bowl is changed, and it is a game where an umpire has inspected the bowls, that the replacement bowl be checked by the umpire.

Law 47.3.2 states that “If a game that has been stopped as described in Law 50 is continued on another day, a player can use a different set of bowls to the set they used during the game that was stopped.

Law 47.4 – Failing to Play

Law 47.4.1 – explains that once the players at the head end have signalled the shot or they have, by agreement, removed one bowl from the head, or they have commenced to measure for shot, then any bowl unplayed, either deliberately or accidentally shall be forfeited.

Law 47.4.2 – it is this situation that the time of noticing the mistake becomes crucial.

If called to adjudicate in this situation, establish when the mistake was noticed and then check to see how many bowls have been delivered by each of the opponents up to that time. If they have delivered one or more each then the unplayed bowl is forfeited as described in this law.

Law 48 – Damaged Jack While this situation does not happen very often, there may be a time when it is necessary to call the umpire for a decision as to whether a jack is damaged enough to make it unfit for play as described in Law 48.1. The umpire’s decision may lead to the end being declared dead and thus disadvantaging one player or team, so it is important that the correct decision is made by the umpire. If the jack is so damaged that the end cannot be completed then Law 48.2 will apply.

Law 49 – Damaged Bowls I recommend that all the relevant laws 49.1, 49.2, 49.3, 49.4 and 49.5 be read as they describe the various situations that may occur and what should happen if the bowl is damaged or split. It is important that the specific law be applied, but if the damaged bowl cannot be replaced by another bowl from the same set, all bowls in the damaged set should be replaced with bowls from a different set as described in Law 49.5.

I hope that the foregoing is of help to you when any of the “irregularities” occur during a game and that you will know what to do in the particular situation or where to find the solution in the law book.

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Club Law with curt schatz

ACCC TO REAUTHORISE LIQUOR ACCORD PRO-FORMA The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has recently issued a draft determination proposing to conditionally authorise a pro-forma liquor accord arrangement which is proposed to form the basis of liquor accords between stakeholders in local areas in Queensland.

harms, the ACCC will impose a number of conditions on the approval of the pro-forma liquor accord documents.

Conditional authorisation for the pro-forma liquor accord arrangement was granted by the ACCC in 2010. This authorisation expired in 2013.

The ACCC also considers that there is a public benefit in enabling OLGR to pursue community based harm minimization strategies, one of which being the restriction on the price and supply of drinks.

The pro-forma liquor accord has been developed by the Queensland Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) and the ACCC proposes authorisation for five (5) years.

As most readers would be aware, liquor accords are agreements between licensed premises, local government, police and other local stakeholders and are formulated to resolve local issues in a local area.

They support harmonisation and responsible serving principles and operate as a component of an overall strategy to ensure safety in the local community by implementing strategies to combat underage drinking, improved security for patrons and to promote the responsible service of alcohol.

The Queensland Government’s liquor accord includes measures such as a ban on discounts and promotions that encourage rapid or excessive drinking.

The ACCC considers that these types of price and supply restrictions may raise issues under the ACCC legislation.

Accordingly, and to minimise any detriment, liquor accords that contain these types of restrictions require authorisations.

Only local liquor accords that are registered with the OLGR will be protected by the authorisation.

To ensure that price and supply controls are only adopted where there are relevant identified

What this means is that price and/or price controls may only be adopted where relevant liquor related harm in and around the licensed premises have been identified.

The ACCC considers that there is a public benefit in allowing local accord bodies to agree to implement arrangements containing price and supply controls to minimize alcohol related harms.

The OLGR will not be a signatory to any individual accord but does advise on and oversee their implementation.

Participation in local liquor accords is voluntary and accord bodies can choose to adopt the OLGR’s pro-forma accord in whole or in part.

Currently the Townsville Liquor Accord Body is the only liquor accord where members have agreed on price and supply restrictions.

There are over 100 other local liquor accords in Queensland which do not currently include price and supply restrictions and accordingly these do not need to be registered.

The overall benefit of authorisation is that immunity from Court action for conduct that might otherwise raise concerns under the competition provisions under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, is granted.

The ACCC is currently seeking submissions from interested parties in relation to this draft determination.

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Coaching with Ian Schuback

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WHAT’S IN YOUR TOOLBOX Are you the sort of bowler others enjoy playing with?

NOTHING SIGNIFICANT IS EVER ACHIEVED WITHOUT INSPIRATION AND ENTHUSIASM!

Regular readers of this column will no doubt be familiar with some of my personal thoughts regarding training, visualisation and other performance enhancing techniques in the quest to realise one’s full potential.

It is very gratifying to receive compliments from enthusiastic bowlers who appreciate my advice and actually improve as a result of putting some of these ideas into practice.

Bowls obviously demands more mental application than physical exertion, so a good positive mental attitude is vital for success.

The powerful audio dramatisation of stories narrated by Og Mandino will inspire any person who wants to improve their attitude or life itself.

‘Mission Success’ was one such audio book that improved my own attitude, and game, not long after I started playing bowls.

Let me share a snippet of Mandino’s thoughts with you.

“I will treasure this day for it is all I have.

“I know that its rushing hours cannot be accumulated or stored like precious grain for future use.

“I will live as all good actors do when they are on stage - only in the moment.

If you cannot honestly answer yes, it’s time to change your attitude.

Simple, powerful concepts and words that free you to disregard the poor game of yesterday, the loose shot on the last end, and take back power with each bowl to live and treasure and strive without constraint.

That is not only an ingredient for good bowls, but also for a good life.

So, where does this lead you as a reader?

To that great realm of “change”…!

You have the power to decide what, where and how change will occur.

If you are not currently getting the results you desire, the only path to improvement is CHANGE.

One of the greatest tools in the “attitude” toolbox is the ability to self analyse, being objective yet not overly critical, preparedness to modify the behaviour, and commitment to keep working towards an improved self.

Alternatively, look in a mirror and ask yourself a simple question, “Am I the sort of person that other players enjoy playing with?”

“I will treat today as a priceless violin; one may draw harmony from it and another discord, yet no one will blame the instrument.”

Change in attitude, change in training, change in how you speak to and treat others?

Players with negative attitudes find it difficult to remain in successful teams and combinations, not only in terms of the effect on their own performance, but the effect on others.

And if in doubt, pick a good friend and ask for complete honesty and assistance to give you a gentle reminder when the negativity is creeping in.

“I will plant only good seeds this day.

We all fear change, however a personal glimpse from history saw a need for me to change my technique, even after winning two world titles.

“I cannot perform at my best today by regretting my previous acts or mistakes or worrying about the scene to come.

“I will waste not even a precious second today in anger or hate or jealousy or selfishness.

“I know that the seeds I sow will harvest because every action, good or bad, is always followed by an equal reaction.

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This process of change, complete with self-doubt, involved a commitment to alter my delivery, with the aid of my swing coach, Norm Carmichael, which took a month of daily training.

This change alone I believe contributed to a further two world titles, and was definitely worth the discomfort at the time.

Change is yet another journey to be enjoyed.

Happy bowling until next time!

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