Know the lingo

 All sports have their own language but not to worry!  Now you’re ready to get started, here are a few terms that will help you understand how to play.

• Rink – the lane on which you’ll play your Match. There are 6 Rinks on most bowls greens.

• Ditch – the trough surrounding the outside of the green

• Jack – the target ball to which you are trying to get close

• Mat – from where you deliver the bowl

• Kiss – when your bowl touches the Jack either when you bowl it or it is knocked into the Jack by another bowl

• End – when all players have bowled their 3 bowls at the Jack

• Set – this is made up of 5 Ends, whoever scores the most points wins the Set

• Power-play – a chance to earn double points on an End

• Tie-break – one End to decide the winner if the Sets are tied at 1-1, one bowl per player

• Spot – the position on the Rink where the Jack at the start, and if the Jack is hit off the Rink