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    Default My name is Blakey and I'm becoming a Lawn Bowler

    Buggar- H'cap is 6.3 and only 0.2 away from my highest handicap in over 25 years, and its time to consider where I am going with this bloody game. I used to laugh myself stupid at G69's handicap graph going up like petrol prices, but dont I look silly now. 3.8 straight to 6.3 and no sign of stopping.

    The main trigger for this thinking is taking inspiration from my Dad. He was a much better golfer than I could ever dream of (even though a bad accident cut him down in his prime), and at exactly the same age and handicap as I am now, he decided he wouldn't get any better so he chucked it all in and played Lawn Bowls.

    Best decision he ever made, within 3 years of starting he was playing for Qld and had stayed there for 10 years, and had even more prolific career as a Bowler.

    Unfortunately the horse has bolted there as well - back than Dad was the youngest in the State team, now the oldest is 28, and the best bowlers are under 21.

    Dad has only watched me play golf a couple of times, and one of those was my best ever, so i reckon it would be really cool to follow in his footsteps again whilst he is still around.

    31/12/2008 : If there aint a marked form reversal if dont get back to 5.0 by then, thats it, R.I.P. Golf.
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    Plenty of golfers get along fine with a handicap over 10 Blakey .... it's not the end of the world
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    I went out to 7 last year, for the first time in over 20 years too. Priorities change as does motivation. More than half the golfers in the world would be happy to shoot 10 over... that's what I tell myself anyway

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    It's a stupid game anyway. You're doing the right thing.

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    what do you think has been the cause of the decline? I don't know your circumstances, but you seem to get out and play plenty... You'd probably have the time to practice some tips if you got lessons.

    Or have you just lost interest in the game?

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    You need to do a bit of ho-ing Blakey, those irons are clearly not doing the job
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    Stick with it Mark, in my opinion you just have to ride the ups and downs cause eventually it will always come back. Case in point my Dad is 63 and shot a 71 on the weekend after a number of solid rounds over winter, a year ago he was shooting 90 every week and like you was thiking about bowls!

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    Stop teasing us blakey!

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    Does this mean an imminent departure to some lawn bowls forum?

    http://forums.bowlsworld.com.au/index.php
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    This one looks like a thread that Jack would have started;

    http://forums.bowlsworld.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=2436
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    I worked out the other day that I've been a member of Brisbane GC for 12 months now.

    In that time, at my own home course I have broken or equalled my handicap only 4 times.

    Should I quit too?!
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    hell yes you hacker. I think if we all checked our stats we would be in the same sort of boat. Is only a game after all just enjoy it.

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    blakey, nothing wrong with bowls - it's a good game.

    At my old club in the country we had a regular golfers vs bowlers match consisting of a few ends of bowls and 9 holes of golf. The bolwers always copped a hiding because golf is a lot tougher than bowls to get the hang of.

    I have a bowls club about 100m from my house and i will be down there in the next few years to join up - they got a huge State govt grant few years ago to do the joint up and now its luxury living and $1 pots all year round. Giddy up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moe Norman View Post
    I worked out the other day that I've been a member of Brisbane GC for 12 months now.

    In that time, at my own home course I have broken or equalled my handicap only 4 times.

    Should I quit too?!
    once for me! (in 2 months so far...)

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    Quote Originally Posted by markTHEblake View Post
    31/12/2008 : If there aint a marked form reversal, thats it, R.I.P. Golf.
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    Blakey

    Make sure you join the right club otherwise it just doesn't become fun .

    I moved down to Victoria 2 years ago and have given up the bowls and just started playing golf again. As the atmosphere in the clubs down here is not what it was in NSW.
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    see ya

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    those new irons'll pull ya thru.

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    Sounds like your playing for the wrong reasons to me?
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    It's only Blakey, who really cares
    Originally Posted by sms316
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    He played pretty well yesterday, reckon he just may have got his game back.
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    Question:

    What does one play, for?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jarro View Post
    Plenty of golfers get along fine with a handicap over 10 Blakey .... it's not the end of the world
    That aint the point Jarro. You quit baseball, so you should know what I am talking about.

    Quote Originally Posted by BrisVegas View Post
    Or have you just lost interest in the game?
    not yet, but if I am no longer competitive I will want to find something else I can be competitive in.

    Quote Originally Posted by swanny View Post
    Make sure you join the right club otherwise it just doesn't become fun
    I have got that sorted, dont worry, its just down the road and I know everyone there. When you have a famous dad its easy

    Quote Originally Posted by jarro View Post
    You need to do a bit of ho-ing Blakey, those irons are clearly not doing the job
    Good idea, how much do you improve everytime you change your irons?

    Quote Originally Posted by Minor_Threat View Post
    Sounds like your playing for the wrong reasons to me?
    Sounds like your reasons are not my reasons.

    Quote Originally Posted by JustSneaky View Post
    What does one play, for?
    Everyone has different reasons, playing just for 'fun' doesnt work for me. Heck I even heard of one bloke who plays just so he can look at bunkers.

    I want to get better, if I am getting worse, wheres the fun in that.

    Quote Originally Posted by jarro View Post
    It's only Blakey, who really cares
    You cared enough to read all of this and reply three times - I can feel the lurrrv.
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