LAWN bowls is one of the few sports which can be played for a lifetime.
There are various items of modified equipment which can enable a bowler to continue with the sport, long after their body first tells them it’s time to slow down.
Even wheel chairs can be modified to allow for their use on a bowling green.
A recent piece of helpful equipment is the bowler arm.
With the right bowling arm, you don’t have to bend over and so a bad knee, hip or back does not interfere with your bowling action.
If age or injury has reduced your ability to get down, stay down, and deliver a bowl properly, then you are entitled to use an arm.
Last year, over 1400 bowlers registered to use a bowler arm in Victoria.
At Monbulk Bowling Club last week, club coach Ian Ross invited a specialist bowler arm coach to give some tips to the Monbulk users of bowler arms.
Michael Scotter, from Cranbourne, and his assistant Lindsay spent a few hours with the Monbulk bowlers.
Not only did they go through the correct use of the bowler arm, but they also fired up the Monbulk bowlers’ competitive spirits.
Michael emphasised that bowler arms can be used within all levels of the sport, from social games to state competitions, but there are also dedicated tournaments just for users of bowler arms.
He challenged the Monbulk bowlers to take part in these events.
He encouraged others not to stay away from competitive sport because of ongoing ailments such as painful ankles, knees and hips, old sporting injuries, neck and/or spinal inflexibility or arthritis.
If you are interested in being competitive again, and you want to have fun, contact Monbulk Bowling Club on 9756 6183, where you will receive a friendly welcome and free coaching.
