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Diameter: 73mm
Single weight: 720g

Lawn bowls is usually played on a square grass pitch with an outer length of between 31 and 40 metres. The pitch is surrounded by trenches and embankments and divided into playing lanes of equal size, with each lane marked with its boundary and centre line. The surface of the court must be very flat and the grass must be carefully cut so as not to affect the progress of the ball.

The players take turns standing on the mat and bowling the ball from one end of the lane to the other, with the goal of getting as close as possible to a target object called the "target ball". A lawn bowling ball is not a perfect sphere, so its rolling path is not a straight line, but an arc path.

As mentioned above, the object of a lawn bowls game is to have more of your team's bowls closer to the jackpot than the opponent's. In each frame, after all players have taken turns to bowl all the balls, the two teams will decide the score for the frame. Only the team that is closer to the jackpot will score points, and each ball that is closer to the jackpot than the opponent's ball will score one point. After the score is decided, another game will be played in the opposite direction at the same place, and so on.

The control of lawn bowls mainly lies in the strength and arc of the serve, and the serving method can be divided into forehand and backhand.

Lawn bowling events are divided into singles, doubles, triples and quads. The competition modes are as follows:

• Singles: Each team takes turns to bowl four balls, and the first team to score 21 points wins.
• Doubles: Two teams with two players each play against each other. Each team takes turns to send out four bowls. The team with the highest score after completing 18 innings wins.
• Three-person game: Two teams with three players each compete against each other. Each team takes turns to send out three bowls. The team with the highest score after completing 18 innings wins.
• Four-player match: Two teams of four players each compete against each other. Each team takes turns to send out two bowls. The team with the highest score after completing 18 innings wins.

Although these are the more common ways of playing, tournament organizers may also allow other competition formats, such as mixed matches.

Taking a four-player match as an example, each position player has different responsibilities:

• The first player (also called the first player) places the mat, serves the jack and centers it, then serves the bowling ball as close to the jack as possible.
• The second player (or second player) serves to improve or consolidate the situation created by the first player.
• Third Player: The third player must use different serving techniques when necessary to win, protect the game or deploy a strategic position. In addition, the third player must also advise the main player on strategy and agree with the opponent on the number of points per match, and when necessary, he must also measure and decide on the scoring ball.
• Cue player: The cue player is responsible for managing the entire team and instructing teammates on serving tactics, as well as creating advantages for the team at important moments. The lead golfer is also responsible for recording the scorecard and updating the scoreboard