Improve Your Lawn Bowls Delivery

The aim of these exercises are to help your bowls delivery. To improve your strength and precision for the release of your bowl. 

Try to perform them twice a week on non-consecutive days. See if you can complete these three exercises for 8 repetitions, rest a minute or until you feel ready and repeat 3 lots in total on both sides if can. If the muscles don't feel tired during and after then try to increase the weight. Go within your ability (See disclaimer below)

Ideas for weighted objects include: a backpack and fill up with books etc, tins of beans, water bottles. 


Exercise 1: Bend and push above head 

  • Holding onto your weighted object, bend your elbow and then push the object above your head as you straighten your arm. 
  • Slowly reverse the process as you lower your arm to the starting position. 
  • Perform on both sides





Exercise 2: Sideways lean

  • Standing tall (hold onto something for balance if required). Holding onto a weighted object, lean down to one side. 
  • Slowly come back up to centre, keeping arm straight as use side muscles rather than arms.  
  • Perform on both sides




Exercise 3: Elbow back row

  • Leaning onto something for support, holding your weighted object. Pull your elbow back as if you were elbowing someone behind you. 
  • Slowly lower arm as you straighten it. 
  • Perform on both sides




Reignite Physio proudly based at St Clair Golf Club, Dunedin supporting Bowls clubs players in Dunedin- with sponsored reduced ACC physio fees. 

**currently zero ACC surcharge till  March 2023.


If you would like personal advice on how to improve your bowls fitness or any other physiotherapy needs then please book online ,or email reignitephysio@outlook.com, or phone 02885162462.


By Duncan Grant 

(Reignite Physio, Dunedin)

reignitephysio.co.nz


   



Disclaimer- Any action you take upon the information you find posted by Reignite Physio is strictly at your own risk. This includes, but is not limited to personal injury from any exercises or the reading or use of any other information causing harm. Reignite Physio does not accept responsibility for medical actions taken by the readers of this article.  (reignitephysio.co.nz)

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