Sports Participation.....Bowls Match

[Twiggster]

Your both wrong Minnie "The Minx" Caldwell, was the one..

ENA! The show died when she did.
Minnie C was always a goon show parody - poor lass. Min Min...HENREEEE

[gessa]

Well after 2 nasty accidents a few years ago, I have been an infrequent participant on my MTB, sticking to mainly "fire tracks" at the local forest,when I did decide to go out, after piling on a few pounds I decided recently to get back on my bike ,so on the 8th Sept I did, doing 16-20 miles every 2/3 days as I find the time, sticking to easy tracks to get fitter, after the accidents I lost my bottle on the technical stuff, well yesterday I decided to have a little go at something a little more challenging and did this section of a local technical track which is 6 miles long, I did about a mile of it, then continued on my usual route, which is having the desired effect, losing 8lb in a little under 3 weeks, another stone to go.
Here's the route.

[1964white]

Well after 2 nasty accidents a few years ago, I have been an infrequent participant on my MTB, sticking to mainly "fire tracks" at the local forest,when I did decide to go out, after piling on a few pounds I decided recently to get back on my bike ,so on the 8th Sept I did, doing 16-20 miles every 2/3 days as I find the time, sticking to easy tracks to get fitter, after the accidents I lost my bottle on the technical stuff, well yesterday I decided to have a little go at something a little more challenging and did this section of a local technical track which is 6 miles long, I did about a mile of it, then continued on my usual route, which is having the desired effect, losing 8lb in a little under 3 weeks, another stone to go.
Here's the route.

Well done mate.....always fear for the cyclists what with all the potholes on the roads thesedays. Good luck on future ventures & with your weight loss of course :tup I'll stick to my bowls

[gessa]

Well done mate.....always fear for the cyclists what with all the potholes on the roads thesedays. Good luck on future ventures & with your weight loss of course :tup I'll stick to my bowls

Thanks Leon, I do avoid the roads as much as poss, but have to ride about 1.5 miles to get to where the tracks are, fortunately they're pretty quiet.

[1964white]

Thanks Leon, I do avoid the roads as much as poss, but have to ride about 1.5 miles to get to where the tracks are, fortunately they're pretty quiet.

The rural roads are in a dreadful state in our area

[Gino 1959]

The rural roads are in a dreadful state in our area

Surely all roads are 'rural' in the wilderness?

[Twiggster]

Well after 2 nasty accidents a few years ago, I have been an infrequent participant on my MTB, sticking to mainly "fire tracks" at the local forest,when I did decide to go out, after piling on a few pounds I decided recently to get back on my bike ,so on the 8th Sept I did, doing 16-20 miles every 2/3 days as I find the time, sticking to easy tracks to get fitter, after the accidents I lost my bottle on the technical stuff, well yesterday I decided to have a little go at something a little more challenging and did this section of a local technical track which is 6 miles long, I did about a mile of it, then continued on my usual route, which is having the desired effect, losing 8lb in a little under 3 weeks, another stone to go.
Here's the route.

Chuffing heck mate! Them trees are bloody scarily close at that speed! Not as scary as the idiot motorists and moped riders who try to force me out of my cycle lane and onto the pavement, on my way to work and back, every day.
At least trees are predictable and don't swerve in front of you, onto the track.
TBH - I'd love to have a go at that track, Ges...looks like fun!

[gessa]

Chuffing heck mate! Them trees are bloody scarily close at that speed! Not as scary as the idiot motorists and moped riders who try to force me out of my cycle lane and onto the pavement, on my way to work and back, every day.
At least trees are predictable and don't swerve in front of you, onto the track.
TBH - I'd love to have a go at that track, Ges...looks like fun!

That film doesn't quite show how close some of them are, perhaps around 6 inches wider than the handle bars. I came off that last u bend once, taking it too fast.It is fun, hopefully back out in the morning, got the buzz back, so I'll be doing it again and toward the end of my ride I can join the tail end of the course, so may just do that too, mind it's unbelievably busy at the weekends. Motorists scare the crap out of me, my mate does alot of road cycling and keeps trying to get me to go out with him but just don't fancy it, especially when 2 weekends ago when I stopped at an accident in a small village where a taxi driver cut the corner on a blind bend and hit a cyclist head on, he was not in a good condition.

This is what I hope to be doing tomorrow, depending how busy it is, hoping to get there early before the rush.

[gessa]

Yessssss It's done, did put my foot down 3 times but I can live with that.

[1964white]

Yessssss It's done, did put my foot down 3 times but I can live with that.

All those trees.....scary mate :scared:

[gessa]

All those trees.....scary mate :scared:

It's the rollers and slab that tighten the butt cheeks mate, you can't really see from that video how steep they are, hasten to add, I go nowhere as near as fast as he did,I'm more the fella they over took half way round.

[1964white]

Enjoying this season once again....We Are Top Of The League say We Are Top Of 2 Leagues

Middleton-On-The-Wolds Afternoon Triples League 2014/15

1 Dalesmen.......4 - 3 - 0 - 1 = 6
2 The 3 Amigos...3 - 3 - 0 - 0 = 6
3 Kendale.........2 - 2 - 0 - 0 = 4
4 Jack High.......3 - 1 - 1 - 1 = 3
5 Langtoft .......3 - 1 - 0 - 2 = 2
6 Greybacks......3 - 0 - 1 - 2 = 1
7 John's Team....3 - 0 - 0 - 3 = 0
8 Shades of Grey.3 - 0 - 0 - 0 = 0

Middleton-On-The-Wolds Evening Pairs League 2014/15

1 John Pam Leon.......7 - 6 - 0 - 1 = 12
2 Dave L Dave A.........6 - 4 - 0 - 2 = 8
3 John G Penny Arthur.6 - 3 - 1 - 2 = 7
4 Brian Marian...........7 - 1 - 1 - 5 = 3
5 Di Dave D Dave W.....6 - 1 - 0 - 5 = 2

[Martyn]

Enjoying this season once again....We Are Top Of The League say We Are Top Of 2 Leagues

Middleton-On-The-Wolds Afternoon Triples League 2014/15

1 Dalesmen.......4 - 3 - 0 - 1 = 6
2 The 3 Amigos...3 - 3 - 0 - 0 = 6
3 Kendale.........2 - 2 - 0 - 0 = 4
4 Jack High.......3 - 1 - 1 - 1 = 3
5 Langtoft .......3 - 1 - 0 - 2 = 2
6 Greybacks......3 - 0 - 1 - 2 = 1
7 John's Team....3 - 0 - 0 - 3 = 0
8 Shades of Grey.3 - 0 - 0 - 0 = 0

Middleton-On-The-Wolds Evening Pairs League 2014/15

1 John Pam Leon.......7 - 6 - 0 - 1 = 12
2 Dave L Dave A.........6 - 4 - 0 - 2 = 8
3 John G Penny Arthur.6 - 3 - 1 - 2 = 7
4 Brian Marian...........7 - 1 - 1 - 5 = 3
5 Di Dave D Dave W.....6 - 1 - 0 - 5 = 2

Correct me if I'm wrong, but here seem to be 3 people in your pair,

And why are Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich counted as a pair?

[1964white]

Each team are allowed a sub so players can stand down if need be, shame really as the Evening League is very sparse this season, with two in each side we could have probably drawn up 7 teams instead of 5.
I've played in 4 of our 7 matches & won all four
Two of the local teams have withdrawn from the afternoon triples due to serious illness which is unfortunate as that is a very competitive league, still is !

[1964white]

My bowls match on Monday morning

Four of my eight touchers on the jack during the match.

Frustratingly we still lost the game 12-8

[Muppet the Cat]

Crikey, that's a thread that's been dug up from the grave.

You must have been posting your Bowls reports somewhere else in the last 12yrs.

[CUSSIE01]

My bowls match on Monday morning

Four of my eight touchers on the jack during the match.

Frustratingly we still lost the game 12-8



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You obviously didn’t touch your bowls enough. Hectorrrrrrrrrrr !!!!!

[1964white]

Crikey, that's a thread that's been dug up from the grave.

You must have been posting your Bowls reports somewhere else in the last 12yrs.

There is a bowls thread somewhere Cat, but I found this one which involves other sports, something for everyone!

[1964white]

You obviously didn’t touch your bowls enough. Hectorrrrrrrrrrr !!!!!

I handle them well though.

Did you notice my new snazzy white bowls shoes?

[CUSSIE01]

I handle them well though.

Did you notice my new snazzy white bowls shoes?

A deliberate tactic to dazzle your opponents ?