USLBA 2007 Laws of the Sport of Bowls“Ad hoc Summary of Notable Changes”This "summary of notable changes” will be used in the SWD until either revised or replaced. Please note that it is substantially abbreviated and several language shortcuts” have been made. Serious bowlers are encouraged to consult the Official Laws for the complete language and the precise context in which each Law appears. Conrad Melton, Head Umpire, Southwest Lawn Bowls Association (5/18/2007)
A player has only 1 minute to deliver their bowl. Page 60 Law 66. Before delivery a player should be standing on the mat with one foot fully on the mat. At the moment they deliver the jack or a bowl, the player should have all or part of one foot on or above the mat. Page 27 Law 20 Restrictions about walking to the head Appendix A, Page 52. In singles, a player can only walk to the head after his third and/or fourth bowls. An exception to this is when it appears the opponent may be holding game. In pairs, leads can only walk to the head after s/he has bowled 3 or 4 bowls. Skips cannot go to the head until after they have rolled at least 2 bowls. In triples, the leads cannot go to the head until all of their bowls have been rolled. Seconds can go to the head after they have rolled at least 2 bowls; Skips can go to the head at any time. It is now legal to chalk the centerline of the rink from the 2-meter mark to the nearest hog line. Page 12, Law 5.13 Trial ends are not the start of a match. Bowls from different sets may be used during trial ends. Page 25 Law 18.1.5 If, before the jack is delivered, the mat is either too close to the ditch or not centered, the player to play first should position it correctly. Page 26 Law 19.1.2 An opposing team may challenge the mat position if the jack has been delivered but the first bowl has not been delivered. If the mat position was incorrect, the challenging team shall set the mat correctly and redeliver the jack (but shall not roll the first bowl). Page 26 Law 19.1.3 If, before each team has played a bowl, a player notices that the wrong team has delivered the jack, the correct team shall re-start the end. Page 28 Law 22.5 If, after each team has played a bowl, a player notices that the wrong team has delivered the jack, play in that end should continue in that order. Page 28 Law 22.6 When there is displacement of a bowl in its original course that has not disturbed the head before it is displaced: if it is displaced by an opponent, skip of the team that played the bowl must choose whether to a) have the bowl replayed; b) place the bowl where the skip believes it would have come to rest; or c) leave the bowl where it came to rest. Law 28.1 1 [third] If a displaced bowl in course disturbs the head after it was displaced (but not before), the skip of the team that played the bowl must choose: a) replace the head and have the bowl replayed; b) replace the head and place the bowl where the skip believes it would have come to rest; or c) declare the end dead. Law 28.1 1 [fourthj Touchers in the ditch (Law 24.4) or a jack in the ditch (Law 29.2) should have their locations noted by an object on the bank and outlines of their positions made in the sand. If a rolled bowl is disturbed by a neutral party or object (defined as an object that does not belong to any player on the rink of play, Page 9 Law 1.3.23) and that bowl had already hit something on the rink, the prior disturbance is left as it is. Page 33 Law 28.3.2 A bowl moved while marking or measuring if moved by a player (or his equipment), should be replaced by the opposing player; if it was moved by the umpire, it should be replaced by the umpire. If a marker causes the movement, the former position should be agreed to by the opponents. If they cannot agree, the marker replaces the bowl to his opinion of its former position. Page 34 Law 28.4 1,2,3 If an end is ruled dead, any bowls or the jack which must move to the other end to replay the end must be “carried” to that end. This rule shall be interpreted to mean that the bowls may be either raked or carried but may not be rolled to the other end. Page 36 Law 31.3 An unused, adjacent rink may not be walked upon by a player in a match while the other team is delivering, or is about to deliver their bowl. Page 39 Law 36.2 Skips may delegate any or all their duties except scoring in pairs. Page 40 Law 37.1.8 If a bowl is played out of turn without touching anything on the green, the opposing skip may either leave the bowl where it came to rest and have his team bowl 2 in a row, or the skip may return the bowl so that order may be restored. Page 42 Law 47.1.2 The former “10 minute rule” allowing a player to ask for (and automatically receive) up to ten minutes for a “personal time out” is no longer included as part of the Laws of the Sport. Players in team events should review Law 66 and time their absences from the green so as to not interrupt the match. When measuring jack distance to determine if it is long enough, the entire jack must be beyond the minimal required distance. Page 58 Appendix B.4.2 Chart Who measures? It’s suggested the team conceding shot(s) measures. Page 61 Law 68. Who writes up the score? The team that rakes should also mark the scoreboard. Page 61 Law 69. If the same player is responsible for both raking and marking the board, it is suggested that the raking be completed before the board is marked. Substitutes in the U.S. Playdowns are not allowed. (The Playdowns are the qualifying events by which Divisions select their representative players to the United States Championships, which in 2007 will be held in Sun City Center, Florida, beginning October 29th.) Page 64 C 1 |