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A BOWLS WA PUBLICATION Edition 90 October - November 2012 The Bowlers Lifestyle Magazine Photo’s courtesy of Bowls Australia. UUndernder 118’s8’s ccoveredovered iinn ggold,old, ssilverilver aandnd bbronzeronze page 19 AApiapia ccompetitionompetition ppageage 3366 PPremierremier LLeagueeague PPreviewreview ppageage 2222 Aero champions leave their bowls at home when they play! Would the elite sponsored players of other brands do that? We doubt it very much! Aero Bowls have the same line every time, which It’s the same precision applied to the manufacture of makes our Champions so confident they leave their artificial hearts, knee joints, and critical parts of the bowls at home when travelling. They simply use A380 aircraft - because all these items and the Aero any set of the same type that is available on site. Bowl are made using the same equipment. Julie Keegan plays top level bowls in NSW and Bowlers are amazed that Kelvin Kerkow has a new set Queensland and she leaves her bowls at home. of Aeros almost every week. Often his opponent ends Aero Bowls are manufactured to a precision not up buying Kelvin’s set - this has occurred twice in the previously imagined for the humble lawn bowl. last month. Aero Precision Bowls for Serious Bowlers. Kelvin Kerkow OAM Bowlsworld: 76 Howe Street Osborne Park Perth (08) 9242 1686 STOP PRESS Kcf`X5ighfU`]Ub Aero available in sizes 0, 1, 1½, 2, 2½, 3, 3½, 4 & 5 champion Jeremy Henry is the latest AeroTurboPro AeroDynamic AeroOptima elite bowler to TightLine NarrowLine MidLine gk]hW\hc5Yfc" Available with Wind Deflector Grips or Available with Wind Deflector or Aero Available with Wind Deflector Grips or Ah@Uk`Ym Plain Rings Dentations Grips or Plain Rings Plain Rings Consistency Singles Won by Stuart Bainbridge Ig]b[5Yfc8mbUa]Wg 5YfcCdh]aU Thee TurboTurbo ProPro isis ourour tighttigi ht lineliline bowlbowlwl - not The Dynamic has a bias that is a very even arc. is the same,samme, as itt is withwiith allala off ourouurbr bowls.bowowls.. It is straightraightt linliline!e! TTheTurboProheTurboPbPro takestakes gragrassss aroaroundounund You will find there is not a hint of a swoop or cut as simplyy duedue toto thethe extremelyextxttremelyy highhighg levellevevel of precisionprecissioion 100 to 30 cms lesslesss tthanhan a DyDynamic.namic. the bowl reaches the head. engineeringeering thatthat wewe areare ableable toto manufacturemanufacturrebe bowlsbowls On the green the difference is obvious. Again Take a look at the top of the bowl and you’ll note like neverever bebefore.fore. the almost perfect Arc Shape of the trajectory how the bias falls away. This is the result of very We do not adjust bowls after manufacture. They is achieved by the high level of engineering accurate engineering. The form (shape) is machined either come off the machine as a perfect bowl, or used and extremely accurate machining. The to 4 decimal places, a level of accuracy previously they are thrown away. The only reason they may bowl’s shape is machined to 4 decimal places, unachievable. Combined with the precise design of not be perfect is if an air bubble was trapped in the accuracy previously unachievable. This precise the bowl, which is quite unlike any other brands, a blank from which the bowl is made. This can only form allows the bowl to turn into the wind stability in the wind is realised that was simply not be discovered on the testing table. while other brands seem to struggle to hold previously attainable. Aero Bowls turn into the wind So whether you choose Dynamic or Optima you are their line, either going straight on, hooking (not a gale) and take less grass with the wind. They in world class company as Brett Wilkie uses both. or coming in at right angles, BUT NOT the do not hook, come in at right angles or go straight Turbo Pro - just an even, very predictable and when they should turn. Neither Brett Wilkie or Jeremy Henry would have consistent arc. changed brands unless they knew that they had the Both the Dynamic and Optima’s incredibly even best bowl money can buy - a bowl that performs in The same line every time is paramount to Aero trajectory is an obvious advantage on the green. all conditions. Bowls thus the line of a Turbo Pro is the same Add a metre or two of weight and the bowls stand as a Dynamic, only the grassing is different Brett and Jeremy like to win so the best equipment up like none other, making the up shot very much is an obvious choice. - less grass by 10 to 30 cms, depending on easier. Because the bowls do not “die”at the finish green conditions. shot making is a whole lot more consistent for Aero Bowls are of course sold in New Zealand and See the two bowls on the same rink and the every level of bowler. both of these models are entirely suitable for every difference is obvious. type of NZ Green. Richard Girvan, Shannon McIllroy, The Dynamic is our biggest seller and although Peter Belliss, Rowan Brassey, Val Smith and Matt Aero Up Shots This is a genuine quote from we term it narrow bias,it is by no means a straight Gallop will vouch for that. Trajectory Guide* Kelvin Kerkow regarding the Turbo Pro “it’s the line. You can go around or under any bowl more TurboPro easiest bowl to control for the most delicate accurately than ever. Recommendations. Dynamic upshots…I’m telling you its hold is better than The Optima (top right) The Dynamic is designed for greens that run more any bowl I’ve ever used. The Dynamic and than 13 seconds, artificial or grass. Optima The Dynamic and Optima are very close cousins. Optima do exactly the same…unreal” The Optima is designed for greens that run 10 Again it’s the same line every time except the The Aero exclusive ARC The Turbo Pro is designed for greens, grass or seconds and up, whether they be grass or artificial. Optima will take a little more grass, between 15 TRAJECTORY for genuine wind artificial that run 16 seconds or more. cms and 30 cms, depending on green conditions. On really fast greens both bowls are totally stability© replaces the old fashioned wind affected Banana trajectory) New Zealand: Not recommended due to the That’s really the only difference. Feel in the hand controllable, with no limit on how fast the very different types of grass greens greens are! TRUE TRAJECTORY TM ‘Same line every time’ Aero Bowls: 1300 13 25 75 [email protected] www.aerobowls.com Local call cost IN THIS ISSUE... Bowls News WA Juniors scoop President ............................................ 4 the medal pool CEO .................................................... 5 Inclusive Practices .............................. 6 Page 19 Country Director ................................. 7 Membership & Participation .............. 10 2012 Men’s and National News ...................................12 Women’s State Umpires ............................................ 15 Series results ...................................16-23 State News Page 20 ....................................24-38 Club News Lifestyle Finance ............................................. 29 Legal Corner .....................................37 Premier League Preview AAB BOWLSB WA PUBLICATION Page 22-23 BoBowB lelerse s LLiifestyfestyllel MagM ggazgaziinee EditionEditioEditEdid i 9900 OOcOctobercttooobb - November 2012 TheeeB BBowlers Lifestyle Magazine Photo’s courtesyc of Bowls Australia. Rolling them UnderUndeer 18’s18’ss covered in down on the gold,gold, silverssilve and bronze Goldfields Page 32-33 ApiaAApiApia competitionccommppeeetitititiontiononn pageppagagege 3636 Premier League Previewreeviewvvivieiewew On the Cover: Club in Profile The successful Under 18 sides who won the Robert Middleton Overall Champions Page 38 Trophy in Tasmania. This publication proudly produced for BOWLS WA Bowls WA by Media Tonic. Telephone: 9388 7844 Fax: 9388 7866 1st floor, 158 Main Street Osborne Park WA 6017 Email: [email protected] PO Box 123 Osborne Park WA 6917 Advertising Sales: Michael Fitzpatrick 9340 0800 Fax 9242 1866 Artwork: Jacqueline Holland Phone Submissions: Visible Ink Graphics www.bowlswa.com.au Website: CEO: Ken Pride Clubs are reminded that the cut off day for copy Printing: Quality Press Patrick Buller Registered by 8 Babel Road, President: for the next issue is 12 November, 2012. 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WA BlNB wls News FROM THE PRESIDENT Pat Buller By the time you read this article a new season will be upon us, and with it the usual mutterings about selectors and their obvious shortcomings (who elected them again?), new recruits will be sized up against the old stager and discounted as a johnny come lately, (remember he is not one of US), the greens will be either too slow or too fast and numbers as always will be tight. Every club has one or more of the above member’s who never seem services of the preferred supplier, clearly the opportunity to compare to be satisfied with what in the main, their own volunteers are providing. existing services and costs should be of benefit. Further information Perhaps each of us before we start firing the arrows need to remind will be forwarded as it comes to hand. ourselves that clubs cannot survive without the committed volunteer; which allows the rest of us to simply turn up on our prescribed playing World Championships date and play the game we enjoy.