Lawn bowls.
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It's a popular sport here in the Wimmera and all throughout Australia.
Most Saturdays you'd be hard-pressed finding a local bowling club that doesn't contain a sea of players engaging in social and competitive action.
Although plenty of people partake in the sport, the age demographic tends to sway towards the older generation.
Whatever the reason for this, there is bound to be some readers (young and old) out there keen to know a little bit more about the sport, why they should take it up and the tips and tricks that can take your bowling to the next level.
The aim of the game is pretty simple - land your bowl as close to the jack as possible when it's your turn to bowl.
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The bowls themselves have a bias side which the ball will turn to and according to experienced Horsham City Bowling Club bowler Betty Cozens it may look easy but there is a lot more to it.
"Players need to learn learn the rules and learn about line and length," Cozens said.
"Most clubs have coaches so I believe it is good to be shown the correct way to hold your bowl and deliver your bowl."
According to Cozens once you have the correct technique down pat practise is key alongside "concentration and good balance".
She warned however that practise needs to be used wisely and that you must always "practise with a purpose".
"We say, the more you practise the luckier you get," she said.
"(Make sure to) bowl with who and against players who are good bowlers."
With all this in mind, even the very best bowlers make mistakes, it's part of being human.
Cozens said that sportsmanship is key - people "need to learn to lose as well as win" and persevere when they do lose.
"Success is failure tried one more time," she said.
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For those looking at taking up bowls it can be played at a social or quite competitive level (like Pennant) and it can be played individually or on a team.
Apart from success and the enjoyment that comes with mastering a skill, Cozens has seen many other benefits.
"You become part of a club it gives you the opportunity to make friends," she said.
"You can travel to other places for tournaments where you meet other people and make lifelong friends."
As one can see there a raft of benefits to playing lawn bowls and now aided by the above advice having a crack at it may not seem as as unlikely as it once did.
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