Cookies

We use essential cookies to make our site work. We'd also like to set analytics cookies that help us make improvements by measuring how you use the site. These will be set only if you accept.

For more detailed information about the cookies we use, see our cookies page.

Essential Cookies

Essential cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. For example, the selections you make here about which cookies to accept are stored in a cookie.

You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.

Analytics Cookies

We'd like to set Google Analytics cookies to help us improve our website by collecting and reporting information on how you use it. The cookies collect information in a way that does not directly identify you.

Third Party Cookies

Third party cookies are ones planted by other websites while using this site. This may occur (for example) where a Twitter or Facebook feed is embedded with a page. Selecting to turn these off will hide such content.

Skip to main content

Taster Sessions

Taster Sessions are designed for Groups of up to 24 people to have exclusive use of the Club for 2 hours and take part in a number of fun activities to get a feel for the game.

Each session will be tailored to the objectives of the specific Group to ensure you get the most enjoyment from the event.

Typically, the Group is split into 2 Teams with 2 Woods per person and 6 Activities.

Each player has 5 goes (10 rolls) on each activity.

 

The available activities are shown below and, when booking a session, you can decide which of them you wish to have provided.

Twyford Bowling Club Taster Sessions

Activities

Activity Rink Objective

Try It For Size

With the help of an experienced Member, choose the correct size Woods from the available supply: 2 Woods per person.

Learn the basic delivery position whilst standing on a Mat.

Skittles

Half

A basic introduction to understanding Line.

Knock down as many skittles as you can without your Wood going ‘out of bounds’ into the ditch.

Ladder

Half

A basic introduction to understanding Length.

Land your woods on the ladder to score as many points as possible.

Target Practice

Half

Combine Line and Length to land your woods on the Target to score as many points as possible.

Wedge

Half

The next Line and Length challenge to bowl at the Wedge and get your woods in the highest scoring holes.

Arch

Half

The final Line and Length challenge. Bowl your Woods through the arches to score as many points as possible.

Almost There

Half

A static Jack to put everything into practice and see how you do.

Just Do It

Full

Bowl from both ends of the Rink to get a feel of what it’s really like.