29/10/2026
🚨🎯 KNOW THE RULES – PLAY THE GAME! 🎯🚨
🟢 LAW 54 – MEASURING EQUIPMENT 🟢
🔥 WHEN MILLIMETRES MATTER… THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE! 🔥
Picture this… 👀
🏆 It's the final end of a championship match.
⚪ The jack is surrounded by bowls.
😱 Both teams are convinced they've got the shot!
📏 The umpire is called… and suddenly, EVERY MILLIMETRE COUNTS!
But here's the BIG QUESTION… 🤔
DO YOU KNOW WHAT MEASURING EQUIPMENT AN UMPIRE MUST HAVE AVAILABLE?
According to Law 54 of the Laws of the Sport of Bowls, the required equipment includes:
📖 A copy of the current Laws of the Sport of Bowls.
📏 A tape measure at least 25 metres long.
🧵 Equipment for longer measurements, such as a string measure.
📐 A flexible measure, such as a box or bullet measure.
🔧 Callipers and feeler gauges.
🔹 Wedges to support leaning bowls.
🎯 Suitable equipment to determine whether a bowl or jack is within the rink's side boundary.
💡 DID YOU KNOW?
For domestic play, Member National Authorities may approve the types of measuring equipment used by umpires!
🔥 NOW LET'S GET THE BOWLS COMMUNITY TALKING! 🔥
👇 THREE QUESTIONS FOR YOU!
1️⃣ Have you ever witnessed a measurement so close that the umpire had to bring out the callipers or feeler gauges? 😱
2️⃣ What's the most unusual measuring situation you've experienced on the green?
3️⃣ Do you think every competitive bowler should understand how measuring equipment works, or should we leave it entirely to the umpires? 🤔
💬 SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES IN THE COMMENTS! We want to hear those nail-biting measuring stories from greens around the world! 🌍
📢 TAG A FELLOW BOWLER, SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE AND HELP OTHERS LEARN THE RULES!
💚 RESPECT THE GAME. RESPECT OTHERS. ENJOY BOWLS!
⚖️ Fair Play • Good Sportsmanship • Great Bowls
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