Women’s Consistency Competition

This Competition will be drawn on 24th June and the 1st Round will be on the 8th July.

Consistency is a Singles Competition where the object of the game is to draw as closes possible  to the Jack without moving it and score points as follows:

First Shot – 4 points, Second Shot – 3 points, Third Shot – 2 points, Fourth Shot – 1 point

The first player to reach 130 points is the winner. Each end must total 10- points. Should there be a tie, an extra end/ends is/are played. Should both players reach 130 points at the conclusion of the game, the player with the highest points is the winner.

A marker is required for every game of Consistency. Their duties include placing the jack on the disc after it has been rolled, measuring the distance from the disc if the jack has been moved with the ‘measuring stick’, advising players of any points losses and recording the score.

After it is rolled the jack is placed on a disc by the Marker. The Marker is responsible for ensuring the jack is correctly positioned in the centre of the disc before any bowls are bowled or any measuring is done.

Because Consistency is a draw game, penalties apply if the jack is moved by more than the length of the measuring stick – ie 1 metre. If the jack is moved further than the measuring stick, the player will lose 5 points. Should the jack be moved, the Marker will measure from the outer edge of the disc to the nearest point of the jack. The loss of 5 points will be recorded on the score card immediately and the player informed. The jack is then replaced on the disc, or as near as possible by the Marker.

If the jack is sent out of bounds or into the ditch, or if the player kills the end, the penalty is 10 points. Should this occur the jack is replaced on the disc and the loss recorded on the score card.

If bowls are preventing the jack from being replaced on the disc, the jack is to be placed as close as possible to the disc. Any shot bowl sitting on or close to the disc at the completion of the end, preventing the jack from being placed on the disc is to be removed and the jack replaced on the disc before any further measuring is done. If two bowls are touching or overlapping the disc, they must be equal shots by virtue of the fact that, if the jack was in its correct position, they would both be touching the jack.

Consistency is played in knockout format and in accordance with the current ‘Laws of the Sport of Lawn Bowls’ and the Buderim Bowls Club By-Laws.