Orbost Bowls Club

05/09/2026

LAST DRILLS & SKILLS until next season
With the Pennant season rapidly approaching, Saturday morning saw the last Drills & Skills for now. While not particularly cold and with no wind, the weather was overcast and definitely very damp, with the session having to finish early due to rain. The coach, Ron Hatcher organised the same setup as for the previous week, where several rinks were set up, all with different bowling scenarios and as the bowlers rotated through the rinks, Ron would change the set up, effectively forcing the players to keep adjusting their bowling.

The Club would like to thank Ron for his assistance with organising and running Drills & Skills and also the members who took the time to attend each week.

05/09/2026

03/09/2026

Thursday 3rd September saw 2 games of 10 ends arranged for the 14 players who arrived. Anticipating beautiful spring weather .Wow were they disappointed 😞, with every end being played the clouds gathered, the wind picked up and the temperature dropped.
Unfortunately no winners photo is available.
Congratulations to Ron Hatcher(skip), Steve Shorten and Dennis McCann.

30/08/2026

SOCIAL BOWLS - Sun 30th August
Spring came a couple of days early, bringing perfect bowling weather last Sunday for the first round of the latest Scroungers competition. Numbers were down, with several regulars still away, but even so, five of the seven rinks available were put to use. It proved to be a very tight scoring round, with the highest point scorers for the day being Geoff Lynn on 64, Bruce Kneebone on 62 and Gwen Hatcher on 61. The next social bowls will be Thursday 3rd Sept. Please remember the new later time with bowlers asked to be at the Club prior to 12.30pm.

29/08/2026

DRILLS & SKILLS - Sat 29th Aug
The weather stayed with its normal Saturday format of sunny with a cool breeze for the Drills & Skills session. However, with several regulars away, it wasn't the temperature that kept numbers lower than usual. Ron Hatcher, the coach, used a different technique for the session, setting up several rinks, each with a different scenario. One was a long end while others had markers that the bowlers had to either go out and around or cut under to reach the jack, all whilst not cutting the head. The bowlers had to rotate through the various rinks with Ron adjusting the set ups from time to time. The last 30 minutes of the morning was a game between two teams, using two bowls to put what they had learned into practice. The next Drills & Skills will be on Sat 5th Sept.

28/08/2026

SOCIAL BOWLS - Thursday 27th Aug
Despite beautiful sunshine, Thursday's social bowls was on the cool side, due to a chilly light breeze. The was still a good attendance of bowlers, even though several regulars were away. The bowlers were organised into teams of four and played the usual two games of ten ends. There was only one team who won both of their games, with the winners for the afternoon being Greg Rankin (s), Lyn O'Brien, Dennis McCann and Ron Hatcher.
The next social bowls will be Scroungers on Sunday 30th August. PLEASE NOTE: The starting time will revert to our summer times, with bowlers requested to be at the Club no later than 12.30pm.

23/08/2026

SOCIAL BOWLS - Sunday 23rd August
Sunday's social bowls brought a very good attendance boosted by Phil Manning, a visitor from Bruthen. The weather was perfect although as usual lately, the breeze strengthened as the day progressed. The bowlers were organised primarily into Triples with one team of four to accommodate the number of bowlers. The matches were set as two games of ten ends. The winners for the day after a countback were Ron Hatcher (s), Phil Manning, Jan Lynn and Narelle Shorten.
The next social bowls will be on Thursday 27th August and bowlers are asked to be at the Club no later than 11.30am.

22/08/2026

DRILLS & SKILLS - Sat 22nd August
Saturday's Drills & Skills returned to the north / south bowling direction in preparation for the Pennant season. The session started in perfect bowling weather, however, as the morning progressed, what was initially a slight breeze became much stronger making the bowlers concentrate much harder to try and achieve the goals set by coach, Ron Hatcher. The first drill consisted of two components, in one direction, the bowlers had to bowl around a marker and still come into the jack without crossing the head. On the return end, they had to finish their bowl close to the jack inside four markers. This first exercise was set up as a long end while the second was a repeat but set as a very short end. The last task for the day was to knock a placed bowl away from the jack and replace it their own. the next Drills & Skills will on Saturday 29th August.

21/08/2026

Near perfect weather conditions presented for Thursday 20ths social bowls .
Once all players arrived the match committee went about organising teams. With 17 players present 2 games on 10 ends were organised with 5 triples and one pair.
When all games were completed bowlers went onto the club house for a cool refreshment the discussion centred around how nice it was to be able to show their best techniques instead of having to fight the usual windy weather.
The match committee announced that after a count back the winning team consisted of Ralph Harding, Lyn O'Brien and Ross O'Brien(s).
Next social bowls will be held on Sunday 22nd with all players to have their names down by 11:30.

16/08/2026

SOCIAL BOWLS - Sunday 16th August
Sunday's social bowls was well attended and played in perfect bowling weather although the breeze became stronger as the game progressed. The format for the day was two games of ten ends with the players formed into a mixture of Fours and a Triple. There were no two game winners, so the day went to the best team who had a win and a draw. The successful team was Ron Hatcher (s), Geoff Lynn, Narelle Shorten and Dennis McCann.
The next social bowls will be on Thursday 20th August, with bowlers asked to be at the Club prior to 11.30am.