It’s time to make bowls extra thrilling.
Throw these antiquated views out of the window, park the anachronisms on the door and bowls may turn out to be the brand new darts. Scoff for those who like, however why not?
Back when Not TheNine O’Clock News parodied the pints and fags that have been as widespread in darts because the board and the oche, no one may’ve predicted the expansion of the game within the many years that adopted. Bowls, admittedly, is coming from a distinct background.
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Let’s be frank, it is at the exact opposite finish of the spectrum to darts. But, if the sport performed by kebab-munching Luke Littler can emerge as one of many nation’s favourites, then so can the spectacle of jacks and mats.
All it wants is a bit more showmanship and razzmatazz. That’s in keeping with Nick Brett, a six-time World Indoor Bowls Championship gold medalist and 2020 Commonwealth Games champion, who has some concepts on how you can spruce the sport up.
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Brett does not need blokes dressed as visitors cones slurping pints because the actions unfolds – that kind of stuff can keep at Ally Pally. But a bit extra ambiance and color may actually liven the game up.
“We probably need to grow in the same way darts has,” Brett instructed us throughout the Indoors World Championship, which is at present on BBC. “We probably need to get that sort of crowd in, add a bit of music and jazz up the clothing a bit.
“We may additionally change the format of sure occasions to make it shorter and snappier, so folks can watch it. Just take a look at Twenty20 Cricket. They modified the Test format however you may play the Test format in a greater method like Ben Stokes has to make it horny.
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“There are loads of little individual things that could happen. There are lots of different ways you can play this game, and any other game, just to shorten it and jazz it up.”
The progress of know-how additionally offers sports activities like bowls a chance that maybe it did not have earlier than. Taking the instance of darts, which has seen it is footprint broaden due to Twitter (now X), TikTook and Instagram, there is not any cause why bowls cannot do comparable.
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Although two youthful opponents reached the ultimate 12 months in the past, bowls continues to be in search of it is Littler second. It may come at any time, because the 16-year-old arrow-throwing sensational has proven.
“We just need to get it out there on all the other platforms,” Brett continued. “TikTok, Snapchat and all that sort of stuff. We just need to get it out there on all of these platforms and be open and welcome to change and the people it might bring in.”