Our weekly Club draw games provide an important benefit to the club. They allow newer bowlers to bowl with more experienced bowlers and pick up tips from them.  Also it is a social venue for members to meet other members in a low key type of game and encourage the new bowlers to get to the point of feeling comfortable entering tournaments.  

In an effort to increase draw game participation, the board has voted to implement a few changes on a trial basis: 

1.  Draw games on Wednesday and Friday start at 10:00 am while Sunday’s draw game begins at 12:30 pm.. On Sunday, we hope to recruit a few more bowlers to help with summer afternoon spot watering of the green.  

2. The draw game will be conducted as follows:

Name tags are placed on the table by players wanting to participate in the draw game with a 10-minute deadline prior to start time of the game. Two game participants volunteer to organize the draw.  To indicate your preferred position, place Draw Nametag in the appropriate container (Skip, Vice, Lead) 10-minutes prior to start time of the game.

The two volunteers determine the mix of Pairs, Triples, Roving Lead and Cutthroat games based on the number of players available. If the number of players indicates a Cutthroat game, players are asked to volunteer for it. These players are not included in the draw.

The volunteers assign the roles of skip, vice and lead and place the draw tokens upside down in the wooden box based on the type and number of games being played. Note that assigned roles may vary from stated preference as required to form complete teams. Players will then randomly draw a token from the appropriate section of the wooden box which will determine their rink, type of game and team.

3.  The draw games will have priority for center rink usage.  On the occasion club members may wish to play a separate game during normal draw game times, such as practice for tournaments, or individual practice. These games must be announced to prevent confusion with the draw game.