Hawke's Bay lawn bowler Ray Scott is surprised more tenpin bowlers haven't made the same switch as he has.
"I'm in my third year of lawn bowls after 25 years of tenpin. I was at my peak when I gave up tenpin but I should have done it years ago. There are more skills in lawn bowls where as in tenpin you become a bit of a robot because of all the repetition," Scott explained.
"I'm the only one who has come to bowls from tenpin. Everybody else comes from golf."
When Scott, 63, took up bowls he set himself a couple of goals. He wanted to be his Kia Toa club's junior singles champion after three years and the Hawke's Bay junior champion after five.
A fitter by trade, Scott, who has another two years left in the junior ranks, captured the club title after two years and the Hawke's Bay title after three. He was one of three players from his Kia Toa club who reached the semifinals of the Hawke's Bay Junior Singles Championship which ended at Bowls Taradale recently. Glenn Olssen and Steve Asquith were the others.