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Short Mat Bowls
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Short Mat is the popular indoor version of bowls
played in village halls and other indoor arenas where space is
limited. Dedicated competitors wil prefer a set manufactured by
Drakes Pride, for decades the leading name in bowls equipment.

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Short Mat Bowlers tend to use either Drakes Pride Professional
with a medium bias or some prefer Professional Plus bowls with
a stronger bias designed originally for outdoor greens.
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Short Mat Bowlers usually use a heavyweight Jack with
a special alloy coating. Please be aware that alloy Jacks are prone
to chipping - this is unavoidable due to the material and the nature
of the game. We will not be able to accept returned Jacks if they have
been used. However, Drakes Pride do offer an exchange service for old
Jacks - please email for details.
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UK pounds (ex.VAT) |
Pounds (incl. VAT) |
Typical ETA in wkg days |
Add to basket |
Drakes Pride Professional bowls (set of 4) |
£113.96 |
£133.90 |
3 + transit time |
Drakes Pride Professional bowls (Heavyweight, Coloured, set of 4) |
£144.60 |
£169.90 |
30 + transit time |
Drakes Pride Professional Plus bowls (set of 4) |
£113.96 |
£133.90 |
3 + transit time |
Drakes Pride Professional Plus bowls (Heavyweight, Coloured, set of 4) |
£144.60 |
£169.90 |
30 + transit time |
Shortmat Yellow Extra Heavyweight Jack (approx. 890g) |
£27.15 |
£31.90 |
3 + transit time |
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Short Mat Bowls Accessories


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Drakes Pride provide the special carpets for the
game. Each one is 45 x 6 feet with a smooth foam back. They roll
up and there is a special bag (above) available for convenient
storage and handling. The carpets are pre-marked with the appropriate
white lines. The speed of the bowls on each carpet is the same
but the more expensive carpet has a thicker, chip-foam backing
that is slightly more durable than the latex-foam backing on other
carpet.
Also available are the fenders and centre block
(standard in white or self-aligning), and a little trolley to
assist with moving the rolled up carpet around.
Bowls mats measure 14 x 24 inches (35.5 x 61.5cm).
Left above - Mat, fenders and standard centre
block. Left below - Self aligning centre block.
Click on the picture to enlarge.
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UK pounds (ex.VAT) |
Pounds (incl. VAT) |
Typical ETA in wkg days |
Add to basket |
Drakes Pride Supagrene 45 x 6 feet Short Mat Bowls Carpet |
£589.70 |
£692.90 |
10 + transit time |
Wygreen 45 x 6 feet Short Mat Bowls Carpet |
£813.53 |
£955.90 |
10 + transit time |
Short Mat Regulation White Fenders (Pair) with white 15 inch Centre Block |
£84.17 |
£98.90 |
3 + transit time |
Short Mat Regulation White Fenders (Pair) with self aligning Centre Block |
£106.30 |
£124.90 |
3 + transit time |
Short Mat Self Aligning Centre Block |
£33.96 |
£39.90 |
3 + transit time |
Carpet Carry/Storage Bag |
£53.53 |
£62.90 |
3 + transit time |
Trolley for carrying Bowls Mats |
£65.45 |
£76.90 |
3 + transit time |
Regulation Foot Mat (pair, black with white border) |
£14.38 |
£16.90 |
2 + transit time |
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The Origin of Bowls
Bowls historians believe that bowls developed from the Egyptians. One
of their pastimes was to play skittles with round stones. This has been
determined based on artefacts found in tombs dating circa 5,000 B.C. The
sport spread across the world and took on a variety of forms, Bocce (Italian),
Bolla (Saxon), Bolle (Danish), Boules (French) and Ula Miaka (Polynesian).
The oldest Bowls green still played on is in Southampton, England where records
show that the green has been in operation since 1299 A.D. There are other
claims of greens being in use before that time, but these are, as yet, unsubstantiated
King Henry VIII was a lawn bowler. However, he banned the game for those
who were not wealthy or "well to do" because "Bowyers, Fletchers,
Stringers and Arrowhead makers" were spending more time at recreational
events such as bowls instead of practising their trade. Henry VIII requested
that anybody who wished to keep a bowling green pay a fee of 100 pounds.
However, the green could only be used for private bowls play and he forbade
anyone to "play at any bowle or bowles in open space out of his own garden
or orchard". In 1845, the ban was lifted, and people were again allowed
to play bowls and other games of skill.
Nowadays, Bowls is a hugely popular world sport. It appears in a variety of
guises - Lawn Bowls and Indoor Bowls are recognised International sports with
formal bodies at all levels. Crown Green Bowls is also a major pastime for thousands
of people but this game is restricted more to the British Isles. The smaller
modern indoor versions of the game - Shortmat Bowls and Carpet Bowls are also
more of a British game but are less popular. Table Bowls appears to have turned
up in the 19th century around the Carlisle area and although, it has never become
hugely popular has apparently spread as far afield as Australia...
You can learn more about the
Bowls from from The Online Guide
to Traditional Games.
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