Differences of Attacking Shots Percentage Between Winners and Losers Among Elite Lawn Bowlers in Selected Matches
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https://doi.org/10.37134/jsspj.vol13.2.10.2024Keywords:
Lawn Bowls, winners, losersAbstract
Lawn Bowls is a game that takes a short time to learn but a lifetime to be an expert and master. This sport requires consistency, accuracy, focus, and precision the aim is to be as close as possible to the jack. The purpose of this study is to compare the differences in attacking shots percentage between winners and losers among world-class lawn bowlers. 14 games were analysed which makes (n=28) data collected for this study. Group one was the winner of the match (n=14) and another group was the loser in the match (n=14). All data for 14 games were collected based on 6 types of shots in lawn bowls. The first type is defending shots (draw and position) while the second type is attacking shots (trail, tap and lie, running and drive). Data analyses were conducted after all the data had been collected. Independent T-tests were used to analyze the attacking shots percentage, defending shots percentage, and total shots percentage which indicates the whole game's performance. Results showed that there were significant differences in attacking shots percentage, defending shots percentage, and total shots percentage between winners and losers among world-class lawn bowlers. Findings show that winners have a higher percentage compared to losers which means that attacking shots thus help a player to win a lawn bowls match.
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