o
A road shower advises the thrower about the
throw [or shot] much like a caddy, whilst another helper stands ahead of the thrower, feet apart, to show the best line or
path in the road.
o The thrower runs to the throwing mark and, in the Northern or County Armagh style, extends the arm
and bowl behind him as he runs. At the throwing mark the arm is snapped forward by arching the back and shoulders, releasing
the bowl underhand before stepping over the mark.
o In the Southern or County Cork style, as the thrower runs to the mark the arm and bowl are lifted up and back, then
whirled downward into an underhand throw, releasing the bowl before stepping over the mark.
o
Wherever the bowl stops (not where it leaves
the road surface), a chalk mark is made at the nearest point on the road and the next throw is taken from behind that mark.
o Over tight curves, or corners where two roads meet, the bowl may be thrown through the air (lofted).
The loft must strike the road or pass over it. If the loft fails to reach the road, it counts as one shot, and the next throw
must be taken again from the same mark.
o
If two players or teams approach the finish
line with equal shots, the winner is decided by which throw goes farthest past the finish line.
