the first bowl of the next end. Some controlling bodies have experimented with an additional rule allowing the winner of the end to decide if they keep the mat or give the mat away. Having the last bowl of an end is seen as an advantage, particularly at the highest levels of competition.. grass: refers to the width of the bowl required to enable it to stop at a designated point within the rink. To take more grass is to bowl wider than your previous delivery. a grass green refers to the type of playing surface that the green has manufactured from, as opposed to a synthetic or artificial green. green: alternative description to grass to describe the width of the bowlrequired to enable it to stop at a designated point within the rink. To take more green is to bowl wider than your previous delivery The area of the playing surface containing one or more rinks, the perimeter of which is usually defined by a surrounding ditch. green-keeper: common term for the staff who maintain bowling greens. grip: refers to the way a player holds the bowl in preparation for delivery. Two common grips are the "claw grip" and the "cradle grip". a bowl that is manufactured with an inverted ridge or dimple around the outer edges of the side of the bowl is also referred to as a grip or "gripped" bowl . H hand: the direction that a bowl is to be delivered in. See also forehand, backhand, either hand handicap: In games of singles, some formats allow for a positive or negative handicap to be applied to players of different ability. For example, in a game of 25 Up, one player may start at +5 shots, and one at -5 shots, meaning the player with a +5 handicap need only score another 20 shots to win, whereas the player on -5 handicap must score 30 shots to win. head: refers to the area of the rink where the jack, and any live bowls that have been delivered on any particular end. heavy : (weight) a bowl delivered with more force than required to deliver it to a desired position on the rink (bowl) a relative description of the physical weight of the bowl, compared with a standard weight bowl, or an xtra heavy weight bowl (green) a description of the relatively slow pace of the green,