I have just seen this, I have been on the other chat, as most of you know, where I have said how much I enjoy playing bowls but cannot play on grass any more, which is why I play with a club with an all weather carpet. Some of us like the challenge of playing outdoors in the winter, not sure what we are trying to prove! Goldengirl, go for it, you will never know if you can play unless you try. You might well find that people are a bit 'clicky', my daughter did, (and so did I, when we moved and changed clubs), but that is not the case, and you will soon find that you will be welcomed, particularly if you ask advice about things. It is not just a case of sending a wood up the green.