Introduction to Kellyskins

Kellyskins is a game that has the advantage of serving many purposes for ALL bowlers in social games, pennant and of course tournament play.
By the very nature of only playing two ends per match ( one skin), every team or player in (singles) has the chance to succeed against all opposing teams, no matter how strong the opposition team is on paper.
Kellyskins allows all teams to play against each other, with the best team coming out on top.
Concentration and the ability to play top bowls under pressure is a feature of the Kellyskins format.
There are many games that we all play in where the scores are close and the final result is determine only by the final ends - where every bowl counts and the pressure is on to really play a top bowl - a resting toucher or a conversion shot.
And yet when do we practice these shots?. A roll up or practice on the green is not played under match conditions where the stakes are high and every bowl conts.
Kellyskins is tough, and sometimes bowlers play lucky shots to convert - it happens in all games - but Kellyskins is the fairest of them all.
Consider: - all teams play each other - all teams play on the same green and play on the same rinks, the ditch rink included.
Due to the vast range and flexability of the Kellyskins format, numerous variations can be formulated to suit any combination of players and teams, depending on the number of teams and the duration of the time factor.