Oneabung

How does everyone approach the draw bag and do you believe there is a special technique?

Some leave it to the very end and wait for what is left, some want to dive in first in the belief that all the best pegs are still in there...

I went though a phase of drawing very very badly, and put this down to thinking negatively, every time I thought of the peg I didnt want I managed to pull that one out of the bag! Usually accompanied by a loud cry of 'bollocks'!!!!

Then for a while I cracked it, decided not to think of negative thoughts and changed hands to drawing with my left hand rather than right.... Am I mad, just superstious or will anyone else on here admit to any strange drawbag antics? Perhaps one of you knows how to become a "golden bollocks at the drawbag" and will share some secrets with the TA faithfull.....

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polepot

Royst has the secret of the drawbag
I always hide and take the last peg in the bag, if there are two left I will get the worst one . I have come unstuck a couple of times though when there hasn't been enough pegs in the bag

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painy

I once drew the same peg 2 weeks on the trot at Pilks, peg 49, and this is no flier by a long way. Refused to draw on the next match until it was out of the bag and yes you have guessed it, it stayed in the bag especially for me. I've drawn this peg more than any other on the canal and never won a bean off it.

But otherwise, Id say I was pretty handy in the drawbag by waiting until the end for what is left over.

The Runner

Basic laws of probability ensure that where in the queue you draw makes no difference overall to the likelihood of a good or bad peg.

Still always try to draw early though as that way you get longer to set up etc....

painy

Laws of probability are great fun. Once told a group of adults that if I did the lottery I would choose 1,2,3,4,5,6 as my numbers. They then told me I should spread them out to have more chance of winning!

Anybody ever experienced a fiddle at a draw?

I was once offered my choice of peg after arriving late for one match but obviously refused and asked to draw properly.

Another incident saw a match organiser come to draw the last peg after everybody else had drawn and I offered to draw his peg from the bag. Oh dear, no peg in the bag and it was a good un. I suspect it was an honest mistake but you never know!

There are some matches where the pegs are engraved on metal discs. A bit of careful feeling around and Im sure you could gain an advantage.

Dick

I'm from the school of 'you can only draw it if it's still in the hat'.

Therefore I always like to get my mitt in their first. Also, as mentionned, I then get more time to set up/sit with a brew and a fag!

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royst

Sometimes if we are not sure how many are turning up there will be an extra peg left in the bag after the draw is completed. It was uncanny the amount of times this peg was an out and out flyer and was left unfished. Since then I try to draw last on club matches, so that I get the flyer that would be left over..... and it does work from time to time
In larger matches I agree its best to draw early and get more setting up time.

Dave

ill allways try to get to the front and when i put my hand in ill pick up to peg numbers and drop one and keep the other allways do and give it a good stir just in case

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Brian G

I have recently been taking one of the last two in our club matches usually offering a choice of right or left hand to Kingfisher so technically I am having whats left, judging by my recent run of results its time for a change

Kingfisher

Try drawing first on Sunday Brian!

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