A final score tells you who won. A short review tells you what to practise. Keep it specific enough to change your next session, and brief enough to complete while the game is fresh.
1. Rink and conditions
Note surface, approximate pace, wind and any change during the match. Separate what happened to the green from what happened to your delivery. This prevents every short bowl from being blamed on the same cause.
2. Your reliable hand
Record which hand and jack length gave you the largest landing area. Do not write only “forehand good”; add a concrete observation such as “medium jack, wide forehand, three of four reached the head”.
3. One decision that mattered
Choose a head where shot selection changed the likely result. Write the score context, the shot called, the safer alternative and what the bowl actually did. Avoid judging the decision solely by the outcome.
4 and 5. A strength and a drill
Name one skill to keep and one to train. Turn the weakness into a measurable drill: for example, six of ten draws within a mat length beyond the jack. Bowls Australia’s activities handbook offers structured ways to practise.
Source: Bowls Australia Activities Handbook. Check your national regulations and event conditions before a competitive game.
One useful note after every match compounds faster than a long review you never revisit.
For a shared view of close heads, try WGTS for iPhone or WGTS for Android. Use the official measuring procedure whenever your competition requires it.