Bales

I was tutoring a learner in Bob Minor this morning with a very experienced band (hundreds of peals and up to Maximus). I asked them if they knew what to do when ‘Go Bales’ was called – no one knew so, undaunted, I taught them. Of course they picked it up easily and agreed that it’s an excellent way of teaching plain bob.

4 thoughts on “Bales

  1. Chris Lomax Post author

    Hi Mike and Bob
    The simplest route to understanding Bales is contained in Smart Ringer itself. From the Home page, go to Module 2, then Teaching Elementary Change Ringing Resources, then Bob Doubles and you will then see a hyperlink entitled Bales Bob Doubles. The principle is described together with a blue line diagram.

    So, after the dodge and after the immediate call, “Go Bales”, the treble hunts to the back and lies for 4 blows; the bell which has just made seconds makes 4ths (or 5ths for Minor) and returns to lead. The effect is to make everyone repeat the lead just done and to continue repeating it until the conductor call, “Plain Bob”.

    Immediate repetition of a dodge is extremely valuable for a learner and imprints the work in his/her mind. It can be used to repeat any dodge.

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