Single Court Bob Minor

This is one of the easiest methods to ring by rules only, without even learning the line!

Passing the treble

Always ring plain hunt below the treble, but look for where you pass the treble on the way up.

• If you pass the treble in 1-2 up or 3-4 up, then make 4ths and go back down.

• Otherwise carry on out to the back and try to dodge 5-6 up and 5-6 down. But remember that you cannot dodge with the treble, so:

  • If you turn the treble from the back, miss out the 5-6 up dodge.

  • If you the treble turns you from the back, miss out the 5-6 down dodge.

Learning the line

There are a couple of things that make it easy to learn the line. But still learn the above rules and keep an eye on the treble!

1) The line can be divided into two parts: dodges and places.

• A 5-6 down dodge is always followed by a 5-6 up dodge, so all four dodges come together: 5-6 down, 5-6 up, 5-6 down, 5-6 up.

• Four lots of places also follow each other, i.e. leaving the back without a dodge is followed by making 4ths, making 4ths again, then lieing behind without first making a dodge.

2) As the two places in 4ths always come together, the rules for passing the treble can be simplified:

• If you pass the treble in 1-2 up then make 4ths twice.

• Otherwise, go out to the back and try to dodge 5-6 up and 5-6 down.

Bobs

If you are dodging in 5-6 when the call is made, then do two more dodges (i.e. three in all).

Otherwise, make 4ths and go back down. Three bells will do this: two were going to make 4ths anyway, so are unaffected, while the other was about to go out to the back, but makes the bob instead.

Singles

If you are dodging in 5-6 up when the call is made, then you are unaffected.

If you are dodging in 5-6 down when the call is made, then complete the dodge, make 5ths, then dodge 5-6 up.

Otherwise, do the same as at a bob.

After being affected by a call, just use the rules to work out what to do next.