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7.2. Writing out a touch

There are at least three ways to write out a touch. Download this article which explains how touches are written out, including in the Ringing World diary.

Touches are often represented by writing out the lead ends rather than all the work:

• A bob is represented by a dash at the beginning of the row.
• A single is represented by an “s” at the beginning of the row.
• For a plain lead no mark is written.

Simple touches

The following 120s of Plain Bob Minor leave the tenor unaffected:

As an example the left hand compostion can also be written as:

• b.p.p.p.b.b.p.p.p.b
• wrong, home, repeated.

Practising calling

Use ringing simulator software to practise calling touches. Load your touch and learn to ring the touch confidently. Work out where the calls come and think about how you are going to call it either b.p.p.p.b.b.p.p.p.b or wrong and home.