Glasson (22), a Christchurch building apprentice, was a key member of the New Zealand men's under-25 team which beat Australia 2-1 in the transtasman series at Adelaide.
It was not an easy ride for Glasson because he was second in the fours team which was thumped 27-9 by Australia in the first of the three tests.
The temperament of the team was tested and it is now history how it came back strongly to beat Australia in the remaining two tests.
"I learnt more in that week of bowls than I had for the last four years," Glasson said. "We had a team meeting and talked about what went wrong."
That was the only game that Glasson lost in the transtasman series. He won five of his six games. He teamed with former Oamaru bowler Andrew Kelly and they won their three pairs games.
The big lesson that Glasson took away from Adelaide was his understanding about the intensity of international bowls.
"It is important to go through the process and make sure that everything is right before delivering each bowl," Glasson said. "Every single bowl has a purpose and there should be no wasted bowl."
He also learned that the pace of a green can change during a game.
"If we noticed it changing we should let our team-mates know."
The test series in Adelaide was Glasson's first taste of international bowls and he wants to make the New Zealand under-25 team again this season.
Longer term his goal is to compete for New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games and World Bowls, the elite events in the world.
Glasson started playing bowls with some school mates nine years ago when he was a pupil at Aranui High School. He finished runner-up to Greg Ruaporo (St Peter's College) in the New Zealand secondary schools singles final in 2007 and reached the quarterfinals in the singles at the New Zealand championships in Dunedin this year.
"I got a bit of grief from some of my school mates when I started playing bowls. The majority of people think it is an old man's sport but they are wrong because it is becoming a young man's game."
Experienced Canterbury bowlers Graham Stanley and Kelvin Scott have been his mentors.
"I like the way Kelvin plays," Glasson said. "He is very aggressive yet calm inside and knows what is going on in a game."
