New Zealand's target at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi was three medals but the team came back with just one medal, Val Smith's silver in the women's singles.
This was a big drop from the four golds won by New Zealand at World Bowls in Christchurch in 2008.
Richard Girvan (36) won gold in the fours in Christchurch but came back empty-handed from Delhi, where he was a member of the triples combination.
Bowls New Zealand plans an investigation next month into what went wrong in Delhi and what can be done to fix it.
Girvan spoke to the Otago Daily Times during the Speight's Invitation singles at the North East Valley club at the weekend.
"There is going to be a big debrief and I expect a lot to come out of it," Girvan said.
"There will be plenty of questions asked of the players and management team.
"I have been through one before and it is very much up-front. All the questions and answers will come out of that."
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne the men's team also failed to win a medal.
"It can be turned around quickly. Look what happened at World Bowls," Girvan said.
"It was very disappointing at New Delhi, but I don't think it's the end of the world. I am sure we will come back to the medal podium."
Girvan is adamant that international competition is essential before the 2012 World Bowls in Adelaide.
"We need to play against the best nations in the world and get plenty of match play," Girvan said.
"That is the key."
Bowls NZ had put forward a plan for the Delhi Games.
"We were due to go to India prior to the Games but were not allowed to use the greens because of a security clampdown at all the venues."
The team went to Malaysia instead but things did not go to plan there.
"Because of our location, it is difficult for us to get to the home nations to play hard test matches," he said.
"Our main rivals are Australia and we play them once a year.
"We need to play more tests against other countries of a higher calibre. We need to be match-hardened."
Girvan said the preparation had differed from that for Christchurch two years ago, when the New Zealand team based itself in the city for three months before the event.
"The benefits of having World Bowls in your own country are huge," he said.
"You can be there and practise on the greens and get plenty of match play.
Girvan was disappointed the New Zealand team had won only one medal in Delhi.
"I thought we [triple] had a good chance of getting a medal," he said.
"Poor performances in games we should have been winning cost us in the end."
Richard Girvan
Age: 36
Occupation: Operations manager Nelson Bays Bowling Club, Port Stephens, Australia.
Age started bowls: 14 at Okahu Bay Club, Auckland.
Centre titles: Three.
NZ titles: Fours 2005, open singles 2009.
International titles: World Bowls fours 2008, Asia and Pacific triples 2005.
