In keeping with the aim of the Wyangala Social Golf Club to be as family-friendly as possible, a new activity has been introduced which the locals call "frisbee golf'.
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Greg Pomering, the Golf Club President, said that it is primarily targeting families and kids functions - but of course all adults are welcome - and is based on a well established and international sport called disc golf.
So what is disc (or frisbee) golf? Disc golf is played much like traditional golf. Instead of a ball and clubs, however, players use a flying disc, or frisbee.
The sport was formalized in the 1970's in the USA, and shares with ball golf the object of completing each hole in the fewest number of strokes (or, in the case of disc golf, fewest number of throws).
The concept is quite simple: A disc is thrown from a tee area toward a target. The target can take many different forms but to comply with international standards for the sport, the most common is called a "pole hole", which has a fancy elevated wire basket attached.
Greg Pomering said that at Wyangala we tend to make do with what we have on hand - no "bells and whistles" for us - so our targets are yellow-painted old, disused bike tyres fixed to a timber pole, which is why we're calling it frisbee golf instead of disc golf.
Frisbee golf can be played from school age to old age, making it one of the best fitness sports available.
All fitness, agility and ability levels can play together. And it is so easy to learn, no one is excluded. Players merely match their progress and pace to their capabilities, and proceed from there.
As a player progresses down the fairway, they must make each throw from the spot where the previous throw has landed. The trees and shrubs, located in and around the fairways provide challenging obstacles for the golfer/thrower, as does Green Creek which has to be crossed twice. Finally, the throw either hits, or passes through, the rubber tyre target and the hole is completed.
Pomering said that we had originally intended to also introduce "Footgolf" - also an international sport - where the players kick a soccer ball toward and into a large hole.
However, with our course basically all sloping toward Greens Creek we found that every kick ended up in the creek, so frisbee golf became the preferred option.
So come on out to Wyangala and enjoy frisbee golf: It's great for school and community activities, kids' parties or adult functions, and you can bring your own food and drinks and use our clubhouse area to relax.
People can play anytime but it's best to avoid golf events which are usually Friday and Sunday from 1pm to 4pm, or when special events are held on a Saturday or Sunday.
If unsure, call Wayne Hudson (6345 0959) or Jenny Hamilton (6345 0967) to check course availability. It's $5 per player, $10 per family or $30 for a group of 10: Just pop the money in the honesty box. A limited number of frisbees are also available.
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