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Golf carts and more

And for dessert, let’s talk about golf carts – the only legitimate means of transportation around a huge golf course, from the starting area of one series of holes, to another.

A golf cart is a small vehicle designed to transport golfers and their clubs. It is usually designed for two passengers, more rarely for four. As a rule, it is electrically powered so as not to pollute the environmentally friendly area of the golf course with exhaust and fluids. For example, this car is equipped with six regular car batteries.

When fully charged, they can accelerate the car up to 30 km/h. Operating the car is extremely simple: there is a button which turns on the power, switches the direction, two pedals and a steering wheel. It’s just like a child’s electric car in the park. good golf cart

There is an opinion that the first motorized means of transport was used on the golf course by an American from Arkansas, who saw a three-wheeled car used in Los Angeles to drive old people to the stores. He bought one for himself, but found it difficult to drive in the field. From the 1930s until the early 1950s, such cars were used mostly by disabled people who had difficulty walking on the course themselves.

The creation of golf cars affected the sport in two ways. First, golf courses had to be rebuilt to prevent cars’ wheels from destroying the grass. Many miles of specially paved roads changed the look and playability of the courses. Second, the advent of cars dramatically reduced the need for caddies, the player’s assistant whose duties included carrying sports equipment and helping with advice, which negatively affected both the quality of the courses (caddies regularly filled potholes left by clubs and smoothed the surface of bunkers) and the popularity of the sport (the caddies’ work attracted young people to golf).

Prices for golf carts on the Russian market start at 600,000 and end around 3.5 million rubles. These cars in the photo are not the most expensive – you can buy them for 600-700 thousand rubles. If the definition “not expensive” is appropriate here at all. But such golf – it is an expensive pleasure, because the construction of golf courses requires huge financial investment. Now this exciting sport is available in general only to members of clubs that pay a lot of fees, which in general does not contribute to the popularity of golf in Russia, which, incidentally, has already appeared in the program of the Summer Olympic Games.

More than a game

Golf is more than a game. It is a way of thinking and living. Curiously, according to statistics, about a third of the members of the world’s golf clubs do not play at all: for them to be in a club is an image and a business communication. It is no secret that most deals in the West are discussed on the golf course, and the golf clubs in the back seat of the car can tell more about the status of their owner than the car brand.

October 28, 2021 by Admin-Www Cars 0

How the game of golf works. Part 2

Now a few words about how a golf ball is constructed and why it is shaped like this, with holes. A modern golf ball is not as solid as it may seem at first glance. It has a core inside, a hard piece of rubberized plastic. The stuffing of the ball is like a spring – it stores potential impact energy and turns it into motion energy.

The surface is made of durable plastic – polyurethane. Notches are vitally important for the ball – they improve the airflow of the ball in flight, reduce air resistance and provide a greater range of impact. Manufacturers experiment with the shape and number of grooves. The number of grooves on balls from different manufacturers varies from 300 to 500. The more hollows, the higher the ball flies. As a result, a ball with more holes flies very high to the detriment of the distance. golf balls

Etiquette

The game of golf is famous for its age-old traditions and etiquette. The most important thing in golf is to observe good manners toward your opponent. While preparing your opponent for a shot, you should try not to move or talk. Never stand on the line of strike, close to the flight path of the ball or close to the player who makes the swing, otherwise you can be seriously injured. Do not shout something loud to your friends who are far away from you: this may disturb other players. Walk quickly without delaying the players following you. Lose the ball and signal to the players behind you to wait. If you tear out a piece of turf with your stick when you hit it, you need to put it back in its original place and press it down. You should always clean up the dents left by the ball on the course, and smooth out the marks in the sand bunker with the special rakes that are always lying around.

There are strict restrictions on amateur player status. Anyone who has ever once received a golf instruction fee or played golf for money cannot be considered an amateur and compete in amateur events. Amateurs, however, may receive fees according to a strictly defined procedure and may accept non-cash prizes up to the standards set forth in the rules for amateur status. golf etiquette

October 28, 2021 by Admin-Www About Golf 0

How the game of golf works. Part 1

A couple of weeks ago I played golf for the first time. Before that I never had much interest in this “game of the rich”, but it was worth one try…. Now I even want to buy a club, a bucket of balls and shoot them somewhere far away. Only that the price of 300 rubles per ball a little restrains the ardor. In any case, I tried to understand the principles of the game and to find out a few facts about golf: why the ball isnotches on the surface, why do you need to carry so many clubs, what is golf etiquette, what is the real purpose of golf and how the golf cart is organized.

Loimijoki Golf Club

The golf club where we were taught to play golf is located in the southwest of the province of Tavastia in Jupää, Finland. Loimijoki Golf has 70 hectares of lawn, 18 holes and 14 tracks. Once there was an old manor house that existed from 1539 until 1992. The owner of the estate decided to break the tradition of cultivation of these lands and built a golf course here.

The club was named after the river Loimijoki, on the banks of which it is located. At the bottom of the river and artificial ponds rest many balls thrown there by inexperienced players. golf for begginers

Principles and structure

The meaning of the game of golf is that the participants drove a small ball in special holes with strokes of clubs, trying to pass the allotted distance for a minimum number of strokes.

A typical golf course consists of 18 holes, divided into series of 2-3. Each series is a small field with water obstacles, sand traps (bunkers), high grass, special lawn (putting green on”green”) with holes cut in it and teeing ground. The teeing ground is the place where the game starts and the first shot is taken. Each teeing ground has a map of the course where you can see all the obstacles and the location of the putting green, where you eventually have to put the ball in.

The starting area is marked with two marks showing the allowable boundaries of the area where the ball peg (tee) can be placed. For women and men can be different sites marked by special signs. For example, at Loimijoki Golf, a yellow horseshoe marks the men’s tee area.

Most of the holes are in line of sight from the starting area to the green, but some holes may deviate to the right or left side. This is what a section of the golf course looks like from the starting tee. This is where the first swing of the club takes place, after which the ball must travel a maximum distance of 250-300 meters to the green. Look closely: In the center of the photo, among the trees, you can see a white flag. This is a hole in another series, but the distance to ours is about the same. True, we will have to twist the ball slightly so that it makes a turn to the left, behind the trees. Therefore, our hole is called “left dogleg”.

After determining the distance to the desired point with an electronic rangefinder, you can calculate the force of the stroke. Ideally, the golfer should first hit the main course, pass the ball on it several strokes (depending on the type of course) and hit the green – a course with perfect grass, on which the ball rolls without hindrance. To play golf player can use no more than 14 types of clubs.

The very first club, which begins the game, is called “wood” (Wood). There are usually three woods in a player’s bag – No. 1 (“driver”), No. 3 and No. 5. A club with a solid head and a 7 to 15 angle of impact that allows you to throw the ball up to 300 meters.

For the first shot, the ball is placed on a special tee, which is usually made of wood. The price of one tee is 1-2 euros, and they tend to break like matches from the blows of inexperienced players. golf player

After the first hit the ball goes to the main field, from which it has to get to the green for a minimum number of strokes. At this stage, other clubs come into play – iron. These are lighter, shovel-headed clubs, which can be used to put the ball at shorter distances. The sticks vary in numbers. A bigger number allows you to send the ball at a higher angle to the horizon at a shorter distance. The distance of the shot is between 70 and 150 meters.

After that, you need to send the ball through the “raff” – section of tall grass bordering the “fairway” (main field), on the green. Actually, everything is solved on the green (putting green). With another, L-shaped club – putter, a light and precise blow to drive the ball into the hole.

The grass is so filigree mowed on the green, it looks more like carpeting. Around the hole grass dries out most quickly and it is sown in its place.

October 28, 2021 by Admin-Www About Golf 0

Edwin Roald. The Death of the Driving Range?

Golf architect Edwin Roald discusses how high-tech ranges can displace traditional ranges, revolutionize land use and attract a new generation to the game.

“That’s what we’ve always done.” These five words that cement the established order of things have long been recognized as the most expensive words in business. In the business of golf, however, they carry little weight and are often untrue. If Darwin had looked at golf’s 600-year history and the significant changes in the game during that time in terms of evolution, he probably would have equated them with mutations.

These mutations or leaps could include the advent of metal jacks shortly after the end of World War I. Metal hubs, in turn, gave rise to club sets with extremely similar characteristics. Previously (and for some time after) hockey hockey blades were made of special wood, and each hockey club was unique. Each had a unique flexibility characteristics, and the bending moment was much more noticeable than in modern models. More importantly, the old wooden carpets were too brittle to permit the regular, intensive practice of long kicks that we have become accustomed to these days. As a result, very few fields created before the advent of steel hubs had areas even remotely resembling modern driving ranges. golf course

As steel halves became more popular, more and more land became available for driving ranges. Today they have become an important component in the design of golf courses. However, the creation of a driving range requires a large area: a good driving range occupies about twelve acres (five hectares). In addition, it can have a significant impact on the layout of the clubhouse – on where the clubhouse will be located, on what the routes of travel around the clubhouse and the course will be.

That’s why rangeways often require some sacrifice in the field design process.

Some can’t always be immediately evaluated or measured. Some, on the other hand, can be estimated quite easily. Equipment costs, man-hours spent collecting and recovering practice balls, ball attrition, damage and depreciation, replacement and improvement of synthetic turf and other equipment, maintenance of ball dispensers, ball washing, electricity, lighting, cost of laying, mowing and other ground maintenance: fertilization, irrigation and application of various chemicals.

All of the above lead to significant economic and environmental costs. Is there an alternative?

Golf simulators have gotten much better in recent years. Their use is gaining popularity and many coaches consider them almost a mandatory part of the training process at the highest level. It is natural to assume that in the future simulators will improve, become more accessible and user friendly, while increasing their compatibility with cell phones and digital devices.

It is natural to assume that in the future there will be a steady increase in competition for land and other resources, which will manifest itself in a constant rise in prices. Golf is a major land user and is slow to respond to such changes in the world around it. The significant and proactive effect of golf in terms of social and environmental components has now lost its former importance. And in this respect, simulators offer and provide a unique opportunity for golf.

If there is a high demand for land, practice areas can be used for new purposes and part of them can be used to accommodate simulators. This measure will allow golfers to practice or warm-up in comfortable conditions throughout the year and allow the club to increase profitability in the off-season. Regardless of climatic conditions, such indoor workouts avoid exposure to unnecessarily hot or cold temperatures, while the usual driving ranges often risk possible profits due to short-term availability of facilities or adverse weather conditions that significantly affect golfers’ cravings for the game.

Simulators also provide the opportunity for virtual play, where the player battles the best golfers or tries to outplay opponents from around the world in online tournaments. Simulators can play a key role in securing golf’s future by introducing the game to a new generation – children and technically oriented users – who will enjoy themselves in their familiar video game mode. how to golf

Finally, simulators allow golfers to use the highest quality balls instead of practice balls with reduced performance, which not only fail to replicate the trajectory of a good ball, but also fly not as far at all. Compared to the visual analysis of a ball battling the elements within a driving range, the simulator provides accurate and immediate information on direction, range, trajectory, lateral and backspin, club head speed, and swing line. These factors can be used by the golfer to track his progress. This can save considerable time and effort, allowing for much faster progression by applying the precise instructions received.

When considering these technological advantages against the above-mentioned economic and environmental trends, it seems that traditional driving ranges are slowly becoming a thing of the past.

Nevertheless, they are unlikely to disappear completely. Rationally located urban facilities may well retain their niche. In addition, competitions at the highest level will still require that the sports elite can prepare, train and have the opportunity to visualize the ball’s flight and trajectory when hitting from natural ground. For example, The Open Championship majors are often played on golf courses that predate the advent of steel clubs. Temporary practice facilities are therefore sometimes set up on suitable adjacent areas with good soil or on the fairways of nearby courses with similar characteristics. Tournament venues interested in eliminating the maintenance of driving ranges can act in a similar fashion in preparation for competitions.

Just as the introduction of steel hubs less than a century ago had a tangible effect, so technological advances will undoubtedly continue to sharpen the use of turf and other golf resources. The very idea of allocating, preparing and maintaining large and expensive areas used predominantly on a seasonal basis solely for hitting lower quality balls without receiving proper feedback is simply not capable of competing with today’s available and constantly evolving technology. This fact is evidence of the end of an entire era.

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