"Spoll! I tried it." Park golf

"Spoll! I tried it." This is a project to deliver Kochi's nature sports and activities as hands-on reports.
This time, Mr. Ikeda is from Osaka Prefecture and came to Kochi Prefecture to go to university. At university, I major in agriculture, and I am working hard enough to take a break from university and go on a trip to study agriculture nationwide.
On the other hand, he belongs to the yacht club and feels the sea of Kochi every day. This time, Mr. Ikeda experienced park golf that children and adults can easily enjoy.

First of all

This time, you will experience park golf at Noichi Park Golf Course in Konan City, Kochi Prefecture.
The rules of park golf are to compete for the number of hits up to the cup-in, which is very similar to golf, but since the distance of one hole is short and unlike golf, the club can start with one, so the ease is gradual Is a mistake. Golf seems to be difficult, but with the expectation that park golf could be started while having fun, the party headed to the park golf course.

Place

The Konan Ichino City Park Golf Course, which we will experience this time, is located in the Noichi Fureai Plaza.
Unlike golf, it was a short hall, so I was a little comfortable, but I was looking out on a very large site. Nearby, the Monobe River, which makes the Shikoku Mountains headwater, spreads out, making it a pleasant place to blow through.

State of the experience

The usage fee for Noichi Park Golf Course is 510 yen per day. It is a fee including lending of club balls, so you can come empty-handed. There are two courses divided into east and west.

First, fill in the reception and necessary information. Once completed, you can rent the club and the ball.

The ball was so colorful that it took a long time to decide. The size is larger than the golf ball and the color is clear, so it seems that it is easy to find where it flew.

There was also a practice hall nearby, but it was straight to the hall of the east course with a feeling of deviation.
Set the ball while looking at the cup.
"The ball is big, the course is short, so let's go!" Ikeda hits the first shot immediately. But immediately after that, “It’s hard!” Although it is a park golf, it seems difficult to hit the club straight against the ball like golf. The ball will fly in a direction you don't think.

As you push, grab the tips little by little and cup-in of the first hole!

The moment I entered the cup, the guts pose jumped out, "I did it!"

The first stroke of each hole is shot from a place called the tea ground. This is the same as golf.

Mr. Ikeda is getting better. The club is getting to catch the ball.
Just hit it straight, Khan! And a good sound sounds.

After finishing 9 holes on the east course, cross the road to another west course. In golf, it takes several hours to go around one course, but in park golf, you may be able to go around in about 30 minutes per course. This is one of the easy elements, isn't it?

The scenery changes, and the heart changes. If you try to make a good decision, you will go outside the field called OB outside of the white pile.…。

Did you get used to it too much? “Oh,” said a sad voice. There is also a lot of fun. Especially near the cup, it was difficult to adjust the force, and I was able to enjoy the fine adjustment to the end.

Mr. Ikeda went around 18 holes in about an hour. Despite being my first experience, I challenged two courses and improved my reputation while enjoying trial and error in each hall.

Finally

I asked Mr. Ikeda about his impressions.

"There were various halls, and there was also the pleasure of making a strategy for where to hit, and I enjoyed the fun of going according to that strategy and not going. I felt that the attraction of the park golf course was that I could go around the course at my own pace. And it's also attractive to create communication by walking on the course and supporting others. It is a sport that can be enjoyed by young people and children, and it is free for junior high school students and younger, so I think that you can enjoy it even more if you experience it with a large number of friends with your child! I want to come back with my friends too!”

Above, "Spoll! I tried it. It was Park Golf.” In Kochi Prefecture, besides the Noichi Park Golf Course introduced this time, there are places where you can play park golf. Please try it as a practice before starting golf, as a daily exercise and communication.

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