FootGolf Anyone?

[RonTheSavage]

I wouldnt play by myself at all since the little time away from the wife and kids is strictly for REAL GOLF. But I'd definitely take my sons out for some Foot Golf in a heartbeat.

[tefunk]

Would I ever play, sure... It might be fun. Would I ever PAY to play?... Not a chance

[MS256]

I would play. I'll play almost any kind of sport or game.

Would probably be better at that than regular golf anyway.

[bkuehn1952]

We will be playing with the grand kids this week.  The foot golf course is shared with a par 3 course so there will be a mixture of real golfers and footers.  Should be interesting.  If I were on my own and golf was not available, I would disc golf.  We have a number of disc golf courses and I play a fair amount in the winter (put away the white discs, however!).

[Golfingdad]

Played it yesterday with my son.  It was really, really fun for both of us.  For anybody who likes soccer and golf, you will like this game.  It's a par 3 (mostly) 9-hole golf course that would take 2 average people an hour or hour and 15 minutes to get through, and the two of us would have probably finished this game in about 35-40 minutes, were it not for a little waiting on the last couple of holes.  But even then, so what?  While you're waiting ... play some soccer!!

[bkuehn1952]

I played footgolf with our extended family (wives, sons, daughter-in-laws, grandkids) and it was a great time.  Everyone can kick a ball, even our 4 year old grandson.  Not everyone can swing a golf club.  I do not see footgolf making any inroads with traditional golfers but it is a fun game.

[cipher]

Played it yesterday with my son.  It was really, really fun for both of us.  For anybody who likes soccer and golf, you will like this game.  It's a par 3 (mostly) 9-hole golf course that would take 2 average people an hour or hour and 15 minutes to get through, and the two of us would have probably finished this game in about 35-40 minutes, were it not for a little waiting on the last couple of holes.  But even then, so what?  While you're waiting ... play some soccer!!

Very cool, I can't wait to try it.  Seems like a great activity to do with your kids as well.

[Slice of Life]

I'd play it...and I hate soccer.

[Golfingdad]

I do not see footgolf making any inroads with traditional golfers but it is a fun game.

I agree.  My son likes regular golf as well.  But at only 5 1/2, he's not ready for a real game yet.  This game is hardly more than a nice walk around the course, with a few kicks thrown in.

An added bonus is that it will get him a little more familiar with the course so when we go back out there with golf clubs, it won't be as foreign or intimidating.

[cipher]

I agree.  My son likes regular golf as well.  But at only 5 1/2, he's not ready for a real game yet.  This game is hardly more than a nice walk around the course, with a few kicks thrown in.

An added bonus is that it will get him a little more familiar with the course so when we go back out there with golf clubs, it won't be as foreign or intimidating.

Great point.

[iacas]

[boogielicious]

Sagamore Hamption Golf Course in Hampton, NH has the front nine set up with Foot Golf.  Just saw it yesterday.

[mcanadiens]

I just found out that my club is going to turn the executive course (Kittyhawk's Falcon) into foot golf. Maybe all that really means is a gargantuan hole on the other side of the green, but I'm not real excited about it.

Too often, the short course is all I got time for.

[Lihu]

I watched some people playing foot golf at a par 3 course in my town. It looks like fun. Maybe try to get the family into it?

[SavvySwede]

I played on a course that also allowed kick golf at the same time as regular golf.  My first question to the starter was how do we not hit these people with our golf shots and he assured me that they move along quickly, basically playing 18 holes in 2 hours.  They kick from much closer tees and have a couple of holes the size of small garbage can openings with an entirely different set of flags.  As it turned out, once we got used to the extra flags on the course, it was not a problem at all.   The biggest surprise is that the foot golfers used carts which was a good thing since they moved along very quickly.  The course is in NW Jersey (Cascades) and is a 9 hole 3600 yard (from the tips) layout whichi s part of the Crystal Springs resort much has multiple courses.  The Cascades course also has "green" , or novice tees which were great from my 9 year old grandson.

Footgolf seems like a good idea for golf courses to make a little extra money but I think it would actually be a problem if it got reasonably popular. Because if Footgolf only takes 2 hours, how is the course supposed to regulate pace of play when the tee sheet is packed with a mix of real golfers and foot golfers? Tee time spacings would be near impossible to plan.

[CarlSpackler]

I just found out that my club is going to turn the executive course (Kittyhawk's Falcon) into foot golf. Maybe all that really means is a gargantuan hole on the other side of the green, but I'm not real excited about it. Too often, the short course is all I got time for.

I talked to Jana, and they are going to have FG and regular holes on the falcon.

[mcanadiens]

I talked to Jana, and they are going to have FG and regular holes on the falcon.

That's sort of what I figured. I guess that only casual or practice rounds get played out there anyway, so having a massive hole on the other side of green isn't that big a deal. If you hit into it or behind it, just take a free one next to it.

Supposing that foot golfers don't jam up the works, aesthetics are the only real rub. Hopefully it makes them a few extra bucks.

[Golfingdad]

I just found out that my club is going to turn the executive course (Kittyhawk's Falcon) into foot golf. Maybe all that really means is a gargantuan hole on the other side of the green, but I'm not real excited about it.

Too often, the short course is all I got time for.

I talked to Jana, and they are going to have FG and regular holes on the falcon.

That's sort of what I figured. I guess that only casual or practice rounds get played out there anyway, so having a massive hole on the other side of green isn't that big a deal. If you hit into it or behind it, just take a free one next to it.

Supposing that foot golfers don't jam up the works, aesthetics are the only real rub. Hopefully it makes them a few extra bucks.

Yeah, the footgolf game is not actually played on the same greens as the regular golf game.  Footgolf holes can only be 60-100 or so yards long.  The par 3 course near me has the holes on their own separate "greens" within 20-30 yards of the regular golf greens, but not on them.

A full size course near me is starting it too, and the holes are off in the trees.  The first hole of the golf course has, I think, 3 footgolf holes along its edge.

To answer @SavvySwede 's question above, at the par 3 course, because the layouts are pretty much the same, the tee sheet is just one big intermingled sheet.  If you happen to get stuck behind a foursome of golfers as a twosome of footgolfers, then you're going to probably just have to wait a bit, or sneak past them just like faster golfers would.

But on the big course, I would have to think that they only open the footgolf course at the end of the day - during the last couple of hours of daylight where few golfers would be to tee off anyway.  Of course, that is just a guess, but that seems logical to me.