Ungasichaza yini isici somdlalo wegalofu?
I - golf yaqala eScotland ngekhulu le - 15. Ngokuvamile kubhekwa njengomdlalo "wesigaba esiphakeme" ogcinelwe amalungu amakilabhu kazwelonke azimele, kepha uzuze ukuthandwa okuningi emashumini ambalwa eminyaka edlule. Ngenxa yalokho, igalofu selitholakala kabanzi emphakathini, futhi namuhla lomdlalo uthandwa amashumi ezigidi zabantu emhlabeni wonke.  Egolini, kunezindawo eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili zotshani, ezaziwa ngokuthi izimbobo. I-hole ngayinye iqukethe i-tee box, lapho umdlali wegalofu eshaya khona isibhamu sakhe sokuqala, i-fairway, ne-green. Izimbobo eziningi zibuye zibe notshani obujulile obuhamba emigwaqweni, obaziwa ngokuthi "ukhahlo". Ukuze kube nzima nakakhulu, izimbobo zingaba nezingozi ezinjengamabhange esihlabathi noma izidumbu zamanzi ezinjengamachibi nemifudlana. Kukhona umgodi omncane oyisiyingi ohlotsheni ngalunye futhi umakwe ngefulegi ukuze abadlali begalufu bakwazi ukuwubona ukude. Umgomo uwukukhipha ibhola lakho legalofu ebhokisini bese ulifaka kulowo mgodi omncane ngokushaya okumbalwa (okwaziwa ngokuthi "ama-stroke") ngangokunokwenzeka. Abadlali begalofu bahola ibhola labo ngokuyishaya ngenduku yegalofu, futhi ukushaya kwebhola ngalinye kubalwa njengokushaya. Abadlali begalofu bavunyelwe ukusebenzisa izigxobo zegalofu ezingafika kwezingu-14 phakathi nomjikelezo wabo, ngasinye sisetshenziselwa izinjongo ezihlukile, sisuka emabangeni ahlukahlukene. Ezinye izinti, njengomshayeli, zisetshenziselwa ukushaya ibhola amabanga amade kakhulu. Eqinisweni, iningi labadlali begalufu abangomakadebona liyakwazi ukushayela ibhola libe ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-300. Lokho kungobude bezinkundla ezintathu zebhola! Inhlanganisela yezinti ezibizwa ngokuthi izinsimbi zakha ingxenye enkulu yeqoqo lezinti zegalofu. Ngokuvamile zisetshenziselwa ukuhambisa ibhola liye endaweni eluhlaza ngemva kokuba umdlali wegalofu eshaya i-tee shot yakhe yokuqala. Ubuso be-club besimbi ngayinye yakhelwe nge-angle ye-loft ehlukile. Ama-loft angles aphakeme avumela abadlali begalofu ukuba bashaye ibhola phezulu emoyeni futhi amabanga amafushane, kuyilapho ama-loft angles aphansi ekhiqiza ukudubula okuphansi okuhamba amabanga amade. I-club esetshenziswa kakhulu kule sethi yi-putter, esetshenziselwa ukushaya ibhola kusuka noma yikuphi lapho lilele khona emgodini. Ngokwesilinganiso, abadlali abaningi begalufu abahle bayayifaka kabili ibhola emgodini ngamunye, noma cishe izikhathi ezingu - 36 emzuliswaneni ngamunye.  Izimbobo zegalofu zibizwa ngokuthi i-par 3, i-par 4, noma i-par 5, kuye ngobude bazo. Lezi zibalo zibonisa ukuthi umdlali wegalofu onguchwepheshe udinga imivimbo emingaki ukuze aqedele umgodi. Izimbobo ze-par 3 zimfushane, futhi kufanele zithathe isibhakela esisodwa ukuze ibhola lisuke endaweni yokuphuma liye endaweni eluhlaza. Izimbobo ze-par 5 zinde, futhi ngokuvamile kufanele zithathe imivimbo emithathu ukuze zifinyelele endaweni eluhlaza. Izinkundla eziningi zegalofu zinezimbobo ezine ezijwayelekile, ezine ezijwayelekile, nezishumi ezijwayelekile, okwenza ingqikithi ibe ngu-72. Ekupheleni komjikelezo wegalofu, abadlali babala amaphuzu abo okugcina ngokuhlanganisa inani labo eliphelele lemigqa kuwo wonke ama-hole ayishumi nesishiyagalombili. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, izinga lekhono lomdlali wegalofu lihlolwa "ngokukhubazeka" kwakhe, okuyisimiso esibonisa isilinganiso senani lemivimbo engaphezu kwejwayelekile umdlali avame ukuyidubula. Ngokwesibonelo, uma isilinganiso somdlalo othile singu-79, ukukhubazeka kwabo kungu-7 ngoba kusuke kuphakeme ngokushaya okungu-7 kunokuvamile. Lapho i-handicap iphansi, i-golfer iba ngcono.