Sport from the database
Woodball
Woodball is a ball or target-game sport in which points, goals, hits, or sets decide competition. At its core, the sport is about complete all fairways/gates in as few strokes as possible. Participation format: Individuals, doubles, and teams. It is typically contested on or in Fairway/course layout; beach variant on sand. Scoring is based on Stroke scoring. Core equipment includes Mallet, wooden ball, gate, and marked course. Important forms include Beach Woodball, Stroke / fairway competitions. Listed competitions include World Woodball Championship, Asian Beach Games Woodball, International Woodball Championships. Origin/development: Taiwan, 1990. The sport is actively practiced today.
Classification
Weitere Angaben
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
The objective is to complete all fairways/gates in as few strokes as possible.
Teilnehmer
Individual, doubles, team, stroke, and fairway competitions.
Teamgröße
Individuals or teams depending on event.
Spielfeld
Fairways with gates; beach woodball uses sand courses.
Dauer
Rounds over a defined number of fairways.
Wertung
Strokes are counted; fewer strokes produce the better ranking.
Gewinnbedingung
Victory comes by lowest stroke total or match/fairway scoring.
Ausrüstung
- woodball mallet
- wooden ball
- gate
- fairway markings
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- ball out of bounds
- illegal stroke
- gate not passed correctly
- touching/moving the ball
- time/etiquette violation
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
Federations
- International Woodball Federation (IWbF)
- Topend Sports Topend Sports · aggregator · medium
- International Woodball Federation IWbF · federation · high
- IWbF Rules IWbF · official · high
- Rules of Woodball IWbF / US Woodball · official · medium
- Rules of Beach Woodball IWbF · official · high