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Finland  JJM  (Admin)

Name : John Mittler
Member since : 13 Nov 2008
Number of posts : 365
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Posted : 28 May 2009 at 16:14
Here is a list of various surface materials, which are used at some minigolf courses around the world. The list is arranged from fastest to slowest (approximately).\r\n\r\nunpainted eternite\r\npainted eternite or beton\r\nunpainted beton\r\nhard felt (Bolltex etc.)\r\nmedium hard felt (sometimes used in Central Europe)\r\nhard short plastic grass (USPMGA Hawaiian Rumble in North Myrtle Beach)\r\nsoft felt (Verdepitch 6 mm) http://www.artificialgrass.org.uk/acatalog/\r\nsoft velvet carpet (Pirates courses in Belfast)\r\nsoft short plastic grass (Verdegrass)\r\nrug carpet (USPMGA Village & Pineapple courses in North Myrtle Beach)\r\nextra soft felt (Verdesport 8 mm)\r\nmedium long plastic grass, sand-filled\r\nlong plastic grass, sand-filled\r\nauthentic golf green grass\r\nregular garden grass\r\n\r\n----------\r\n\r\nHere is my latest sketch for the categories. Some names are not quite perfect yet. This is getting very complex and chaotic, so I use the word \"golf\" in the name of every system that is played with a golf ball. In real life, many of these systems are not having any essential competitions at the moment.\r\n\r\n----------\r\n\r\nMinigolf courses with a HARD playing surface (concrete, etc.):\r\n\r\nB = \"beton\", \"Bongni standard\"\r\nE = \"eternite\" (WMF standard)\r\nT5 = \"T5000\"\r\nCB = \"Cobigolf\"\r\nST = \"Sterngolf\"\r\nFM = \"fantasy minigolf\" = ANY OTHER minigolf course with a hard playing surface [Sochi etc.]\r\n\r\n----------\r\n\r\nMinigolf courses with a SOFT playing surface (felt carpet, etc.):\r\n\r\nF = \"felt\" (WMF standard)\r\nNF = \"Nordic felt\" = other felt courses of traditional Scandinavian style\r\nDF = \"Dutch felt\"\r\nPP = \"Putt-Putt golf\" [played with a golf ball]\r\n\r\nOther minigolf courses WITH some regular wall sections, no fantasy obstacles inside playing area:\r\nAG = \"adventure golf\" = played with golf balls [USPMGA version of minigolf]\r\nAM = \"adventure minigolf\" = played with minigolf balls [British version of minigolf]\r\n\r\nMinigolf courses WITHOUT any regular wall sections, no fantasy obstacles inside playing area, played with golf balls:\r\nPG = \"putting golf\" = wide and easy routes from start to putting green\r\nGG = \"garden golf\" = narrow routes from start to putting green [difficulty comparable to felt courses]\r\nCG = \"city golf\" = without a direct route from start to putting green [Slottskogen dogleg course]\r\n\r\nANY OTHER minigolf course with a soft playing surface:\r\nFF = \"fantasy felt\" = played with minigolf balls\r\nFG = \"fantasy golf\" = played with golf balls\r\n\r\n----------\r\n\r\nSpecial competitions, unrelated to the type of minigolf course:\r\n\r\nCR = multi-ball crazy golf

Czech Republic  Olivia  (User)

Name : Olivia Prokopova
Member since : 11 Jan 2009
Number of posts : 14
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Posted : 28 May 2009 at 17:28
Again, good work John

Finland  JJM  (Admin)

Name : John Mittler
Member since : 13 Nov 2008
Number of posts : 365
Status : Offline
Posted : 29 May 2009 at 18:10
Our website is now updated to use these playing systems in the calendar and results archive:\r\n\r\n----------\r\n\r\nB    beton, Bongni standard\r\nBS  Bongni standard in smaller size, typically 80%\r\nE    eternite, WMF standard\r\nFE   fantasy eternite\r\nT5   T5000\r\nCB   Cobigolf\r\nST   Sterngolf\r\nFC   fantasy concrete, any other courses with hard surface\r\n\r\nF     felt, WMF standard\r\nNF   Nordic felt, other Scandinavian felt courses\r\nDF   Dutch felt\r\nFF    fantasy felt, felt courses with very unusual obstacles\r\nAM   adventure minigolf, regular walls, no fantasy obstacles, with minigolf balls\r\nPM   putting minigolf, no regular walls, with minigolf balls\r\nFM   fantasy minigolf, any other courses with soft surface, with minigolf balls\r\n\r\nPP   Putt-Putt, with golf ball\r\nAG   adventure golf, regular walls, no fantasy obstacles, with golf ball\r\nPG   putting golf, no regular walls, wide routes to hole, with golf ball\r\nGG   garden golf, no regular walls, narrow routes to hole, with golf ball\r\nCG   city golf, no regular walls, sometimes no direct routes to hole, with golf ball\r\nFG   fantasy golf, any other courses with soft surface, with golf ball\r\n\r\nCR   crazy golf, the ball of several players in play at the same time\r\n\r\n----------\r\n\r\nA reminder: the term \"Minigolf Open System\" (MOS) in WMF rulebook refers to all other minigolf courses except B, E and F.\r\n\r\nThe categories can be added, renamed or edited, if it seems necessary to better serve our readers or minigolf tournament organizers.

Finland  JJM  (Admin)

Name : John Mittler
Member since : 13 Nov 2008
Number of posts : 365
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Posted : 25 Jun 2009 at 10:05
I added one more playing system to our Calendar and Results service:\r\n\r\nDC   Dutch concrete (or plastic carpet)\r\n\r\nSo this Dutch system is rated as \"DC\" (Dutch Concrete) when it has a hard playing surface, which has similar playability as beton courses, but as \"DF\" (Dutch Felt) when it has a softer felt surface, whose playability is more similar to felt courses.

Finland  JJM  (Admin)

Name : John Mittler
Member since : 13 Nov 2008
Number of posts : 365
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Posted : 25 Jun 2009 at 18:59
Indeed Knikjanus... Dutch System is the best name for it.\r\nI will give you some more images soon.

Finland  JJM  (Admin)

Name : John Mittler
Member since : 13 Nov 2008
Number of posts : 365
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Posted : 25 Jun 2009 at 19:09
It was in WMF rulebook 20 years ago, I think?

Finland  JJM  (Admin)

Name : John Mittler
Member since : 13 Nov 2008
Number of posts : 365
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Posted : 25 Jun 2009 at 19:20
Not even that long.... Maybe 10 years ago?

Finland  JJM  (Admin)

Name : John Mittler
Member since : 13 Nov 2008
Number of posts : 365
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Posted : 26 Jun 2009 at 09:54
I have WMF rulebook 1998 at home. It includes lane drawings of 5 playing systems:\r\nBongni beton\r\neternite\r\nSterngolf\r\nSwedish felt courses\r\nDutch felt courses

Argentina  INESfun  (User)

Name : Ines Fun
Member since : 22 Feb 2020
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Posted : 22 Feb 2020 at 13:37
There are about 300 recesses on one golf ball, and thanks to them, the ball flies three times farther than a smooth one. ... Balls of the same size and mass, launched at the same speed, overcome air resistance in different ways (due to the formation of small "pillows" and air swirls. Information here http://https://golf-hook.com/reviews/best-golf-balls-for-85-mph-swing-speed/

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