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The Tee, the Ball & the Goal!

To play GolfCross you will need a normal set of golf clubs, minus the putter as GolfCross has removed the need for this, a set of oval balls and a tee cup.

For each shot you will need to use the tee cup to enable you to position the ball correctly. There are four basic positions you can put the ball into when teeing off, these are:

reflected

Reflected – for maximum distance

For maximum distance, the ball is angled back to reflect, or be parallel with, the loft angle of the club face. The reflected ball has minimal back spin, an efficient trajectory and runs on.
upright

Upright – For back spin

To apply backspin, even with a driver, so that the ball stops quickly on landing position in vertically. This allows the club face to strike below the centre of the ball which gives it plenty of backspin and a higher trajectory. The ball tumbles rapidly backwards with a height pitched hum, the higher the pitch, the greater the speed of spin and the shorter the flight of the ball. Reduce backspin but leaning the ball back slightly. The vertical ball struck with a wedge gives maximum backspin and is the safest shot round the goal as the ball is less likely to run off if the goal is missed.
torpedo

Torpedo – For top spin

When the ball is laid horizontally and hit on one sharp end while the other end faces the target like a torpedo, the resulting top spin produces a long, low, bounding flight.
angled

Angled – For fades and draws

Hitting fades or draws and controlled slices and hooks is simply a matter of setting the spin axis of the ball. The further over it is angled to one side the greater will be the movement to that side. You'll find that the more the ball is angled over the flatter its trajectory will be, resulting in a more oblique angle of decent with greater run-on. Unstable flight will result if the ball is fangled, reflected when it is also angled left or right.


The goal is located in the area known as the yard which is marked out with pegs. The yard is important as once your ball is in the yard you can move the goal to one of three positions (whichever makes for a better shot at the goal). By doing this and scoring then the other player will be unable to reposition the goal until they themselves enter the yard.