- Don’t move, bend or break anything growing or fixed. You may lift natural objects not fixed or growing except in a water hazard or bunker.
The sport of golf has a somewhat complicated scoring system. Every hole on the course has a par. A par is the number of shots it would take to complete that hole. The owner of the course sets the Par for each hole. Every player starts off with the score of zero and their aim is to complete each hole with as little number of shots as possible. To obtain a high score on the course you must pass each hole using as little amount of shots as possible. The winner is the person who has the least amount of shots.
E.g
If a player completes a par 5 hole in four shots he is one under par or in golf turns has a "birdie”. The each hole will have a different par depending on the length of the hole.
Golf has a skill level called a handicap. The lower the handicap the better the player. If a player with a high handicap was to play somebody with a lower handicap he would start a few shots under par in order to make the match fair.
Equipment
In golf there is a lot of equipment required in order to play the game well. In golf there are 18 different clubs ranging from irons to putters. The rules of golf states that you are only allowed to carry 14 clubs in your bag anymore would result in a penalty stroke or even disqualification.
Each club has its own specific shape in order to achieve distance and height. The driver will give you a long flat drive where the pitching wedge will give you a short high shot. The height and distance is all to do with the angle of the club. The greater the angle on the head of the club the greater height you will get. So a Driver would have a flat head whilst a pitcher would be at a great angle.
Golf has no set clothing. If a course has its own clothing policy you must follow it in order to play. Players use golf shoes in order to maintain grip on slippery courses. These are just normal shoes with metal studs at the bottom, which grip the surface and allow the player to carry out shots without losing their balance.
Badminton
The rules of badminton differ vastly from the rules of golf. Below are all the rules of badminton.
1. The winner of the toss can elect to serve or receive in the first game, or to choose to play at a particular end of the court. The loser of the toss makes the remaining choice.
2. You win a rally if you hit the shuttle over the net and onto the floor of the opposing side's court. You lose the rally if you hit the shuttle into the net, or over the net but outside of the opposing side's court. You also lose the rally if, for example, the shuttle touches you or your clothing, or if you hit it before it crosses the net.
3. The service courts are sightly different for singles and doubles. A shuttle on the line is "in". The server and receiver stand in the diagonally opposite service courts (always right hand at the start of the game) but therefore players may move anywhere on their side of the net. The server must obey laws designed to force underhand delivery of the serve, and the receiver must stand still until the service is struck.
4. Players change ends at the end of a game and when the leading score reaches 8 in a game of 15 points (or 6 in a game of 11 points) in the third game. A five minute interval is allowed prior to any third game
Scoring
Badminton matches comprise of the best of three games. Each game starts at 0-0 (traditionally called "love-all") If the serving side wins a rally, it scores a point, and serves again but from the alternate service court. If the receiving side wins the rally, the score remains unchanged and the service passes to the next player in turn. In singles, this is the opponent: in double it's either the partner or, if both players have just had a turn of serving, one of the opponents.
In men's singles and men's doubles, 15 points wins a game. However, if the score reaches 14-14, the side which reaches 14 first can choose either to play to 15, or to set the game to 17 points. Scoring in women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles is slightly different. 11 points wins a game and there is the option to set to 13 points at 10-10.
Equipment
Unlike golf there isn’t much equipment needed for badminton. The main pieces of equipment needed are a racket, a net, a court and a shuttlecock.
The Shuttlecock
The shuttlecock can be made from natural or synthetic materials but goose feathers make the majority of high quality shuttlecocks. The shuttlecock has 16 feathers fixed to its cock base. The feathers should be measured between 62mm and 70mm. The base of the shuttlecock shall measure25mm to 28mm in diameter and rounded at the bottom. The total weight of the shuttlecock will vary from 4.74 to 5.50 grams.
The Racket
The racket has six main parts the handle, the throat, the shaft, the head, the frame and the stringed area. The handle is where the racket is held and you can purchase special grips to wrap around it. The head binds the stringed area to the racket, the shaft connects the handle to the head. The length of the racket should not be anymore than 680mm in length and 230mm in width.
The Court
Conclusion
After analyzing the rules and procedures of both golf and badminton it is now extremely clear that there is a great contrast between the two sports. The only way in which these two sports are held together is that the only way the sport can be carried out efficiently is if the participants follow the rules. If the rules were not followed then the participants would not know when to start when to finish and most importantly who has won. The key to any sport is to follow the rules in order to enjoy the sport and most importantly to be safe whilst playing the sport.
Tom Prosser
