GolfCross. The new Golf game in town

The Oval Ball

When you play with the oval GolfCross® ball you'll be playing with a genuinely smart ball which, despite appearances, is actually more
aerodynamically stable than the round one you know so well. Amongst other things it will enable you to:

1. Hit the ball straight every time.

2. Perform controlled slices and hooks with ease.

3. Adjust the degree of fade or draw you require.

4. Generate backspin - even with a wood or out of the rough.

5. Apply top spin to achieve long low running shots and,

6. if you really want to show off, do double curves and play tunes.

GolfCross GoalGolfing was invented by Burton Silver from Wellington, New Zealand with the intention to combine NZ national sports rugby and golf. GolfCross is played with goals instead of holes and you play with an oval ball instead of a round one. Burton Silver has designed special rules for the game that are adding a strategic aspect to it. However, the shape of the oval ball offers also better control for beginners.

The goals are genuinely hand made in New Zealand and are, by the way, designed by industrial designer and chief mechanist of the "Lord of the Rings" movie, Dominic Taylor. The brief was to produce a goal that is light, foldable, aesthetically pleasing, stock-proof, non-corrosive, able to be turned to a number of fixed positions, capable of providing a 99.99% efficient ball capture system, as well as being able to withstand 100mph winds. However, due to very expensive transport costs we are currently in the process of investigating possibilities to get the goals manufactured in Europe under license of GolfCross NZ.

In contrary to normal golf courses where green-keeping is quite costly and sometimes also environmentally debated, for GolfCross you only need a piece of land and make sure the grass is kept short so players can find their ball. There are no restrictions in terms of the number of goals at a GolfCross course so you may as well start with 5 goals. Since the initial investment is rather low - especially compared to a normal golf course - fees can also kept relatively low and thus attract more players. Naturally, there will be an ongoing stream of revenues through selling the balls as well as GolfCross merchandise.

The Yard
In GolfCross® there are no greens but there are yards of various shapes marked out with pegs round each goal. The yard is important because its only when your ball is inside the yard that you can turn the goal to face you in one of three set positions. So the approach shot is critical. Failure to make the yard could mean having to shoot for goal from an oblique angle or even having to lob your ball over the side netting. From outside the yard you must always shoot to the original facing position of the goal, as held by the chain. This rule does not apply in match play.
A's ball is inside the yard so he can turn the goal to face him.

B's ball is outside the yard. He will have to play into the yard in order to turn the goal mouth towards him or he can try to shoot in over the top of the goal (a punt) from outside the yard.

In a recent interview Burton said:
"I wouldn't describe myself as a golfer, though I've become a bit of a GolfCross® caddy. I don't have a handicap and I only play occasionally. You could say that I play with golf rather than playing golf. Essentially I'm lousy at it which gives me a great respect for those who play the game well and in developing the oval ball and creating the game of GolfCross® I've had a lot of help and advice from some very good golfers.
"I think if I were a good golfer and was therefore imbued with all the wonderful golfing traditions - I wouldn't have been removed enough from it to see how it could change. And I think those traditions would have inhibited me even if I could see another way of playing it. Being a New Zealander also helps because living in a 'new' country means you're not so bound by convention and being isolated means we have a real 'do-it-yourself' mentality.

"It seems strange and sad to me that we don't do more to encourage a spirit of innovation in sport. Because inventing new activities and getting people to participate in them is so exciting and stimulating for all concerned. It always leads to new discoveries about our physical and mental capabilities and skills, and it presents us with new challenges, which is surely what sport should be about.

"It's my belief that the creation of the new in sport is as important as the celebration of the old. That actively experimenting with sport and staging new events challenges human ingenuity and reinvigorates the human spirit and I'd love to think that GolfCross® may in some way act as a kind of catalyst in encouraging us to explore all the other new sporting challenges that are just waiting to be discovered out there."

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GolfCross New Zealand

web: http://www.golfcross.co.nz/
Email:info@golfcross.co.nz
A list of GolfCross Courses in New Zealand
Interested in setting up a GolfCross course in NZ? 

GolfCross Europe

web: http://www.golfcross.eu/
contact: Michael Stemp address: Tannhäuserstr. 13 90469 Nürnberg, Germany
phone: + 49 911 444 525
mobil: + 49 (0) 172 8414584
fax: + 49 911 444 526
Email:info@golfcross.eu

Für Informationen über GolfCross in Deutschland kontaktieren Sie bitte:

GolfCross Europe
Michael Stemp
Tannhäuserstr. 13
90469 Nürnberg
Tel.: +49 (0)911 444 525
Fax: + 49(0)911 444526
Mobil +49 (0)172 8414584
Email:info@golfcross.eu

oder

GolfCross Norddeutschland
Sven Wittenburg
Paustian-Ring 34
24576 Bad Bramstedt
Tel. +49 (0)4192 81 90 416
Fax + 49 (0)4192 8190417
Mobil +49 (0)174 16 23 644
Email:golfcrossnord@aol.com


GolfCross UK

web: http://www.golfcross.co.uk/
contact: Paul Martin, GolfCross Limited
address: Principle House, 121-123 Fleet Road, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 3PD
phone: 08704 171 171
fax: 08704 171 181
Email:thegamestarts@golfcross.co.uk
Interested in setting up a GolfCross course in the UK? 

Pour toute information relative au GolfCross dans le sud de la France.

Golfcross France

web: http://www.golfcross.fr/
contact: Alexis Herail
address: 7 Avenue de Lacaune, 81330 St Pierre de Trivisy, France
phone: +33 05.63.50.07.85
fax: +33 05.63.50.07.85
email: contact@golfcross.fr

Golfcross Hungary
web: http://www.golfcross.hu/
contact: Attila Csato
address: 9025 Győr, Új sor 120
phone: 30/9573-627
fax: 96/316-654
email: info@golfcross.hu

Golfcross Argentina

web: http://www.golfcross.com/golfcross/argentina.html

GolfCross Asia

email: asia@golfcross.com

GolfCross Australia

email: australia@golfcross.com

GolfCross Canada

email: canada@golfcross.com

GolfCross South Africa

email: southafrica@golfcross.com

GolfCross South America

email: southamerica@golfcross.com

GolfCross USA

email: usa@golfcross.com