Readers, I started this week off by being very, very, confused.
I had just sat down to catch-up on some television when a friend telephoned me.
He asked if I would like to join him for a game of Footgolf!
Now, I have played football and I have played golf; both, very badly I may add.
But, I had never, ever heard of, or played, this new sport called ‘Footgolf’. So, my friend explained to me the rules of the game.
‘If you can kick a football, you can play footgolf’, he told me. And, once I had visited the new FootGolf course on Swansea’s Mumbles Road, I quickly realised that I could play. And, in doing so, I had a ball!
Footgolf is as easy as it sounds. It’s basically playing a game of golf using a football.
Yes, the balls and holes are a lot larger than those in golf, but there is a lot more fun to be had. And, although it is as easy as kicking a ball into a hole, with the least amount of kicks, I couldn’t help but enjoy the challenge.
I was also amazed by who was playing the game.
I had expected there to be sportspersons there, but it was not only these enthusiasts that were enjoying themselves. All walks of life were on the course: the young and the more mature. I chatted to businessmen who were on there for a teambuilding course; ladies celebrating a hen party, and also a charming, retired couple playing for exercise!
Yet, the one thing that really pleased me was to see the children playing in the fresh air.
They were getting fit and they were outdoors and away from their computer games and forgetting about their mobile phones whilst doing it!
The afternoon really reminded me of how we can all enjoy the simpler things in life, together. And, I can’t give a ‘red card’ to the attempt of anyone who tries to ‘tackle’ the sport.
There was a lovely feeling from being surrounded by the people of Swansea who were trying something new and having a great time whilst sharing the experience.
And, although I came second in the match with my friend, I felt I had won, because I hadn’t just sat in front of the television, all afternoon.