The Origin of Cygnet Better Golf

Golf is a game that, although evolving over many years, has essentially remained a game played on carefully manicured, grassy terrain. It is typically played on manicured fairways and on greens under restrictive weather and terrain conditions, greatly limiting the locations where the game can be played.

Attempts have been made to play golf on snow-covered terrain. Several of these attempts involved hitting a rubber ball, however a method could not be found to hit the ball with any consistency, accuracy or distance to enjoy any popularity.

In many parts of the world, such as in desert terrain and polar regions, it is virtually impossible or requires elaborate means and great expense to build golf courses. This can be seen in places like Scottsdale, Arizona, where the Canyons golf course is an island of green in the middle of arid desert terrain requiring expensive upkeep and copious amounts of water.

Even in more hospitable environments golf courses are expensive to build and maintain, ultimately resulting in expensive playing fees or 'green' fees. Playing traditional golf requires an extensive array of expensive equipment, including, but not limited to: clubs; bags; carts; balls; and shoes. Investing in all of this expensive equipment is beyond the financial reach of most of the world's population.

As well, trying to hit a regulation golf ball 1.68 inches in diameter with a very small hitting face and having an area of about 1 by 2 inches at the end of a long club requires great skill and constant practice, comparable to playing snooker on the 6' x 12' table. The world champion snooker players are now playing on the 4' x 8' and 5'x 9' tables because it is much easier and is the game of the future.

Golfers who have had little or no practice and experienced golfers alike can hit the ball astray, often hitting bystanders. Being hit by a regulation golf ball can result in serious injury or even death, particularly for younger children.

Traditional golf courses can cause great disruption to the existing terrain and harsh chemicals in the fertilizers and pesticides required to maintain a course can leach into ground water and be washed into nearby lakes and streams.

As well, the large amount of water used to maintain a golf course would be considered by most people to be wasteful of such a vital resource, so scarce in many parts of the world.

Since more than 90% of all golfers are duffers and beginners, who can cause serious damage to the manicured fairways, a method for saving the golf course from constant sersious damage is needed.

For these reasons, there is a need for a method of playing golf that requires no special terrain, is inexpensive, environmentally friendly, conserves natural resources, is easy and safe to play in order for the game of golf to be enjoyed by all - a family golf game that anyone including the physically challenged can play anywhere, anytime and effectively increase the popularity of golf.

Cygnet Better Golf is that game.