golf
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Background: In golf, a player must find their golf ball within a certain time limit. According to U.S. Golf Association “Rule 18.2,” this is 3 minutes: after that, a one-stroke penalty is levied. Proposal: A golf ball that lands in a “normal” spot on a course (i.e. not way out in the tall grass) is…
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Background: A successful game of golf is heavily dependent on the technical execution of the golf swing. The issue: It is possible to imagine many games that are similar to “golf,” except that they do not use a golf club to drive the ball (perhaps “frisbee™ golf” is the most well-known existing example, although it…
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Background: Baseball is one of the few [1] sports where the playing field is not standardized: The outfield can vary substantially in size and shape from ballpark to ballpark. The presence / absence of fences can change the possibility of an out-of-the-park home run. This adds up to the strange situation where a home run…
