Ladder Golf Quandry
Yesterday, I got the opportunity to play the game: Ladder Golf (also known by a number of other names). I had seen this on-campus before; I remember seeing people playing it across the street from the IU campus the first fall I got there. I quite enjoyed the game, and much debate was spurred about what the “official distance” should be between the ladders. We started at around 30 feet, but then the “official rules” suggested it should only be 15 feet.
Upon shorting the distance, we found ourselves more capable of directing our throws. We had much higher scoring rounds and many exciting attacks of other bolas. Much fun was had. However, our world came tumbling down when the following “half removal” occurred:
Both of the bolas shown were originally hanging from the 2nd tier, but a 3rd bola knocked the one loose and there it remained dangling from the other bola. We came up with arguments for it to be scored anywhere from 0 to 1, to 2 points. All hinging on what the definition of “hanging from the Nth rung” meant and the hypothetical “if it fell it would’ve been hanging..”
Any experts out there?
