{"id":130861,"date":"2020-04-30T22:46:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T03:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=130861"},"modified":"2020-05-02T07:46:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T12:46:44","slug":"ymca-hickory-sticks-offering-free-foot-disc-golf-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2020\/04\/30\/ymca-hickory-sticks-offering-free-foot-disc-golf-events\/","title":{"rendered":"YMCA-Hickory Sticks offers free events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an effort to provide additional outdoor exercise activities to the local community during this challenging time, for the month of May the YMCA and Hickory Sticks Golf Club will be offering free foot golf and disc golf to the Van Wert community at Hickory Sticks Golf Club<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/YMCA-Hickory-Sticks-fun-activities-photo-4-2020.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130862\" width=\"350\" height=\"195\"\/><figcaption>Disc Golf is just one of the fun activities the YMCA of Van Wert County is bringing to Hickory Sticks Golf Club in May. <em>photo provided<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Both avid disc and foot golfers,&nbsp;as well as newcomers,&nbsp;are welcome. Play on the nine-hole course will be&nbsp;free&nbsp;to the Van Wert community. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, participants will need to bring their own Frisbee and soccer balls. Hickory Sticks Golf Club, which is under&nbsp;ownership&nbsp;of the YMCA of Van Wert County, created a disc golf and foot golf course after noticing that there was a void in the community for youth- and family-specific activities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe YMCA and Hickory Sticks Golf Course wanted to create a unique exercise and fun fitness opportunity for&nbsp;youth and families&nbsp;in the Van Wert community.\u201d said YMCA of Van Wert County CEO Hugh Kocab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Professional Disc Golf Association, disc golf is played similarly to traditional golf, but instead of a ball and clubs, players use flying discs or Frisbees. The hole is an elevated metal basket with chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Foot Golf&nbsp;is a combination of the popular sport of soccer and golf. To play&nbsp;Foot Golf, athletes use soccer balls on a traditional golf course with 21-inch diameter cups. The rules largely correspond to the rules of golf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The course was developed on the former \u201cMounds\u201d course at Hickory Sticks. This area of the property is youth and&nbsp;family centered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeing owned by the YMCA, it\u2019s important to fulfill our mission of encouraging a healthy mind, spirit,&nbsp;and&nbsp;body,\u201d said Hickory Sticks Director of Golf Operations Darcy Crummey. \u201cWe are happy to be able to provide these youth-specific&nbsp;opportunities to the community, especially during this time.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those wanting to participate need to follow all established social distancing orders by Governor Mike DeWine while at the course.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent\/submitted information In an effort to provide additional outdoor exercise activities to the local community during this challenging time, for the month of May the YMCA and Hickory Sticks Golf Club will be offering free foot golf and disc golf to the Van Wert community at Hickory Sticks Golf Club Both avid disc and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-19 16:51:22","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130861\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}