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Post by Steve King (Admin) on May 7, 2007 20:12:26 GMT -6
Recently I was interviewed for a story to be placed in the St. Louis Post Disptach's Lifestyles section for Saturday, May 19th, 2007. Here is the online version below without photos that were in the paper version.
Throw some fun Games can make backyard party a hit.
WRITTEN BY DIANE TOROIAN KEAGGY — PD photos by David Carson — pd
05/19/2007
The best backyard games share a common set of qualities — they're easy to learn, easy to score and, most importantly, easy to play with one hand. That leaves the other one free for a cold frosty one.
"You don't work up a sweat, but you still have the fun of a competition," said Becky Sprague of south St. Louis County. "And anybody can play, no matter their age or skill level. Even people with not much skill get lucky."
Sprague, 22, got introduced to hillbilly golf, also known as ladder golf, at a family picnic two years ago. Competitors try to loop bolas — two balls attached by a cord — onto the rungs. She also enjoys washers, where competitors try to throw metal washers into a cup.
Steve King, of Pevely, creator of the comprehensive lawn game website www.TossingGames.com, says washers rank as St. Louis' favorite yard game. But he has noticed that cornhole and the eloquently coined hillbilly golf recently have emerged as picnic favorites. Advertisement
"What's great about these games is that there are no firm rules," King said.
King provides free plans to build many popular backyard games. Players can build a hillbilly golf game with some lengths of PVC pipe; a washers set requires plywood, imitation golf green and PVC pipe.
For folks who want to leave the hard work of backyard games to others, visit eBay, Craigslist and online manufacturers.
Source: www.stltoday.com/stltoday/lifestyle/stories.nsf/homedecor/story/1A2F24E1898FF04F862572DD006A39D5?OpenDocument
Throw some fun Games can make backyard party a hit.
WRITTEN BY DIANE TOROIAN KEAGGY — PD photos by David Carson — pd
05/19/2007
The best backyard games share a common set of qualities — they're easy to learn, easy to score and, most importantly, easy to play with one hand. That leaves the other one free for a cold frosty one.
"You don't work up a sweat, but you still have the fun of a competition," said Becky Sprague of south St. Louis County. "And anybody can play, no matter their age or skill level. Even people with not much skill get lucky."
Sprague, 22, got introduced to hillbilly golf, also known as ladder golf, at a family picnic two years ago. Competitors try to loop bolas — two balls attached by a cord — onto the rungs. She also enjoys washers, where competitors try to throw metal washers into a cup.
Steve King, of Pevely, creator of the comprehensive lawn game website www.TossingGames.com, says washers rank as St. Louis' favorite yard game. But he has noticed that cornhole and the eloquently coined hillbilly golf recently have emerged as picnic favorites. Advertisement
"What's great about these games is that there are no firm rules," King said.
King provides free plans to build many popular backyard games. Players can build a hillbilly golf game with some lengths of PVC pipe; a washers set requires plywood, imitation golf green and PVC pipe.
For folks who want to leave the hard work of backyard games to others, visit eBay, Craigslist and online manufacturers.
Source: www.stltoday.com/stltoday/lifestyle/stories.nsf/homedecor/story/1A2F24E1898FF04F862572DD006A39D5?OpenDocument
