Brolf

Brolf is an outdoor recreational sport created in June, 2008 by Woodstock, Ontario residents Nathan TeBokkel and Brendan Andrews. It is a low-budget sport that requires little to no training and equipment and can be enjoyed by many. In Brolf, the competitors hit the blockowood into the U with the straw broom. The name Brolf is a hybrid of broom and golf.
Equipment
In order to play Brolf, there are three items that must be acquired. A straw broom is a must, as is a roughly 3"x3" block of wood and a 10"x10" U-shaped block of wood. Sandals are mandatory for the summer months, or as the weather permits, and the participants will not be penalized for not wearing sandals. However, not possessing the three former items will result in no game, for reasons to be seen.
Etymology
There are many terms unique to the sport, which competitors must be familiar with in order to maximize their enjoyment. The list of terms is as follows:
* straw broom: a broom made of stiff bristles of straw (or corn) used to hit the blockowood
* blockowood: a roughly 3"x3", 2" deep, block of wood
* U: a roughly 10"x10" U-shaped piece of wood, which the blockowood is hit into
* whacking off: hitting the blockowood with the sweeping end of the broom
* shafting: hitting (or flicking) the blockowood with the handle end of the broom
* dandy: hitting the blockowood into the U in 3 or less shots
* craig: a poor whack
* good whack: a good whack
* mitch: missing the blockowood completely
* shawn: excessive whacking, even and especially when it is not the players' turn
* jarred: repeatedly whacking your blockowood off a curb or the edge of the U
* seth: scoring 0 points in a game of Brolf
Rules
As stated, the objective of Brolf is to hit the blockowood into the U. Doing so results in one (1) point. Because of the transient nature of the Brolf Course (Brolf can be played anywhere and the locations of the U's are changeable), competitors alternate whacking; taking turns until one reaches the U, whereupon it is moved and a new U is set up. The competitor who hits their blockowood into the U first receives one (1) point, and at the end of the game, the player with the most points is the winner. There is to be no tie-games in Brolf, so any match where two or more players have the same amount of points must go into extra U's.
Brolf has many more complex rules. These will be presented in list format:
* When a competitor performs a mitch, or their whack goes less than two paces, they may re-whack from their initial position (only once unless they completely miss; in which case, they may re-whack until their blockowood travels a significant distance). This does not apply when the competitor is within one pace of the U, where re-whacking is illegal and considered a shawn.
* When the blockowood becomes stuck in a position, the competitor may move it up to one broom length (the sweeping end of the broom) into a more favourable position. Again, this is not applicable within one pace of the U, and this cannot be done more than once per turn.
* Swearing is prohibited.
* When a competitor's blockowood is about to strike another competitor or a pedestrian, the whacker must shout profanities.
* Destruction of the environment for non-Brolf-related purposes is strictly forbidden.
* To show appreciation for a good whack, competitors and spectators must respectfully cluck their tongues like a chicken.
* Before a U is played, an object may be selected. Players who hit this object from their initial whack will be awarded an immediate extra shot.
* Moving an opponent's blockowood intentionally is prohibited.
* Cellphone use (unless for an emergency) during a Brolf match is not allowed.
* Hitting the blockowood from it's side is forbidden; they must be flat before they are whacked.
Famous Brolfers
Some famous Brolfers are the co-creators Nathan TeBokkel and Brendan Andrews. Other famous Brolfers are Alan Rishworth and Mitchell Ludington (after his suspension for profanities that ended April 5, 2009).

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