Today’s blog is Par-King, Part II: the black course. But first, here's some Par-King trivia:
-The lowest verified score on a Par-King course is 33.
-The lowest possible score is 17. (you can get a zero on the
roulette wheel - hole 18)
-The rollercoaster is made of over 750 wooden pieces.
-The chances of winning a free game are 1 in 32.
The first hole is The Guitar. I liked this hole simply because it WAS a guitar!!
The Tiki Hole was cool - I like putting into someone’s mouth. And there were troughs and lots of cool rolling around, but basically, it didn’t matter how you entered the Tiki mouth - the outcome on the putting green was random.
The Four Aces was interesting - there was a hole mid-way down the fairway that would supposedly put you in a good place on the green, and Aaron tried this approach, but Barb and I just went for the longer putt and I think it worked better that way. That hole mid-way doesn’t necessarily put you into the final hole.
OK, what was up with the Whirligig??? Where does the ball have to go in to get the good outcome?? We each went into a different place, but we all came out the same place. ARGH!!! This made us sad.
The Roller Coaster!!! You know, the only thing that does this hole justice is the little film that the Travel Channel did. It is way, way cool. Travel Channel movie (The link will allow you to download the video in MP4 format):
http://www.par-king.com/tc_clip.html
Look at this lovely alligator!! You know, I read someplace that if you play a B flat to an alligator he won’t attack you. I think they REALLY need to test this on Mythbusters. If this is true, wouldn’t you think they’d make Alligator-deterrent whistles that just play B flats??? Or is it crocodiles?? It seems to me the article I read played the B flat on a French Horn. Could be people who go to Florida should be sure to take along a French Horn player.
I liked the statue better than the hole. And, dig his shoes!!! I WANT this pair!!!
Another rotating hole!!
Oh, look at these lovely fish!!
OK, is it just me, or does hole 12 bear a creepy resemblance to John Wayne Gacy? Eeeeeeew!!! Also, he tips his head, and you need to putt in when he’s tilting the right way. But it’s hard not to get knocked back. This hole is just evil.
Once again with the Mt. Rushmore. How weird.
Nice elephants.
Oh, LOOK!!! Here I am with my best friend in the whole wide world!!! How WONDERFUL!!! On this hole, exercise moderation, and take the middle path!!!
And then, hole 18 - the roulette wheel again. I’m not fond of the roulette wheel, as we said last time - and LOOK, you can see why!!! There’s my ball in FIVE!!!!
Statistics:
Par: 41
Aaron: 48
Peg: 48
Barb: 48
Difficulty (1-6 putts, 6 putts being the most difficult): 3.5 putts
Rating (1-10 balls, 10 being the most wondrous): 6.5 balls
Once again, the random-ness of some of the holes, and the impossibility of figuring out where your ball was going inside some of the machines brought down the score of a creative and whimsical course. We all thought little kids would really dig this course, though. And I also have to say, we loved the music. They played The Monkees, Five for Fighting, and a lot of classic rock.
Coming next: a history of the golf ball!!!
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