Bola, Bolo ( polish golf ) ( rodeo golf )
BOLA, Bolo GAME
popular outdoor game.
two golf balls are tied together to make a BOLA Frames are built from 3/4" sch 40 ( heavy wall ) tubing.
Not the soft PVC found in many retail store games. Factory markings on tubing can be easily removed using generous amounts of Acetone on a soft cotton cloth. Turn rag often to avoid smearing.
playing and scoring are similar to the washer board game.
throwing the BOLA attempting to wrap it around one of the three rungs to score 1, 2, or 3 points
comes with two Frames, 2 sets of three BOLAs' and instructions.
Simple assembly is required
$ 35.99
Orders normally ship the same or next business day. An e-mail confirmation will be sent when the tracking number becomes available, usually in the evening. Payments with E-Checks require clearing before shipment.
Just incase you throw your BOLAS in a tree or a lake. Or maybe you want to build your own frames.
Replacement BOLA sets are available for Just $ 8.99
# B-14-20
These Bolas are made with factory colored golf balls, not painted.
Prototypes were vigorously tested and
did not come off
based on the primitive weapon
also called Bolos (Spanish: "balls"; from boleadoras), South American Indian weapon, primarily used for hunting, consisting of stone balls, usually in a group of three, attached to long, slender ropes. In hunting rhea, guanaco, and other animals in open country, the bola is whirled like a sling, then thrown parallel to the ground to entwine the quarry's legs.
The game pieces thrown are similar to the Bola weapon, hence the name given to this outdoor game. However when playing always toss Bolas underhanded and never throw until the target area is clear
Trivia
Many names have been given to this game, and here is a list of the ones I know about so far:
Arizona golf balls
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Australian horseshoes
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Backyard Blackjack
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Ball dangle
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Balls on a bed post
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Blongo Ball
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Bola game
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Bolo Polo
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Cowboy golf
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Dandy golf
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Dingle Balls
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Flingy ball
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Gladiator
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Golfball horseshoes
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Hillbilly golf
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Hillbilly horseshoes
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Holey ball
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Horse balls
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Ladder ball
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Ladder golf
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Monkey balls
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Monkey Bars golf
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Montana golf
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Norwegian golf
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Pocca Bolo
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Polish horseshoes
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Poor mans golf
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Rattlerail toss
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Redneck golf
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Rodeo golf
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Slither
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Snake game
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Snake toss
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Snakes and ladders
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Spin it
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Swedish golf
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Testicle Toss
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Tower Ball
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Willy ball
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ZingBall
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based on the primitive weapon
also called Bolos (Spanish: "balls"; from boleadoras), South American Indian weapon, primarily used for hunting, consisting of stone balls, usually in a group of three, attached to long, slender ropes. In hunting rhea, guanaco, and other animals in open country, the bola is whirled like a sling, then thrown parallel to the ground to entwine the quarry's legs.
The game pieces thrown are similar to the Bola weapon, hence the name given to this outdoor game.
Polynesians were tall athletic people, always in search of new games or ideas with which to challenge one another. One Polynesian, a young fisherman named Willieakahlua, was lying in his hammock one afternoon drinking out of a coconut shell, when he came up with the idea to hollow out a coconut. He then took some dried kelp, braided it into a rope and threaded it through the coconuts. Immediately he began to throw the tethered coconuts up and down the beach.
One day, while throwing the tethered coconuts along the beach, he came upon three palm trees that had been blown onto their side forming a kind of huge ladder. Willieakahlua tried throwing the tethered balls over the palms but time after time they would wrap around the leaning trunks. Several friends took turns throwing the balls. Soon they were having a great time just trying to get the balls to wrap around the tree trunks.
Soon, a point system was developed and the tethered coconuts and game were named after Willieakahlua, thus Willieakahluaball was shortened to Willyball and the name for the tethered coconuts became Willy’s.
The game became a tremendous hit with the Polynesians. Every island had its own Willyball league. Yearly, the champions from each island would travel to Easter Island to hold a large Willyball tournament. They named the tournament The Willyball Bowl. Each year, after all the tournaments were over and the champions were decided the islanders would all get together to create a statue to honor the victorious player. These statues can still be observed today facing off toward the island that was the home of each champion, a testimony for all time of their great feats of Willyballdom
As the story goes - cowboys used to spend a large amount of time out on the range, either driving cattle or building fences. To pass the time at the end of their workdays, they would play a game called Rattle Snake Toss. They would throw rattlesnakes at fence posts or stumps scoring points when the snake would get hung-up on the post or limb. It resembled the game of horseshoes, but being out on the range, you used what was around.
If it's played like horseshoes, but they are really balls. Then it must be horseballs
Rodeo Golf
This game I have found as a seasonal item at Mills Fleet Farm, in this
area, and may be available elsewhere.
Retails for $29.99 and
goes on sale for $19.99 Made in China this, in my opinion, is the child's
version of the adult game. Frames are made from very thin plastic and the
Bolas use soft hollow rubber balls, making it safe for children to play
