▁a ▁league . ▁ ▁The ▁golf ▁courses ▁are ▁usually ▁less ▁well - ke pt ▁than ▁normal ▁courses . ▁They ▁are ▁often ▁plant ed ▁with ▁grass ▁that ▁fits ▁local ▁climate , ▁reducing ▁water ing ▁and ▁maintenance ▁and ▁thus ▁reducing ▁cost . ▁ ▁This ▁sport ▁is ▁mainly ▁popular ▁in ▁Europe , ▁especially ▁in ▁France , ▁Germany , ▁Switzerland , ▁Austria , ▁and ▁I cel and . ▁ ▁D iffer ences ▁with ▁G olf ▁▁ ▁The ▁fe es ▁to ▁play ▁Sw ing olf ▁is ▁usually ▁much ▁lower , ▁r anging ▁from ▁ 8 ▁to ▁€ 1 5 ▁for ▁an ▁adult ▁per ▁game . ▁ ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁played ▁by ▁k ids ▁starting ▁at ▁ 8 ▁year ▁old ▁and ▁family ▁without ▁prior ▁experience ▁after ▁a ▁ 1 0 min ▁introduction . ▁ ▁The ▁balls , ▁bigger ▁than ▁golf ▁and ▁made ▁of ▁soft ▁polym er ic ▁fo am ▁reduces ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁inj uries ▁or ▁damage ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁impact . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁is ▁played ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁club ▁that ▁is ▁usually ▁l ent , ▁reducing ▁the ▁h ass le ▁to ▁carry ▁several ▁clubs . ▁ ▁The ▁course ▁is ▁much ▁smaller ▁than ▁usual ▁golf ▁course ▁and ▁is ▁r anging ▁from ▁ 3 0 ' 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 9 0 ' 0 0 0 m 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁course ▁is ▁usually ▁less ▁kept ▁than ▁traditional ▁golf , ▁reducing ▁maintenance ▁cost ▁and ▁water ▁usage . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁less ▁kept ▁course , ▁ball ▁traject ory ▁might ▁be ▁less ▁predict able . ▁ ▁The ▁range ▁is