Pit-Pat

Pit-pat facility

Cue and balls

Open-air pit-pat facility in Mohns Park , Gütersloh

Pit-Pat is a recreational sport that combines mini golf and billiards , also known as obstacle billiards. It was developed by the Wagner brothers from Ingolstadt in 1984 . Systems were installed and operated in Germany (around 100 today) and Austria (40) as well as in the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, France, Italy, Spain, Denmark and Switzerland.

A distinction must be made between indoor and weatherproof outdoor facilities; these are often found in combination with other types of golf such as mini golf , adventure golf and swing golf .

The game includes 18 different tables with obstacles such as sloping hurdles, double jump, diamond and the like. The aim is to push the hard rubber ball into the hole of the table with just a few blows of the cue . There are balls in 4 degrees of hardness, which are assigned to the respective tables. The player with the fewest attempts wins the game.

Rules of the game

1. The prescribed ball should reach the goal with as few hits as possible. Each push counts as a point. The maximum number per table is 6 points.
2. If an obstacle has been properly overcome, the ball is played from its new position. If the ball is unplayable on the board or on the obstacle, it may be placed so that it can be played for the next push (back width of the stick).
3. If a ball leaves the table, it must be played again from the kick-off point.
4. Table 3: the ball must remain on the tower plateau.
5. Table 14: the ball is played backwards and must touch the board at the beginning of the table.
6. Table 18: the ball is played from the kick-off point until all pins are cleared. Cones knocked over by rebounding balls do not count. The ball must not touch the boards either. It is also important to ensure that the three cones are positioned exactly over the green points (centrally over the green point).
7. The game is played in the knockout system to win the table. Whoever gets the ball to the target with fewer kicks wins the table. Whoever wins more tables in one round wins the game.
8. You may only play with the ball that matches the color of the table. If you hit a ball of the wrong color, you lose the table, regardless of how many hits the opponent takes.

Web links

Commons : Pit-Pat  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Baden-Württemberg Pit Pat Association
• International Pit-Pat Associations
• Austrian Pit-Pat obstacle billiards sports association
• Swiss Pit Pat Association

Individual evidence

1. ↑ According to the manufacturer, over 9000 tables have been sold so far
2. ↑ Golf game combinations in a leisure facility in the Harz Mountains ( memento of the original from March 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.