Hornussen - Where the Nouss flies from the ramp and into the
playing field.  At first glance, Hornussen appears to be a
mixture of golf and baseball - and yet it is much more – it is a
typically Swiss sport with a tradition reaching back to the 16th
century.  Share contents  Thanks for your rating In order to
expel spirits it used to be the custom to hit burning logs down
from the mountain and into the valley. The sport of Hornussen is
supposed to have originated from this ancient tradition and is a
team game played by all ages without there being a basic social
structure in place.  How the game is played  The batting team
has to hit the Nouss (a kind of disk or puck) as far as possible
into the opponent's area. The defending team has to stop the
approaching Nouss as soon as possible by using a shingle or
catch board. Usually two turns are played, and each turn, each
team hits once and defends once. Each turn, every single player
hits twice with three attempts. A game has no set length, and it
takes about thr