There aren’t any simple solutions in relation to what Igaiga does and Tonbo (though it’s tempting to search for them). What issues is that Ewe! Tonbo does not faux there are. It’s an excessive amount of to say that it’s symbolic of the complete collapse of Japanese rural society. I can not assume that is what the mangaka is after. Nonetheless, it’s by definition Tonbo’s drawback is that drawback truly. And if there have been clear options to this, Japan as a rustic would look very totally different at present than it truly does.
Lest we neglect there is additionally a wave part. And Tsubura and Tonbo definitely make an interesting research of contrasts. Tonbo is totally instinctive, a gifted naive whose golf exemplifies the truth that necessity is the mom of invention. Tsubura is a chibi scientist on the golf course, who approaches each state of affairs analytically and fully trusts all the things her coach has taught her. There aren’t any clear proper or mistaken factors right here both; there are nice golfers who lean extra towards one pole or the opposite. However Tsubura may get one thing from Tonbo’s strategy to the game, and if she wished to enhance, Tonbo may get one thing from hers too.
Golf, as Igaiga says, is a sport of decisions. The extra choices you may have, the extra harassed you are feeling. All the things Tsubura (or slightly her coach) does is about simplifying the sport. Take away doable choices and deal with approaching every shot the identical approach. Three-quarter swing on every full shot. Goal for ‘my pin’, not the actual one. Keep away from potential hazard in any respect prices. They’re good methods, however I feel they take a few of the enjoyable out of the sport, particularly for a child like her. Particularly taking part in an off-the-cuff match on a three-hole golf course towards a woman who solely makes use of two golf equipment.
Two issues I do know. Tonbo is extra enjoyable to observe play, and he or she has extra enjoyable taking part in. Does that make her path the suitable path? No, and if Tonbo ever determined to become involved, she must take a extra systematic strategy to some extent. However make no mistake, her capability to open and shut the membership face and alter her stance and perspective to attain outcomes can be extraordinarily beneficial if she have been to develop into an expert. Tonbo has “massive arms”, in golf parlance. She is a ‘feeling participant’, and there are numerous feeling gamers who obtain nice success. No golf fan would see Tonbo execute that just about vertical bunker shot and never consider Phil Mickelson, the instance of this type of golf within the fashionable period.
To some extent, what Igaiga does right here works. Tonbo nonetheless smiles her approach via her spherical, however that is actually the primary time we have seen her present any curiosity in beating an opponent. Admittedly, that want triggered her to try a ridiculous second shot on the par-5 third (and last) gap and blow it out in spectacular style. However she cared sufficient to attempt, maybe despite herself. In the meantime, Tsubura analyzes all the small print as regular, considering the place she will be able to make a suitable mistake and the affect of stress. This prompts her to put down although she is in vary to go for it in two, and to do that on the primary fairway, not just for a greater angle, however so she will be able to hit her strategy first and may put stress on Tonbo.
“My coach stated if a shot makes my coronary heart beat quicker, I should not attempt it.” To be trustworthy, I discover it fairly unhappy to listen to that from just a little lady. However Tsubura do defeat Tonbo, which nobody else has ever accomplished. After they climb to the best peak on the island (hilariously, Igaiga simply clings to them as if it have been a given), she tells her about her dream to see the world via golf. She asks Tonbo about her desires, and you may inform Tonbo is sort of baffled by this. She’s truly dwelling her dream: she has all the things she thinks she wants. Tsubura does not see it that approach, and issues get just a little tense.
In a approach, this might hardly have gone extra to plan for Igaiga – he would possibly as effectively have written it for Tsubura to say issues like that. However actuality hits him: “Am I merciless as a result of I did this to her?” It is a truthful query. Tonbo is blissful, and in reality Igaiga tries to persuade her that it should not be that approach – that sounds merciless. However as regular it is not that straightforward. If Tonbo does what she says, she’ll by no means know if she’s lacking out on one thing that may make her even happier. She can be ill-equipped for any future, and won’t actually have a highschool schooling. To not point out that she has denied herself the chance to be an excellent golfer, and denied the world the chance to observe her play. Merciless? As all the time, there aren’t any simple solutions.
