gaffling
English edit
Verb edit
gaffling
- present participle and gerund of gaffle
Noun edit
gaffling (uncountable)
- A planning technique for orienteering relay courses whereby individual routes are planned so as to vary slightly and to make following difficult. This means that the competition depends more on navigational skills rather than just physical ability.
References edit
- British Orienteering Federation's Event Guideline F for Relay Events, Section 3.