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Camp Olympic Park reviews
8
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Adequate Olympic Park 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 23, 2020
Played the course:once
Pros:
+ Eye-catching bright yellow next hole signs are off the ground and point the way. I never got lost here.
+ The course is set in a peaceful community park featuring some welcomed hills, open fields and the same Little Lehigh Creek also encountered at Little Lehigh Parkway's disc golf course.
+ Some elevated and suspended baskets add a basting of challenge to the course.
+ Tee pads are tiled stone pavers that show the number hole you're at. They feel level and strong underfoot. But...
+ The course is set in a peaceful community park featuring some welcomed hills, open fields and the same Little Lehigh Creek also encountered at Little Lehigh Parkway's disc golf course.
+ Some elevated and suspended baskets add a basting of challenge to the course.
+ Tee pads are tiled stone pavers that show the number hole you're at. They feel level and strong underfoot. But...
Cons:
- ...Some of those pads are missing at a few holes. In their place are dirt or shredded mats.
- The course started off with some nice handmade wooden tee signs with all the necessary info and a basic diagram, but they pretty much vanish after hole 3.
- No dedicated practice basket or lost disc box.
- Multiple issues with the playing space.
- The course started off with some nice handmade wooden tee signs with all the necessary info and a basic diagram, but they pretty much vanish after hole 3.
- No dedicated practice basket or lost disc box.
- Multiple issues with the playing space.
Other Thoughts:
My least favorite hole here is hole 9 because I feel it's too close to the road, and the fairway flies right over a dense cornfield (in the summer-autumn months). My favorite hole here to play is 16 because I felt like I was playing atop the rim of a forested crater. My favorite hole here to look at is hole 11 because of its stark uphill view that prevented me from seeing what was at the top. It gave the course a sense of mystery.
As for Camp Olympic as a whole, I didn't like it as much as I thought I would. The course is a bit too open for my liking. Even though several holes take place within woods, the fairways themselves are so wide that I forgot the trees were there. The five holes that I would consider truly wooded (4, 7, 8, 15 and 16) are pretty brief and don't necessarily scratch the itch that other wooded courses do. The remainder are definitely open, which can be just fine, but they don't challenge the throw-by-throw tactics with the possible exception of hole 10's encounter with the Little Lehigh Creek.
On the upside, Camp Olympic has its share of natural characteristics. The creek, for one thing, adds a dimension of risk and beauty to the course. There are two or three satisfying hill throws to get the adrenaline flowing. Plus, the wide open fields give newer players an approachable environment with distances that aren't unfair as the longest distance is 383 feet. And some holes are in the low 100-foot range for some tempting birdie and ace runs!
Back on the downside, this course has a major issue with playable space. Holes 2 through 6 (except for 4) have the player zig zag across the same field like a shoelace. It robs the course of a sense of progression and advancement when you're a third of the way done and still able to clearly see the fairways for holes 1 through 6 at the same time. Tee 8 is in hole 7's fairway. And holes 12 through 14 occupy the same corridor. Tee 14 is very close to touching the circle around basket 12! All of this could become a hassle on a crowded day to dodge flying discs, and I wonder how tournaments would play here.
In closing, Camp Olympic is still a nice course to play, despite the cons. Everything that a course absolutely needs (tee areas and baskets) is here. It sometimes feels a bit crammed, bland and forced, but there are some nice fairways to make it worthwhile. Very little will jump out at the player, but it is a relaxing venue and maybe worth playing a round if you're in town.
Gently recommended.
As for Camp Olympic as a whole, I didn't like it as much as I thought I would. The course is a bit too open for my liking. Even though several holes take place within woods, the fairways themselves are so wide that I forgot the trees were there. The five holes that I would consider truly wooded (4, 7, 8, 15 and 16) are pretty brief and don't necessarily scratch the itch that other wooded courses do. The remainder are definitely open, which can be just fine, but they don't challenge the throw-by-throw tactics with the possible exception of hole 10's encounter with the Little Lehigh Creek.
On the upside, Camp Olympic has its share of natural characteristics. The creek, for one thing, adds a dimension of risk and beauty to the course. There are two or three satisfying hill throws to get the adrenaline flowing. Plus, the wide open fields give newer players an approachable environment with distances that aren't unfair as the longest distance is 383 feet. And some holes are in the low 100-foot range for some tempting birdie and ace runs!
Back on the downside, this course has a major issue with playable space. Holes 2 through 6 (except for 4) have the player zig zag across the same field like a shoelace. It robs the course of a sense of progression and advancement when you're a third of the way done and still able to clearly see the fairways for holes 1 through 6 at the same time. Tee 8 is in hole 7's fairway. And holes 12 through 14 occupy the same corridor. Tee 14 is very close to touching the circle around basket 12! All of this could become a hassle on a crowded day to dodge flying discs, and I wonder how tournaments would play here.
In closing, Camp Olympic is still a nice course to play, despite the cons. Everything that a course absolutely needs (tee areas and baskets) is here. It sometimes feels a bit crammed, bland and forced, but there are some nice fairways to make it worthwhile. Very little will jump out at the player, but it is a relaxing venue and maybe worth playing a round if you're in town.
Gently recommended.
