Bainbridge, OH

Centerville Mills Park

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BigAl724
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Experience: 11.7 years 178 played 144 reviews
1.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 20, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Centerville Mills is a fairly quick stop in a small park. The course is dedicated to disc golf only, as it doesn't seem like too many other people make it back to this part of the park. It doesn't seem like other players come here often either, so this is a spot that you will most likely have all to yourself if that's something you look for. There are a nice variety of open and wooded holes. The bookend holes play mostly in the open, while the middle part of the course plays in the woods. The wooded area is a scenic hike.

Holes 1 and 9 are well-done, open holes that require some technical challenge.

The course begins and ends right by the parking. Baskets and tee signs are in good shape.

Yes, I'm reaching for pros.

Cons:

This is one of those courses that doesn't really hit a target audience. The holes range from under 183' to over 300', with three holes being 150' feet or less. More experienced players will probably get bored with numerous short holes on a 9 hole course, while beginners will get frustrated playing the longer holes. Most of the longer open holes have narrow fairways with tall grass on each side - not a fun combination.

On that note, the wooded holes felt like a jungle and weren't really playable while I was there. The course needs way better maintenance to enjoy a round here.

Navigation isn't always intuitive and there are some long walks that you take while you're not even sure if you're heading in the right direction.

Other Thoughts:

It definitely has potential, but it is in serious need of attention. Already having a nice variety of holes, maintaining the course more consistently alone would go a long way. From the looks of this site, and the course itself, not too many people come here to play. I could have just played here during a bad stretch, but it seems like the course is often in this state given that it's located right next to the maintenance building and I saw multiple people working in other areas of the park, yet the course was really rough. Only worth stopping at if you want to bag another course in this area.
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danhyzer
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Experience: 36.1 years 2302 played 125 reviews
1.00 star(s)

okay 4 a novice player 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 25, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

The Disc Golf course is in a secluded section of the park.

Very generic tee signs, but never the less. They had tee signs that showed the lay out of the hole.

Ample restrooms

Plenty of parking for a 9 hole Disc Golf course.

# 9 was the only decent hole on the course (IMO)

Cons:

# 2's fairway is mainly a gravel park road.
# 3 fairway plays along an (inactive) electrical fence, with the fairway as wide as tractor. the length of the hole is 420' (I didn't mind this hole, but the novice player is going to find it very frustrating)
# 4-7 are all under 200 feet in length and are bunched up together in the woods.

Other Thoughts:

This course is not in Bainbridge, Ohio. It's in Bainbridge township (which is just north of Aurora, Ohio). So if your out and about and your using your GPS, it won't recognize the street or the name of the park if your using "Bainbridge, Ohio" as that town is aprox. 15 miles SW of Chillicothe, Ohio.

Don't know of the restrictions the designers had to use, but I felt that they're was more land available to use that wasn't being used to the courses full potential.

Print up a map of the course before you go out to play as one could get disorientated without a map.

This disc Golf course in it's present state is okay for a novice player. A more seasoned player wouldn't come to this course unless they lived close by as there are other decent courses (Hudson Springs and Punderson State Park within 10 miles or so from this course.
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