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Bethlehem, PA

Hanover Community Center

2.575(based on 7 reviews)
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HyooMac
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Experience: 6.9 years 421 played 389 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Open Park Course with some Tweaks 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 22, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

+ Nine holes in an open section of a large multiuse park


+ Good use of mandos and OB to add challenge to an otherwise wide open park layout


+ Starts with a good first hole - wide open and slightly uphill, with the basket guarded by the tree line on the left (look for the white PVC post atop the basket, visible from the tee). It's hard to get into trouble on your first drive


+ Hole #2 tee is framed by a pair of trees. There's a surprising amount of elevation change down to the basket, so you don't have to rip it - making the initial gap pretty easy to manage. The day I played a narrow "fairway" had been mowed in the otherwise open field. A really nice touch to make it feel more like a disc golf course rather than just baskets placed in an open park


+ Hole #9 is a downhill gem for finishing. Note the writing on the tee post: the tower on the left is a mando, and the rocky drainage area in front of the green is OB. The basket itself is hidden by trees along the right. This is a pretty great hole, and a good finisher for a just-average park layout

Cons:

- Some pretty dull holes (#3, #5, #7); though typical for an open park layout


- Hole #4 is the first of several holes that have to deal with the construction of a major power line cutting across the park property. The piles of dirt and rocks are high enough to obscure the basket, but it's a very makeable short downhill hole


- Holes #6 and #8 are made almost unplayable because of construction


Other Thoughts:

~ Be careful to play #1 first instead of #6. The two tees are back-to-back where you start the course



OVERALL: An average public park layout, made better by mowed fairways and mando/OB tweaks, but hurt by a large power line construction project cutting through the property. The good news is that the construction won't last forever

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tpysher007
Experience: 8.2 years 11 played 1 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Asphalt added 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 2, 2016 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This course has big open shots with very little obstructions. They just added asphalt to the tees. They also added a course map on the side of the community center before you walk to hole #1.

Cons:

The grass is getting long and have yet to cut it. They currently have construction going on between holes 6 and 9. Hole 6 is currently missing the basket due to equipment running it over.

Other Thoughts:

Very good course for beginners.
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T-Bone
Experience: 8.9 years 46 played 6 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Tee Boxes Added 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 9, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course seems to have gone through a slight design change since it was last reviewed. Crushed stone tee boxes have been added (except #1, & 6 which start on asphalt). Great course for beginners, as it has obstacles that are easier to navigate than other courses. There are trees, but they are technically easier to throw through/around. Also, it would be really hard to lose a disk here since most of the throws are in the open. It is a great place to try out some new disks with out all the hazards of losing them in the underbrush. I love the Mando on #1 which makes you throw through the trees instead of around them.

Cons:

For professionals, it probably would not be much of a challenge, as there might not be enough obstacles to make it interesting (for others, that is a Pro, not a Con)

Other Thoughts:

The layout has changed a bit. Hole #1 starts on the asphalt along side the building (with Mando to the right of the trees). #2 plays from on top of the hill, throwing between a gap in the trees to a nice drop off (I believe this is what used to be hole #3). From there it is easy to navigate since the holes just follow around. #3 moves up the hill, #4 down the hill, and #5 is a 525ft par 4 that comes back across towards the building. #6 plays from the asphalt (right next to where #1 tee is) and throws through the trees and down hill. #7 plays along a tree line (which is a Mando left). #8 is a nice short 255 ft with the basket tucked nicely behind a tree, and #9 plays down hill with the basket tucked inside a ring of 4 or 5 trees with some rocks in front of it (which I played as OB for added difficulty).

I enjoyed the course. It has some deceiving uphill shots that play longer than they appear(#3,5). The course is set back from the rest of the park so you don't have to worry about your discs hitting random people. Also, there is a clear line of site from each tee to basket. Great Job by the Boy Scout who designed it!
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