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Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Jellie Park

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Mobius
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

No Step was completely misunderstood 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 21, 2019 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

I designed this course, and all I can tell you is that I designed it as Christchurch's very first DGC, and so it had to reward and encourage new players, as well as entertain and challenge intermediates and advanced players. It very specifically favours neither left or right-handed players, but rather the well-rounded player. The course promotes low throwing, with several height-restricted holes.

Cons:

Can get busy at 2:30-3pm with school kids. Just be patient. Teepad currently missing from New Hole 6, adjacent children's slide.

Other Thoughts:

The reason I routed "NO STEP" onto the wooden tee markers we had prior to teepad installation was for its traditional sense in aviation, where it means "DO NOT STAND OR STEP HERE".

It most certainly did NOT mean "You can't run past here".

The wooden boards were VERY slippery, and if you planted your foot on the buried board, you would slide off it and wreck yourself. It seems I overestimated the general population's knowledge of what "NO STEP" actually means.
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number4
Experience: 22 years 102 played 12 reviews
2.50 star(s)

short, but fun 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 19, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

nice park setting, very nice baskets, in town

Cons:

no tee off marker for hole 1. No-step holes, not really a fan of this, and they use it on a lot of holes. seems if they had just placed the tee offs a bit further from the baskets, or in a different spot it would be unnecessary. I don't mind it on one or two holes, but it is overused at this course. Also it can get very busy when the local schools have finished for the day, and all of the children walk through the course to get home from school. None of the children seemed to even know what disc golf was, and they look at you like you are playing some game from outer space.

Other Thoughts:

good course to play if you have to go into christchurch for the day, and are looking for something to do. If you find yourself up at the castle hill rocks, bring your discs, and play there. no baskets, but you can make an object course using the natural surroundings.
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jmpavlec
Experience: 78 played 13 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Really Short, No Distance Markers 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 12, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

* Really nice baskets
* Well maintained park
* Nearish to Christchurch city center

Cons:

* Hard to navigate
* Missing Teepad on #14?
* Very short. Some holes have 'no step' which is interesting a few times but not for 9+ holes. It's more an attempt to overcome the shortness of the course. Any experienced disc golfer will have a chance for easy birdie on just about every hole.
* No distance markers on any of the holes or tee signs
* Mix of tee pads in the grass and painted on lines on pavement.
* Repetitive holes. Most were pretty straight with the only variation coming with the creek in play. Total missed opportunity to have a shot over the water. Only 'legit' disc golf hole was #7 and that was only due to the 'tunnel' created by the trees.

Other Thoughts:

The course is quite flat and the hole variation is minimal. There was some good opportunities for some interesting holes but it was very conservative in its design. It's an ok 'pitch and putt' course but I wouldn't go out of your way to come and play this if you were traveling. When I think of disc golf in New Zealand, this course falls flat.
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All.phones
Experience: 9.9 years 1 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Putt and approach course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 17, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Really good for control and acuracy practice. Couple of holes there are pretty "aceable". Nice enviro around course.

Cons:

This course is part of the public park and U have still watching pedestrians cause they have no idea whats going on there.

Other Thoughts:

This course is 2/3 wooded, 1/3 open space and distances are not huge there,
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