Pros:
(0.587 Rating) (REVISED - replayed December 2022) A family friendly course layout that can also be used as a practice area for skilled players in the neighborhood.
- FORGIVENESS - Sadly, there is not much good to say about this one. Like many bland courses, there are just about no hazards here, other than perhaps picking up a disease from wading through the stagnate trash-infested ditch water. Maybe right after a big downpour one could lose one in a swift current.
- COURSE MAP - A few years ago I uploaded a course layout with distances, but even without it, it's easy to follow this layout. The only issue may be throwing to basket (5) from basket (3). Hole (4's) basket is to the right, towards the bridge and tucked under the only tree on the course.
- QUICK PLAY - Baggers will likely approve of the 10 minutes and tally factor.
- FAMILY FRIENDLY - The course is very beginner friendly. Short distances and almost no obstacles. There is also nice playground in the park, so younger kids will have multiple things to do here.
- MOWED - The grounds appear to be mowed somewhat regularly. I have never seen the grass above my ankles and I have been here 8 times.
Cons:
Assured Disappointment
- NATURAL BEAUTY - This is among the worst looking parks I've ever been to, let alone ever thrown at. I'm talking about bottom 5 out of 577 courses played as of this review revision. There is nothing naturally appealing about this site. Open fields with the backyards of houses in constant view. Rusty chain link fences are seen regularly. The grass is more weeds and polluted dirt than actual grass, when seen up close. Trash is a constant problem here as well. The ditches that run through the park, pick up garbage from the surrounding neighborhood and then deposit it throughout the grounds during heavy rain events.
- 6 BASKETS - Having this few of baskets definitely hurts the rating. A few may argue that it's not even a course, although I'd disagree due to the numbering of the baskets and the fact that there are 6 baskets here. It is what it is.
- HOLE VARIETY - They really don't get much more vanilla than this one. Five of the six shots have zero trees in play. Other than a couple of medium sized ditches, no water or elevation elements are to be found either. I have the variety here also in my bottom 5.
- UNDEFINED CHALLENGE - Without a well-defined layout to follow, rating the challenge of this course is limited. For my review, I've rated the challenge by going basket to basket and starting per the course map. In this type of layout, even a MA4 level player (800 to 850) should be able to break par if played as all 3s. MA1 players would be unsatisfied throwing anything other than all birds. There are obviously numerous ways to throw a round here, but every course could say the same thing. Safari possibilities don't affect how I rate a course.
- AMENITIES AND EXTRAS - Just about no disc golf related bonus amenities. Even some of the core basics like tee signs and tee pads are missing. The biggest amenity positive is numbered DISCatchers. There are benches nearby hypothetical tee (1) and basket (4). There are also nice typical park items like restrooms and a shelter. The restrooms are locked during the winter and open around mid-March.
- WIND - Due to the lack of trees, wind will likely be an issue here.
Other Thoughts:
I try to play here once every year to see if there has been an epiphany. Nope, 2022 was not the year for it. Anyways, this was the first course I played in Huntsville after moving to the area in 2017. It has basically remained unchanged since my first go at it, except that the park name has changed since that time. I have talked to a few locals and heard that they use Kent Robertson for practice going basket to basket. I could see a family playing the course from time to time. Nonetheless, players from outside the area, should only consider checking this course out if they're an extreme bagger like me. I consider this course to be the worst of the 12 listed courses in Huntsville. The Mirabeau Apartments course had been in contention for the worst course in the city with this one, but that course is now thankfully extinct.