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Redlands, CA

Moore Middle School

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Shadrach3
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Experience: 5.6 years 319 played 312 reviews
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Big Flat Field

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 5, 2024 Played the course:once

Pros:

A wide open, nearly pancake-flat practice course.

This is one of those courses that you can take one look at and know the entire extent of it. In this case, one look is all it takes to see the whole property.

In the large fenced field of Moore Middle School lie nine baskets. No tees or signs of any sort; but, playing basket to basket creates a fairly sensible nine-hole chain.

In terms of true pros, there aren't too many. There are only a small number of obstacles, so presumably this would be beginner-friendly. It's flat, so no rollaways. It's fenced in, and you're likely to have the place to yourself since you'll be playing after hours or on a weekend.

In a slightly confusing twist that contradicts the beginner-friendly openness, one of the strongest traits of this course is a good variety of distance, up to about 400' on some holes. You can do some actual driving if you aren't an upper 25% distance thrower.

Cons:

On the much more lengthy side of the review, this course is one of the least compelling plays I've ever encountered.

No tees and no tee signs are always a bit of a weak start for a course. Basket to basket is fine, but feels rough around the edges. Is it even a course or just practice baskets?

The flatness and openness are detractors. For someone like me who throws in the 300'-350' range on a good drive, it was basically fieldwork followed by a lengthy putt. Minimal shaping requirements came into play a few times (one hole had a single tree and another had a baseball backstop to contend with), but mainly because of the steep slope marking the boundary of the fenced field. Worst case, you crash into it at the end of the disc's flight and roll back down level with the basket.

The course isn't available all the time since it's on school property. On a philosophical note, it seems like a misplaced course. Middle schoolers aren't going to be throwing 350', right?

The school building is at risk on the first hole. If multiple groups somehow chose to play simultaneously, some fairway crisscross would ensue.

Also annoying is that the course finishes on the far side of the large field from the access point. Nothing like a quarter-mile walk to finish off the round!

Other Thoughts:

To recreate Moore's course, find a flat field and place 9 baskets 280'-400' apart from each other in roughly a straight line. Add one tree and some ugly fences and you've done it! It's a practice course through and through, but perhaps not ideal for its clientele? I don't know. But I know that compared to other disc golf courses it is a Poor example.
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