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Revelation Mountain reviews
4
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Cool Church Course 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 2, 2020
Played the course:once
Pros:
-Many church courses have only nine holes and limited distance or elevation. Revelation Mountain does not fall under that category. It's very enjoyable for more casual players. Some tournament players will enjoy a fun round here to unwind. It's definitely not a course for sanctioned tournaments but as far as fun goes, I think its a fun course. It's not entirely suitable for starters but once they get the disc flu, they'll more than likely enjoy this course. Average hole length is 306' with plenty of ace runs and longer holes.
-Course has plenty of elevation. Some extreme! The first three holes play up, down, and back up a hill. There are a few more steep uphill holes that I liked. #7 is tight in the woods and steep uphill. Only 151' long but rises maybe 30 feet. #9 has even more elevation than #7. Very cool dogleg left in the woods! First bit of the hole is open but is primarily wooded along a ridge. The hill continues to rise as you continue to play along it next to a steep downward slope. Reminded me of #14 at Ashe County in NC! #12 is a simple straight uphill ace run. A great birdie opportunity! The best of the elevation by far is on #14. An extreme downhill tee shot with a view of Pell City! 624' par three that is reachable! Epic hole!
-I'm going to be spiritual for a moment: The tee signs are a bit difficult to read, but some of them are more clear. Every tee sign has a bible verse. I always enjoy seeing those on tee signs! The verses on the easiest holes (#12 and #13) address how simple it is to receive God's salvation. Appropriate verses for easier holes. #14's really struck my mind. Romans 10:11 "For whoever trusts in him will not be disgraced." Different thoughts came to mind. A couple that are spiritual such as "God gives me the ability to throw far" since the hole is 624' and obtainable since it's so downhill. Also seems to be a verse that gives advice on how to make it all the way down. Throw your most reliable driver, because the ones you don't rely on as much will be less likely to land close to the basket due to the elevation drop.
-Hilly but has many flat holes to maintain a good balance.
-The rough is fair in most place I saw. It's tougher to get out of on some holes (#6, and #9 particularly) but is still fair.
-Good mix between distances. Par is 54, so all par threes but the standard deviation (variety) of hole distances is 111' with an average of 306'. Meaning most of the holes are between 195' and 417' long. Two holes are longer than 417' and three are less than 195'. Course is suitable for anyone, really. Even is probably right at 900 rated based on my hole observations. Rec players will be able to birdie the shorter holes without much trouble.
-Baskets have large signs on top of them indicating the hole #. The hole # is usually visible from the tee pad, making navigation less difficult.
-Course has plenty of elevation. Some extreme! The first three holes play up, down, and back up a hill. There are a few more steep uphill holes that I liked. #7 is tight in the woods and steep uphill. Only 151' long but rises maybe 30 feet. #9 has even more elevation than #7. Very cool dogleg left in the woods! First bit of the hole is open but is primarily wooded along a ridge. The hill continues to rise as you continue to play along it next to a steep downward slope. Reminded me of #14 at Ashe County in NC! #12 is a simple straight uphill ace run. A great birdie opportunity! The best of the elevation by far is on #14. An extreme downhill tee shot with a view of Pell City! 624' par three that is reachable! Epic hole!
-I'm going to be spiritual for a moment: The tee signs are a bit difficult to read, but some of them are more clear. Every tee sign has a bible verse. I always enjoy seeing those on tee signs! The verses on the easiest holes (#12 and #13) address how simple it is to receive God's salvation. Appropriate verses for easier holes. #14's really struck my mind. Romans 10:11 "For whoever trusts in him will not be disgraced." Different thoughts came to mind. A couple that are spiritual such as "God gives me the ability to throw far" since the hole is 624' and obtainable since it's so downhill. Also seems to be a verse that gives advice on how to make it all the way down. Throw your most reliable driver, because the ones you don't rely on as much will be less likely to land close to the basket due to the elevation drop.
-Hilly but has many flat holes to maintain a good balance.
-The rough is fair in most place I saw. It's tougher to get out of on some holes (#6, and #9 particularly) but is still fair.
-Good mix between distances. Par is 54, so all par threes but the standard deviation (variety) of hole distances is 111' with an average of 306'. Meaning most of the holes are between 195' and 417' long. Two holes are longer than 417' and three are less than 195'. Course is suitable for anyone, really. Even is probably right at 900 rated based on my hole observations. Rec players will be able to birdie the shorter holes without much trouble.
-Baskets have large signs on top of them indicating the hole #. The hole # is usually visible from the tee pad, making navigation less difficult.
Cons:
-I hate to downvote a course with a higher fun factor, because it's very enjoyable if you don't mind casual golf. #4 plays pretty close to the chapel and along with that, the fairway is in the way of a construction project. #5 is WAY too close to the Sunday School building. You have to throw a wide hyzer over the fence to the rightside just to eliminate risk in hitting the building. Many holes play along fields, or even IN fields (#15 and #16). #17's basket is WAY too close to the ball field. To add to bad basket placement on #17, the tee pad has #16's basket right in front of it.
-Tee pads are uneven on some holes, primarily because the tee pads themselves are flat but some are on hills instead of flat parts. #7 especially. The fairway angle is STEEP. The beginning and ending of the tee pad is more than a 2' difference in elevation. I like the hole itself, but the tee pad is scary even for me (a slim guy in his early 20s) to tee off on.
-#18 is a poor finisher. You are throwing across a "no trespassing" fence. You land a bit short, and you can either leave your disc in a clearly visible area surrounded by a fence or, well trespass.
-Holes 11 and 14 share a tee pad. You tee off in the opposite direction.
-Course is no longer fun after #14. #15 through #18 are all boring and poorly thought out. Course could use some tweaking.
-Tee pads are uneven on some holes, primarily because the tee pads themselves are flat but some are on hills instead of flat parts. #7 especially. The fairway angle is STEEP. The beginning and ending of the tee pad is more than a 2' difference in elevation. I like the hole itself, but the tee pad is scary even for me (a slim guy in his early 20s) to tee off on.
-#18 is a poor finisher. You are throwing across a "no trespassing" fence. You land a bit short, and you can either leave your disc in a clearly visible area surrounded by a fence or, well trespass.
-Holes 11 and 14 share a tee pad. You tee off in the opposite direction.
-Course is no longer fun after #14. #15 through #18 are all boring and poorly thought out. Course could use some tweaking.
Other Thoughts:
-Course has many holes that are very well thought out. Unfortunately it has other holes that are not well thought out. Course has plenty of good with a lot of bad to it. Wish there were a few more wooded holes as well. #6-9 were all cool, and it'd be nice for a few more holes to be like that rather than the final four holes being too close to ballfields or even inside them. I agree with wellsbranch250 on #9. It should be a par four since it is a dogleg left. I know it's under 300', but it plays so much longer due to elevation.
-I don't think #14 is the ONLY hole worth playing here at Revelation Mountain, because I thought it was kind of fun overall. But it's not a course for tournaments. Maybe for clubs singles events but being on a church property and all, but then again maybe not. With some modifications and few holes redesigned, this course could have a marked improvement. But now, I'm giving it a 2.5; it probably deserves a 2. However, I think it's pretty fun, great for practice, and a nice course for a group of buddies to unwind at. Portions of my ratings have to do with my personal enjoyment. There probably isn't much of a need for long pin placements or pads, even though it'd be cool if there were. So the single layout to me is just fine.
-If you enjoy elevation, distance variety, and don't have a ton of objections to throwing in or near ballfields, then it's worth the stop I think. I think only six holes really need to be redesigned. As for the rest, it's a nice course in my opinion. If you come, you'll enjoy #14 for sure!
-I don't think #14 is the ONLY hole worth playing here at Revelation Mountain, because I thought it was kind of fun overall. But it's not a course for tournaments. Maybe for clubs singles events but being on a church property and all, but then again maybe not. With some modifications and few holes redesigned, this course could have a marked improvement. But now, I'm giving it a 2.5; it probably deserves a 2. However, I think it's pretty fun, great for practice, and a nice course for a group of buddies to unwind at. Portions of my ratings have to do with my personal enjoyment. There probably isn't much of a need for long pin placements or pads, even though it'd be cool if there were. So the single layout to me is just fine.
-If you enjoy elevation, distance variety, and don't have a ton of objections to throwing in or near ballfields, then it's worth the stop I think. I think only six holes really need to be redesigned. As for the rest, it's a nice course in my opinion. If you come, you'll enjoy #14 for sure!
