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Shady Rest Pines reviews
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Great potential, great waste 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jun 8, 2010
Played the course:once
Pros:
Pro's
This course is set in a pine woods at around 8000' elevation in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. There was fresh plants and flowers growing due to recent rain. Piles of volcanic lava rock were scattered throughout the course, though none came into play. Playing this course was like taking a very pleasant hike in the woods. A good mix of short and long holes, the shortest being 240' and the longest being 645'. Moderate elevation change on about 6 holes. About half the holes had trees cut to create fairways and the rest were left natural and you choose your own lines. The first 10 holes play roughly in a circle and you end up back where you started, a good time for a break if you need one. There are restrooms and water very near the parking/starting spot . The second 10 holes are more stretched out, but still come back to the beginning.
This course is set in a pine woods at around 8000' elevation in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. There was fresh plants and flowers growing due to recent rain. Piles of volcanic lava rock were scattered throughout the course, though none came into play. Playing this course was like taking a very pleasant hike in the woods. A good mix of short and long holes, the shortest being 240' and the longest being 645'. Moderate elevation change on about 6 holes. About half the holes had trees cut to create fairways and the rest were left natural and you choose your own lines. The first 10 holes play roughly in a circle and you end up back where you started, a good time for a break if you need one. There are restrooms and water very near the parking/starting spot . The second 10 holes are more stretched out, but still come back to the beginning.
Cons:
Con's
Where do I start? The tees are supposed to be trees with a single red band of plastic ribbon around them, but about 1/3 of them were missing. The only way we found them was to search the ground for the "tee area", which I'll get to later. After we found the tee, next came the search for the "basket", which consisted of a tree with a double red band of the same ribbon. Many of these were also missing; what we would do is walk down towards where we thought the basket should be and we would usually see the ribbon on the ground by a tree, so we would play that as the basket. There were a few that we just picked our own target because we just couldn't find anything definitive. Then it would start all over searching for the next tee.
The tee area consisted of a dirt spot with a branch or small log laying across the front. Most of these were rough depressions, sometimes with rocks and roots and the occasional stump protruding. Footing was equally bad whenever a second drive was needed on the longer holes. We really had to clear an area (pine cones, rocks, sticks, etc) before we made our throws.
This course had no risky holes--no chance of losing a disc--which could also be listed under pro's, I guess. No water, no underbrush, no black holes.
There were supposed to be 3 sets of pin placements, designated by red, yellow and white bands of ribbon on various trees. All this did was triple the confusion, since we only saw yellow and white occasionally. I think they should put the effort into maintaining 1 set before they think about 3 sets.
I could tell this course gets some play because we saw a few beer cans and various trash around, but it can't get much play from the locals or you'd think they would maintain it a little better, unless they're not motivated. Or maybe they don't want outsiders to play it, who knows?
Where do I start? The tees are supposed to be trees with a single red band of plastic ribbon around them, but about 1/3 of them were missing. The only way we found them was to search the ground for the "tee area", which I'll get to later. After we found the tee, next came the search for the "basket", which consisted of a tree with a double red band of the same ribbon. Many of these were also missing; what we would do is walk down towards where we thought the basket should be and we would usually see the ribbon on the ground by a tree, so we would play that as the basket. There were a few that we just picked our own target because we just couldn't find anything definitive. Then it would start all over searching for the next tee.
The tee area consisted of a dirt spot with a branch or small log laying across the front. Most of these were rough depressions, sometimes with rocks and roots and the occasional stump protruding. Footing was equally bad whenever a second drive was needed on the longer holes. We really had to clear an area (pine cones, rocks, sticks, etc) before we made our throws.
This course had no risky holes--no chance of losing a disc--which could also be listed under pro's, I guess. No water, no underbrush, no black holes.
There were supposed to be 3 sets of pin placements, designated by red, yellow and white bands of ribbon on various trees. All this did was triple the confusion, since we only saw yellow and white occasionally. I think they should put the effort into maintaining 1 set before they think about 3 sets.
I could tell this course gets some play because we saw a few beer cans and various trash around, but it can't get much play from the locals or you'd think they would maintain it a little better, unless they're not motivated. Or maybe they don't want outsiders to play it, who knows?
Other Thoughts:
Other
Don't even attempt to play here without the aerial map provided on this site, you won't even find hole 2, maybe not even 1.
This course needs some serious TLC, someone WHO PLAYS to take charge. Mammoth Lakes is a DG kind of town, so I was kind of surprised to see the shape that this course was in. Given the setting, the potential is there for a great experience. Unfortunately, it was somewhat ruined by the difficult, (sometimes nearly impossible) navigation, and the poor condition of the tee areas
Don't even attempt to play here without the aerial map provided on this site, you won't even find hole 2, maybe not even 1.
This course needs some serious TLC, someone WHO PLAYS to take charge. Mammoth Lakes is a DG kind of town, so I was kind of surprised to see the shape that this course was in. Given the setting, the potential is there for a great experience. Unfortunately, it was somewhat ruined by the difficult, (sometimes nearly impossible) navigation, and the poor condition of the tee areas
