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Sherwood Island State Park reviews
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1
Improved?
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Feb 7, 2024
Played the course:2-4 times
Other Thoughts:
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*** REVISED AND UPDATED: 2024 ****
The 18 hole course has been redesigned since last playing there in late 2020. There's no signage other than a small overhead photo attached to the post at the first tee. The tees are still just grass, with the only indicator being a 4x4 post (now with just a magic markered numeral indicating hole number). uDisc has the new revised layout, and it's a necessity for navigating the course.
Rare Mach X baskets that seem to be mounted 6"-12" lower than standard height.
The improvements are to condense the footprint of the course a bit, and to move some holes away from busy park areas. These changes have removed a huge amount of walking, but they come at a cost: the first 11 holes now play up, down and across a couple of largely open fields with little in the way of trees or other obstacles. The only exception is #9 (formerly #2) which throws between two rows of mature trees. You'll have to contend with wind (the park is shoreside on Long Island Sound), and the holes are decent length: par 3's in the 250' - 250' range. But on a calm day, you're throwing darts on a big lawn.
The good news comes in the back third of the course: many of the existing best holes remain (and a few are tweaked with better basket positions). It's still park-style disc golf, but at least you're playing some elevation change, some chances of rollaways, and a few guarded greens.
If you played the old layout, you'll recognize 16 - 18. They were 7 - 9 before, and now they're welcome as good park holes to finish the round (especially the left-to-right sloping fairway and green on #18). It's a long walk back to the parking lot from 18.
Overall, in updating the layout I think they made the front half too easy (or too dull). But play definitely improves with the second half. And they redesigned to avoid picnic areas, walkways and other busy areas.
Judging from the number of regular and overflow parking lots, I strongly advise you to stay away from this place during the summer (and especially, to avoid the $20+ entrance fee!).
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*** REVISED AND UPDATED: 2024 ****
The 18 hole course has been redesigned since last playing there in late 2020. There's no signage other than a small overhead photo attached to the post at the first tee. The tees are still just grass, with the only indicator being a 4x4 post (now with just a magic markered numeral indicating hole number). uDisc has the new revised layout, and it's a necessity for navigating the course.
Rare Mach X baskets that seem to be mounted 6"-12" lower than standard height.
The improvements are to condense the footprint of the course a bit, and to move some holes away from busy park areas. These changes have removed a huge amount of walking, but they come at a cost: the first 11 holes now play up, down and across a couple of largely open fields with little in the way of trees or other obstacles. The only exception is #9 (formerly #2) which throws between two rows of mature trees. You'll have to contend with wind (the park is shoreside on Long Island Sound), and the holes are decent length: par 3's in the 250' - 250' range. But on a calm day, you're throwing darts on a big lawn.
The good news comes in the back third of the course: many of the existing best holes remain (and a few are tweaked with better basket positions). It's still park-style disc golf, but at least you're playing some elevation change, some chances of rollaways, and a few guarded greens.
If you played the old layout, you'll recognize 16 - 18. They were 7 - 9 before, and now they're welcome as good park holes to finish the round (especially the left-to-right sloping fairway and green on #18). It's a long walk back to the parking lot from 18.
Overall, in updating the layout I think they made the front half too easy (or too dull). But play definitely improves with the second half. And they redesigned to avoid picnic areas, walkways and other busy areas.
Judging from the number of regular and overflow parking lots, I strongly advise you to stay away from this place during the summer (and especially, to avoid the $20+ entrance fee!).
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2
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Scotty346
Experience:
10.9 years
21 played
5 reviews
Boring but good practice 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 29, 2017
Played the course:once
Pros:
Good signage.
Nice water views from the parking lot.
Nice baskets.
Good to practice throwing long straight shots.
No parking fees (End of Sept).
Nice water views from the parking lot.
Nice baskets.
Good to practice throwing long straight shots.
No parking fees (End of Sept).
Cons:
No teepads.
Boring layout...nearly every hole is an open, straight shot.
Quite a few shots you are throwing at (or through) picinic areas. Probably unplayable during busy summer days.
Boring layout...nearly every hole is an open, straight shot.
Quite a few shots you are throwing at (or through) picinic areas. Probably unplayable during busy summer days.
Other Thoughts:
Good practice for throwing long bombs but not technical at all. Got bored quickly.
3
0
S. Flavius Mercurius
Experience:
12.3 years
278 played
10 reviews
Beautiful Park, Course with Great Potential 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Aug 22, 2015
Played the course:once
Pros:
Park is huge and absolutely gorgeous, with many amenities to offer: restrooms, showers, water fountains, picnic benches, grills, beach access. Grounds are well manicured. Has posts with bag hooks and Mach 3 baskets. Some great scenic views as you play through. A few clever pin placements and nice use of trees force shot shaping on a few holes and keep things interesting. A mix of turns and some elevation changes on a few, but mostly flat.
Cons:
Course is brand new, only open a few weeks so this review is aimed for the curious. There's no signs or tee pads yet. Navigation is a little tricky. We couldn't find all of the holes, or even where it began, but pretty sure we played 4-14 to intended design. Some of the bag posts had the hole number scrawled in pencil, so this provided some clues. We downloaded the course map but that only seemed to further confuse the issue (it was dated 2010). Staff and park rangers were very friendly and nice, but couldn't offer any helpful advice as to the layout. A few holes will be difficult to play with park patrons and their cars too close, most of them completely ignorant of the game. Geese excrement minefield on a few holes. Parking is about $10 week day for CT residents, over $13 on the weekends (Visa or MC accepted).
Other Thoughts:
Bring the suit and towels, charcoal and food, make a day of it. Bring the sunscreen, too, because many holes are open. Bring the bug spray, too. Doesn't look like they're there, and you won't see them, but they will find you. Course will benefit from some of the basics as it develops: some signage, an updated map and next tee indicators, and then the rating I gave would adjust accordingly. Nice to have another option for 18 holes in the CT disc scene, and a beautiful one at that.
