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Spring Valley Park reviews
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SOMEONE GET THIS COURSE SOME TEES 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Aug 24, 2019
Played the course:once
Pros:
- Mach something baskets in great shape for the most park.
- Course set in a very pretty park. Really like the foot bridge you have to cross from 9 to 10 and then back over after teeing off 17.
- Really like the layout of most of the holes. Nothing there is overwhelmingly challenging but it sure is fun to play.
- 13, 14 and 15 are super duper cart unfriendly. With that said, these were a ton of fun.
- Really enjoyed 17 water shot. Its an easy peasy water carry of just about 200' but it sure is scenic.
- I can tell this is a course that was designed by a disc golfer that has a clue. The flow between holes (once you know where you're going) seemed to be okay.
- Course set in a very pretty park. Really like the foot bridge you have to cross from 9 to 10 and then back over after teeing off 17.
- Really like the layout of most of the holes. Nothing there is overwhelmingly challenging but it sure is fun to play.
- 13, 14 and 15 are super duper cart unfriendly. With that said, these were a ton of fun.
- Really enjoyed 17 water shot. Its an easy peasy water carry of just about 200' but it sure is scenic.
- I can tell this is a course that was designed by a disc golfer that has a clue. The flow between holes (once you know where you're going) seemed to be okay.
Cons:
- Navigation. This is one of the worst courses I have ever played for trying to find your way around. Use Udisc to find the next tee or you will get hopelessly lost. Maybe sherpas are in order...or locals.
- The navigation is a disaster here because there are zero signs. Not one. Not even a sign to indicate there is a disc golf course here.
- Tees are dirt and sometimes gravel. Again, you'll need to use Udisc to figure out which bare spot in the grass you're supposed to tee off of.
- 10, 11 and 12 are boring wide open holes. Gotta say it was a tad irritating to walk all that way from 9 to 10 only to be presented with that. Just wanted to say, "you had me walk all that way for this?" With all the room in that park there wasn't somewhere else to put 3 holes?
- Especially did not care for the 10 basket placement. It sits behind a softball backstop on what looks like a field that is never used. This was just kinda cheesy IMHO.
- Couple of the holes throw over park roads. Come on...is that really necessary? The 7 basket placement is great so put that tee on the other side of the road and back into the woods to the left. Clear out some brush and viola!
- The navigation is a disaster here because there are zero signs. Not one. Not even a sign to indicate there is a disc golf course here.
- Tees are dirt and sometimes gravel. Again, you'll need to use Udisc to figure out which bare spot in the grass you're supposed to tee off of.
- 10, 11 and 12 are boring wide open holes. Gotta say it was a tad irritating to walk all that way from 9 to 10 only to be presented with that. Just wanted to say, "you had me walk all that way for this?" With all the room in that park there wasn't somewhere else to put 3 holes?
- Especially did not care for the 10 basket placement. It sits behind a softball backstop on what looks like a field that is never used. This was just kinda cheesy IMHO.
- Couple of the holes throw over park roads. Come on...is that really necessary? The 7 basket placement is great so put that tee on the other side of the road and back into the woods to the left. Clear out some brush and viola!
Other Thoughts:
This really is a great course. Its not as challenging as some of the other area course like Oshtemo but is a ton of fun to play. What's holding this course back is the basics. No signs. No tees. Come on K-Zoo locals, get some sponsors in there and get those tees installed and some signage. Once that happens you'll have a great course. I really really want to rate this course higher but with the basics missing I just can't bring myself to do so. I will say if you're in the area and have UDisc loaded up on your phone definitely stop by and play a round.
