Pros:
*risk vs reward. Especially 1-6
*scenic
*sheltered places to rest or if storm passes can get out of rain
*seemed like you are at multiple courses-see other thoughts
* great variation of hole length
* uses natural obstacles well
*challenging with many shots needed
*very clean
---course perks----
*matt himself greeted us upon arrival, very gracious host
*i saw water coolers throughout, never checked to see if they had water, but good touch.
*waders left on pond hole for people to retrieve disc (check for hornets)
*being a private course it was nice to feel like you had a course to yourself.
*port-a-potty on site
Cons:
-----------Let me start by saying. This is a private course put together by someones personal finances. But to be fair i will review the cons just like a public course. But to be honest, its hard for me to hold any of this against them-----------
*single chain baskets-but i get it for a private course
*a few more arrows signs could help- but overall flow wasnt bad
*1-7/18 criss-cross(this doesnt matter so much since its a private course and you usually wouldnt have many on course. Just its hard for me to get past because i kept thinking it) 6 errants shot could easily hit people on 2, again this probably isnt a problem 95 percent of the time because its a private course and probably doesnt have multiple groups
*a few more clean up areas needed-again this is a private course with somone who is taking their own personal time to make it better. This is more of an observation then a con. Its still REALLY nice
Other Thoughts:
1-18 is easily over a 4, just not quite a 4.5 yet.
First i suggest playing 19-22/23 first. For a couple of reasons. 1)Its an open field with nothing spectacular. These make for a great warm up session. 2) you have just played probably the best course in the area 1-18. To have it end on these routine holes was almost hard to do.
Which leads me into the "bi-polar" review. This course is like 4 courses in one. There is the back holes in the pasture. Very wide open, simple shots. 1-7ish and 18 you are throwing up and over a river (into another county), streams, etc. It has its own little personality 8-11ish and 15-17ish are a typical disc golf set up. All nice but seems more like what we have here in Texas. 12-14 makes me think of out towards tyler texas with the trees and the pray and throw holes.
i feel like i need to explain the criss cross con. If this is a public course where anyone could throw at any time this could be very dangerous, but i bet Matt Is pretty good about letting people know when others are on the course, since you have to reserve with him.
I listed cons because you have to. Overall the negative doesnt affect the course that much. It does allow for some really cool/fun looking shots.
every course ive played usually has 2 awesome holes and alot of "disc golf" holes. Nothing special. This course seems to have 12-13 special holes and 4 to 5 disc golf holes. You could easily say it has 7-8 trademark holes on one course.
I would refrain from playing it after a rain. We had two inches around 5 days prior and the course was slick.
This is a must play course in Texas. I know Matt and company will only make it better. I know i listed some negatives, but I have never played a private course like this, so I do not have anything to rate it against except public courses.