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Warlick Academy Disc Golf reviews
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Warlick Academy 2+ years
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Aug 2, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
Warlick Academy is your cookie cutter, pitch-&-putt course you expect to find at an Elementary School. The course is all in the same grassy field, right next to the parking lot of the school, and is completely visible from the parking lot. It features 9 holes, each with a numbered DISCatcher basket, a natural tee area (mostly marked with blue tee markers), and a numbered tee sign with distance listed. Along the course there are three very nice benches, probably so teachers can sit and keep an eye on the students as they play throughout their round.
The course is a great place for kids and beginners to get their first few throws in. The open field has enough trees that there is potential for them to be a factor in your round, but is forgiving enough to not discourage newbies from enjoying the sport. The holes average less than 120' per hole, so more experienced players are going to score low - and will likely be hunting for aces. Realistically, many of the holes will be jump putt approaches for Intermediate and Advanced players, with Hole 7 even being a Circle 2 putt from the tee. I was able to ring up an "ace" on Hole 3, which was still exciting in its own way.
At 190' long, Hole 4 actually has the feel of a decent hole. It is long enough, with potential danger along the left of the fairway, for beginners to get coaxed into what to expect once they move to more established courses, but without breaking too far away from the rest of the course.
The course is a great place for kids and beginners to get their first few throws in. The open field has enough trees that there is potential for them to be a factor in your round, but is forgiving enough to not discourage newbies from enjoying the sport. The holes average less than 120' per hole, so more experienced players are going to score low - and will likely be hunting for aces. Realistically, many of the holes will be jump putt approaches for Intermediate and Advanced players, with Hole 7 even being a Circle 2 putt from the tee. I was able to ring up an "ace" on Hole 3, which was still exciting in its own way.
At 190' long, Hole 4 actually has the feel of a decent hole. It is long enough, with potential danger along the left of the fairway, for beginners to get coaxed into what to expect once they move to more established courses, but without breaking too far away from the rest of the course.
Cons:
Warlick suffers from the same cons as many school courses: limited hours, no accessible restrooms or water fountains, and a simple, boring layout. If you've played for even a month or so, this course won't offer much outside of the prospect of drawing metal from the tee. Even then, there are more interesting courses that can accomplish this same goal because you can pretty much just throw in a straight line at the basket from the tee on every hole here.
There is a climbing tower right next to Hole 2, which is dangerously not locked up. Putting up a simple, lockable "gate" that covers the holes for the bottom 10 feet of the wall would prevent people from attempting to climb this thing. As it currently stands, someone could just walk up and start free climbing it, and potentially get stuck, hurt, or worse on it.
The course plays along a busy road, and there is some place for potentially losing a disc along the edge of the field if a young, beginner shanks a throw deep into the woods.
There is a climbing tower right next to Hole 2, which is dangerously not locked up. Putting up a simple, lockable "gate" that covers the holes for the bottom 10 feet of the wall would prevent people from attempting to climb this thing. As it currently stands, someone could just walk up and start free climbing it, and potentially get stuck, hurt, or worse on it.
The course plays along a busy road, and there is some place for potentially losing a disc along the edge of the field if a young, beginner shanks a throw deep into the woods.
Other Thoughts:
It's obvious that most people who visit DGCR aren't going to fall into the intended audience for this course, but it was well maintained (when I visited). I'll be giving it a 0.5 rating for now because I do think it serves a purpose, it's just that that purpose is focused on a very small percentage of the sports player base. Though, I do think the course is set up in a way that a fun safari layout would be possible here - so if you are a local, don't be too quick to write this course off.
Favorite Hole: 4
Favorite Hole: 4
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The worst course I've played 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jun 17, 2017
Played the course:once
Pros:
+ 9 baskets in good shape.
+ Ace runs on every hole.
+ Rock climbing wall next to hole 1 (Doubt you're "allowed" to use it but I didn't see anyone that would stop you)
+ Well mowed
+ Takes about 4-5 minutes to play if you jog between holes like I did.
+ Ace runs on every hole.
+ Rock climbing wall next to hole 1 (Doubt you're "allowed" to use it but I didn't see anyone that would stop you)
+ Well mowed
+ Takes about 4-5 minutes to play if you jog between holes like I did.
Cons:
- Zero challenge
- Every hole is basically 50-120' and wide open. I think two trees came into play in the entire course, and they weren't even enough to force a forehand or backhand. I flicked my putter on every hole.
- Plays next to a busy road
- Every hole is basically 50-120' and wide open. I think two trees came into play in the entire course, and they weren't even enough to force a forehand or backhand. I flicked my putter on every hole.
- Plays next to a busy road
Other Thoughts:
I'm giving this course 0.5 stars rather than 0 because it has 9 baskets in good shape. That's basically the only redeeming quality of Warlick.
The only reason I stopped by is because I have acquaintances a mile down the road, so I figured I'd stop by and take photos for DGCR if nothing else.
This makes a good place to practice putts and upshots, but that's about it. Even throwing upshots requires some safari play. It's barely a step above setting up a few baskets in your yard.
I came here mainly out of curiosity to see how bad it is. I'm weird in that I like stopping by abysmally rated courses to see just how bad they are. Courses rated 2 or under always grab my attention for that reason.
I can assure you there is no reason to travel more than a mile to come here unless you're desperate for an ace (or three).
To put things into perspective, if you added up the length of all 9 holes, I've thrown individual holes longer than this entire course.
The only reason I stopped by is because I have acquaintances a mile down the road, so I figured I'd stop by and take photos for DGCR if nothing else.
This makes a good place to practice putts and upshots, but that's about it. Even throwing upshots requires some safari play. It's barely a step above setting up a few baskets in your yard.
I came here mainly out of curiosity to see how bad it is. I'm weird in that I like stopping by abysmally rated courses to see just how bad they are. Courses rated 2 or under always grab my attention for that reason.
I can assure you there is no reason to travel more than a mile to come here unless you're desperate for an ace (or three).
To put things into perspective, if you added up the length of all 9 holes, I've thrown individual holes longer than this entire course.
