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West End Baptist Church DGC reviews
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MillerC
Experience:
7.8 years
19 played
2 reviews
A plot of land with 9 baskets and 7 tee signs 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Feb 27, 2017
Played the course:once
Pros:
- Hole #1 is an interesting shape.
- Short course that plays quick.
- Baskets are REAL nice.
- Not much chance of a lost disc. There is a fence along the right side of #1 but otherwise it's open.
- Short course that plays quick.
- Baskets are REAL nice.
- Not much chance of a lost disc. There is a fence along the right side of #1 but otherwise it's open.
Cons:
- Uninspired course beyond #1. Half of the course is just walking back and forth across an open field.
- I couldn't find tee signs for 6 and 8. Previous review mentioned 6 is likely missing due to the construction, and is probably correct. I saw basket 8 but couldn't imagine where the tee should be.
- Tee to hole placement for 5-8 could have been better. As these holes are mostly just throwing across a single open field, the walk between basket 6 and tee 7 is odd. You walk across other hole paths and it doesn't follow the obvious flow, so finding 7 tee from 6 basket isn't easy either.
- Basic hole overhead or shape on the tee signs would help, particularly as there are no tee pads to align you. From most tees you can see several baskets that could be targets. For example on hole #1 the basket it tucked to the right off the fairway, and not visible from the tee. However basket #2 is visible from #1 tee, and in the same direction about 120' beyond that cutback.
- I couldn't find tee signs for 6 and 8. Previous review mentioned 6 is likely missing due to the construction, and is probably correct. I saw basket 8 but couldn't imagine where the tee should be.
- Tee to hole placement for 5-8 could have been better. As these holes are mostly just throwing across a single open field, the walk between basket 6 and tee 7 is odd. You walk across other hole paths and it doesn't follow the obvious flow, so finding 7 tee from 6 basket isn't easy either.
- Basic hole overhead or shape on the tee signs would help, particularly as there are no tee pads to align you. From most tees you can see several baskets that could be targets. For example on hole #1 the basket it tucked to the right off the fairway, and not visible from the tee. However basket #2 is visible from #1 tee, and in the same direction about 120' beyond that cutback.
Other Thoughts:
I really hate to be negative in any way when someone opens their property to the public for disc golfing. Aside from the use of land, there is also the obvious cost in nine baskets and tee signs.
With that said, there isn't much here worth visiting. The layout is confusing because most of the course is open and you can see multiple baskets from each tee. The latter holes mostly cross each other but with an unusual walk between 7 and 8. Only three of the holes are more than open shots with a slight variation in distance and elevation.
A complete beginner could enjoy the walk here and not get frustrated, but there are a few better beginner options within 15 minutes that offer more variety (Rawlinson Road middle school and Fewell Park for example).
There is a very good mix of terrain on the property, and I think they could rebuild with their existing tee poles and baskets and have something really fun. As it stands currently however, it's not much of a course.
With that said, there isn't much here worth visiting. The layout is confusing because most of the course is open and you can see multiple baskets from each tee. The latter holes mostly cross each other but with an unusual walk between 7 and 8. Only three of the holes are more than open shots with a slight variation in distance and elevation.
A complete beginner could enjoy the walk here and not get frustrated, but there are a few better beginner options within 15 minutes that offer more variety (Rawlinson Road middle school and Fewell Park for example).
There is a very good mix of terrain on the property, and I think they could rebuild with their existing tee poles and baskets and have something really fun. As it stands currently however, it's not much of a course.
