Pros:
A short layout woven into a busy multi-use city park
+ New DiscGolfPark equipment: great tee signs, new baskets, concrete teepads
+ Multiple teepads on 8 of the holes, and alternate baskets on #9
+ The standout hole is #9 with two baskets offering very different challenges: the shorter one is a hanging basket right on the edge of the stream running through the park; the long basket is a healthy long open field shot
+ Nice elevated basket structure on #6
Cons:
- With the exception of a few shots across Wyomissing Creek and the risk/reward setup on #9, the course is pretty much a plain vanilla park course. The setting is nice, but the holes themselves aren't particularly challenging or memorable
- Designers went to the trouble of including two teepads on eight holes, but they don't do much to change the configuration. There's an elevation difference between the two tees on #8, and the back tee on #4 causes you to throw around the fenced corner of the basketball court
Otherwise, the back tees just add a little bit of distance
- This is a busy park, and throwing lines come very close - or cross - walking paths. I was lucky enough to play on a mild February day, and I think I waited only once for a path to clear. I can't imagine the pace of play (and the danger to walkers) on a busy day in the park
Other Thoughts:
~ It's great when a municipality or private association is willing to properly fund tees, signage and baskets. But how much does beautiful equipment matter when the park is too busy, or the footprint too small to accommodate play?
~ As of this writing (early 2020), the fact that you have to walk all the way around the park because of the stream bisecting hole #7 is still the most notable detractor to the course experience. But a planned footbridge over Wyomissing Creek in 2020 will solve this. In the meantime, I suggest you park along Playground Drive, and start your round with hole #7 (short tee). You'll be able to play your round straight through, finishing with the elevated basket on hole #6. You'll still have to walk all the way back around the course to return to your car, but at least you won't be doing it in the middle of your round