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Willow Park reviews
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No-Go Willow
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 3, 2022
Played the course:once
Pros:
+ A practice basket and course map are right next to hole1.
+/- Two tee areas per hole, but they're just dirt/grass.
+ New, numbered and visible baskets.
+ Tee signs exist with distance and par, but...
+/- Two tee areas per hole, but they're just dirt/grass.
+ New, numbered and visible baskets.
+ Tee signs exist with distance and par, but...
Cons:
- ...they don't always point towards the fairway, and since they also don't have diagrams on them, that's a big deal.
- With perhaps one exception, it plays wide open, flat, brief and boring.
- Dull straight-forward fairways.
- Dull venue, too.
- With perhaps one exception, it plays wide open, flat, brief and boring.
- Dull straight-forward fairways.
- Dull venue, too.
Other Thoughts:
My favorite hole was hole6. There was a skinny line of trees that I had to poke through. Everything else was basically wide open and featureless.
And yet, open as it is, I still ended up throwing towards the wrong basket. Twice. Normally when the player stands on a tee, the assumption is that the back of the tee sign generally points towards the target fairway or basket. Holes4 and 7 do not do this, and there are no diagrams on the tee signs here. Standing at 4, I threw towards basket1. Standing at 7, I threw towards basket8. Both of those holes' baskets are far to the right of the tee instead of the baskets dead ahead. So first timers might be initially confused here.
But I will say that it just might be a good entry point for beginners. If you're introducing someone to the sport, this is a low pressure place to go because there are so few things in the way. It's not very fun, though.
No elevation, precious few trees, repetitive fairways and a boring setting characterize the nine holes at Willow Park. It is a training ground at best. If you want to go somewhere to practice your approaches and not be disturbed, then Willow is the place. If you're fresh to the sport and just want to dip your toe in the water, then Willow is the place. If you are looking for a meaningful and worthwhile disc golfing experience, then Willow is not the place.
And yet, open as it is, I still ended up throwing towards the wrong basket. Twice. Normally when the player stands on a tee, the assumption is that the back of the tee sign generally points towards the target fairway or basket. Holes4 and 7 do not do this, and there are no diagrams on the tee signs here. Standing at 4, I threw towards basket1. Standing at 7, I threw towards basket8. Both of those holes' baskets are far to the right of the tee instead of the baskets dead ahead. So first timers might be initially confused here.
But I will say that it just might be a good entry point for beginners. If you're introducing someone to the sport, this is a low pressure place to go because there are so few things in the way. It's not very fun, though.
No elevation, precious few trees, repetitive fairways and a boring setting characterize the nine holes at Willow Park. It is a training ground at best. If you want to go somewhere to practice your approaches and not be disturbed, then Willow is the place. If you're fresh to the sport and just want to dip your toe in the water, then Willow is the place. If you are looking for a meaningful and worthwhile disc golfing experience, then Willow is not the place.
13
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Disc Golf replaces Baseball 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Nov 27, 2020
Played the course:once
Pros:
A former municipal baseball complex has been replaced with a community 9 holer
+ Wide open, but there are lots of new trees planted that will eventually create some obstacles and fairways
+ Lots of design effort to create differences between the two sets of tees, but until the new trees grow, the difference is pretty much just length
+ Designers made good use of what they were given naturally:
Hole #6 uses an existing screen of trees: it's a short (189') straight shot with the basket visible through a gap in a treeline
Hole #8 (357' and 447') uses a peninsula of trees and scrub sticking across the fairway to create a two-shot hole on an otherwise open layout.
+ Wide open, but there are lots of new trees planted that will eventually create some obstacles and fairways
+ Lots of design effort to create differences between the two sets of tees, but until the new trees grow, the difference is pretty much just length
+ Designers made good use of what they were given naturally:
Hole #6 uses an existing screen of trees: it's a short (189') straight shot with the basket visible through a gap in a treeline
Hole #8 (357' and 447') uses a peninsula of trees and scrub sticking across the fairway to create a two-shot hole on an otherwise open layout.
Cons:
- The length posted on the sign for the long Tee #7 is wrong. The actual distance is 312' (according to the marked stake in the ground next to the tee), not the 213' posted. A dyslexic sign maker I guess…
- Tee signs aren't aligned with the direction of the hole, so you have to look around a bit to find the right basket. This con will disappear once they put in tees though
- Will get muddy, and because it's so open, windy days will affect conditions
- Tee signs aren't aligned with the direction of the hole, so you have to look around a bit to find the right basket. This con will disappear once they put in tees though
- Will get muddy, and because it's so open, windy days will affect conditions
Other Thoughts:
Course Amenities Summary: Excellent next Discatcher baskets, metal signage with pars and distances, easy-to-spot 4x4 posts at both sets of tees. Natural tees (for now - though I'd bet they're going to install real tees), decent flow, flat course is very cart-friendly
~ This is a new installation, replacing a four-diamond baseball complex. So it's very flat and wide open. The infields have been overseeded, but it will be a year or two before they're really covered (in the meantime it can get pretty muddy). There are also random strips of pavement and walkways that used to connect the fields, outline dugout floors, etc
~ Nicest Touch to Welcome New Players: A metal picnic table by the first tee with a half-dozen random discs marked as property of the township, available for play (one had "Throw me in the basket!" written on it)
~ This is a new installation, replacing a four-diamond baseball complex. So it's very flat and wide open. The infields have been overseeded, but it will be a year or two before they're really covered (in the meantime it can get pretty muddy). There are also random strips of pavement and walkways that used to connect the fields, outline dugout floors, etc
~ Nicest Touch to Welcome New Players: A metal picnic table by the first tee with a half-dozen random discs marked as property of the township, available for play (one had "Throw me in the basket!" written on it)
