Lowered Baskets.

[_.-Dut-._]

We had the elevated ones and majority seemed to be fans of. Was curious if that thought process would hold true..



http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course_pics/3693/56b5265d.jpg

[TheLyonsKing]

never played anything like that. Think it would be fun to do tho. but wouldnt want to do that all the time... extra bending..... bleh

[cbeckett22]

extra bending..... bleh

other than this point, I think this looks really cool! :thmbup:

[crusadersounds]

Roller putt? Hmmm, interesting!

[Kwick]

Just like raised baskets, i think 1 or 2 on a course would be ok. too many and it would seem too gimicky

[Brall]

never tried it. looks fun.

[DavidSauls]

Sunken baskets like this can be fun---but only as a novelty. Trophy Lakes has one; I think 2 or 3 statewide would be enough for me.

Baskets that are above ground level, but lower than normal, don't have much attraction to me. They seem more a mistake than anything.

[bholy08]

would be interested to try...not sure how i would like it though

[chrishysell]

roller ace

[mashnut]

I just played a couple like that at flyboy and hippodrome, I liked them but it would feel gimmicky to hav more than one on a course.

[bholy08]

what about putting a basket in a pit???

[roadtripstuff]

Gimmicky. Like others have said might be okay to play once or twice, but I wouldn't want it on a course I play regularly or on a tournament course.

[bholy08]

what about putting one in a pit???

[ArcheType]

I do think I'd feel obligated to roller put at a basket like this. It would be cool to try once.

[pchitti]

Man thats interesting, not sure I would enjoy it though.

Def gimicky but I do like it better than the 7' baskets.

[aarikc17]

I bend down enough on an 18 hole course, don't need to bend down and pick up my disc 18 more times.

[ejvogie]

This might be cool in a mound. Leave the basket at normal height but build a mound up to the rim of the basket on one side, leaving the other side open. This way it's easier to retrieve your disc.

[Kwick]

I bend down enough on an 18 hole course, don't need to bend down and pick up my disc 18 more times.

18 more times!?!?!?!? Once is fine, twice is pushing it, I would not play a course with 18 of those baskets

[kdankn]

Seems kinda cool..I guess

[mashnut]

I do think I'd feel obligated to roller put at a basket like this. It would be cool to try once.

I did a pancake putt on one, slid it in upside down. :thmbup:

[Noill Golf]

^pancake putt ftw

[JR Stengele]

Not unless it really works. The pic above doesn't make much sense to be honest. However, there is a course in Germany that has a wooden deck with a sunken basket. That seemed to work well and was original. I prefer hanging or raised baskets on a course, especially like the one pictured.

[Jukeshoe]

The only lowered basket I've played (that I can remember off the top of my head, at least) is the lowered basket at the Goat Path. :thmbup:

It was on a sloped hill, and made putting it in without rolling away a real challenge.

I don't want to see these on every course (just like w/ hanging baskets) but they're a nice change of pace when implemented correctly.

[JR Stengele]

I just played a couple like that at flyboy and hippodrome, I liked them but it would feel gimmicky to hav more than one on a course.

Or within a 2 hour drive radius.

[DAN E.]

Snow keeps them low enough. Naturally high is good.Hanging, swaying in the wind would be way cool.

[surgeflx87]

I do think I'd feel obligated to roller put at a basket like this. It would be cool to try once.

haven't we talked about this before? I would love to play a hole like this. It would get a bit repetitive, so one would be enough. It would be sweet to get a roller ace though.:D

[smyith]

it be cool as a novelty, but not on a top notch course. one per region would be more than enough.

plus, if i aced it i dont think i could call it a true ace. id always have to add that the basket was like that.

[deBebbler]

My putting is novelty enough for a round. Let's keep the baskets at the same height, OK?

[Travis1010]

Looks pretty sweet. I would like to play a hole like that.

[Cgkdisc]

Haven't had a chance to post the updated PDGA course specs but the recommendation is that up to 3 targets be installed at non-standard heights and no more than 6 on an 18-hole course.

[DavidSauls]

Around here the land is hilly enough, and enough greens sited on slopes, that it doesn't matter. The baskets aren't too high or too low but our feet are, which comes to about the same thing.

[jpeaslee]

I just played a couple like that at flyboy and hippodrome, I liked them but it would feel gimmicky to hav more than one on a course.

A buddy of mine from Statesboro, ga (about an hour, maybe two? away from augusta) just played up there (Hippodrome) for the Collegiate tourney. After hearing him talk about it, the course sounded like a crazy putt putt variation of disc golf.

[Connor Jones]

Think that pic is FlyBoy,Or at least it looks like it,my first time there i skipped over the basket on a flick,two-putt for the par :(.

[jhgonzo]

Was this one at Hyzernaut's DGC in Germany the inspiration for this new trend?
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course_pics/2193/4ec1055b.jpg

[jeffmonty]

There is a course near here that installed ALL 9 baskets at ground level. What I heard was,the parks dept. didn't read the specs right, and put them in at ground level by mistake. Our club went to help them out and get the baskets re-installed to regulation. I voted no on lowered baskets, but that one in the boardwalk in Germany somewhere looks pretty cool.

[AirMcNair]

The one at flyboy (first pic) was fun but like many have said only one per course please.

[Addison]

Was this one at Hyzernaut's DGC in Germany the inspiration for this new trend?
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course_pics/2193/4ec1055b.jpg

Does that boardwalk go anywhere in particular? ha

No really though, that looks pretty cool. Low putts, instead of ricocheting off and landing relatively close, would slide and/or skip off a good amount further I reckon, continuing the motto and the sticker... no low putts!

[Coasterbrad]

Hole 13 at Tyler State Park in PA. When the basket is in the "B" position, it sits in a small gulley. From the fairway all you can see is the number marker on the top. I happen to really like this hole when it's in that spot. It makes it a real possibility to skip a disc into the basket.

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course_pics/29/57d3190a.jpg

[Martin Dewgarita]

This is kind of the same thing...

http://buskingtheworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_6017.jpg

[Jivecody]

someone at leagues tonight said something about at a tournament or some event they put the basket in a whole so just the chains were showing.

[New013]

One of the baskets at Avalon peaks was broken and just sitting on the ground. I kinda horseshoed my disc in from 10ft. It was weird not aiming for chains.

I've also seen a basket where rain washed up the concrete footing and it was leaning a good thirty degrees; that was interesting.

[asu225]

Hole 13 at Tyler State Park in PA. When the basket is in the "B" position, it sits in a small gulley. From the fairway all you can see is the number marker on the top. I happen to really like this hole when it's in that spot. It makes it a real possibility to skip a disc into the basket.

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course_pics/29/57d3190a.jpg

I like this hole a lot, played Tyler a few times and what a great course.

[Jivecody]

My answer to this question kind of goes more general than just lowered baskets. My preference is a course with varied baskets from lowered to high / on top of steps / rocks, leaned, something that gives you a different look basically, makes the game more "fun", in my humble opinion.

[The Valkyrie Kid]

Was this one at Hyzernaut's DGC in Germany the inspiration for this new trend?
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course_pics/2193/4ec1055b.jpg

Damn, I wanted to play this course last summer while in Germany. Let my wife talk me into some other sightseeing adventure instead.

[thrembo]

Generally I would say no to this sorta thing. But on rare occasion, or at a novelty course it could be cool.

[wabrown23]

Haven't had a chance to post the updated PDGA course specs but the recommendation is that up to 3 targets be installed at non-standard heights and no more than 6 on an 18-hole course.

It also says they have to be like 14 inches off of the ground for approved PDGA play.

[wabrown23]

Damn, I wanted to play this course last summer while in Germany. Let my wife talk me into some other sightseeing adventure instead.

Going to Germany for Christmas! Now I have a mission!

[707_Roc]

FTP = mando roller putt

[Mike C]

No. We have one in Louisville that's a few inches higher than the one you posted and I don't like it. I guess it's cool that it mixes things up and makes you think, but to me it just feels really weird putting down like that and I don't like it. I don't get that feeling from upwards putts on an elevated basket, dunno.

[Lewis]

Generally I prefer they be worked into a course's natural landscape, such in a gulley or on a rock outcropping, but if they're done right, in the right setting, raised or lowered baskets can be fun. The two that come to mind that I like are at Flyboy: the one in the OP and the basket on the "Wise Old Tree of Disc Golf" hole. I also find hanging baskets rather appealing, but I wouldn't want a course full of them, and I wouldn't want them at non-standard heights and hanging.

This kind of thing should be done in moderation, and with more creativity than just sticking the basket on a really tall pole.

[austin234]

Baskets that are above ground level, but lower than normal, don't have much attraction to me. They seem more a mistake than anything.

its obviously not a mistake when the basket is in the ground.. unless youre meaning a mistake in being included in the course. in that case meh you may be right, its a matter of opinion

[scarpfish]

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course_pics/29/57d3190a.jpg

That I like. :thmbup:

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course_pics/2193/4ec1055b.jpg

That not so much. :thmbdown:

Although I would love to brag about having a skid ace. :p