Your FAVE Course Signage???

[esdubya]

Tee signs at Independence Lake - Red Hawk show the elevation change from tee to pin... love that they provide this info. :thmbup:

Hey, some Indy love! I remember when we were getting the holes measured by a pro surveyor / part time discer. We were actually accurate to the inch, but we rounded the distances off to 0 or 5. The elevations are down to the foot though if I recall. Thanks..

I would have to say the signs at Tyler State Park are still memorable to me. All handmade and carved into wood. Really cool and lots of care and time when into those.

 

[TylerM]

Pauls Valley Flightline uses granite tombstone type signs. Very cool!
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=299

 

[mattc]

My favorite as far as practicality goes for our always vandalized signs would be Harrison School's in Canon City, CO. Simple black metal with the hole info. cut out. No matter how much Sharpie or graffitti they can pile on, the signs are always gonna be readable.

this is what i am thinking for our signs at woodland creek
any pics?
found it
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=4242#

 

[Qikly]

Two Mile Extension's are about as clean and professional as it gets.

City Park's have a nice style to them.

I also enjoy Flanacher's home-spun feel.

 

[davistd0]

Porcupine Ridge has some very nice hand-carved and painted tee signs. Shows locations on both tees, and lists distance for each tee.

 

[Golden Tuna]

Here are a couple of the local courses I've done recently
Indian Camp Creek

Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park

 

[chevis]

i just got to play one of the hornings hideout courses for the first time & it has the best signage of any course i have played (i played the canyon course that now has the same detailed signs that meadow ridge has). one of the reviewers stated it best:
"This course has great signage. The signs are very detailed with all of the distances and elevation changes right there on the sign. Steep drop-offs and mandos are all on the sign. They even tell you the direction to the next tee after you're done with the hole."

 

[JedV]

Yep, I had the pleasure of playing the Meadow Ridge course at Horning's Hideout this past summer and the signs were phenomenal. We navigated the course successfully without a map and had no problems whatsoever (except finding the first teepad; the other two courses were taken over by the 2013 Chick Flick that weekend and it was a zoo!)

 

[esdubya]

I've been perusing this thread for ideas on tee signs.

Is it universally accepted that a tee sign must contain a hole map? Be honest - once you have played a course, do you ever look at the hole map? How useful is it, really? I assume most of the value from a hole map is for the first time, or first time in a long time player.

For a course that is mostly flat and open with mature trees, and all of the baskets are plainly visible from the tee pad - are hole maps really necessary for the first time player? That is the question I'm struggling with.

The rub is: I want to have a clean, professional look. Hole maps take up a lot of real estate on the sign and I'm questioning the value for this situation.

Can anyone think of a course that has signs mounted low on either 4x4 or 6x6 posts that are diagonally cut? Like these:

I'm looking for more examples like this. As a side note - I do really like how the DiscGolfPark signage looks.

 

[Martin Dewgarita]

Porcupine Ridge has some very nice hand-carved and painted tee signs. Shows locations on both tees, and lists distance for each tee.

I might be a little biased, but this might be my favorite when I'm done.

I'm dreaming up something like this ^ carved into this:

 

[roggenb3]

Rollin Ridge probably has the best signs I've seen.

 

[JC17393]

I've been perusing this thread for ideas on tee signs.

Is it universally accepted that a tee sign must contain a hole map? Be honest - once you have played a course, do you ever look at the hole map? How useful is it, really? I assume most of the value from a hole map is for the first time, or first time in a long time player.

For a course that is mostly flat and open with mature trees, and all of the baskets are plainly visible from the tee pad - are hole maps really necessary for the first time player? That is the question I'm struggling with.

The rub is: I want to have a clean, professional look. Hole maps take up a lot of real estate on the sign and I'm questioning the value for this situation.

Can anyone think of a course that has signs mounted low on either 4x4 or 6x6 posts that are diagonally cut? Like these:

I'm looking for more examples like this. As a side note - I do really like how the DiscGolfPark signage looks.

I think hole maps are essential for everyone. Yes, they're key for new players of the course to navigate the hole, but in cases where there are multiple pin locations or OB or some other special condition, it can not only be noted on the sign but its location can be displayed as well. The more information that can be clearly put on the sign, the better informed players will be (heading off arguments and confusion). Visual aids like maps are far more efficient and effective than text in nearly all cases.

To the topic of sign posts, I've attached an example of the tee sign from my course. 4X4 post with the sign angled at 45 degrees on top. I've found the advantage of setting up the signs in this manner (3 distinct sign surfaces) is that it allows us to have certain info listed separately in case something changes. If the holes get renumbered for any reason, we only have to change the number sign rather than everything. Same with the sponsor/info sign and the hole map.

 

[Stardoggy]

Rollin Ridge probably has the best signs I've seen.

I came here to post the same thing.

 

[The Valkyrie Kid]

The first question I would ask is: Is this a private course like Selah Ranch where only disc golfers are visiting or a course set in a public park where the local teens are running through at 3 AM looking to tear up any and everything. Tee signs are inviting targets for them. Also I've seen courses that are totally isolated, off the beaten track, and course designers have installed pretty signs, only to see them, almost immediately fall prey to vandals. That's so sad but the remoteness of the park should have be been a consideration.

Lovely wooden signs, handmade and brightly painted are lovely at first but what will they look like after 3-10 years of weather and vandalism? White River DGC in Auburn had these great wooden signs but now our wet, Northwest weather is taking their toll on them. Also vandals have taken care of others. And because they are original designs, how do you replace them? The creative craftsman who was so Gung Ho 10 years ago when the course opened, might very well long gone by now or now so motivated.

As a traveling player, I appreciate having a map on the sign. I recently played Creve Coeur Lake and was impressed with the signs as well as the course. The new simple, metal signs in color are great looking and will last. If your budget can handle the cost, I would go with metal signage every time. The Horning's signs are great and they're surviving Portland winters.

 

[The Valkyrie Kid]

Is your course private or public? Is it isolated or set close to civilization? Do you have $ in the budget for nice metal, John Houck signs?

Lovely, carved handmade wooden signs look great at first BUT they do not last when left to the weather and the vandals. And when a original carved sign is damaged, it's much more difficult to replace as the person who created the sign might not be in the area or simply, might not so motivated to produce more signs.

Being a traveling player, I appreciate signs with a simple map. The signs at Horning's, Creve Coeur Lake and Indian Lake are informative and will last. If you have the money, buy signs that will hold up to the weather but mainly be vandal proof. Think about what a 16 year old kid with anger issues can do to your pretty signs in the middle of the night.

 

[Reniger]

Macatawa Greenspace/Paw Paw Park in Holland, MI has some pretty stellar signage.

 

[filobedo]

Little Mulberry Park in Dacula, Ga has great signage including elevation. The course is also pretty spectacular.

 

[Tripper]

I love the signs at Ballou Park in Danville, VA. http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course_pics/985/e914f60e.jpg

There is a photo taken from the tee pad towards the basket with red and blue arrows indicating the 2 pin locations. They also give par, distance, elevation change, and how long the hole plays due to elevation. Based on the date on the photo (2011), the date the course was installed (2006), and how they still look almost this good, they are holding up nicely.

 

[Tripper]

I also like Rockness Monster's signs. In addition to typical info, they include elevation change, and the name of each hole with a brief description of how the hole plays.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course_pics/4376/5ff7b84d.jpg

 

[Reniger]

For elevation, Bertha Brock in Ionia, MI also has some pretty snazzy signage.