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Pros: *Great view
*Large downhill shots
*2 Tee pads per hole/Multiple pin placements per hole
*Variety of shots
*Concrete tee's
*Open shots off the tee
*Not too crowded
*Bag holders :D
*Tee pads are very large. Longer shots = Bigger Tee's

Cons: *Spiny Mother - F*@&#$*#'ing EVERYTHING
*The name HELL YARD pretty much sums up the environment 100%
*Hole 8's swamp
*Crosswinds/Drafts off highway
*Dirty / Trash
*Kinda muddy when slightly humid
*Arthritis? GTFO!
*Creepers
*Not good for 1st timers but alright for beginners
*Kinda easy to lose discs

Other Thoughts: Google map of Hellyard including "perfect" flight paths & distances.

http://maps.google.com/maps/m...079358cbbfc3d

2 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Pros: This is a well designed, definitely challenging nine hole course wedged in a piece between the freeway and another road. As previous reviewser have stated, it's not the most pleasing looking piece of land, especially in late August when I played. It's really a pretty sorry looking bit of bare dirt, scrub brush, mixed tree and what not with some mixed elevation thrown in for variety. But the designers have done a wonderful job of creating a most challenging disc golf experience here. The winds help with the challenge. The teepads are varying sizes (depending on the run-up needed). There are multiple basket placements for variety. There are uphill and downhill throws. # 7 is a big hyser shot around a large tree.

Cons: Hot, ugly desert scrubby enviroment in late August. Freeway noise. No water, bring your own. I don't know where you would park if crowded. The signs were kinda confusing.

Other Thoughts: This course reminds me of that ugly girl in college, that you kind of ended up with late one night. You know the one that you didn't want your friends to find out about but then she turned out to be really "gifted" or something like that and you had a most memorable time. Give this course a chance. She doesn't look real fine at first glance but if you give her a chance, you'll have a good time! And then, you'll be bragging to your friends about her!

7 of 8 people found this review helpful.

Pros: *This is one of above average 9-hole courses around US.
*Two tees to each hole. 1B and 1F, B means back (farther from hole). F means front (closer to hole).
*Well designed with elevation changes and plenty of accurate game.
*Course is well maintained by locals.
*Cool tees with post for your disc bag to hang on.
*There's course directory (map) at 8th tee (where we park our cars).
*Locals keep moving the pins around (each hole has 2 or 3 different places). It always a little bit different every time I play there.

Cons: *No water - bring water.
*No restroom
*It can be hot during summer, not much shade to hide from sun.
*In other reviews, they mentioned that highway 101 can be noisy and distraction. It is not for me... cuz I'm deaf. LOL

Other Thoughts: Same as other mentioned, start 8th hole instead of 1st because that's where the cars park. 8th, 9th, 1st, 2nd.... til 7th.

If you from out of area, be sure you try Parque De La Raza, few miles away. That course is best 9-hole course I ever played (I played over 200 different courses).

4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Pros: -a good use of space
-easy access
-plenty of elevation, obsticals
-and some nice extras like bag holders.

Cons: -horrible tee signs, not sure how/why they were designed but need to be replace. did not notate which basket location was in play, some were trash by local scum (yes we all have them).
-some of the cement tee pads need to be leveled/resurface; time and weather has caused cracks and buckling making them a tripping hazard.

Other Thoughts: The second tee pads makes for a nice change of pace.
Parque de la Raza is just a few minutes away allowing travellers, like me, to get some differenet courses in while away from my
home courses.
This course could be a +4 with a little love, but is still fun to play.

1 of 6 people found this review helpful.

Pros: very easy to find. long and short shots. great course for sidearm. open course for the most part. nice mountainside steps installed by boyscouts... thanks guys! most baskets can be seen from tee pad. has long and short Tee pads. (18 total) pretty good course for beginners

Cons: starting on #1 instead of #8. very limited parking on sat/sun. no restrooms (on that side) open layout= very hot. highway 101 is kinda distracting. lots of tall brush throughout the year. the signs are horrible and deceiving. they must be clocked 90 degrees to be accurate. long/short tees may be confusing for all the newbies that go there. safari holes are not well-known either.

Other Thoughts: overall a decent course, you should start at #8 and go down, and around, and back up to #7. do not look at the signs. ask a local whats what. you can also play nextdoor at laraza, and if walking, take the trail going under 101, cross creek (only in summer...lol) and walk up small trail to road, and then walk south on road for a few minutes and you'll be there.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros: Easy and quick access from Hwy 101. There is a new red practice basket next to parking. Concrete tee pads on all holes with the sizes of tee pads being proportionate to the distance and direction of the baskets. Signage is clear at all holes giving distance, direction of next tee pad, pin locations and pin dial.Pro and amateur tee pads with multiple pin locations. Benches, trash cans, logs or stumps and bag holders ergonomically placed with shade trees throughout. The course challenges all types of throwing styles on a large scale for the pro and amateur DG'er, Especially with the elevation and distance shots. The locals are friendly and pets welcomed. This is a 98% disc golf exclusive course that is rarely crowded!

Cons: No restroom facilities available and noise from traffic on Hwy 101 may annoy some. No water available, So bring water. Two areas are prone to flooding or have standing water (holes #8,#5,#6).Tall grass on fairways at times

Other Thoughts: This is my most played course thus far including my first Ace Race tournament. I've played this course in all seasons and have seen the hillsides very green in the winter and spring and brown during the fall summer months. The local disc golf club (Silicon Valley) has made many improvements to the walkways and attempt to keep up with the growing grass. The convenient way to play the course is start at hole #8 (tee pad closest to Hwy) and continue on to hole #9 and hole #1... Be careful of wind on hole #8. This is a great 9 hole course giving you an experience that makes you come back for more!

UPDATE: The local disc golf club has made great improvements to the course by planting additional trees and completed the staircases. This is one of my first reviews and after playing it recently I realize that the score should be higher, so my rating has also been changed.

18 of 18 people found this review helpful.

Pros:
• Very easy to find and navigate
• Warm-up basket
• Nice variety of holes/throws
• Pretty good concrete tee pads
• Multiple tees
• Clear signage
• Disc golf exclusive

Cons:
• Pretty heavy hole/disc cross traffic
• Road/freeway/cars/nasty areas outside the course are in play on a couple holes
• I did see a little poison oak

Other Thoughts:
Tips
• As mentioned elsewhere, I guess the right place to park is on the opposite side of the freeway. This also is apparently where the restrooms and additional holes are located. Unfortunately I missed that tip so I'll have to check it out next time.
• Don't park behind 7's and maybe 4's basket. Discs can go long there and give your car a shiner.
• Play Parque De La Raza while you're here. It seems like you should be able to walk there through the tree line from here, but maybe there's a fence/barrier? Anyone tried?

Random Thoughts:
This course is just an ingenious use of space. I must admit, when I first saw the course from the road, I was concerned I had driven a long ways for nothing, but halfway through the round I had the biggest smile on my face. I just couldn't get over how cleverly designed the course was considering it's in a seemingly small pocket of land. And it's not like every hole is short here. They're surprisingly lengthy, with even a few bombers in the mix. And the additional tee pads aren't throw-ins. They actually are slightly different shots.

Bottom Line: While it's only 9 holes (you could argue 18 with the additional pads) and an errant throw could land over a fence or on the freeway, you owe it to yourself to check out this course. It is quite clever and quite fun. Bravo to the course designers!

7 of 10 people found this review helpful.

Pros: Many types of shots; down hill, uphill, over trees, under trees, around trees, thru trees. Great Use of land available, as this land really can't be used for much else besides disc golf. Concrete Tees pads (all have short and long tees), benches, bag hooks, trash cans and tee signs with distance and pin location. multiple pin locations. Elevation used well, and many challenging shots, but nothing a decent player can't handle. Course flows well and usually isn't crowded. 98% disc golf exclusive. Friendly locals. #5=Bowl Hole

Cons: Only 9 holes, but dual tees pads make 18.
Not the most beautiful course, aesthetically speaking, but after it rains it will get very green. Hole #8 should be #1 because that is where you park. Every once in a while some oblivious people wander onto the course. Course tends to be windy which will mess with your shots. Possible to lose a disc in the rough with a bad throw on 1, 8, and 9

Other Thoughts: My home course and the first place I ever played, so of course I am biased. However, this course is definitely under-rated. The site of this well established course was once a landfill that was converted into a park. Silicon Valley DG club takes great care of the course, and improvements are always being made, like how #8 now has stairs to go with the the railing when walking down the hill. Also I love the tree stumps decorated with beer bottle caps by #5's long tee.
If you are in the area, warm up with this course, then hit up La Raza which is much more challenging.

4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Pros: Bag holders, and benches at every pin.(or almost)
very creative course.
decent people.
open, yet complicated.
pin placement is marked on signs, with a bolt, or stick in the hole, thats very nice.

Cons: not enough parking.
playing front and back tee boxes do not make this a fullsize course.( it left me wanting more.)
101 is loud and annoying. teebox 1 is all the way on the other side of the park, so you gotta play 8 and 9 to get there (Stupid IMHO)

Other Thoughts: i was in SJ for thanksgiving, thought i'd get some golf in, played La Raza first, then came here. ended up going back to La Raza to finish my day.

3 of 7 people found this review helpful.

Pros:
Two concrete teepads at each hole. Signs at each teepad, showing the 3-4 possible positions for the basket, and also indicating the current position. Benches and bag hooks at each of the longer teepads. Excellent map/scorecard showing all the teepad and basket positions, the relative location of the brush and trees, and comprehensive distance information for every combination of pad/basket for each hole. Practice basket. A perfect complement to longer-but-flatter Parque de la Raza just a few minutes away.

Cons:
Only 9 holes, so could get crowded quickly. Constant buzz of nearby 101. Every hole will likely play as drive-then-approach/putt.

Other Thoughts:
The is a fine example of how to turn "unusable" land - in this case, a roughly 600' by 1100' sunken bit of dry, mixed tree/brush/bare ground land wedged between a major highway and another road - into a good disc golf course by taking advantage of the terrain and plant-life to create holes requiring a good variety of shots. While obviously the tee you use and the basket position that day will affect what awaits you, you'll typically find the tee-shot to be a:
- #1 left-turning, with a slight drop, to tree-guarded basket
- #2 right-turning to a basket in an elevated crater.
- #3 left-turning, longer with more drop than #1, to a basket amidst a cluster of trees
- #4 right-turning, across/slightly-up a slope, trees behind
- #5 left-turning, major downhill, basket near trees
- #6 right-turning, halfway up the slope you just came down, tree just in front
- #7 left-turning, up to the top of the slope.
- #8 similar to #5, not as long, bigger tree grouping to go around
- #9 slightly left-turning, must clear high brush at start, flat

The two teepads on each hole are often quite a good distance from each other, making the same hole play quite differently, depending upon which tee you use, so can seem like 18 if you switch tees for a second round. If you park on Hellyer, from which you can see the entire course, you should start with either hole #5 or #8. The practice basket, between the two, is in red - when you play #4 and #7, remember this factoid, otherwise you might find yourself throwing towards this basket when you tee-off. Play this and Parque de la Raza back-to-back, and you'll enjoy a great variety of disc golf that day.

9 of 11 people found this review helpful.

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