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Hole #4 (Taken 4/2011)
3 / 211ft. 3 / 228ft.
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Hole #4 'B' Tee
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Reviews: 12
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Fun little course
Pros: Alternate tees on every hole. Good use of elevation changes and available trees/stream.
Cons: Park is a bit crowded with holes stuck between picnic areas, roads, and playgrounds. Long walk from #3 to #4. Baskets are old and some have bent baskets that can result in discs falling out that would be in on normal baskets.
Poorly marked - need signs back and tee pads repainted!
Poorly marked - need signs back and tee pads repainted!
Other Thoughts: This is really a nice course on the cheap and fun to play. It requires a wide variety of shots but there are no par fours. It is good at what it tries to be. I wish there were tee placements that forced you to throw across the creek once or twice.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Report this Review Across the street from PJ Irvin
Pros: Forrest Park is directly across the street from PJ Irvin Park. The park is free from heavy rough and has some minor rolling terrain. There are large scattered trees throughout the park and many holes play in the shade.
Practice basket.
Correctly installed concrete tee pads. 2 per hole.
Wide variety with the 2 sets of concrete tee pads.
The designer did a good job utilizing the land and making good use of the land.
This is a very beginner friendly course.
Practice basket.
Correctly installed concrete tee pads. 2 per hole.
Wide variety with the 2 sets of concrete tee pads.
The designer did a good job utilizing the land and making good use of the land.
This is a very beginner friendly course.
Cons: The baskets are old Mach 1's that were used at the old Miller Park course. They don't catch like the new Mach series baskets. One of them had a broken ring with chains hanging.
There are tee sign posts at the short tee pad for each hole but there is no sign in them.
The tee pads used to have the # and distance painted on the back of them but they have strated to fade.
Without the tee signs and information on the pads it's hard to navigate.
To utilize the land and have 2 tees per hole there are some long walks. There is a long walk from #3 to #4 is the creek water is to high to pass. It's not obvious where to go and an easy place to get lost.
This is a fairly short course. Only a few holes play over 300ft.
There are tee sign posts at the short tee pad for each hole but there is no sign in them.
The tee pads used to have the # and distance painted on the back of them but they have strated to fade.
Without the tee signs and information on the pads it's hard to navigate.
To utilize the land and have 2 tees per hole there are some long walks. There is a long walk from #3 to #4 is the creek water is to high to pass. It's not obvious where to go and an easy place to get lost.
This is a fairly short course. Only a few holes play over 300ft.
Other Thoughts: I wouldn't drive out of my way to play this course but with the 18 hole PJ Irvin across the street this is worth the time to play.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.
Pros: -Relatively clean and well maintained park.
-Concrete tee pads.
-Two tees per hole with mostly different angles giving two quasi-unique shots, makes for a round of 18 holes.
-Mostly good navigation, with a couple of exceptions.
-Has plenty of trees, but for the most part there are clear lanes. Only a couple of shots, would I consider a bit too tight/crowded to be fair.
-Concrete tee pads.
-Two tees per hole with mostly different angles giving two quasi-unique shots, makes for a round of 18 holes.
-Mostly good navigation, with a couple of exceptions.
-Has plenty of trees, but for the most part there are clear lanes. Only a couple of shots, would I consider a bit too tight/crowded to be fair.
Cons: -Bordered by busy roads, stray shots on 1, 5, 6, 9 and especially 7 could end up in the middle of traffic.
-Playground smack dab in the middle of course. Has been problematic often enough to mention.
-Holes are bit on the short side and a bit repetitive.
-Baskets are old and mean.
-Playground smack dab in the middle of course. Has been problematic often enough to mention.
-Holes are bit on the short side and a bit repetitive.
-Baskets are old and mean.
Other Thoughts: Because the tees are usually not simply longer variations they do give more variety than multiple tees at your typical course, but in many cases the shots feel similar. Which leads me to another point...for the most part you'll only need one shot here, a low hyzer. There a couple instances where it won't do the trick, but you could certainly get away with nothing but a roc and a putter and not be much worse off.
It's nice to have a third course in Bloomington-Normal, however, it certainly isn't as good as either Maxwell or P.J. I do however think the designer made the most of what he had to work with, I don't think a better course could have been put into the ground. The park isn't particularly big nor does it have particularly interesting terrain. However it does have trees, and it will force you to learn a low hyzer, which is at least a valuable lesson.
It's nice to have a third course in Bloomington-Normal, however, it certainly isn't as good as either Maxwell or P.J. I do however think the designer made the most of what he had to work with, I don't think a better course could have been put into the ground. The park isn't particularly big nor does it have particularly interesting terrain. However it does have trees, and it will force you to learn a low hyzer, which is at least a valuable lesson.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
A decent neighborhood course
Pros: • Alternate tees do add some variety
• Very nice semi-wooded park
• Nice restrooms
• A couple of nice shots on the course. One hole that especially stands out in memory is the red tee for hole 3. There are three legitimate routes to the basket, and I had to think for a long time before choosing a route. Love holes like this! Well done. Wish there were more like this on the course, but you take what the land gives you.
• Very nice semi-wooded park
• Nice restrooms
• A couple of nice shots on the course. One hole that especially stands out in memory is the red tee for hole 3. There are three legitimate routes to the basket, and I had to think for a long time before choosing a route. Love holes like this! Well done. Wish there were more like this on the course, but you take what the land gives you.
Cons: • Layout can be confusing. There are a few spots where you have to trek a good distance backward to the next tee (navigational tip: the direction to the next tee is painted on the tines of the basket).
• The concern about hole 7 is legit. There is a narrow strip of trees/scrub protecting a grip-locked shot from cruising into a busy street. Be careful!
• Hole 3 finishes in front of a creek, and to get to hole 4 I had to walk around the woods, back up and across 9's fairway (dangerous blind spot) to hole 4. Perhaps the intent is to build a bridge across the creek at some point--until then, be careful. If there's an intended route to hole 4 there, I missed it.
• The concern about hole 7 is legit. There is a narrow strip of trees/scrub protecting a grip-locked shot from cruising into a busy street. Be careful!
• Hole 3 finishes in front of a creek, and to get to hole 4 I had to walk around the woods, back up and across 9's fairway (dangerous blind spot) to hole 4. Perhaps the intent is to build a bridge across the creek at some point--until then, be careful. If there's an intended route to hole 4 there, I missed it.
Other Thoughts: I won't repeat everything that's been said, but rather try to supplement it. I agree with what the other posters have said, with these exceptions: the course is actually pretty flat. There is one hole that plays up a modest hill. Also, there are some holes where you will need a driver, especially if you play the blues. One hole measured over 400 feet--not a mid-range hole for most throwers. I also remember a hole playing slightly uphill that measured over 300.
Overall, a nice walk in the park and some fun shots. Not a course you'll remember, but worth stopping if you are in the area and have an hour to kill.
Overall, a nice walk in the park and some fun shots. Not a course you'll remember, but worth stopping if you are in the area and have an hour to kill.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
Blo-No's third public disc golf course! 
2-4 
9/1/2009 
9/1/2009
Review By: ElementZ 
Played: 97 Reviewed: 95 Exp: 4.1 Years
This review was updated on 9/3/2009
Pros: -The Bloomington Normal disc golf community really cares about the sport and it's very obvious when you see courses like this.
-The course spans over the entire park which means you should be prepared to do a lot of walking for a nine hole course.
-New teepads, and, while this course is only two days old today, there will be new maps and a big map when you come into the park.
-Alternate tees add an entirely different perspective to every hole, which make it justified that you can play 18 holes here and not get bored.
-I'm really glad that the course incorporates the little stream on holes 1, 8, and 9. They definitely add to the ambiance of the course.
-The course spans over the entire park which means you should be prepared to do a lot of walking for a nine hole course.
-New teepads, and, while this course is only two days old today, there will be new maps and a big map when you come into the park.
-Alternate tees add an entirely different perspective to every hole, which make it justified that you can play 18 holes here and not get bored.
-I'm really glad that the course incorporates the little stream on holes 1, 8, and 9. They definitely add to the ambiance of the course.
Cons: -The holes are all very short. While it spans the whole park, I don't think any of the holes are above 350 feet. I parked almost every one of the baskets on my first time playing here. There's not really a challenge.
-The baskets are old and brown and I know it's really cool that they took them from an old course and are recycling them, but with the new teepads and signs, they don't really fit in.
-There were a lot of people here and I almost hit a couple on a picnic because I didn't see them. So just be careful.
-You can see the road from every hole. There's not really that "secluded feel" that all of the great courses have. There's a risk of throwing your disc onto the street on hole #7 as the fairway hugs the street. If you accidently grip lock, you're in big trouble.
-The baskets are old and brown and I know it's really cool that they took them from an old course and are recycling them, but with the new teepads and signs, they don't really fit in.
-There were a lot of people here and I almost hit a couple on a picnic because I didn't see them. So just be careful.
-You can see the road from every hole. There's not really that "secluded feel" that all of the great courses have. There's a risk of throwing your disc onto the street on hole #7 as the fairway hugs the street. If you accidently grip lock, you're in big trouble.
Other Thoughts: It's great that Blo-No Recreation cooperated with the dedicated disc golfers of the area and created a new course to play on. While it's not as great as Maxwell or Irvin, it's definitely fantastic that they added this one in case you wanted to play something other than Maxwell/Irvin but didn't want to drive all the way out to Peoria. I can't wait to see the new signs and the big map of the park.
So in summary, it's a nice course to practice your short game on, but you probably won't need a driver.
Also! I'd like to add that Forrest Park is known to be a meeting place of homosexual men after the sun has set. So...be aware if you plan on playing after hours that you may be approached.
So in summary, it's a nice course to practice your short game on, but you probably won't need a driver.
Also! I'd like to add that Forrest Park is known to be a meeting place of homosexual men after the sun has set. So...be aware if you plan on playing after hours that you may be approached.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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