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Hole #3 (Taken 8/2011)
Hole #3 (Taken 8/2011) 
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Reviews: 6
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Good for the area.
5+ 
5/1/2013 
5/2/2013
Review By: ForehandMAN36 Played: 100 Reviewed: 13 Exp: 10.9 Years
This review was updated on 6/17/2013
Pros: * 9 quality baskets
* Alternate tees for each hole
* Signs for 17 shots
* Possible ace run on each hole
* Quiet secluded park from any major roads
* Only course in the area
* Chances are it will never have heavy foot traffic so you are able to practice putting and various shots with no problem
* Can't beat that view of the Kankakee river
* I live 2 minutes up the road and work across the walking bridge
* Alternate tees for each hole
* Signs for 17 shots
* Possible ace run on each hole
* Quiet secluded park from any major roads
* Only course in the area
* Chances are it will never have heavy foot traffic so you are able to practice putting and various shots with no problem
* Can't beat that view of the Kankakee river
* I live 2 minutes up the road and work across the walking bridge
Cons: * Shots are short and not very different from each other
* Awful tees. Uneven dirt surrounded by tiny railroad ties. Also, someone recently just covered a few of them with tiny gravel causing major slipping hazards.
* Hole 6b tee sign missing
* Awful tees. Uneven dirt surrounded by tiny railroad ties. Also, someone recently just covered a few of them with tiny gravel causing major slipping hazards.
* Hole 6b tee sign missing
Other Thoughts: I felt compelled to review this course due to the fact I recently moved right up the road from it and have played it heavily since moving. Also, I teach at the school right across the walking bridge. Even though I gave this course it's well deserved 1 1/2 disc rating, I actually enjoy coming here to throw. Like I said above, this course is never busy and I have noticed my game improve since I come here and practice various shots (created my own "long" shots since almost no one is here). If you're not close to this area I would NOT drive out of the way to come here, but if you find yourself cruising down route 113 or 102 stop by for a quick round. Whoever designed this course should have got the guy who did the Round Barn because the more I play out here I think someone who actually knows how to design a course with minimal land could have probably done a good job with their creativity. Speaking of creativity, there is a hanging basket out here if you get a kick out of that gimmick.
Report this Review Quiet beginner 9 bagger
Pros: This park is located in a very quiet area of town. The Kankakee River runs down the south side of the course and there is a fantastic walking path that goes over the river. It's a cool looking old bridge. The land is mostly flat and open. There are scattered trees pretecting a few pins and some rough lining the edge.
Hole #1's tee pad is located to the north of the pavillion with the basket on the edge of the pine trees.
Brand new Mach 3 baskets. Since the tees do not have signs having the # plate is much needed on this course.
Once you find hole #1 it's super easy to navigate.
Great beginner in an area that doesn't have a course.
Hole #1's tee pad is located to the north of the pavillion with the basket on the edge of the pine trees.
Brand new Mach 3 baskets. Since the tees do not have signs having the # plate is much needed on this course.
Once you find hole #1 it's super easy to navigate.
Great beginner in an area that doesn't have a course.
Cons: No tee signs.
The tees are lined by lumber. They are dirt so when it rains it's going to be muddy! Most are very uneven and difficult to throw from.
The design of this course was pretty bad. The tee pads are only a few steps from the previous basket on several holes. The land did not offer an awesome course but it did have more. The river does not come into play on 1 hole and the rough could have been put in play.
The tees are lined by lumber. They are dirt so when it rains it's going to be muddy! Most are very uneven and difficult to throw from.
The design of this course was pretty bad. The tee pads are only a few steps from the previous basket on several holes. The land did not offer an awesome course but it did have more. The river does not come into play on 1 hole and the rough could have been put in play.
Other Thoughts: If you are traveling down I55 and you want a quiet place to stop and have a picnic this place is for you. There is a nice walking/bike trail. If you are looking for some quality disc golf skip it all together.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.
Some Potential
Pros: ++Baskets are new
+Good course flow
+It's a disc golf course
+Course plays quickly
+Good course flow
+It's a disc golf course
+Course plays quickly
Cons: ----Tees are dangerous, small, rutted/grown over
----Layout could be much better with land available
--Most interesting features of course are not used
--Course is too far from everything for the lack of challenging/interesting holes
--Competitive rounds would average 7 or 8 down
-No signage, although not really needed with this simple of a layout
----Layout could be much better with land available
--Most interesting features of course are not used
--Course is too far from everything for the lack of challenging/interesting holes
--Competitive rounds would average 7 or 8 down
-No signage, although not really needed with this simple of a layout
Other Thoughts: This course has the potential to be a good little 9 hole dinker course (maybe even 18 with two tee pads.) However, the current layout is barely passable as a disc golf course. Holes are very short, many wide open holes, and interesting features such as tree lines and the nearby river never come into play. The course plays way too easily. I'm an 850 rated player and felt like I was having the worst round of the month at 3 down.
Onto the infrastructure portion of the course. There is a porta-pottie on site, which is great because the course is in the middle of nowhere. The baskets are great and brand new Mach III's. The tees are absolutely awful. They aren't even sand/gravel filled, they are just natural tees that are blocked off by wood. The pads are short ~5-6' long and are horribly rutted. For safety reasons I would advise teeing behind the pad whenever possible.
I would not recommend this course unless you happen to be driving by it. I hope this course gets a face lift as it could be a great course for beginners and get more folks in the area interested in disc golf as the park was full with a family reunion when I played. I just hope some changes are made before the tees are made permanent.
Onto the infrastructure portion of the course. There is a porta-pottie on site, which is great because the course is in the middle of nowhere. The baskets are great and brand new Mach III's. The tees are absolutely awful. They aren't even sand/gravel filled, they are just natural tees that are blocked off by wood. The pads are short ~5-6' long and are horribly rutted. For safety reasons I would advise teeing behind the pad whenever possible.
I would not recommend this course unless you happen to be driving by it. I hope this course gets a face lift as it could be a great course for beginners and get more folks in the area interested in disc golf as the park was full with a family reunion when I played. I just hope some changes are made before the tees are made permanent.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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