Huber Heights, OH

Herbert C. Huber Park

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nothinbuttree
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 6.1 years 153 played 36 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Bomber Heights 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 23, 2021 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

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Huber Heights DGC (name per sign in park) is a 9 hole course in a public park, which also features a short walking path, tennis/basketball courts and a pavilion. While not technical (except hole one, which has a narrow double mando), several holes are close to or exceed 400'. All holes are marked par 3, which makes it hard to get birdies on these holes without pretty good distance. Each hole has a few trees to work around, but again, very few forced or tight lines. Most holes have more than one flight path to the basket. The course is packed in pretty tight, and care needs to be taken as nearby holes can come into play pretty fast.

PROS:
>A couple fun holes if playing the mandos.
>Some good practice for longer wooded courses perhaps.

Cons:

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>Biggest issue is the jammed together holes, where an errant throw could cause problems. Holes 3, 4, and 5 are all parallel and close to each other.
>Teepads short for the distances of half the holes
>Too many tweener holes--too hard for rec player par 3's, too easy for par 4's. IF the course was designed for INT-ADV players, then perhaps pars are well set.

Other Thoughts:

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BASICS:

>Teepads--Concrete, but fairly short, given the length of 5 of the holes (holes 2, 7, and 9 play farther than their posted par because of flight paths needed. These 3 play about 350'-360' or so, the other two are roughly 425'. Again, all par 3, with trees to work around, not grip and rip by any means.
>Baskets--Older discatchers, work well enough.
># holes--9
>Setting--Free to play lightly wooded city park. Fairly nice setting, but nothing to wow you.
>Elevation--One small rise in the middle (15'-20' maybe), mostly flat overall.
>Distance of holes--From just under 200' (hole 1 down a slight hill) to a couple at 425'. Total distance plays about 3000'.
>Ease of getting to--Right in Huber Heights, no issues.

AMENITIES:

>Parking--Plenty by hole 1.
>Bathrooms--None seen.
>Water/food nearby--Plenty in Huber Heights, both on SR201 and SR202.
>Clubhouse/disc shop--No, but Hazy Shade (great local shop) is about 20 minutes away.
>Benches--No.
>Trash cans--Yes, sprinkled throughout the park.
>Bag holders--No.
>Tee signs--Pretty nice and informative, showing suggested flight paths. There are two holes (1, 7) where mandos are noted on the signs, but not on the trees. The course IS a bit more enjoyable playing these as mandos, especially hole 1, as it adds a little spice into an otherwise somewhat bland course layout.
>Next tee direction/signs--No, usually the next closest teepad you see is correct. Snapping a pic of the course map will help. There is a short walk between 5 and 6 to be mindful of.
>Wheelchair/cart friendly--Not very because of the slight hills; yes.

COURSE PLAY:

>Shot variety--If playing the mandos on #1 and #7, not too bad. Holes 2, 3, 4, 5 can be played as fairly straight to hyzer shots. Holes 6-8 are quite long. Hole 9 has a pavilion right in the middle of the 'fairway'. If it is empty, play through the pavilion as a mando for an extra challenge. IF IT IS EMPTY. Honestly, if It's not empty, you should skip hole 9 completely, because being downhill and a bit left from the teepad, it is easy to hyzer out right into it.
>Layout, long walks (inc. back to car), loops--Course sort of meanders, hole 5 goes right back to where you started, then holes 6-9 go to the rear right side of the park. Hole 9 ends up pretty close to where you start. No long walks between holes, most are 100' or less. One other area of concern is the walk from basket 7 to teepad 8 comes right back up 7's fairway, so care is needed whether or 7 or 8.
>Total distance walked--1.0 miles
>Ease of finding next tee--Not bad, a map will help though.
>General difficulty--Felt a bit harder than I thought it would be, the longer holes would be easy par 4 birdies but seem pretty challenging par 3 birdies unless you can throw an accurate 350'+ through light woods.
>Mud/water issues--Average for the area. Dry today.
>Water or O/B to contend with--Roads are typically O/B, there are two mando holes which I find make those holes more fun. Hole 7 is REALLY challenging if you play to the right of the mando tree, play the road as O/B, and also play over the right side fence as O/B as well.
>Difficult rough/lost disc risk--None except maybe hole two, never been back in those woods on the left--just stay right.
>Scrape/scratch risk--Very low.
>How busy was course/park--Two other DG groups, several walking/playing in park. It DOES get busy when school is out and in summer, enough so to possibly make it unplayable during those times.

OVERALL:

>Fun/enjoyment factor, would I play again? Not likely. The shorter holes (3, 4, 5) are pretty average and similar. Hole 1 is nice but kind of short. The other holes just seem too long for this style of course and the setting it is in. Hard to put my finger on it, but they just sort of seemed out of place.
>Who will this course challenge? Up to Intermediate players, but only because of the distance, not any technical reasons. Hole #1 is short but a tight mando window with a flex shot being the best line. RHFH through there is really tough, I went RHBH flex and was OK. Holes 2, and 6-9 are longer, so that in itself is somewhat of a challenge. Holes 3-5 are pretty bland and shortish.
>Is it worth a drive? If in Huber Heights area, or you want some practice for longer woods type golf without the rough or tight lines. If I was playing Idlewild soon, I could see where holes 6-9 would be good practice, without getting punished at all if your lines are not true.
>Anything unique? Not really.
>Would be a half star higher with--Spread out more, longer teepads, and fewer 'tweener' holes (for me anyway, I realize for better players probably all the holes here are 'gettable'). I would rate this a 2.25 if I could, rounded down to 2.0 because of the packed in nature of course and possible injury to self and others.

I am in my 50s, 80 or so courses played, 875ish.


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GoobyPls
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 7.8 years 35 played 16 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Cramped suburban 9-holer 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 5, 2018 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This course is very convenient for those living in the northern Dayton suburbs, or who work near the Air Force base. The course plays through mature woods with little brush to speak of (other than down the left side of Hole 2). Though it's largely in a natural bowl, this course somehow drains better than others in the area and will be playable when others are muddy. Holes are a mix of longer bombers and more technical short shots. Baskets are in excellent shape. There is a port-a-potty near the tennis courts.

Cons:

Right from the first tee, the primary problem with this course is obvious: it's packed too closely together. Hole 1 has a mando that forces a throw directly at 4's tee pad. Hole 7 has a mando forcing a throw down a paved road used for accessing the youth football field; we had to throw from near 8's tee pad to avoid hitting cars that were parked in what would be the fairway. 7's mando is there to protect throwers on 8's tee pad, but a RHBH early slip or LHBH griplock would be on them so fast they may not be able to avoid being hit. There are also no "Next Tee" signs, making navigation a pain here. Worst of all, there are what look to be old tee pads no longer in use on the way to several holes. Super confusing. Hole 9 throws directly at a gazebo other park goers use, with cars often parked down the first 120' of the right side of the fairway.

The tee pads here are kinda sketchy. They're too short to perform a 4-step runup without starting behind them, and a couple of them aren't level. Hole 4's pad in particular is sloped down and to the left, meaning a RHBH hyzer puts you leaning downhill.

Other Thoughts:

The park is directly across the street from the local high school, making traffic a nightmare if you try to go during weekday afternoons when school is letting out. Ask me how I know.
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Xelto
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 42 played 37 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Huber Heights 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 28, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice appearance
Other attractions in the park (but see below)
Discatcher baskets, concrete tee pads
Good use of the limited elevation changes available

Cons:

Somewhat repetitious (see below)
Other attractions in the park
Cramped
Confusing in a few spots

Other Thoughts:

This is a 9 hole course in what looks like a small community park that looks like it had a lot of open space that was mostly unused for an extended period of time, that someone decided to put a course into. An excellent use of large open spaces with trees, in my opinion. Most of the course, as a result, has mature trees in it (or stumps... these are old trees, by city-park standards). Because the park is mostly scattered mature trees, and they chose to go almost entirely with longer (300-400') holes, it means that there is a strong similarity between most of the holes. They did put in some interesting minor variations to this in the holes by using the small hills in the park, and in one case an old road that's mostly unused, but that's the limit of the hole-to-hole variations.

There are other attractions in the park: a pavilion, a gazebo, playground, tennis/basketball courts, and a single grill. That's nice if you have people with you wanting to do something else, but the limited space in the park means that all these other attractions are close to the throwing lanes, and extra care is needed if anyone else is using anything else in the park.

The cramped feel also means that holes aren't all that much separated from each other; most of the holes play back-and-forth. The teepad for hole 4 is directly in the throwing lane for hole 1.

Also, despite being cramped, there are a couple places where you have to hunt for the next tee. Hole 2 is near the woods, not hard to find once you look in the right place, but it took me a bit to look in the right place. Hole 6, on the other hand, you have to go past the basket for hole 8, over near the gazebo. This one I had to seriously hunt for. To make matters harder for people new to the area, there are several old concrete pads left over from prior uses of this area in the distant past, that look just like tee pads.

All in all, this course is a good one for locals, but there's nothing that would make it worth a special trip for.
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JDS3105
Experience: 14 played 14 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Nice little course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 12, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Very easy to navigate. Not overly busy. Great mix of shot opportunities. Literally zero chance of losing a disc

Cons:

Tee pads are a little short and overlap with other tee pads. Two of the holes are a little close to the parking lot.

Other Thoughts:

I was really pleased with this course. It's a quick par 3 course that can be played in 30-40 minutes. All holes are par 3s even the ones over 400ft. So you need a big arm if you want birdie and par opportunities. If you can shoot even par or 1 under, you should be happy. Even though I don't live near by I will definitely play this course again
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sisyphus
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.7 years 398 played 383 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Good effort: will stay busy 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 4, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The Huber Park disc golf course has nine challenging holes for the Rec to Intermediate player, mostly because 5 of the holes are over 300 feet, with two of those over 400. Concrete tees, new Innova Disc Catchers, new and informative tee signs, and a variety of other park activities are tucked into a relatively small park just across the street from the High School, so this course will get plenty of foot traffic.

The first hole starts just past the park entrance, and runs left (west) down a slight hill, making it a fun ace run opportunity. Then the holes run primarily north and south, following the design of the well-crafted map you saw beside the first tee. There are opportunities to shape shots in and out of the majestic park trees, and there is little to no chance of losing a disc here.

Cons:

In terms of safety in design, 'interesting' fairways for 6, 7 & 9 bring a lot of other park activities & structures into play. Hole six drives straight past the playground and picnic table area, 7 is a mando that will grind up your plastic on the driveway, or risk going over the guardrail to the fields below, and nine is a long-ish hyzer (rhbh) that sweeps around behind the gazebo shelter. The park will be replacing a lot if the roof shingles there prematurely (and plastic will get chewed up by those same shingles).

Hole #4's tee box slopes significantly down and to the left. When (not if) it is replaced, I actually hope it is moved away from the hyzer line from the first tee.

The effort to finish the ninth hole near the front is commendable, but leads to unnecessarily confusing flow for 5, 6, 8 & 9 (please see map).

Other Thoughts:

Finally, though usage is needed to grow the sport, the location of this course near the high school will result in a LOT of usage by teens. Hopefully, the local club, and other more mature players will keep an eye on things, and mentor these up and coming players to be mature and responsible disc golfers!
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jimcramer24
Experience: 13.9 years 26 played 13 reviews
3.00 star(s)

nice course...but.... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 8, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

I like the layout of the course. Some of the holes could be put in a different order to flow a little better, but overall, not bad.
I like the semi-openness of the course. There were an abundance of trees, but you can work shots around them.

Cons:

Some of the tee pads are placed on sides of hills, making them unlevel and difficult to throw off of, especially in wet conditions. Ended up throwing off the grass on a few holes. The tee pads are way too short.

Other Thoughts:

Nice beginner course. Some 400-foot holes allow you to open up, but I found myself throwing mids a lot of times off the tee.
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hendersondayton
Experience: 22.9 years 30 played 10 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Good Use of Area 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 6, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The course is really clean. It is easy to find. It also a great leisure course. Tee Signs are nice and the Tee Pads are great.

Cons:

#4 Tee Pad is just bad. It needs to be leveled out. Especially when its wet. Too easy to lose your footing.

The Picnic Pavilion on #9 is a hazard. It should not have been incorporated in the design. Standing on the Tee Pad, it is next to impossible to play that hole if anyone is using the pavilion as they are never watching and Hyzers will take someones head off. I understand that there was a need to get a hole 9 in but the basket could easily be moved RIGHT over by the road and cut down the Pavilion at least a little. IMO, I would rather have the chance of hitting a car then a kid.

The layout should play #5, #9, #6, #7, #8. This will have you ending up right by the parking lot instead of walking back up the fairway on 9 or up the road.

Other Thoughts:

This is a great 9 hole course for those who want a quick round. There is a good variety of shot options on each hole and the OB on a few holes makes it more of a challenge.

It is ideal to bring your kids to as you can see the playground from anywhere on the course.
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AnimeJ
Experience: 11.9 years 14 played 10 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Neat Nine 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 14, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Despite being only a 9hole course, this is well worth playing. It makes good use of the terrain, to include park features such as the gazebo mando on 9. Designers offer a good mix of downhill and uphill shots as well. Concrete teepads have been installed, and while they could be slightly longer, they are very well made.

Cons:

Apart from finishing the course and wanting to play a few more, there's not much to complain about. The teepad for 4, which plays downhill, could have been leveled out more properly, and it's easy to tee off on 9 rather than 6 as you pass by it on the way from 5 if you're not paying enough attention, although the easily read sign makes this somewhat amusing. Also, errant drives from 9 could prove hazardous while driving on 6 if someone hyzers a shot out throwing RHBH, as I nearly took a disc to the head in this manner.
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preludedrew
Experience: 16.9 years 82 played 44 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Huber Heights 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 5, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Brand new course, in huber heights, very nice 9 hole layout, huge trees as obstacles.signs!!!

Cons:

Only 9 holes, not a lot of obstacles, except trees.

Other Thoughts:

Finally added a needed course in Huber Heights, shows great potential, some long shots, some short.
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douglowe
Experience: 13.9 years 48 played 10 reviews
4.00 star(s)

One of the best 9 hole courses I've played 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 28, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Concrete tee pads
- Some holes longer than you'd expect
- Good use of the land available
- Trees come into play and add just the right amount of difficulty

Cons:

- Tee pads are a little too short
- No signs (yet, but they're coming)
- Layout is a bit confusing (without a map or signs)

Other Thoughts:

This course is a nice addidtion to the Dayton area, as there are very few 9 hole courses around. This type of course, in a high traffic area like it is, is a great way to get newcomers introduced to the sport. The course is easy enough to make a new player want more, and difficult enough to not bore the season player.

The tee pads are a little short for my taste, and there are no signs yet, but I've been told they will be ordered and installed soon. But, the course designer(s) made good use of the smal amount of space they had to work with. I was expecting all 150-250 foot holes, but quite a few of these are quite a bit longer than that. The low hanging branches and large diameter trees add a nice amount of difficulty and keep things interesting. This course is a perfect into to the sport. Hopefully new players will use this course for practice, or as a springboard to move to the larger, more difficult local courses available.
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