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Hole #3 (Taken 1/2010)
Hole #3 (Taken 1/2010) 
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Hole #3 Tee Sign
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It's a Hard Knoch Life
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11/24/2012 
12/2/2012
Pros: - Situated on a small wooded knoll, Knoch Knolls weaves in and out of the wooded knoll and the open areas on either side. The open shots have grass fairways with tall grass roughs. The woods have some bushy schule in a few places but well-worn paths minimize the chance of losing discs.
- Good use of the wooded knoll. Most holes play up or down the knoll. Several holes play into or out of the woods with a loss or gain of elevation. The holes incorporating the woods force players to hit specific lines to the basket. Punishment exists, but most recovery shots should still result in a par.
- Decent concrete pads ensure good footing while teeing off. Signs, where present and readable, are above average. The signage is set into the tee pads themselves.
- A decent mix of distances adds a bit of variety.
- Good use of the wooded knoll. Most holes play up or down the knoll. Several holes play into or out of the woods with a loss or gain of elevation. The holes incorporating the woods force players to hit specific lines to the basket. Punishment exists, but most recovery shots should still result in a par.
- Decent concrete pads ensure good footing while teeing off. Signs, where present and readable, are above average. The signage is set into the tee pads themselves.
- A decent mix of distances adds a bit of variety.
Cons: - Several missing tee signs.
- The tall grasses will make finding errant throws an unpleasant task at certain times of year.
- Players with any sort of overhand or tomahawk sort of throw should be able to avoid most of trees by simply going over them. The best elements of design on this course force players to go through the trees. While going over the trees is certainly a viable tactic, it exposes a weakness in the design's
attempted difficulty.
- The tall grasses will make finding errant throws an unpleasant task at certain times of year.
- Players with any sort of overhand or tomahawk sort of throw should be able to avoid most of trees by simply going over them. The best elements of design on this course force players to go through the trees. While going over the trees is certainly a viable tactic, it exposes a weakness in the design's
attempted difficulty.
Other Thoughts: - The course feels almost the the beginning of an okay 18-hole course, but quickly becomes a study in "variations on a theme" as the course works back and forth over the same relatively small patch of ground. Nothing to avoid, with several decent shots, but also nothing to write home about.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
Report this Review We keep spending most our lives living in the Chuckers Paradise
Pros: Knoch Knolls is a pretty OK-ish nine-hole recreational course. It basically is one wooded hillside that you throw around and back-and-forth on. Other than hole #3 the distances are pretty short, but there are the woods to navigate that keep things interesting. It has a variety of hyzer, anhyzer and tunnel shots that help mix up the round. The tees are concrete and the tee signs were inlaid in them; a cool idea but most of the tee signs are washed out. For the Chicago 'burbs, it has good elevation. It will rate high for "fun factor" for most recreational golfers.
Cons: Once you come around the corner on hole #4, the tees and baskets are too close together. You can easily hit the tees on the adjoining holes, and the woods often make these blind throws where you don't know anyone is there.
Most of the shots are fairly short and not terribly challenging, so if you are looking for a challenge this is not going to be your kind of course.
Most of the shots are fairly short and not terribly challenging, so if you are looking for a challenge this is not going to be your kind of course.
Other Thoughts: While I can't rate this course very highly, I also don't have a lot of bad things to say about it. It is what it is, and that is a pretty OK-ish nine-hole recreational course. It has a loyal following of recreational players and gets tons of use. For that it should be commended. It's not going to host a PDGA event or be a top-rated course on DGCR, but it is providing a spot for a lot of people in the Chicago 'burbs to develop a passion for disc golf. If every town had a Knoch Knolls, disc golf would be better for it.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
the knolls
Pros: -a good course for beginners
-if you don't have a big arm you can still shoot par/less then par
- lots of chances to ace
-a quick play
-nice well kept park
-nice tee pads
-if you don't have a big arm you can still shoot par/less then par
- lots of chances to ace
-a quick play
-nice well kept park
-nice tee pads
Cons: - tons of people on the course during the weekends
-it is really short
-more of a "if you are in the area" type of course
-it is really short
-more of a "if you are in the area" type of course
Other Thoughts: -i like to play this if i have had a long day and do not want to walk to much
-i like to play this one and the course in woodridge together because they are both close to 75th street
-if i am going just to play this course i will play it at least 2 or 3 times every time i go to make up for how short it is
-i like to play this one and the course in woodridge together because they are both close to 75th street
-if i am going just to play this course i will play it at least 2 or 3 times every time i go to make up for how short it is
4 of 5 people found this review helpful.
Quick yet fun 9 holer
Pros: -Quick play
-Easy to navigate
-Good mix of shots
-Concrete pads
-Well maintained
-Little to no chance of losing a disc
-Good possibility of acing
-Easy to navigate
-Good mix of shots
-Concrete pads
-Well maintained
-Little to no chance of losing a disc
-Good possibility of acing
Cons: -Usually pretty busy
-Not incredibly challenging
-Small chance of getting hit by rookie players in spots
-Not incredibly challenging
-Small chance of getting hit by rookie players in spots
Other Thoughts: Am I the only one on here that enjoys this course for a quick, confidence boosting play? I try to make it here once a week with some friends before we go out to the bars, Its a quick play so we can get around it twice easily. No crazy shots or obstacles but I enjoy playing around this course twice. I've only been here on the weekend once and yes, it was packed but manageable. I've nearly been hit a few times by careless players who don't pay attention to see if you are done playing your hole but whatever. Hole #2 is super ace-able, I've come extremely close almost every time I play here.
If you live in or close to naperville, Its worth a play.
Also, The 7-11 on washington between foxcroft and 87th sells disc of all makes. If the middle eastern guy is working the counter ask him if he has any extras in back. He had all kinds of good stuff stashed out under the counter that he said he wanted to buy for himself, Which I thought was hilarious.
If you live in or close to naperville, Its worth a play.
Also, The 7-11 on washington between foxcroft and 87th sells disc of all makes. If the middle eastern guy is working the counter ask him if he has any extras in back. He had all kinds of good stuff stashed out under the counter that he said he wanted to buy for himself, Which I thought was hilarious.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Knoch Knolls
Pros: Great all round course for novice and intermediate players. Solid mix of shots, for both right and left handed throwers. Concrete tee pads and good signage incorporated into the tees. The course has been kept up very well the past couple years.
Cons: Course is pretty short, and doesn't offer much for difficulty. Usually very busy/crowded. A lot of "chuckers" rather then golfers.
Other Thoughts: Despite it being a shorter easier course Knoch Knolls is a great place to shake the rust off of your game or work on accuracy. With the solid mix of throws it makes for a great warm up round or lunch break round.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
At least you wont lose any discs..
Pros: The most positive thing I can muster is that this is a good warm-up course if you're to embark on a multi-park day of playing. Everyone has already stated that this course is good for beginners, so I can skip that misnomer. The slight elevation makes a few shots tricky and the path is tight, weaves well, and allows even large groups to move rather quickly throughout. There is also zero chance of losing your disc save a well-timed throw to Knoch Knolls Road and a passing car.
Cons: There really is no incentive to strategize your shots, as you can simply whip your discs with a Hulk arm and even the mightiest of wind gusts wont put you too far off course. Again, this may be a positive for beginners and while I am nowhere near calling myself adept at this sport I never felt that even my worst throws landed me anywhere off-track. I'm no glutton for punishment but I at least like to see a good approach as something I achieved instead of something that would have happened even blindfolded.
Other Thoughts: While I've only gone on cloudy weekday afternoons, I did not experience the overcrowding everyone else seems to have encountered. But I do see the potential for a theme park-like queue forming at the tees on weekends or early evenings. Bottom line: I'll only be going to Knoch Knolls again if its the start of kicking around the handfull of nine-holes in the area.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Ok suburban course
Pros: -Elevation
-Tunnel shots
-Variety of distance
-Clean park
-No risk of hitting other park goers (there is a bike path but no risk of hitting anyone unless you have an ungodly long drive that goes awry)
-No problems with drainage
-Tunnel shots
-Variety of distance
-Clean park
-No risk of hitting other park goers (there is a bike path but no risk of hitting anyone unless you have an ungodly long drive that goes awry)
-No problems with drainage
Cons: -Busy due to the large # of Naperville players
-Not punishing enough of bad shots especially for a course that favors accuracy
-Easy to lose discs (I haven't but I found one on the first day out, and have passed many groups looking in the brush off the hole 3 fairway. If you keep your eye on your disc you should be okay.)
-Fairly boring especially after 6-7 rounds (this is my home course)
-Not punishing enough of bad shots especially for a course that favors accuracy
-Easy to lose discs (I haven't but I found one on the first day out, and have passed many groups looking in the brush off the hole 3 fairway. If you keep your eye on your disc you should be okay.)
-Fairly boring especially after 6-7 rounds (this is my home course)
Other Thoughts: Not worth a drive if you are going out of your way, however if you play this make a trip out to Castaldo Park for a good combined experience.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Home Field
Pros: Lots of elevation change, plenty of trees and brush to punish inaccurate throws.
Cons: not much length to really let things air out. Gets SUPER crowded at times. When there are kids soccer games going on, the bored siblings will often get in the way on hole 1. If there's no one else on the course, this isn't that big of a deal cause you can just jump to hole 2, but on a busy day, it is pretty annoying.
Other Thoughts: This is my home course, but I feel like the lack of length and the tight, encroaching brush and trees really make it unfriendly to a newb needing to let things air out a little bit and make some mistakes.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Beginner/Intermediate
Pros: - Course is set in a small portion of the park, wrapped through and around a wooded, hilly area. There are some soccer fields by hole #1 that can get some use, and some holes are by a bike path, but there shouldn't be too much interference.
- A lot of the holes here play into or out of the forsted area, with some sort of slope involved. Hole #2 is a sharp RHBH anhyzer (or super duper tight hyzer) downhill, #5 is a slight downhill shot with a hyzer finish, #6 is a blind RHFH shot uphill out of the woods, #7 is a blind downhill straight shot, and #8 is a blind straight shot coming back up. These holes are fun and pretty interesting because of the elevation changes, as well as some of the different lines.
- Other holes play next to the forest, such as a blind anny with the woods on the right, or two holes that start in the open field with the basket located slightly in the woods. #1 has enough trees to force a RHFH hyzer line, and #9 has a rollaway potential into the trees. #3 is probably the toughest hole, a long blind anny in a mowed fairway with a slightly sloped green at the end.
- The variety of lines here help to keep things interesting, hyzer, straight and anhyzer are definitely key to stay out of trouble. A few holes are long enough to break it up as well.
- Good teepads and baskets, the teepad inlaid signs are getting rubbed blank on a few holes. Navigation is easy, though, as the hole numbers can be easily read.
- A lot of the holes here play into or out of the forsted area, with some sort of slope involved. Hole #2 is a sharp RHBH anhyzer (or super duper tight hyzer) downhill, #5 is a slight downhill shot with a hyzer finish, #6 is a blind RHFH shot uphill out of the woods, #7 is a blind downhill straight shot, and #8 is a blind straight shot coming back up. These holes are fun and pretty interesting because of the elevation changes, as well as some of the different lines.
- Other holes play next to the forest, such as a blind anny with the woods on the right, or two holes that start in the open field with the basket located slightly in the woods. #1 has enough trees to force a RHFH hyzer line, and #9 has a rollaway potential into the trees. #3 is probably the toughest hole, a long blind anny in a mowed fairway with a slightly sloped green at the end.
- The variety of lines here help to keep things interesting, hyzer, straight and anhyzer are definitely key to stay out of trouble. A few holes are long enough to break it up as well.
- Good teepads and baskets, the teepad inlaid signs are getting rubbed blank on a few holes. Navigation is easy, though, as the hole numbers can be easily read.
Cons: - Biggest problem here are some extremely short hole lengths. Half of the holes are under 250' and three are under 205'. Not a lot of space to work with here, the holes are crammed together in a small space, and the lengths do suffer.
- Almost every hole has one and only one path to the basket, not much creativity needed. Point and shoot.
- Almost every hole has one and only one path to the basket, not much creativity needed. Point and shoot.
Other Thoughts: - This course has some cool features, with some fairly steep elevation changes and tighter lines on some holes. Complemented well by some longer holes out of the woods, including a 419' blind RHBH anny with thick schule off the fairway. On the whole, probably a beginner's course, but there are some spots with tough punishment for a newbie. Worth checking out for some fun holes, but experienced players won't be blown away.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Meh
Pros: For a quick 9er, it's not too bad.
I play here a lot. It's only 12 mins from home and doesn't usually require too much digging out of the bush like Oswego
I play here a lot. It's only 12 mins from home and doesn't usually require too much digging out of the bush like Oswego
Cons: Too crowded. Too many blind shots for the unfamiliar players. Also, it can be hard to see if people are done with a hole, since it's so crowded, it is an issue
Other Thoughts: Meh.
1 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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