drscholl14
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The link is on the PDGA site as well.
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Maybe it's just me, but I'm guessing there's a fence. so 308 feet to clear the fence, then drop almost straight down. seems fair. Oh, that's to place it at the closest in bounds point, want a safer shot, just throw 360 feet and have your disc drop straight down.
Live scoring update... Matt Kern survived all the crazy OB holes at 1 under par. That is gonna be a top 20 round. Maybe top 10.
Holes 5, 10, 11, and 14 at Northwoods look to be the tough holes... especially 5. 2 birdies, 3 quadbogeys so far.
I guess my concern is more general, about denying an advantage to people who have extra skills. Why shouldn't someone with a LHFH hyzer benefit from the skills they've worked hard to develop?
People who lack a skill might complain, "the holes are too long, so its unfair to people who can't throw over 400". Or, "this hole's unfair to people who can't throw a low hyzer flip because it's got a low ceiling straight tunnel." Well tough s---. If there's a missing piece in a player's game, it's up to the player to fix it. The course designer can't cater to everyone's weaknesses.
If there is a difference between 'advantageous to have a LHFH' and 'punitive without', this looks to be far down the punitive side.
I believe one of the tenants of proper course creation is: while some holes become advantageous to have a particular style of shot, no hole should be nearly impossible without a particular style of shot.
I feel your example of having a 400' hole is a bit different than this hole in question and avoids the issue. With a 400'er, you can play the hole safely as intended, straight down the fairway. With this one, there is no playing safely.
Can someone point me to a similarly challenging hole, but mirror flipped?
Shotgun start at McNaughton