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B.T. Collins Park reviews
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Not A Big Fan Of The Design At B.T Collins Disc Golf Course! 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jan 28, 2019
Played the course:once
Pros:
B.T. Collins plays partially under the the cities large, electrical towers. There is is ton of yummy elevation waiting to be used here and I don't think it was used to it's maximum potential. The nine hole course somehow managed to have three holes throwing uphill while only # 6 is a downhill hole and that is just a short touch shot at 169'.
The course has excellent amenities that you see right from the start with a very cool little lost disc return box. There is a kiosk here but it doesn't have much information. There is a practice basket, rules of disc golf sign and a picnic table. The tee signs sized w/map, the preferred route and the next tee. The tee pads are carpet and work well here. There are two baskets for each hole. 1-9 uses the green Prodigy models and 10-18 has you throwing at Discatchers which seem to be a little longer and more challenging. Some wood chips have been spread in places to fight erosion. There is next tee signing pointing you towards # 5 which might be confusing otherwise.
I liked the # 11 Discatcher which was in a well protected tree with lots of branches pointing every which way. # 4 tee pad was well engineered. # 7 was made more interesting with an island circle marked by rocks. This makes an otherwise routine hole more challenging. And I liked the # 9 basket which is set inside one of the towers and finally actually uses one of the towers as an obstacle.
The course has excellent amenities that you see right from the start with a very cool little lost disc return box. There is a kiosk here but it doesn't have much information. There is a practice basket, rules of disc golf sign and a picnic table. The tee signs sized w/map, the preferred route and the next tee. The tee pads are carpet and work well here. There are two baskets for each hole. 1-9 uses the green Prodigy models and 10-18 has you throwing at Discatchers which seem to be a little longer and more challenging. Some wood chips have been spread in places to fight erosion. There is next tee signing pointing you towards # 5 which might be confusing otherwise.
I liked the # 11 Discatcher which was in a well protected tree with lots of branches pointing every which way. # 4 tee pad was well engineered. # 7 was made more interesting with an island circle marked by rocks. This makes an otherwise routine hole more challenging. And I liked the # 9 basket which is set inside one of the towers and finally actually uses one of the towers as an obstacle.
Cons:
Who likes throwing uphill? # 1 needs to play up the hill but then why walk down to # 2 so you can throw up the hill again. Why not make the # 2 hole a fun throw down the hill?
One if my pet peeves is tee pads that aren't sitting level. Here, the first pad slants upward with the contour of the land.
I would have liked to see the towers used more. There might be restrictions on placing a basket inside one. I've seen towers with baskets inside them on other courses.
One if my pet peeves is tee pads that aren't sitting level. Here, the first pad slants upward with the contour of the land.
I would have liked to see the towers used more. There might be restrictions on placing a basket inside one. I've seen towers with baskets inside them on other courses.
Other Thoughts:
BT Collins just didn't get my juices flowing. It was definitely OK but there were as many cons as pros. If I lived close, I'd frequent the course for convenience sake but I'd always be looking for that more exciting experience somewhere else.
