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Carpenter Park reviews
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Three Putt
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Experience:
29.4 years
152 played
127 reviews
You play it, you review it. 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Nov 25, 2017
Played the course:once
Pros:
Carpenter Park is a nice park that is kept up well. The section they used for disc golf is very small, so it makes the course very specifically a kid-friendly design.
Baskets are Mach 5's in really good condition. They are anchored very well and oriented with the number plates facing the tee (an often overlooked detail, necessary here since so many baskets can be seen from each tee.)
The tees are large with the tee sign set into the back of the tee.
Most of the holes are just open, but the area where 7/8/9 was had a few trees and there is a creek that could come into play on 5,6,7 & 9 (mostly 7 & 9.) Holes 1-5 have kind of a random "wandering around the park" vibe but once you get over to the creek there are better design elements to those holes. It has an pretty nice design given the limitations of the site.
Baskets are Mach 5's in really good condition. They are anchored very well and oriented with the number plates facing the tee (an often overlooked detail, necessary here since so many baskets can be seen from each tee.)
The tees are large with the tee sign set into the back of the tee.
Most of the holes are just open, but the area where 7/8/9 was had a few trees and there is a creek that could come into play on 5,6,7 & 9 (mostly 7 & 9.) Holes 1-5 have kind of a random "wandering around the park" vibe but once you get over to the creek there are better design elements to those holes. It has an pretty nice design given the limitations of the site.
Cons:
A few years ago I stumbled upon Volunteer Park in Romeoville. It was so short and open that it was basically useless to anyone but small children, unathletic beginners and seniors. Carpenter Park is 450' shorter than Volunteer Park with almost as little challenge. It's seriously 9 long upshots.
Despite the short holes, the course manages to commit some safety boo-boo's. Holes 3 and 5 shoot across walking paths and hole 6 shoots into an area where a pedestrian bridge and a walking path come together.
The tee signs in the tees were a cool feature, but the land is flat and the baskets are scattered about in a mostly open area. Without a raised tee sign, you wander quite a bit wondering where the next tee is.
The course is on the South part of the course, with the tee for #1 at the very South end. The parking lot is in the north part of the course. You have to walk across the entire park to get to the tee for hole #1. It didn't bother me, it wasn't that far of a walk. It's going to bother somebody, though.
Despite the short holes, the course manages to commit some safety boo-boo's. Holes 3 and 5 shoot across walking paths and hole 6 shoots into an area where a pedestrian bridge and a walking path come together.
The tee signs in the tees were a cool feature, but the land is flat and the baskets are scattered about in a mostly open area. Without a raised tee sign, you wander quite a bit wondering where the next tee is.
The course is on the South part of the course, with the tee for #1 at the very South end. The parking lot is in the north part of the course. You have to walk across the entire park to get to the tee for hole #1. It didn't bother me, it wasn't that far of a walk. It's going to bother somebody, though.
Other Thoughts:
Carpenter Park is a niche design that would work well in an elementary school. Disc golfers with small children would enjoy hitting this park for some family frolf fun.
The problem is that for a rating, there is just nothing here. It was too short and open to be fun as a place for adult disc golfers to throw. Unless you have little kids or are taking a date to play their first round of disc golf, there would be zero reason for a disc golfer to play this course. Given the very small audience that will find a course like this attractive, I'm not sure it was worth the investment.
The problem is that for a rating, there is just nothing here. It was too short and open to be fun as a place for adult disc golfers to throw. Unless you have little kids or are taking a date to play their first round of disc golf, there would be zero reason for a disc golfer to play this course. Given the very small audience that will find a course like this attractive, I'm not sure it was worth the investment.
