Some very unique looks
New trees going in
Hole 6

Short
An odd variety of tees can cause confusion

This is my favorite short course. It's set off on a youth activity building that started its life as a small elementary school. The grounds have a large number of mature trees, and, unfortunately, a few standing dead trees. They've cut down a large number of the dead trees, and I expect they'll complete the task in the next half decade... though they may lose another tree or two in the meantime.

The cut-down trees have led to some interesting course features. Hole 8's basket is set inside the hollow of a very large tree stump, hole 1&2 have a very large mulch pile (over 6' high in spots—though with time, it's going to both compress a bit more and it's starting to sprout grass, so it will end up being a hill if they don't do anything else with it), and hole six has a wall of firewood-sized logs in a circle, about 25' out from the basket. The wall is 4' high on the far left, and 6-7' on the right side, with a small opening on the left side, and includes some "windows" made from hollowed-out tree stump sections (maybe 2' wide openings). If anyone can make a basket through one of the windows, that's going to be eternal bragging rights.

There are new trees being planted, as well, which is always a VERY welcome sign in any mature course. There seems to be a mix of intended-for-the-course trees and because-we-love-oxygen trees. They've stopped mowing a few spots on the grounds, letting nature take its course, as well, and the nearby trees have taken advantage of this to propagate their progeny in those areas, as well.

The tees are all over the place: marked-off sections of asphalt, sidewalk, carpets, rubber mats, dirt... whatever was available. Most holes have two official tees, plus peewee-level spots are been marked off, but don't have permanent tees. It can be a bit confusing, especially since they've moved some of the tees over the years. Baskets, as well, seem to be an odd mix, with some of them being portable baskets that have been given a permanent home.

The holes themselves are very well done, especially given the very limited space (about four acres of non-building/parking lot land). Most of them are short, with a few of them moving close to mid-range, but not quite reaching it. Because they present a lot of unusual looks, they require a bit of thought about how you want to approach them—almost none of them are just grab-and-throw.

The biggest downside of the course is that it's only nine holes, and short ones at that, with no space for anything more. As such, it's not worth a special trip out for, but if you're heading to the new course at Cowan Lake (which is worth the trip), take a short side trip to enjoy this quirky little gem, as well.

The Clinton County Youth Council hired the right guy. Eric G knows disc golf, and was able to squeeze a lot of fun and variety into nine holes on a relatively flat, mere five acres of land. He used the perimeter woods, as well as the angles and park trees across the grounds to create challenge from multiple tees, so that casual beginners to intermediate skill levels can enjoy the course. There are currently red and blue tees using everything from mulch to carpet, to conveyor belt rubber, repurposed from the shipping facility that used to dominate the region. There will likely be 'gold' tees in the near future, giving the course up to 27 different options. He's even got quality DGA Mach II portable baskets with sleeves in their present locations, but the option to use the portable bases for alternate tee positions, or even to temporarily use the baskets for demonstrations elsewhere (a good, flexible investment for the baskets donated by Alkermes PLC).

With holes ranging from approximately 120' with a nasty, guarded green (short hole 3) to a couple in the 300' range (6 and 8 long), this course isn't designed for bombers, but the technical challenge of the tree lanes they've carved out of the honeysuckle make it fun anyway. There are memorable holes: 4 tees from the rise at the back corner of the building to a woods corner basket raised on a tree stump. 7 and 8 have mandos (to keep away from the building and a neighbor's yard) that make for some unique lines. And even with the limited space, there are clearly 'best lines' throughout the course that call for backhands, forehands, and even rollers.

They've been clearing, tweaking, and even playing events at this course for a year or so now, and it's settling in to a layout that's just good fun. Having formerly had to trek down about twenty minutes to Gulley, this course is the first actually in Clinton County, Ohio, swiftly followed by the Wilmington College course. Good things are afoot!

The lack of space means no airing it out, and not actually owning the woods on the west side of the grounds meant they couldn't really do everything they'd wished here. And the need to seriously suggest mandos in a couple of places is due to the confined space, as well. Hopefully folks will follow them, and understand their purpose (safety and being a 'good neighbor').

Currently, there are mixed tee types, which are differentially affected by the weather, but huge run-ups aren't a necessity.

The community center is primarily focused on after school activities, so visitors (while welcome), should probably avoid the hours between school and dinner time, because the focus is on the youth at that time. Your absolute best bet would be to get in touch with Eric (see CCYC website), who seems more than happy to show first timers around.

Reviewer Background as of this writing: played 260 courses and written 242 reviews, with skills hovering around a 900 rating, I started playing at 50 and am turning 55. I don't throw far (300 footers feel like success), but am addicted to DG, and have played with folks ranging from age 7 to 87, so I try to write reviews helpful to all.