The three courses all start at about the same place. I'm sure this makes for a really fun start for events with everybody gathered together. The campsites are neatly laid out, and I saw several stacks of wood. It just felt welcoming!

The signs are clear about which course starts where. The signs on the teepad tell you the number, and there are probably a couple of spots where you could accidentally jump from one course to another, but they're well spaced that this seems unlikely. I also enjoyed seeing all the names of the sponsors and people who had aced holes and the like. Again, it provided a very strong community feel that I enjoyed.

The warmup - As the longest of the 3 courses on the property, it starts out pretty slow to let your arm warm up. If you've played the green course here, you might be wondering "am I playing green again?" as the first 4 holes are all sub 250 feet. I thought this was brilliant.

Teepads - Most of the teepads are big, beautiful teepads where somebody like me (6'4" with a generous runup) has plenty of room. This is especially critical since some of the holes are quite long!

The design - The shorties are typical for Chain's Edge: A couple of options with tight lines. If you can throw straight then you can get yourself into circle 1. I don't remember the exact number of par 4s and 5s (I think four par 4s and one par 5?), but for the most part (feedback in the cons) these are well thought out. The par 5 was a super fun shape, and I think somebody with a really big arm and a great throw off the tee or on their second shot could get it in 3. I loved that.

Some use of elevation - There were a couple of holes that made good use of elevation. The red course doesn't have that (the green has it in spades), but there were a couple of times where I had to disc up or disc down depending on the slope.

Protected baskets - Besides the handful of field holes, I think the blue course has some of the best protected baskets of the three. On more than one occasion I took a risk on a putt and ended up three-putting. I think that's fun golf!

The care and attention was evident everywhere. All of the paths were very obvious. The little signs on the baskets pointing you in the right direction, even when it wasn't necessary, were great. The landscaping wasn't over-the-top but added to the experience. Not even a cigarette butt on the ground. Just fantastic.

Teepads - A few "natural" teepads. I was there after some rain, and I could see where people had slipped in the mud. I opted to throw "teepad adjacent" to avoid a fall.

The design - A couple of the shorties I thought were a little "unfair" with a spray-and-pray situation and a little too repetitive with a kind of, um, yonic shape. I was also disappointed that half of the par 4's were just field holes. For how good the par 4's are on the red course, it was disappointing to be standing in a field with the sun beating down on me, staring at the basket two long throws away. One teebox on a par 4 started in the woods and had a spray-and-pray to get out into a field. I thought that was a missed opportunity. With such a big piece of property, I would have liked to have seen more interesting layouts with landing zones, hyzers, and anhyzer shots.

Lack of information - I understand that with longer holes you're not going to be able to see the basket. I do think it's a missed opportunity not to give more information off of the teepad. On a couple of holes there is white PVC planted in the ground, but without context it serves no purpose. How far is it to the PVC? What does it denote? This is where disc golf really needs to take a leaf out of ball golf's book and add visual clues to help the golfer choose their disc and shot shape. I lost a disc because I was unwilling to walk to the turn to see the shape of the hole. Sure, I regretted being lazy, but I also resented that I would even have to walk when just a little more information at the teepad would have made the walk unnecessary.

I typically don't like to review a course until I've played it at least a few times, but with only 1(!!) review at the time of writing, I think it's worthwhile to add my two cents. I also only played the blue once at time of writing, but I knew it was short on reviews. I made a point to reflect on holes and jot down some thoughts in my phone. I've also been to the property several times and feel like I have a sense of what Chad is trying to accomplish on the property.

Ultimately, I liked the blue course the least. I had high expectations given how much I like the green and (especially) the red course. I was hoping for tricky par 4s and an exciting par 5. I was a little disappointed. Chad says he's more or less done with the blue, so it is what it is, too. It's a good course and a nice foil to the green, but I will certainly choose it less often than green or red.

Neither pro nor con… On the red and green courses, the baskets correspond to that color. They're all lovely baskets. However, the blue is *mostly* blue baskets of the same wonderful type, but about 6 are either red or temporary baskets that have been fastened to be sturdy.

Each course has its own "feel" or "style." The green is shorties, the red is uh… longies?, and the red has both. In this way, the blue course having the longest holes is a really fun change. When you get to Chain's Edge, you can gauge how you're feeling and pick the course that's right for the day. It seems silly to make the trip and not play two of the courses on site. So presuming you play (at least) two, it's fun that you can play such different styles.

Playing on a private property course can be hit or miss. Chad has really put his heart and soul into this course. Chad told me he used to work at Blue Ribbon Pines until he got his hands on this property. The style and grace of BRP is very evident on this property. He's typically welcoming people, collecting his $8 (what a steal!), shooting the breeze, or on his ATV cruising around working on teepads and the like.

I like to end my reviews by imagining what kind of a player I would be if this were my home course. This is a tricky question to answer since there are three full courses on this property. Focusing just on the blue course: With a solid number of short holes and long holes, my game would be decently well-rounded. Like the shorter holes on red and green, it's all about hitting those tight lines. I'd probably become deadly accurate with my aviar and buzzz/roc off the teepad. For the long holes, I'd probably develop a pretty big arm as the par 4s are 400-500+ feet long and the par 5 is over 800 feet! My accuracy with my long throws wouldn't need to be as killer as my shorts due to the layout of many of the longs. Putting would be solid with so many of the baskets being well-guarded. I probably wouldn't need to carry as many discs. I think a putting putter, a driving putter, a driving mid, a single reliable approach mid, a bomb driver, and a "shape" driver would do me.

This is an incredible piece of property. I visit my mother-in-law down in Cambridge (about 30 mins away) about once a year. I will definitely return. For those of you who don't have a reason to be so close, I strongly recommend setting up a trip and playing all the courses on the property. The camping looked like a good setup, so an overnight could be a great time.

With the blue course at a 3.5 for me, the green a 3.75, and the red a 4.5, I think I would give the entire property and experience a solid 4.25. That's more than the average of the 3 courses. At $8, it's such a good value to be able to have such different experiences on a well-maintained course. I solidly recommend Chain's Edge.