-Warm up net on hole one. Very rare amenity and certainly a very good one.
-Innova Discatchers all in great shape and as usual the bands are quite visible.
-18 was an interesting hole - going from left to right dogleg. As was 12.
-The tee signs were great with good illustrations and the distances seemed correct.
-The tees are carpets. They seem ok - for now. I am not a fan of these as a long term solution.
-Hardly any shule to speak of here. Pretty tough to loose a disc with the exception of the rough on the right side of 18.

-I was impressed with the ability of this course to have so many holes so utterly similar. That takes skill. What was really impressive is not only are holes 1 through 10 are almost identical with their left/right parallel orientation so are a lot of the holes on the back nine. Wow.
-Carpet tees. Yeah I know I mentioned those in the pros but come on...These are not going to last unless someone is going to maintain them on a very very regular basis. Need to get something different in there sooner than later.
-The land here is super flat and boring.
-Dang shame the ditch behind 3 and 5 basket could not be utilized. I'm told the walking path behind those baskets could not be crossed.

This is what happens when you severely limit the land for a course designer to use. It becomes a mildly uninteresting and bland course of 18 holes shoe-horned into too small of a space. Here, it really isn't terrible and frankly this is the kind of course that would be great for glow rounds. While this course really does not violate any disc golf design no no's its basically a more bland version of Braham Springs here in town.

There is a course named Chapman Pines
Where dense forest fills up all the lines
If we charge you a bit
For every timber you hit
You'll be long overdue in paying your fines

On the northeast side of Huntsville in the Chapman Mountain Preserve, the Chapman Pines DGC is a recent creation that offers a thrill of excitement on nearly every hole. If you somehow avoid hitting trees on your drive, it's exhilarating to see a disc fly unaltered through the woods. However, that thrill might turn to terror thanks to the numerous pinball and plinko shots you will undoubtedly encounter.

While your first play-through might seem redundant, repeat customers will learn the lines for each hole, which actually are unique. The luck factor will still come in play occasionally, but learning the distinct layout of each hole will increase one's enjoyment versus feeling like you're just mindlessly chucking discs through the woods.

Navigation is intuitive and fairly easy to manage. With a bit of leaning and looking, just about every basket can be spotted from the teepad area. The arrows under the baskets help with finding the next hole too.

The length of the course is reasonable for less-experienced players as only two holes are over 300 feet. The challenge here is all about navigating the trees. Hitting a tree on nearly every hole might happen.

There's a Big Foot-sized photo opportunity near the beginning of the course.

Redundancy. The first 10 holes are especially repetitive, as they are back-and-forth in a fairly straight line across a tightly wooded area. If you glance at the photos, they all look similar. While the distances vary and the lines do too, there's a lot of "poke and hope" while trying to weave your shot around the towering pines. Hole #11 finally departs from the north-and-south orientation, and a few of holes on the back half offer a dogleg line and more defined fairway.

Due partially to the newness of the course, the ground is raw and rough. The forest floor is filled with timber remnants, pine needles, uneven patches and more. Keeping the overgrowth and briars at bay seems to be a merciless task. And the poison ivy is bad. Real bad.

Low score variance: Due to the challenging lines, negotiating the timbers to find the circle on a drive will be difficult. However, many of the holes offer reasonable upshot lines if you advance down the fairway, meaning that par should be a frequent score if you can avoid the horrible tree kicks. Glancing at a few of the scores posted at Chapman Pines so far, it appears making par on a majority of the holes can be a common thing. I finished my round there at even-par, with 14 pars to go with two birdies and two bogeys.

With hills all around, it's amazing that this course offers nearly zero elevation.

The teepads are pieces of carpet, which are already well worn and muddy. While the traction was decent, the carpet is certainly an eyesore, as are the cheaply laminated tee signs.

While Chapman Pines is another decent addition to the Huntsville area, this course is rough in its current state and will need some time to get beat in properly. Hopefully, the upkeep can be maintained and at some point, concrete teepads and new signs will be added.

If you're visiting the Rocket City and Chapman Pines is your cup of tea, be sure to play the classic Ed Headrick-designed Brahan Spring Park course too.