Lakeshore, CA

China Peak DGC

Seasonal course
4.55(based on 8 reviews)

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Tip #1
Tip by:Whirlwind Disc Golf Added on: Updated on: Hole:#4
Measures 393, plays ~405, almost level. The slight left-to-right represents the first lhbh or righty sidearm advantage*.

Well-defined corridor is about 40 feet wide, but narrows near the end due to blind tree in fairway. Ideal shot stays fairly flat on the left side of the fairway until fading toward the basket in the last 50-80 feet.

Aces are near impossible due to low branches of guardian tree just left of the basket. Maybe you'll rip something that bounces off the huge boulder backstop into the chains.

*#1-3 strongly favor rhbh. #4 starts tilting the course back toward lefties. Overall, the course actually favors lefties a bit -- most conspicuously on the deuceable holes like this.
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Tip #2
Tip by:Whirlwind Disc Golf Added on: Updated on: Hole:#3
Measures 636 but, in theory, only plays about 308 due to 140-foot drop.

In reality, it's hard to hit the 30-foot gap about 375-feet down the hill between a large trunk on the right and a huge arching pine on the left. Few shots actually hit the gap flat enough to carry far beyond it.

Beyond the gap are many large trees moderately spaced, giving a different look to every upshot.

Go more understable than you think. And keep it low.

Creative option (potentially successful): If you can find a route that somehow places your drive about 100 feet left and slightly beyond the obvious gap, the approach shot will be way more open than a drive landing in the middle of the main fairway.

Creative option (dubious): Try a tomahawk or hook thumber off the tee. Downhill overhand throws don't glide like flat shots; you probably won't reach the gap.
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Tip #3
Tip by:Whirlwind Disc Golf Added on: Updated on: Hole:#2
Steepest hole on the course. Measures 552 feet, but only plays ~207 due to the 160-foot drop.

Don't be suckered by trying to go straight at this hole!* Unless you're a 1050-rated player throwing an overweight Rhino, you won't be able to prevent a clean straight shot from sailing past the basket.

Much better route is around the right side of the small group of large trees in the middle of the ski run. Choose something that holds its angle: maybe a broken-in mid-range or a beat fairway driver, and keep it low!** As long as you don't throw it too high**, you won't lose your disc and you should score no worse than a 3. If you go outside, it plays about 260.

Wind, typically light from 2:00-3:00, can be a minor factor on this hole. Not so much if you keep it low.

*The outside route is a basic shot for rhbh throwers. Lefties without a sidearm are gonna need some serious magic to get anywhere near this basket.

**Did I mention keeping it low? Yes, I did. Three times. Plan on hearing that a lot more on this course.
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Tip #4
Tip by:Whirlwind Disc Golf Added on: Updated on: Hole:#1
Check the scorecard for elevation change and "effective distance" on every hole. This first hole measures 405, but only plays ~267 because of a 55-foot drop tee to basket.

This simple, wide-open rhbh hyzer will also give you an immediate indication of how overstable discs will fly at 8500 feet. Most shots land well above the hole, leaving a delicate upshot ("downshot"?) or knee-knocking deathputt. You'd be much better off below the hole.

Wind, typically blowing gently from 1:00-2:00, can be a minor factor.

The slope around the basket is consistently steep. It doesn't drop off any more severely to the right.
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