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Colts Neck High School reviews
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Birdies Fly at Colts Neck High 2+ years
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Played on:Jul 9, 2021
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
+ The course doesn't intrude too badly on other sports fields. It skirts around a lacrosse field and just brushes up against a baseball foul line, but that's it.
+ Next hole signs prominently displayed on all baskets.
+ Flat and sturdy tee pads made of concrete pavers. (Though, someone needs to tell the groundskeeper/custodian to use a weedwhacker on them once in awhile!)
+ (Update 15-July-2021) Tee signs are clear and informative with brand new painted pine backings to replace the previously disintegrating ones.
+ Next hole signs prominently displayed on all baskets.
+ Flat and sturdy tee pads made of concrete pavers. (Though, someone needs to tell the groundskeeper/custodian to use a weedwhacker on them once in awhile!)
+ (Update 15-July-2021) Tee signs are clear and informative with brand new painted pine backings to replace the previously disintegrating ones.
Cons:
-/+ Nothing longer than 250 feet.
- Mostly wide open and wholly flat.
- Mostly wide open and wholly flat.
Other Thoughts:
Hole4 was the nicest to look at because the school and roads are at your back, and all you see are trees and the corner of a field. Hole7 was my favorite to play because it presents an actual mini tunnel to deal with. My least favorite was hole3 because of how straight, flat and wide open it is.
I always feel weird reviewing high school courses because I know in the back of my mind that almost every criticism I could make can be met with the reply, "Well, it's a 9-hole course at a high school. What were you expecting?" Take hole3, for example. There is nothing to it but distance in a field. But, this is a high school course. For most students here, it could be their very first encounter with a disc golf course. So it would be unwise to overwhelm them with distance, right? I didn't find it particularly engaging, but the fresh newbie could find it intimidating.
Then again, the only point of view I can be sure of is my own. And I'm sure that this course and the many other high school courses popping up all over New Jersey will end up having a net positive effect on the future of disc golf in NJ. A student who is no good at basketball, baseball, football, tennis or track & field could finally find their calling once they hear those chains for the first time. No amount of criticisms in the world could negatively impact that reality. We are the most densely populated state in the whole country. A future champion is bound to be in one of our high schools right now...!
Having said all of that, I'll continue with my boring review.
It's not all just empty fields. Actually, holes 6 through 9 made me raise an eyebrow out of intrigue because those four involved tree usage in one way or another- a rarity among high school disc golf courses! Special mention of hole7 for being a well crafted "my very first tunnel shot" hole. I couldn't resist taking multiple shots going for that Cubby Ace. (None yet!)
But, yes, it is a high school course, which means that the real estate is small to begin with. What chunk of land that's allocated to the disc golf course is open fields that appear rarely used. So, it's brief, largely flat and direct with very little to stick in my memory.
Let me reiterate, though, that the course at Colts Neck High School is a net positive for the sport and all who play it. As high school courses go, it's good. If you live nearby and just want a low-pressure and quiet round that you can play over and over again, come to Colts Neck High.
I always feel weird reviewing high school courses because I know in the back of my mind that almost every criticism I could make can be met with the reply, "Well, it's a 9-hole course at a high school. What were you expecting?" Take hole3, for example. There is nothing to it but distance in a field. But, this is a high school course. For most students here, it could be their very first encounter with a disc golf course. So it would be unwise to overwhelm them with distance, right? I didn't find it particularly engaging, but the fresh newbie could find it intimidating.
Then again, the only point of view I can be sure of is my own. And I'm sure that this course and the many other high school courses popping up all over New Jersey will end up having a net positive effect on the future of disc golf in NJ. A student who is no good at basketball, baseball, football, tennis or track & field could finally find their calling once they hear those chains for the first time. No amount of criticisms in the world could negatively impact that reality. We are the most densely populated state in the whole country. A future champion is bound to be in one of our high schools right now...!
Having said all of that, I'll continue with my boring review.
It's not all just empty fields. Actually, holes 6 through 9 made me raise an eyebrow out of intrigue because those four involved tree usage in one way or another- a rarity among high school disc golf courses! Special mention of hole7 for being a well crafted "my very first tunnel shot" hole. I couldn't resist taking multiple shots going for that Cubby Ace. (None yet!)
But, yes, it is a high school course, which means that the real estate is small to begin with. What chunk of land that's allocated to the disc golf course is open fields that appear rarely used. So, it's brief, largely flat and direct with very little to stick in my memory.
Let me reiterate, though, that the course at Colts Neck High School is a net positive for the sport and all who play it. As high school courses go, it's good. If you live nearby and just want a low-pressure and quiet round that you can play over and over again, come to Colts Neck High.
