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Eurana Park DGC reviews
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Great Public Parks Course in the Poconos 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jun 22, 2019
Played the course:once
Pros:
Summary: Eurana Park is an exciting, well-maintained public parks course in a beautiful setting that will get newer players hooked on the sport while still providing some thought-provoking shots for experienced players. While not particularly close to many other courses, this course is well worth the visit if you are travelling in or through the area.
Pros:
- Tee pads are well-constructed, hard-packed gravel framed in (where necessary) by 4x4 treated lumber timbers.
- Tee signs were large and showed a photograph of the golfer's view from the tee, with a star indicating where the basket should be. They also included lines showing intended flight paths, as well as mandos and distance information. Almost all of the information a golfer could want (except an aerial image) was included on each sign.
- Several holes had two tee options.
- Every hole, even the short ones and the straight ones, had elements that made you think about disc selection and how you were throwing. Mandos (sometimes 2 per hole) were employed on several holes to force technical shots. Elevation changes were abundant, as were really sharp dog-legs and curving, tree-filled fairways that loved to kick your discs if you missed your line. Several times I watched in wonder as my disc found that perfect curve and narrowly sailed through a plinko field of trees. At least as many times I found myself adding unorthodox throws to my arsenal as I scrambled to recover from a bad throw or tree kick.
- This course is set up in a park that has a lot to offer everyone who comes (playground, man-made swimming lake, snack shack, picnic tables, pavilions, dog park, etc.), but the disc-golf course is it's own area and your game is never obstructed by other park activities.
- The course was very well-maintained and low brush was minimal (mostly just the occasional area of ferns), so there was little risk of losing discs, and little time was wasted searching for them when a throw went errant.
- The park has well-maintained bathrooms, and trash cans and benches were nicely spread through the disc golf course.
Pros:
- Tee pads are well-constructed, hard-packed gravel framed in (where necessary) by 4x4 treated lumber timbers.
- Tee signs were large and showed a photograph of the golfer's view from the tee, with a star indicating where the basket should be. They also included lines showing intended flight paths, as well as mandos and distance information. Almost all of the information a golfer could want (except an aerial image) was included on each sign.
- Several holes had two tee options.
- Every hole, even the short ones and the straight ones, had elements that made you think about disc selection and how you were throwing. Mandos (sometimes 2 per hole) were employed on several holes to force technical shots. Elevation changes were abundant, as were really sharp dog-legs and curving, tree-filled fairways that loved to kick your discs if you missed your line. Several times I watched in wonder as my disc found that perfect curve and narrowly sailed through a plinko field of trees. At least as many times I found myself adding unorthodox throws to my arsenal as I scrambled to recover from a bad throw or tree kick.
- This course is set up in a park that has a lot to offer everyone who comes (playground, man-made swimming lake, snack shack, picnic tables, pavilions, dog park, etc.), but the disc-golf course is it's own area and your game is never obstructed by other park activities.
- The course was very well-maintained and low brush was minimal (mostly just the occasional area of ferns), so there was little risk of losing discs, and little time was wasted searching for them when a throw went errant.
- The park has well-maintained bathrooms, and trash cans and benches were nicely spread through the disc golf course.
Cons:
- Signage was a little lacking, so occasionally it took a minute to find the next tee (or intended basket). Not a huge problem, as most of the tees were not far from the previous basket, but a little more direction would be ideal.
- There was no practice/warm-up area.
- Most of the holes were relatively short, and while they were definitely more technical, I feel that the pars were often still higher than I expected, at least for experienced players. The pars seemed like they might have been set so as not to discourage newer players.
- Hole 16 (AKA: "The Swamp") was intentionally set in exactly that: a swamp. While it did create some intrigue, anyone who does not place their throw perfectly or get insanely lucky (as I did) will find themselves wishing for knee-high muck boots or surrendering their disc to the wetlands. This is perhaps not the ideal way to add interest to a hole.
- There was no practice/warm-up area.
- Most of the holes were relatively short, and while they were definitely more technical, I feel that the pars were often still higher than I expected, at least for experienced players. The pars seemed like they might have been set so as not to discourage newer players.
- Hole 16 (AKA: "The Swamp") was intentionally set in exactly that: a swamp. While it did create some intrigue, anyone who does not place their throw perfectly or get insanely lucky (as I did) will find themselves wishing for knee-high muck boots or surrendering their disc to the wetlands. This is perhaps not the ideal way to add interest to a hole.
Other Thoughts:
I thoroughly enjoyed this course and was pleasantly surprised by it. The local community obviously takes good care of it, and despite the shorter length of holes, I found the elevation, technicality, and condition of the course to be refreshing and invigorating. While not a tournament-caliber destination, the "fun-factor" associated with this course led me to rate it very highly.
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laderjr
Experience:
12.9 years
13 played
13 reviews
My Back Yard 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 19, 2011
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
Well the first pro is that this course is right in my back yard, being less than a mile away from my house. Having learned the sport on this course I am a little partial to it. The fairways are fairly well marked and the baskets are new and well kept. The locals take a lot of pride in the entire park and the course is, therefore, pretty clean. SOME litter but the local players tend to keep it pretty nice.
Cons:
It is an UPHILL walk for better than 1/2 the course and the dead trees standing along the paths at 5 and 6 make for nervous shooting at some points on the course.
Other Thoughts:
This is a good place to take a family if they're not into the sport because there is plenty to do for kids and the pool is open for a dip between rounds if the casual golfer is in the mood!
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9
Wreckmaster13
Experience:
15.9 years
233 played
8 reviews
Very nice. 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 4, 2009
Played the course:once
Pros:
Excellent course, marked very well, Has a nice mix of open and wooded shots. Very nice layout.
Cons:
beginner couse, still a great course. No room for growth..................
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