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Bedford, VA

Falling Creek Park - Yellow

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MrFrosty
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Experience: 31.2 years 764 played 387 reviews
3.00 star(s)

The Yellow Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 23, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

The Yellow Falling Creek Disc Golf Course is really the main one here . Some good amenities are here . First , there is a lot of parking space . Park as close to the barn as you can . Second , there is a large kiosk with map near hole #1 to help navigate you ( print the map , anyway ) . There is a nice bathroom before you descend to the course and even a place to fill your water bottle . Nice Stone benches throughout different areas of the course . Nice touch . Tee pads are wood lined decorative pavers , about 3 1/2 X 10 ? I hear they get slick after a rain or early morning but I never slipped during my round . They look nice . The signage is good , with pin placements and distance and par + hole number and flight path . The baskets are yellow banded Discatchers , in good shape . They spray painted the bottom rung of the baskets to point you to the next tee . I don't know why more course use this procedure . It can help so much with navigation .
The first few holes start out in the open . Your first hole throws downhill to a basket under a tree and flanked by a group of rocks . You have to turn to your right to play hole #2 It follows a semi circle around with some clever pin placements for the first 8 holes . The next holes are not woods , but not open either . A good mixture of right/left and up down holes for you , along with tunnel shots and creek throws ( not deep ) . The course seems popular with the locals . Not less that 6 tees being used at once . It's not overly long or tight , and might bore some of the better area players unless they are practicing specifics . But the all of the rest , it's blending of unique shots raises the fun factor here .
There are some fun holes here . #4 comes from teeing off on the edge of the woods to splitting some trees to the hole , about 435' and a little uphill . #9 is a putter run downhill to an opening just over a creek bed . #5 has a low canopied row of trees all in a line alongside the fairway to the basket on the other side . 10 goes uphill to a doorway to the basket sitting in the woods . 17 goes downhill into a doorway with a creek over it . If you reach the other side clean , then you have to hyzer into the woods about 50' to a well protected basket .There are also 2 extra holes after leaving the woods , making a total of 20 . 19 is a long uphill drive with trees to make you shoot low . You have to walk back and to your left a ways to 20 , which is an open enough 240' throw with a backstop behind it . Some wildlife here . Saw deer , some squirrels and rabbits . This course has a good design with fun in mind . Disc Risk : low to moderate . The park is weel cared for , well mowed , and the creek is low . Signature hole #18 downhill to the woods ( 355') .I finished this part of the course in about and hour and 10 minutes . Figure a group of 4 maybe 2:20 .

Cons:

Dual tees in usage . All 18 of the first tees are used for both courses . There may be a wait on a busy day . Previous viewers say to exercise caution when throwing from the pavers when wet . If so , throw from the grass to be safe . Bugs can be bad here . Spray , then check for tick some time after the round . There may be lack of challenge from the pros or tournament tested , but I think there are holes here that they ,may like .

Other Thoughts:

Do not look for the so called split off of holes after #9 . When I played , and I was with one of the course builders , he said that they combined the back 9 tees with the alternate baskets . So you will share the same pavers with all first 18 holes . He also told me that the park was going to pull the red baskets in the future . This resembles some course layouts with the multiple pins that I played in the Orlando area , except they count the course as just one . But it makes this course stand out with all of the other courses in the area and will keep the players here longer , because hole locations vary from pin to pin . I was here for 2 1/2 hours total and glad I played both courses . If you enjyed it , make sure you email the park board and tell them . My Recommendation A good course to spend your part of the day playing . A little too much for dates or families , but just right for the locals , newbies , enthusiasts , course baggers , ( 2 for 1 ) intermediates and even some good holes for the pros to work on their game . PLAY IT !!!
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aredoubles
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Experience: 7.9 years 258 played 41 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Straightforward 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 6, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

- A nicely maintained park, with freshly mown grass on the open front, easy navigation with painted basket spokes pointing the way, and clear tee signs.
- Lots of opportunities to throw enormous hyzers and anyzers over the trees, if you have that power. If not, you can still play smart into the landing zones and then stick your approaches for pars, for a different but also fun challenge.
- I loved Hole 17, which unlike most of the rest of the course (see below), required some creative thinking to attack. Your drive has to be carefully placed, either on a high or low line, to set you up for the low tunnel shot approach.

Cons:

- Not a particularly creative course to me. The baskets are generally right in front you, there's an obvious route for your skill level, and you just try to execute it. Not many opportunities to flex your creativity. Imagine your local small open 9-hole course, and stretch it out to 400 ft. holes, and that's kind of what this feels like. I vastly prefer Moneta Park for something between Roanoke and Lynchburg.

Other Thoughts:

I believe the red/yellow layouts have been merged recently, as they now use the same teepads on all 18 holes, with different basket options, as you'd expect. May need to merge the courses here on DGCR as well.
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