Pros:
The biggest pro is the nice park, relaxing scenery, a separation of the dg area in a multi-use park while still being in a place high profile enough for casuals and non-dg'ers to see and ask about it. It seems to be very well taken care of, with baskets still having the feel of new and signage, tee boxes, etc. all in great shape. There are a few artificially made obstacles -- the pebble island and rock island; an elevated basket; and the plank wall (which I call "not-so-bamboo") as the idea likely came from the USDGC.
There is a variety of distance throughout the course; a couple par 4s, but only by distance, not by requiring a really specific landing zone. Anyone with 275'-300' control or so, will 3 those holes easily. The use of the drainage creek as an obstacle, just to make you think is also good along with the sidewalks. At least 15, probably 16 of the holes can be attacked with a control hyzer -- either putter, midrange, fairway or distance driver -- whether you're right-handed or left-handed. There are not a lot of trees as obstacles. It's mostly open above.
Cons:
When we last played the water was running in the drainage creek, AND running down to the creek for a hundred feet in certain areas all over the course. It appeared to be struggling to drain well. Holes 6 and 7 were VERY, VERY marshy and in some places required causal relief. Would recommend using your mudders out there until the drought returns. I did not like the plank wall hole (#4), because it still allows a poke & hope option; if you're gonna put that in as an obstacle, then make in a true obstacle, not one you might just wanna throw at and get lucky. Hewitt Park DGC is a true hyzer fest and can be really repetitive and not as challenging for experienced players. Only hole #18 really forced me to use something other than hyzer, and there were a couple holes where I decided I liked another shot better, but the hyzer was still wide open.
Other Thoughts:
This is an excellent park for casual and beginner players to learn on -- as Woodway, Cameron, and especially bEast all require excellent control in the tightly wooded areas. The repetition can be boring for pros, but very encouraging for learners and younger players. All communities with a disc golf scene need a course like this, and I applaud the Waco DG Association for putting it in.
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