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John Walter Smith Park reviews
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Laura Ingalls of the Eastern Shore 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jun 30, 2015
Played the course:once
Pros:
Two tees per hole. Platform with rubber pad on top.
Informative signs.
Easy to navigate.
Informative signs.
Easy to navigate.
Cons:
Short teepad is literally short - maybe six feet? Long twice the length.
One sign per hole, between teepads, albeit sufficient.
Easy to lose a disc.
One sign per hole, between teepads, albeit sufficient.
Easy to lose a disc.
Other Thoughts:
Geography: Flat, aka typical Eastern Shore. A few random small pines along periphery. Some wind. So, what's the challenge presented by this course? Waist-high grass, with fairways and greens mowed within.
Holes fall into three categories: Short-n-straight (1,2,5,9), long-n-straighish (7,8), and long-and-left-turning (3,4,6). The long holes provide a bulge in the fairway at approximately the midpoint, so one could simply throw to this location from the tee, and then have a ~200' approach, effectively turning a long hole into a short hole. Alternatively, one could throw to the basket, hoping to land in the narrowing fairway (or green, depending upon your length), but most likely, one will be searching for one's disc in tall grass, This is particularly problematic on the long leftys (3,4,6), as the disc will be fading blind from the tee, and the leftside of the course has blackberry bushes, poison ivy, other ground cover, in addition to the tall grass.
Play short, or play with spotters, or (likely) lose a disc.
Holes fall into three categories: Short-n-straight (1,2,5,9), long-n-straighish (7,8), and long-and-left-turning (3,4,6). The long holes provide a bulge in the fairway at approximately the midpoint, so one could simply throw to this location from the tee, and then have a ~200' approach, effectively turning a long hole into a short hole. Alternatively, one could throw to the basket, hoping to land in the narrowing fairway (or green, depending upon your length), but most likely, one will be searching for one's disc in tall grass, This is particularly problematic on the long leftys (3,4,6), as the disc will be fading blind from the tee, and the leftside of the course has blackberry bushes, poison ivy, other ground cover, in addition to the tall grass.
Play short, or play with spotters, or (likely) lose a disc.
