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Hartford, CT

Keney Park

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2.925(based on 6 reviews)
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Sharknado2
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 34 played 34 reviews
3.00 star(s)

A Truly Bizarre Course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 13, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Decent baskets, says they are chainstars but they looked like a Mach of some sort?
- Awesome teepads with great grip
- Basket tape and many signs indicating next hole location
- Picturesque course with some gorgeous bomber holes in the open and lots of wooded holes with tight lines.
- Spacious layout that would be great for a tournament, no danger of throwing into other fairways.
- Didn't see a single other group. Granted it was at 9 am on a weekday during quarantine.
- Some cool elevation changes

Cons:

- Insane amounts of trash and broken glass on the holes nearest to the edge of the park. Really sad to see on a course this nice.
- Not a beginner friendly course. No gimme birdies, a bunch of par 3's that would take two perfect shots just to par. Some very tight lines to hit and lots of danger off of the fairway.
- Admittedly this is totally subjective but I would say probably a quarter of the holes don't really seem fair. There are long holes that are more wide open and then medium length holes with tight gaps... But then there are the 360-400 ft par 3's, some of which are uphill, and have very tight gaps.
- No tee signs.
- Navigation would be very difficult without the UDisc map
- No parking near the first tee or from what I could tell near the course. Found parking a half mile away on the other side of the park but that seemed like it.
- Basket placement could use some creativity. No elevated pins or ones using trees or Stumps or bushes.
- No bathrooms, water fountains or trash cans
- This course takes a long time to play. Between walking from wherever you parked, the spread out layout and navigation it took me 2.5 hours to play w 2 people.

Other Thoughts:

This is a great plot of land with a pretty decent course boasting great trees and baskets.

But to be honest this course seems completely out of place in Hartford. Who the hell had the money and resources to out this in? It's a great plot of land and the holes are mostly well designed but it doesn't seem like there is a community around it. Are there leagues or tournaments here? Do locals even know about it? Seems like it would be tough to get people introduced to the sport if they had to learn on a course this tough.

Heartbreaking to see a course with this kind of potential wasting away and filled with so much trash and broken glass. With tee signs and less litter I'd be tempted to give it 4 stars.
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spencerbeckman
Experience: 31 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Lots of potential, but not there yet... 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 1, 2017 Played the course:once

Other Thoughts:

I decided to take the 2 hour drive up to Hartford and try this new addition to an already distinguished disc golf area. This course is not at all like it's neighbors.  Its in an urban area, which on the plus side gives it a unique feel for the northeast. But on the minus side, it has a tendency to feel a little murder-y and rape-y.  In all seriousness, it really is kind of a sketchy area. Your best bet is to play in groups or earlier in the morning.

It's clear from my round today, and reading the only other review for the course, that no additional work has been done. The tee pads are kinda rough (to be expected on a new course). Also, it should be noted that this is NOT a dog-friendly course, there is broken glass everywhere and possibly a hyperdermic needle or two.

There is a map at the beginning of the course. Look for a gazebo across from big open field with baskets in it. The description on the main page of how to get to the first hole is not helpful, at all. Make sure you take a picture of the map for reference. Next tee signs are out there, but they're not always clear. I've noted the few things to look out for below. A more detailed hole to hole description can be found in the previous review.

The 1st hole follows a closed paved path down the hill and to the right. The area by the basket is fairly overgrown, so be sure to keep a close eye on your approach shot.

The trail from the 1st basket to the 2nd tee is a bushwacking to say the least. I wasn't sure if I was going to stumble upon a homeless camp or the tee (I wish I was kidding).

3rd hole needs to be mowed, so keep an eye on your drive or you might spend some time searching. But it has a beautiful view nonetheless.

The 6th tee is out about 40 yards in the field. Refer to the map, it's not the easiest to find.

Holes 8, 9, 10, and 18 are almost not worth it to play. If you get lucky, your drive may land in the 10 foot wide "fairway" where the grass a foot high.  However if you end up anywhere but in this very narrow fairway, you should expect to spend 20 plus minutes searching thru 4 to 6 foot high grass which conceals anything from tires, to broken glass, to what I'm pretty sure was a human femur (again I wish I was kidding).

Hole 14 is very cool. It has graffiti surrounding the basket, which is on a raised platform.

My consensus for this course is that it's a very cool layout, with a lot of potential. However for the time being, it is not at all maintained, it's filthy, and needs a lot of love. If I lived around here, which I unfortunate don't (I'd love Wickham to be my home course), I'd be eager to put in the work. All that's needed is a couple group work weekends, and then someone to mow the 4 field holes semi-regularly, and this course would be a 4.5 out of 5 for me. But at the moment, it's a generous 3. Based on all the locals at Wickham, I'm honestly surprised this course is as unmaintained as it is. I guess the feeling is when you've already got gold a few miles away, why bother. I disagree. 
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