Pros:
Kenneth Hahn Park in Los Angeles is a nice sized, pretty park that has a $6 admission fee on weekends. The drive up to the course is especially lovely with a nicely landscaped on the right as you drive in. Drive up the hill all the way to arrive at Janice's Valley which is a large, green grassy bowl. The course plays up, down and around this bowl.
There is a basic course sign at the start. The tee pads are average sized concrete while the baskets are DGA models without numbers. The tee signs are the old school fiberglass ones.
The course, while not overly difficult, does have enough length to challenge us recreational players. # 1 is a 358' par 3 which is set on a steep hillside.
# 2 tees off from up on the street with tape marking the pad (and surprisingly is still there). The sign says 277' for this downhill toss but it seemed longer to me.
# 3 is 286' straight ahead to a basket buried in between some trees and branches.
You then walk up the hill to find the #4 pad. This pad is also taped on the street. You're throwing downhill to the basket 488' in the distance which has a comfortable route between the trees.
# 5 plays 338' slightly uphill.
# 6 is 405' just slightly uphill.
7 is a just over the hill 281' to a blind basket.
# 8 is the first hole where you actually have to shape a shot. It's a 281' anhyser throw where you have trees to avoid.
And then you finish on # 9. It's 500' playing across and then up the bowl to a basket protected by a couple of hanging limbs.
Holes 2 and 4 are both fun downhills and probably give you the opportunity to stretch out your arm.
Cons:
L.A. has had a really wet last week and the course was saturated with standing water in a couple of the lowest areas.
Probable, because of the wet weather, the grass (clover) was a little long. The entire bowl has kind of uneven ground making walking a little bit uncomfortable. Someone needs to bring one of those giant roller machines that they use when the pave the freeways and roof over this entire bowl.
Not a lot of shot shaping needed here. Other than # 8, this is just a decently long point and shoot course.
$6 to enter park on weekends.
Other Thoughts:
Hahn Disc Golf Course is a welcome addition to LA's stable of courses. I'd say it would be a really fun round for that player with a strong arm (325' plus distance) but someone who lacks accuracy or consistency. It has it's niche and another course is always welcome anywhere. There's like a zillion citizens around here and they all need a hobby. Flinging discs around Janice's Bowl might just be the thing for them. Might keep them off the streets, too! And out of the gangs. Maybe, a disc golf gang! And I nominate Apothecary to serve as the first playlord!