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Medicine Hat, AB

Kiwanis Central Park

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snoho
Experience: 8 years 40 played 18 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Short, fun, course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 10, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

* Three tee positions accommodate a wide range of playing levels
* Good use of the trees to make for interesting shot selections
* Stays reasonably far away from conflicting park uses

Cons:

* Holes 1 and 3 are basically the same
* Non-standard baskets are kinda funky

Other Thoughts:

This was a great find in Medicine Hat as I drove along the Trans-Canada highway. The course design makes solid use of the limited space and there's decent variety in hole layout to make for a short but fun round.

I wasn't particularly fond of holes 1 and 3, which are both basically long tunnel shots down the sides of the park. Other holes, like hole 8, were more interesting where the basket was tucked up near some trees with both a forehand and backhand route available.

Three tee locations work out quite nicely. There's a noticeable difference between the red and blue tees in terms of shot difficulty, and the white tees provide a nice middle ground. I played off the blue tees and played terribly, but probably would have played poorly from the red tees too :D

The baskets are non-standard, with very large cages at the bottom and a (cute) golf-ball shaped dome on top. I missed several putts either by chaining out or clanking against the bottom cage. An upgrade to more standard-size/design baskets would be a nice touch.

There are no hole signs at the tees, but each tee is marked in the ground. Grab a printed course map from the mailbox on the course sign near hole one and you'll have no trouble finding your way around.

I can see how if you play this course a few times you'd come up with your own alternate set of tees to make this a full 18.

If you are on a road trip and have discs in the car it's totally a worthwhile stop to stretch your legs.
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Billy_awesome
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Small course big potential 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 19, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Great beginner course
Some challenging lines from the blue tees
Clean park with great maintenance
Good coverage from wind
Beautiful trees

Cons:

Zero elevation change
Course is very small
lots of park pedestrians on nice days (children)
No tee signs
No teepads
Short holes

Other Thoughts:

It's great that Medicine Hat has its first disc golf course! With some more community support there is potential for growth and more courses.

For those who don't live in Medicine Hat, this is a nice little course to stop and try if your driving through and want to stretch your legs. But I wouldn't want to make a special travelling trip to the course.

The course is very basic, nothing wrong with that! It's great for beginners and people who have difficulties with terrain. For more advanced players it's a great opportunity to throw from the blue markers because there are some tight tree lines you have to get around.

This park can be quite busy on nice days and there is a lot of pedestrian traffic, mostly children due to the playground.

If I could change anything about the course I would eliminate one of the tee markers, 3 tee markers on each hole seems too much for a small course. Also. Hopefully tee signs are in the budget for the future.

I hope the people of Medicine Hat get on board there is lots of opportunity for growth and another course with 18 holes would be awesome!
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