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Lake St. Catherine State Park reviews
6
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As of 10/20/21, more potential than kinetic 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Oct 20, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
A variety of lengths, shapes, and challenges.
Cons:
Portions of course VERY raw. Dampness possibilities.
Rough, natural tees; single basket
Rough, natural tees; single basket
Other Thoughts:
Course plays in the secluded meadow, then along the hillside, then in the bordering trees/woodline, of a very scenic park located in the extreme southwest corner of Vermont.
The holes break into the following groupings:
* Holes 1-6: Dead flat, carved from a meadow - but more interesting than one might think. Most will use a few scattered trees and supporting bushes to guard the basket, and/or to create differing approach vectors - narrower-but-straighter, or with more shot-shaping requirements.
* Hole=7: Ugh! Walk 2/3rds up a very steep, very wooded slope. Find a tee. Huck your disc up, hoping to miss trees. Repeat. At least the basket is in the open, offering gorgeous views. An annoyingly painful but necessary transition hole.
* Holes 8-11.5. Plays down, across, and around the open slope you just hiked up from the backside. Not pure hucks, as basket=9 is guarded by big evergreens, basket=10 needs a crisp, right-turner to reach the basket, and elevated tee=11 throws into the woods at about the midpoint, to a well-guarded basket.
* Hole 12: Wooded, moderate length, subtle shot-shaping.
* Hole 13: Open nearly through, right-turning at end to find basket in woodline.
* Holes 14-15: Wooded, not long, 14 needing a sharp left, and 15 a subtle right, with the clear, broad stream running along the leftside in its entirety.
* Holes 16-18: The big boys! Long. Wooded throughout. Multi-jointed - land in the optimum landing zones, or deal with much awkwardness at the next throw(s).
Navigation tips:
To find tee=1, head for the water, head for the far back right corner of the parking lot. Hopefully you'll find the practice basket, and not to far from it, a small wooden bridge leading to a path, leading to the start of the course.
If for some reason you must park outside the gate, you have two options:
* tee=13 is in the open field to the left, throwing back towards the main road/corner of the woods
* tee=16 is in the woods, on the far side of the building at the entry gate, then right
My desired 2.75
rating reflects the course as of the date I played it. If/when the newer holes are groomed further, and the tees improved, this course has the potential to be very solid, borderline excellent.
The holes break into the following groupings:
* Holes 1-6: Dead flat, carved from a meadow - but more interesting than one might think. Most will use a few scattered trees and supporting bushes to guard the basket, and/or to create differing approach vectors - narrower-but-straighter, or with more shot-shaping requirements.
* Hole=7: Ugh! Walk 2/3rds up a very steep, very wooded slope. Find a tee. Huck your disc up, hoping to miss trees. Repeat. At least the basket is in the open, offering gorgeous views. An annoyingly painful but necessary transition hole.
* Holes 8-11.5. Plays down, across, and around the open slope you just hiked up from the backside. Not pure hucks, as basket=9 is guarded by big evergreens, basket=10 needs a crisp, right-turner to reach the basket, and elevated tee=11 throws into the woods at about the midpoint, to a well-guarded basket.
* Hole 12: Wooded, moderate length, subtle shot-shaping.
* Hole 13: Open nearly through, right-turning at end to find basket in woodline.
* Holes 14-15: Wooded, not long, 14 needing a sharp left, and 15 a subtle right, with the clear, broad stream running along the leftside in its entirety.
* Holes 16-18: The big boys! Long. Wooded throughout. Multi-jointed - land in the optimum landing zones, or deal with much awkwardness at the next throw(s).
Navigation tips:
To find tee=1, head for the water, head for the far back right corner of the parking lot. Hopefully you'll find the practice basket, and not to far from it, a small wooden bridge leading to a path, leading to the start of the course.
If for some reason you must park outside the gate, you have two options:
* tee=13 is in the open field to the left, throwing back towards the main road/corner of the woods
* tee=16 is in the woods, on the far side of the building at the entry gate, then right
My desired 2.75
rating reflects the course as of the date I played it. If/when the newer holes are groomed further, and the tees improved, this course has the potential to be very solid, borderline excellent.
