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Lakeview Park reviews
8
0
DiscusZach
Experience:
12 played
10 reviews
A Tribute to War and Peace
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Dec 11, 2023
Played the course:once
Pros:
(Side note, updated course media as of December 11, 2023)
https://www.dgcoursereview.com/courses/lakeview-park.12696/media
- TEE SIGNS have been installed! Noting elevation changes and Mando's.
^Each Hole is named after a US battle, from the Civil War to Present (The board by Hole 1 noted an alternate course title "Veteran's Memorial Disc Golf". Not sure if this is a club or the intended name; Lakeview Park is the park name)
- Disc Golf Driving Range at the Janesville Golf course (found out afterwards)
- Manicured course, maintained by the city. Very scenic, even in early December.
- Requires a full arsenal of shot types, shapes, and distance.
- Elevation is a MAJOR theme of this course (will talk more about this)
- Multi-use park offering several playgrounds, baseball fields, volleyball court, boat access, (a presumed beach?), with a cute Deer farm within the park, and several shelters.
- Gannon Buhr would go crazy for all the playground equipment here
https://www.dgcoursereview.com/courses/lakeview-park.12696/media
- TEE SIGNS have been installed! Noting elevation changes and Mando's.
^Each Hole is named after a US battle, from the Civil War to Present (The board by Hole 1 noted an alternate course title "Veteran's Memorial Disc Golf". Not sure if this is a club or the intended name; Lakeview Park is the park name)
- Disc Golf Driving Range at the Janesville Golf course (found out afterwards)
- Manicured course, maintained by the city. Very scenic, even in early December.
- Requires a full arsenal of shot types, shapes, and distance.
- Elevation is a MAJOR theme of this course (will talk more about this)
- Multi-use park offering several playgrounds, baseball fields, volleyball court, boat access, (a presumed beach?), with a cute Deer farm within the park, and several shelters.
- Gannon Buhr would go crazy for all the playground equipment here
Cons:
With all the striking beauty in a course like this, it's painful to note the Cons, but there are several that are hard to simply overlook. And honest reviews are necessary. Let's get into them.
- All tee pads are a step too short. You don't need a big run-up to throw far or effectively, however it becomes a mind game, putting your timing and body at risk. This is especially true when the tee pads aren't flush with the ground.
^To work around this, I chose to tee off to the sides when patches of ice were unavoidable on the tee. (played in December, one day after flurries hit the area)
- Amenities. Although the course offers a lot, (covered in the Pro section) it doesn't offer bathrooms or garbage cans. Again, I was playing this course a little "out of season" so it wouldn't surprise me to find out that both are seasonal.
- Some of the holes don't flow well into each other, step wise... Specifically, Holes 13-15, You finish Hole 12 on top of a hill, to then walk, slide, or roll down the hill to Hole 13's only tee pad. Hole 13 is an elevation gain of roughly +27ft
from tee to basket.
^Then, You have the option of staying on top of the hill and playing Hole 14 Short OR going down the hill to 14 Long; a tee shot of +37FT to the top, if your drive is clean, and not in the Deer enclosure
.
^^Hole 15's tees are the most backtracking you'll do on the course, and after 13 & 14, its easy to just settle for 15's short tee pad, which is what I chose.
- There's a building near Hole 1. A mando requires you to throw to the right, and miss the building. Warming up to play the round, a few practice shots later and one of my discs landed on what I believed to be a brick roof of the building. Come to find out by scaling a 9-10ft wall, this part of the building is open roofed and the disc had fallen into the abandoned showers. Neither door was unlocked, but luckily, someone else piled broken cinderblocks together and it was just enough to climb back out. This, in my opinion, is a legitimate hazard.
- All tee pads are a step too short. You don't need a big run-up to throw far or effectively, however it becomes a mind game, putting your timing and body at risk. This is especially true when the tee pads aren't flush with the ground.
^To work around this, I chose to tee off to the sides when patches of ice were unavoidable on the tee. (played in December, one day after flurries hit the area)
- Amenities. Although the course offers a lot, (covered in the Pro section) it doesn't offer bathrooms or garbage cans. Again, I was playing this course a little "out of season" so it wouldn't surprise me to find out that both are seasonal.
- Some of the holes don't flow well into each other, step wise... Specifically, Holes 13-15, You finish Hole 12 on top of a hill, to then walk, slide, or roll down the hill to Hole 13's only tee pad. Hole 13 is an elevation gain of roughly +27ft
from tee to basket. ^Then, You have the option of staying on top of the hill and playing Hole 14 Short OR going down the hill to 14 Long; a tee shot of +37FT to the top, if your drive is clean, and not in the Deer enclosure
. ^^Hole 15's tees are the most backtracking you'll do on the course, and after 13 & 14, its easy to just settle for 15's short tee pad, which is what I chose.
- There's a building near Hole 1. A mando requires you to throw to the right, and miss the building. Warming up to play the round, a few practice shots later and one of my discs landed on what I believed to be a brick roof of the building. Come to find out by scaling a 9-10ft wall, this part of the building is open roofed and the disc had fallen into the abandoned showers. Neither door was unlocked, but luckily, someone else piled broken cinderblocks together and it was just enough to climb back out. This, in my opinion, is a legitimate hazard.
Other Thoughts:
Overall, I'm incredibly impressed with the product Janesville and Nolan Crockford put forth in this design. The course spans nearly every inch of the entire park.
I hope that they are able to fix the tee pad situation, as I can see this course being a fun yet challenging tournament destination for all levels of disc golfers. Some tweaks are needed, yet the course is still young and will continue to grow into its own.
Comparably, in the area, you have two new challenging courses: Janesville and Waseca. Waseca features a LOT more length than height, while Janesville has more height than its length.
I will be returning in the spring to give this another attempt. In the meantime, I'll be editing and posting some course photos I captured along the way.
I hope that they are able to fix the tee pad situation, as I can see this course being a fun yet challenging tournament destination for all levels of disc golfers. Some tweaks are needed, yet the course is still young and will continue to grow into its own.
Comparably, in the area, you have two new challenging courses: Janesville and Waseca. Waseca features a LOT more length than height, while Janesville has more height than its length.
I will be returning in the spring to give this another attempt. In the meantime, I'll be editing and posting some course photos I captured along the way.
6
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Humpupoy
Experience:
14.4 years
4 played
4 reviews
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Reviewed:
Played on:Jun 10, 2022
Played the course:once
Pros:
-Excellent variety of shots and holes. Forehands, backhands, woods, open, tunnels. Every shot will come into play. Automatic 4* right there for me.
-Somewhat intuitive layout. There are a few clusters of holes where you plainly see the next basket and it's teepad. Course maps are offered at the start.
-Well maintained. I went one time so take that with a grain of salt.
-Not so rough. There's an animal enclosure where you could lose a disc for good on a very errant shot. Other than that you should have little trouble locating your disc.
-Scenic and shaded. Great views on a nice lake. And plenty of trees to beat the heat.
-Somewhat intuitive layout. There are a few clusters of holes where you plainly see the next basket and it's teepad. Course maps are offered at the start.
-Well maintained. I went one time so take that with a grain of salt.
-Not so rough. There's an animal enclosure where you could lose a disc for good on a very errant shot. Other than that you should have little trouble locating your disc.
-Scenic and shaded. Great views on a nice lake. And plenty of trees to beat the heat.
Cons:
-No signs. There's posts where they're going to go and this is a new course. Don't let that deter you.
-Short Teepads. Not enough space for a full run up on concrete.
-A few elevation-focused holes seem to silly to me. Just my opinion. Throwing up a very steep hill with a small space to land the disc, or a crapshoot shot up a hill into a wall of trees seems like a recipe for a somewhat luck-based hole. These holes are grouped together and there's 3 of them. Two offer a short tee to circumvent this "problem".
-Short Teepads. Not enough space for a full run up on concrete.
-A few elevation-focused holes seem to silly to me. Just my opinion. Throwing up a very steep hill with a small space to land the disc, or a crapshoot shot up a hill into a wall of trees seems like a recipe for a somewhat luck-based hole. These holes are grouped together and there's 3 of them. Two offer a short tee to circumvent this "problem".
Other Thoughts:
Great course, give it a try. A lot of love and care went into it, and it's awesome that it's here! Longer pads and signage with measurements would make this near perfect!
