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Meadowridge DGC reviews
4
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is it time for Scouts to stop building courses 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jan 18, 2020
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
Has the makings of a great beginner course. Has straight shots, right finish, left finish. Most players will need putter, mid, fairway and distance driver.
I really like they hole design. I play Hole 1 as an island the size of Circle 1. Hole 2 is a good shot as it runs downhill a bit and is deceptive. Hole 3 requires a shot around a blind-ish corner and is challenging if you play on or over the rock path OB
Hole 4.....oh hole 4. Giant weeping willow tree that blocks the basket. the basket is normally a lagoon.
Hole 5....the same weeping willow forces a backhand turnover.
I really like they hole design. I play Hole 1 as an island the size of Circle 1. Hole 2 is a good shot as it runs downhill a bit and is deceptive. Hole 3 requires a shot around a blind-ish corner and is challenging if you play on or over the rock path OB
Hole 4.....oh hole 4. Giant weeping willow tree that blocks the basket. the basket is normally a lagoon.
Hole 5....the same weeping willow forces a backhand turnover.
Cons:
Sadly the course has some major issues.
Why would you build a course in the lowest spot in town? The course is always a marsh. Now with that...the absolute worst pads you could use are rubber, which are used here. They provide no grip, slide under foot and are generally awful.
I really think we need a rethink of having eagle scouts and boy scouts build disc golf courses. This course actually is the best scout course I've played. Most can be played with just a putter.
Hole 6,7,8,9. Basically the same shot over and over...throw 330 straight with stable finish. These holes need OB lines to really make them challenging and safer.
Why would you build a course in the lowest spot in town? The course is always a marsh. Now with that...the absolute worst pads you could use are rubber, which are used here. They provide no grip, slide under foot and are generally awful.
I really think we need a rethink of having eagle scouts and boy scouts build disc golf courses. This course actually is the best scout course I've played. Most can be played with just a putter.
Hole 6,7,8,9. Basically the same shot over and over...throw 330 straight with stable finish. These holes need OB lines to really make them challenging and safer.
Other Thoughts:
You can tell the scouts have planted trees that, once grown, would greatly improve the course...but...they'll never grow because the course floods all the time.
There aren't any parks in town to house a disc golf course so I suppose this was the "best"(only) place it could go.
There aren't any parks in town to house a disc golf course so I suppose this was the "best"(only) place it could go.
7
0
Typical Eagle Scout Project 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Dec 3, 2017
Played the course:once
Pros:
New niner in So Illinois just south of St Louis.....
Nine Mach 3 baskets, excellent signage, easy to follow flow...
Course used some of the vegetation as obstacles...
Couple of memorable baskets....
#1 Threw between two large bushes about a third of the way down the fairway....
#3 Tree line protection on right with a slightly right bend throw needed to find basket
#4 Big willow providing basket protection....
Nine Mach 3 baskets, excellent signage, easy to follow flow...
Course used some of the vegetation as obstacles...
Couple of memorable baskets....
#1 Threw between two large bushes about a third of the way down the fairway....
#3 Tree line protection on right with a slightly right bend throw needed to find basket
#4 Big willow providing basket protection....
Cons:
Absolutely flat...... no elevation at all any where
Rubber t-pads starting to get uneven already....
Mostly all just 300+ ft holes with minimal obstacles...
Rubber t-pads starting to get uneven already....
Mostly all just 300+ ft holes with minimal obstacles...
Other Thoughts:
This was another Eagle Scout project that I have had the opportunity to play.... Having been an Eagle Scout many decades ago, I appreciate the effort that goes into the final project....
Unfortunately, too often, these type of "project" courses get built by individuals with minimal exposure to the sport and fail to use all the possible elements.
As I looked back from the parking lot, it seemed as though more of the trees could have been adequately incorporated into the design.
Part of the challenge for me today was that I played Konarcik Park in Waterloo first, which left this one paling in comparison.
All in all, it is a "reasonable" effort. If you're close by, it's worth a stop, but if you have to travel, add a few other courses nearby to make it a day, and play this one first as a warm-up.....
Unfortunately, too often, these type of "project" courses get built by individuals with minimal exposure to the sport and fail to use all the possible elements.
As I looked back from the parking lot, it seemed as though more of the trees could have been adequately incorporated into the design.
Part of the challenge for me today was that I played Konarcik Park in Waterloo first, which left this one paling in comparison.
All in all, it is a "reasonable" effort. If you're close by, it's worth a stop, but if you have to travel, add a few other courses nearby to make it a day, and play this one first as a warm-up.....
