MTU Disc Golf - Old Layout reviews
2
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Snack, not a Meal 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jun 27, 2018
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
It's a course and it's near campus.
The terrain is actually really good for disc golf. It plays along a hill/ridge so elevation comes into play. It has a small creek running through it that kind of sort of comes into play.
The holes are generally interesting. It's never a case of throwing across a lawn into a basket. There's some sort of barrier, elevation change, or something at work to make it require some sort of skill.
Baskets are portable Prodigy's that have been anchored to the ground. They seem to catch just fine and are in good repair.
Signage is good. The verbal descriptions of the basket placement work.
Didn't spot any poison ivy, which both surprised and pleased me.
The terrain is actually really good for disc golf. It plays along a hill/ridge so elevation comes into play. It has a small creek running through it that kind of sort of comes into play.
The holes are generally interesting. It's never a case of throwing across a lawn into a basket. There's some sort of barrier, elevation change, or something at work to make it require some sort of skill.
Baskets are portable Prodigy's that have been anchored to the ground. They seem to catch just fine and are in good repair.
Signage is good. The verbal descriptions of the basket placement work.
Didn't spot any poison ivy, which both surprised and pleased me.
Cons:
The bones of a good course are here somewhere, but it needs some love. The biggest area of improvement would simply be to clear some of the fairways of brush and overgrowth. It's not really a course you're going to lose a disc at, but the "fairway" really only amounts to a trail through the woods. The underbrush is just thin enough due to being a mature forest that the scrub really isn't all that thick. The holes not through the woods use the university lawn, which is generally fine.
It's a very short course. Hole 1 justifies using a mid-range, but every other hole can be completed with a putter. You should really be looking to birdie every hole.
Hole 3 is muddy. It must be a perpetual problem because square timbers have been laid down as a sort of bridge. They sort of work, but I'd sure hate to cross them wet. A real boardwalk would be appropriate here, even for 15 feet.
I can't imagine people not getting hit on this course. There are several blind corners and way too many overlaps and close borders. I guess it's a good thing you're only using putters to throw for this.
Parking is...odd. Your options are lot 24 in the far corner, the mineral museum, or the end of a dead end road I think. None of them are all that close to the 1st tee. Good luck finding it because it's sort of tucked between what I assume is the soccer and football fields. There's not even a path to get to it per se, you leave the path and walk across some grass a ways until you get to what appears to be a scrapped soccer net. It's goofy.
Hole 2 runs right next to an athletic field that is fenced off. There is a very good chance a newer player is going to throw their disc over that fence. I know this because two of my party did just that, requiring somebody to hop the fence to retrieve them.
Pads are rubber garbage. Uneven and not particularly well anchored.
It's a very short course. Hole 1 justifies using a mid-range, but every other hole can be completed with a putter. You should really be looking to birdie every hole.
Hole 3 is muddy. It must be a perpetual problem because square timbers have been laid down as a sort of bridge. They sort of work, but I'd sure hate to cross them wet. A real boardwalk would be appropriate here, even for 15 feet.
I can't imagine people not getting hit on this course. There are several blind corners and way too many overlaps and close borders. I guess it's a good thing you're only using putters to throw for this.
Parking is...odd. Your options are lot 24 in the far corner, the mineral museum, or the end of a dead end road I think. None of them are all that close to the 1st tee. Good luck finding it because it's sort of tucked between what I assume is the soccer and football fields. There's not even a path to get to it per se, you leave the path and walk across some grass a ways until you get to what appears to be a scrapped soccer net. It's goofy.
Hole 2 runs right next to an athletic field that is fenced off. There is a very good chance a newer player is going to throw their disc over that fence. I know this because two of my party did just that, requiring somebody to hop the fence to retrieve them.
Pads are rubber garbage. Uneven and not particularly well anchored.
Other Thoughts:
It's better than nothing. I found myself playing this course several times while spending time at MTECH for training. It was good for 30 minutes of disc golf exercise. I would NEVER recommend you go out of your way to play this - it's much more of a "we're here, it's here, we have some time to kill" sort of course.
There really is a good set of land here though. The holes really weren't boring or simplistic, just too short. They need to stretch it out a bit - there looked to be a fair bit more woods that could be incorporated. Given that the course looks in no way permanent, I would begin by trying to lengthen some of the holes out and fix the flow/safety problems. Once a solid 9 was established, maybe throw in a 2nd 9 across the street where the trails are.
Rehabbing the course would be an excellent student organization project.
There really is a good set of land here though. The holes really weren't boring or simplistic, just too short. They need to stretch it out a bit - there looked to be a fair bit more woods that could be incorporated. Given that the course looks in no way permanent, I would begin by trying to lengthen some of the holes out and fix the flow/safety problems. Once a solid 9 was established, maybe throw in a 2nd 9 across the street where the trails are.
Rehabbing the course would be an excellent student organization project.
3
0
Short course in need of a DG club! 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Aug 20, 2016
Played the course:once
Pros:
- The terrain here just lends itself naturally to disc golf.
- Once you find hole one navigation really isn't an issue.
- Signs are in great shape and informative.
- While short, this course does a great job of presenting interesting challenges. In a vacuum, each hole is designed with beginners in mind but interesting enough for everyone else,
- Once you find hole one navigation really isn't an issue.
- Signs are in great shape and informative.
- While short, this course does a great job of presenting interesting challenges. In a vacuum, each hole is designed with beginners in mind but interesting enough for everyone else,
Cons:
- Baskets...These are single layer portable practice baskets. Did not try to figure out which brand but they did catch okay considering what they were. Practice baskets on a permanent course? SMH. What's worse, is I don't think ANY of these baskets were anywhere near plumb.
- Tee pads are a joke. These rubber mats - whatever the heck they are - are worse than bare ground. They're slicker than snot on a glass doorknob in January when wet and an injury waiting to happen, The only thing they were good for was a clean place for me to set my bag down.
- #1 and #7 are a complete design joke. The #1 tee has you throwing DIRECTLY AT the #7 tee...lol wut? This is a HUGE negative for me.
- #8 is a nice hole but there's a lot of opportunity to make it so much more interesting. There's all that space to lengthen it another 100-150' and put that basket on a mildly fast green. Instead it's a pedestrian 230' RHBH Hyzer shot - yawn.
- Tee pads are a joke. These rubber mats - whatever the heck they are - are worse than bare ground. They're slicker than snot on a glass doorknob in January when wet and an injury waiting to happen, The only thing they were good for was a clean place for me to set my bag down.
- #1 and #7 are a complete design joke. The #1 tee has you throwing DIRECTLY AT the #7 tee...lol wut? This is a HUGE negative for me.
- #8 is a nice hole but there's a lot of opportunity to make it so much more interesting. There's all that space to lengthen it another 100-150' and put that basket on a mildly fast green. Instead it's a pedestrian 230' RHBH Hyzer shot - yawn.
Other Thoughts:
What this course desparately needs is a club to take care of it. It needs someone to be it's champion. Someone to care for and organize improvements. The terrain naturally lends itself to good DG but it just needs help. Looking back into the woods I am thinking there is more than enough room for a rather remarkable 18 holes.
While this course is short and only 9 holes sturdy footware is strongly recommended with the sharp rocks and up/down hill nature of the course. If you're in the area and are looking to burn up an hour to get a much needed DG fix or are a course bagger then by all means stop by but otherwise this is a course you can pass on.
The easiest way to find the course IMHO is to park in the new mineral museum parking lot and walk toward the football field. To the left will be the #8 tee pad. Go toward that and cross the creek behind it. On the left will be the #7 basket and off to the right will be the #1 tee.
While this course is short and only 9 holes sturdy footware is strongly recommended with the sharp rocks and up/down hill nature of the course. If you're in the area and are looking to burn up an hour to get a much needed DG fix or are a course bagger then by all means stop by but otherwise this is a course you can pass on.
The easiest way to find the course IMHO is to park in the new mineral museum parking lot and walk toward the football field. To the left will be the #8 tee pad. Go toward that and cross the creek behind it. On the left will be the #7 basket and off to the right will be the #1 tee.
