A huge layout offering a great variety of long holes.

-Amenities: This course is getting all the fixin's. Nice powder blue Chainstar Pros, big turf tees (both short and long), complete tee signs with maps on the longs, next tee signs, course kiosk with map, practice baskets, driving range, clearly marked OB, benches and big tee decks. There's also a big, clear warning sign noting that the course is designed for highly skilled golfers, though open to all.

-Dual Tees: A much-needed option here, as the short Blue tees knock 3,000' feet off the pro tees, making the course playable for an intermediate thrower like me.

-Beauty: Though road noise is often around, this course is visually quite secluded. Other than fairways, the woods feel untouched and private, and then you'll be surprised by a meadow of green grass. It was a good choice of land for disc golf.

-Challenge: It's advertised as hard, and it is hard. The amateur tees may be a bit oversold (my even round may be one of my best, but I don't think it could be *too* amazing from an intermediate player), but I don't doubt that the long tees are a professional-level challenge clocking in over 11,500'. Confident tunnel driving is 100% necessary.

-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: A treat with lots of multi-shot holes and variety. Par-3s offer a great mix of elevation, side hills, and shaped lines that are birdieable with commitment. Six par-4s and a marvelous four par-5s add a ton of multi-shot variety. The fairways are generally moderately wide through the woods, and the shaping is natural even when specific. Rough can vary in its effect, and there's a decent mix of holes using natural rough and holes utilizing OB ropes. The progression of the course is nice, and there aren't moments when the whole character suddenly changes. This course is a treat to play, and a great study in disc flight path. In short, what you'd expect if a world-class player could design as well as he plays.

-Breaking Stride: Holes (9)-(11) pull back on the beauty a noticeable amount. The first two are wide open through a power-line alley, and the third has some ugly construction.

-Youth: I think if I play this course in three or more years, I'll probably give it a 4.5. Most of the undesirable qualities are results of the course being new. The woods fairways are rugged and haven't yet recovered from being carved out. Some of the open holes have copious saplings that need to grow up to really make them interesting. Paths between holes are still rough, and the short tees haven't gotten signs yet. Once the grounds mature to cover up the signs of construction, I think it'll feel great.

-Conservation Areas: A baffling situation where on many holes the OB line is also marked as a nature conservation area that shouldn't be entered. Does this mean that all OB throws are lost discs?

-OB Marking: Some places have unclear rope marking. Granted, these are out of the way places that you shouldn't be ending up anyway, but the point of rope is to make things unambiguous, and it's not doing that.

-Signage: Definitely would like short tee signs, but more importantly, I'd like to see really detailed tee signs. On long holes and blind holes, knowing the fairway shapes more precisely will help to set up subsequent shots.

-Road Noise: The only detractor from the natural setting is a pretty consistent stream of cars on US-460. Not anything to be done about it.

-Transitions: Some pretty long transitions, especially for the short tees. As if the 8,000-11,000 feet of course wasn't enough walking

New London Tech is a great course. Paul McBeth has done an excellent job on this design, and despite the way it's marketed, it's entirely accessible to amateur players as well as his pro peers. Through most of the course, the quality of lines reminded me of the iconic courses I've played like IDGC Jackson and Idlewild.

Despite that, I found this one remarkably difficult to rate. The course is still breaking in, but I think that once it's matured over the signs of construction, it will be a 4.5 for sure. Some days I wonder if it's actually more a 5. Right now, it's at the very top of my 4.0 list, the ideal tweener between Excellent and Phenomenal. Time will tell how it's received, but either way, make a stop here if you get a chance, and you won't be disappointed. Unless you like short holes, that is.

~Similar Courses: In many places, reminiscent of IDGC Jackson (Appling, GA); wooded holes slightly less claustrophobic Elon Park - Angry Beaver (Charlotte, NC); though I've never played there, the more open holes remind of Smugglers' Notch - Fox Chase (Jeffersonville, VT).

Course environment is very diverse with open fairways to tight tunnels to island greens this course challenges different shots and allows for a true variety of play. Tee pads are made from repurposed artificial grass and fairways will likely be very well cut and maintained.

Expect a normal round to take around 3 hours. This is not a walk in a the park. This is a 6 mile hike with 90% of shots being full power for an beginner/intermediate player. Distance is your enemy with few holes being tighter tunnels. As someone who's max distance is around 350 feet, expect to pick up a stroke or two each hole on distance alone.

I wrote my review from an intermediate player's perspective before short tees were built. This is a course built by a professional disc golfer (Paul McBeth) for professional disc golfers. Distance alone is your main enemy. Where other courses in the area challenge precision and putting, placement, strategy, and distance is critical on this pro-level course.