A bona fide Gold level course, New London Tech is a versatile blend of wooded disc golf holes, open bomber holes, and runway wide tunnels, all with good elevation change mixed in. Though a hilly course, there isn't a lot of extreme up and down but the course is so long (took us about 3 hrs) that this is a good thing. The property is very pleasant to play through and you're mostly secluded in the woods. Other than some tall bridges, the course was fairly cart friendly.

What it does best is combine length with accuracy. To score well (or just score par if you're not a Gold level player) you need to be able to consistently throw well-placed bombs. Many of the holes favor really long midrange/putter throwers or those that can land a driver softly because skips off the sides of the fairways can routinely land you OB. Often when you're not OB, just being on fairway's edge can encumber you with low-lying branches. Throw far. Throw accurately. Score well. It's that simple.

The holes have lots of unique fairways so you don't feel like you're throwing the same line over and over. Sometimes you need a flex, sometimes a slight flip-up and drift, sometimes a dead straight, etc. Most of the tee shots don't require any extreme lines but inevitably when you get off the fairway you'll have to get creative. Many holes really require great angle control to reach the basket, those lines where you need the disc to subtly turn or fade at the end of the flight.

Occasional portajohn is available, thankfully. Most of the tees had benches but not much if any trash cans so pack it out.

It's a long round and I'm not sure you can really play a "quick" nine holes because I got the impression that I was miles away from the parking lot after hole 9.

If you don't enjoy a challenge or throw at least over 300' comfortably this is just a pleasant hike for you. Short tees or pin placements would go a long way in attracting a wider spectrum of players.

There are just a couple of holes that aren't quite right yet. A pole-saw through most of the fairways would be a subtle but big improvement, especially on fairway edges. Hole 13 is the clear "bad" hole. The gap is extremely small, especially considering you're trying to hit either of the split fairways behind it instead of simply punch through it. The split fairways are narrow enough that there's enough challenge just trying to sit down in one so opening the initial gap would go a long way.

One of the last 4 holes has a similar issue to 13 except it's in the woods the whole way and also has a split fairway approach. The fairway is very narrow, to the point where not being within a couple of feet of dead center is more of a scramble scenario than a conventional shot. This fairway is lined by nice, old growth trees so there's not much that can be done about widening it without significant tree cutting but the rough could be thinned out some so that going off fairway (inevitable) isn't so punitive.

The turf tees were nice and flat but seemed a little slick. We played in the morning after a night rainfall but the tees seemed to improve as the day warmed/dried up.

This is one of the few Gold courses that is actually appropriate for Gold players and seems well done and natural instead of gimmicky or too much arbitrary OB. I would put it right up there with Rolling Pines, Diavolo, etc. Given a choice between those three, I'd probably choose New London Tech because it has the most variety of hole types (tight woods, open woods, open) and there's a bit more puzzle factor in trying out how to execute the best because a lot of the tee shots don't have an obvious preferred line.