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Ol' Colony reviews
5
0
kmlwhite9
Experience:
4.9 years
2 played
2 reviews
Mixed Review drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Oct 29, 2022
Played the course:once
Pros:
- Distances on most holes are challenging enough for most divisions
- The overall length and terrain of the course made for a long round which helped with the openness of the course
- Certain holes that were just really enjoyable and well thought out
- The next hole signage was helpful considering the flow of the layout
- In a very nice area of town
- The overall length and terrain of the course made for a long round which helped with the openness of the course
- Certain holes that were just really enjoyable and well thought out
- The next hole signage was helpful considering the flow of the layout
- In a very nice area of town
Cons:
- The course felt very gimmicky on some holes
- Some tee pads felt intentionally positioned in the wrong angle to the actual hole
- A lot of holes that just felt thrown together
- A lot of holes felt as if you were throwing on top of or toward another group
- The distances on the signs weren't all correct. Some 20-40 feet off
- Some tee pads felt intentionally positioned in the wrong angle to the actual hole
- A lot of holes that just felt thrown together
- A lot of holes felt as if you were throwing on top of or toward another group
- The distances on the signs weren't all correct. Some 20-40 feet off
Other Thoughts:
I feel like a lot of the holes could be repositioned to other locations where you weren't throwing the same shot over and over again in the wide open field. I don't think adding island holes, triple mandos and such is the answer to creating a good disc golf course.
I think some of the land near holes 6-9 could be used to create more holes without the use of the center section of the property
I think some of the land near holes 6-9 could be used to create more holes without the use of the center section of the property
21
2
A Subtle Eruption To Start, Then Dreams It Had Stayed That Way. 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Aug 25, 2020
Played the course:once
Pros:
(2.827 Rating) A mixed bag of course with some well thought out wooded lines, but also some lame gimmick holes.
- THE THIRD BAND - Review Note before the Pros: The course got some tweaks over the summer of 2020 with about 5 or 6 holes greatly altered or completely new. In addition, the hole sequence is different other than (1 thru 3), and (18). My hole references won't match the prior reviews.
- HAPPY TRAILS - The navigation is great, just shy of perfect. First off, brand new updated tee signs for the tweaked layout. Tee signs have next tee direction on them. Updated course map at the community board. There's also a posting at the board indicating what layout the course is in, which is awesome. This however does limit the course configurations to just two. Which is A or B. The only real complaint I could make is to say that a few transitions are not intuitive.
- RUNNIN WITH THE DEVIL - This one feels like an Intermediate challenge. It requires some long throws and some major precision on a few occasions as well. Keep in mind I always ignore the fake difficulty inflation of the unnecessary OB and mandos when factoring my score for this category.
- HOT FOR THE TEACHER - The hole variety is pretty good. There seems to be an even mix of wooded to open holes. There are placement par 4s and even one par 5 on each layout. A few shots need to be bombed and a few need to hit a tight gap. Fairways hook both ways and there's some modest elevation change in the 20 to 25 foot range on a couple holes. Some could argue that the fake island holes and needless mandos add some variety as well, but I don't give credit for design vandalism.
- OH PRETTY WOMEN - Words like nice, or good, or pleasant I think sum this course up in a nutshell. The grounds were decently maintained for my visit, but a few areas could have been better kept up or smoothed over. The wooded holes were some of favorites out here, like holes (1), (2), (15) and (16), but then other holes were a little less appealing due to their open nature. I scored the course about 55 percentile among all courses I've played to date.
- CAN'T STOP LOVIN' YOU - DISCatcher baskets that were mostly in good shape.
- THE THIRD BAND - Review Note before the Pros: The course got some tweaks over the summer of 2020 with about 5 or 6 holes greatly altered or completely new. In addition, the hole sequence is different other than (1 thru 3), and (18). My hole references won't match the prior reviews.
- HAPPY TRAILS - The navigation is great, just shy of perfect. First off, brand new updated tee signs for the tweaked layout. Tee signs have next tee direction on them. Updated course map at the community board. There's also a posting at the board indicating what layout the course is in, which is awesome. This however does limit the course configurations to just two. Which is A or B. The only real complaint I could make is to say that a few transitions are not intuitive.
- RUNNIN WITH THE DEVIL - This one feels like an Intermediate challenge. It requires some long throws and some major precision on a few occasions as well. Keep in mind I always ignore the fake difficulty inflation of the unnecessary OB and mandos when factoring my score for this category.
- HOT FOR THE TEACHER - The hole variety is pretty good. There seems to be an even mix of wooded to open holes. There are placement par 4s and even one par 5 on each layout. A few shots need to be bombed and a few need to hit a tight gap. Fairways hook both ways and there's some modest elevation change in the 20 to 25 foot range on a couple holes. Some could argue that the fake island holes and needless mandos add some variety as well, but I don't give credit for design vandalism.
- OH PRETTY WOMEN - Words like nice, or good, or pleasant I think sum this course up in a nutshell. The grounds were decently maintained for my visit, but a few areas could have been better kept up or smoothed over. The wooded holes were some of favorites out here, like holes (1), (2), (15) and (16), but then other holes were a little less appealing due to their open nature. I scored the course about 55 percentile among all courses I've played to date.
- CAN'T STOP LOVIN' YOU - DISCatcher baskets that were mostly in good shape.
Cons:
Could be a good course, but it was ruined by gimmicks.
- WHY CAN'T THIS BE LOVE - I've nominated hole (4), with its new triple mando, for worst hole in the observable Universe. Imagine will you a 375 foot openish par 3 hole with the basket straight ahead. However, there is a 12 foot wide triple mando 50 feet short of the basket and its shifted 30 feet to the right of the straight line. Fortunately, there's an alternate long tee that's 500 feet long... requiring the triple mando as well, smh. I forgot to closely check that back tee sign, but I think players were required to walk on all 4s and play "The Floor is Lava!" when approaching the basket. In addition to that disaster, there are two improvised island holes on this course. The first one, hole (11), I paced off 15 feet from the basket to my out-of-bounds throw. I scored myself a birdie, because the hole design was out-of-bounds before my throw was. The second island hole is (12). This one however is a par 4, which is something I have never seen before, and also hope to never see again. (12) has an OB drive line. Go over the line, go to the drop area with a penalty. From tee, I didn't know how far I could throw-it, because they obviously didn't put that crucial info on the tee sign. I played very tedious and left my drive a good 100 feet shy of the line. With over 250 feet left, would I make the circle on approach? I sure did, but not the OB stakes circle. Dear all inspiring course designers, please don't ever consider doing crap like this. For every one person that gets there rocks off on this stuff, there are a half dozen that'll want to stab you with your ob stakes. Not one respectable course designer does gimmicks like this. It's distasteful and ruins the nature of the game. There are three or four other holes I could mention here, but I feel I've rambled on long enough with my displeasures. There are however four really well-designed holes using the woods. This excludes hole (9s) par 5 placement with its wonky twisting and constricted line.
- JUMP - The tees are carpet and are not in the greatest shape. I don't recall any benches either.
- YOU'RE NO GOOD - I've played all three courses in Tuscaloosa now, and none off them seemed beginner friendly to me. I could see Recs and Novices having a good time out here though.
- WHY CAN'T THIS BE LOVE - I've nominated hole (4), with its new triple mando, for worst hole in the observable Universe. Imagine will you a 375 foot openish par 3 hole with the basket straight ahead. However, there is a 12 foot wide triple mando 50 feet short of the basket and its shifted 30 feet to the right of the straight line. Fortunately, there's an alternate long tee that's 500 feet long... requiring the triple mando as well, smh. I forgot to closely check that back tee sign, but I think players were required to walk on all 4s and play "The Floor is Lava!" when approaching the basket. In addition to that disaster, there are two improvised island holes on this course. The first one, hole (11), I paced off 15 feet from the basket to my out-of-bounds throw. I scored myself a birdie, because the hole design was out-of-bounds before my throw was. The second island hole is (12). This one however is a par 4, which is something I have never seen before, and also hope to never see again. (12) has an OB drive line. Go over the line, go to the drop area with a penalty. From tee, I didn't know how far I could throw-it, because they obviously didn't put that crucial info on the tee sign. I played very tedious and left my drive a good 100 feet shy of the line. With over 250 feet left, would I make the circle on approach? I sure did, but not the OB stakes circle. Dear all inspiring course designers, please don't ever consider doing crap like this. For every one person that gets there rocks off on this stuff, there are a half dozen that'll want to stab you with your ob stakes. Not one respectable course designer does gimmicks like this. It's distasteful and ruins the nature of the game. There are three or four other holes I could mention here, but I feel I've rambled on long enough with my displeasures. There are however four really well-designed holes using the woods. This excludes hole (9s) par 5 placement with its wonky twisting and constricted line.
- JUMP - The tees are carpet and are not in the greatest shape. I don't recall any benches either.
- YOU'RE NO GOOD - I've played all three courses in Tuscaloosa now, and none off them seemed beginner friendly to me. I could see Recs and Novices having a good time out here though.
Other Thoughts:
I went back and forth on some rating attributes for this course and ultimately settled on a low 3.0. I so wanted to give it a 2.5 because of a few holes out here, especially hole (4), but there were no doubt some good holes on the layout. Of the three courses in town, I've personally rated it second. Way behind Bowers and in a near tie with Palmore Park. If in town for a game, the first stop is no doubt Bowers, but if a player is looking to switch it up, Ol' Colony should be an ok to good play. Players that just want to bomb shots in open fields should head over to Palmore Park before here, and possibly over Bowers as well.
- I'll WAIT - It moves somewhat quick. I had to pause a couple times for a guy doing some throwing videos. It took me 65 minutes on a near empty course solo.
- VAN HALEN - Eddie Van Halen passed away while I was on a work trip and just a couple days before this review posting. While driving back between Atlanta and Huntsville, I found an XM channel playing nothing but Van Halen for 3 hours. Like many young kids in the early 80s, I envisioned I was Eddie while rocking in the garage with a broom guitar and playing a borrowed tape from my older brother. He was without question my favorite guitarist growing up. RIP Eddie, f cancer.
- I'll WAIT - It moves somewhat quick. I had to pause a couple times for a guy doing some throwing videos. It took me 65 minutes on a near empty course solo.
- VAN HALEN - Eddie Van Halen passed away while I was on a work trip and just a couple days before this review posting. While driving back between Atlanta and Huntsville, I found an XM channel playing nothing but Van Halen for 3 hours. Like many young kids in the early 80s, I envisioned I was Eddie while rocking in the garage with a broom guitar and playing a borrowed tape from my older brother. He was without question my favorite guitarist growing up. RIP Eddie, f cancer.
4
0
Ziggy
Experience:
287 played
10 reviews
Catch it when the grass is mowed! 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Apr 8, 2016
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
A course can only as good as the land can be. Innova Disccatcher baskets that can be seen far away. #1 hole/tee next to the parking lot.
Hole 1-2, 6,7, 13, 14, 15, 17, and 18 all use some elements of the woods. 9 uses artifical island and/or park road as o.b. to enhance the pucker factor. Good use of what little elevation it has to create a couple downhill throws. Beginning stages as they clear out wood, brush, and the roughage. Two pins per hole. A faithful local club that rotates the baskets.
Hole 1-2, 6,7, 13, 14, 15, 17, and 18 all use some elements of the woods. 9 uses artifical island and/or park road as o.b. to enhance the pucker factor. Good use of what little elevation it has to create a couple downhill throws. Beginning stages as they clear out wood, brush, and the roughage. Two pins per hole. A faithful local club that rotates the baskets.
Cons:
Long on potential, stronger on roughage. If you richochet off the fairway, be prepared to battle with the brush. The clearing is still in the rough stages. The open area of 3,4,5,8, 10,11,12, 17 will heavily dependent on mowing. If they dont get out and mow, you're in for a long day. Be prepared with long socks or pants. The signs are not as clear navigating the first time. Some holes may be blind from tee, especially if they are in the long pin positions.
Other Thoughts:
Hole 1, 13, 14, and 18 are the closest to the parking lot if you need to restock.
Some people like carpet tees since they dont ruin your shoes as fast. Some people prefer concrete tees since that's the nom de plume. Be prepared for the alternative tees.
I got lost the first time and bumped into Brian Thompson clearing out brush on hole 14. One man working crew is a testament to the course's potential.
Holler on the Tuscaloosa disc golf facebook page and chances are you'll find someone who will throw with you. Friendliest bunch of locals!
Some people like carpet tees since they dont ruin your shoes as fast. Some people prefer concrete tees since that's the nom de plume. Be prepared for the alternative tees.
I got lost the first time and bumped into Brian Thompson clearing out brush on hole 14. One man working crew is a testament to the course's potential.
Holler on the Tuscaloosa disc golf facebook page and chances are you'll find someone who will throw with you. Friendliest bunch of locals!
