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Pipestem, WV

Pipestem State Park

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Jmk5704
Experience: 9.5 years 58 played 32 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Beginner course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 17, 2017 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This is a good course for beginners. It actually is the course I started playing disc golf on and I thought it was so good but now that I have started playing others I have learned how wrong I was. Even there long tees are good for beginners which is where I started before I knew better. The course does have a help beginners with dealing with some tough wooded holes then stepping out to the open being able to rip one and go straight back to woods where accuracy is more important. It also is good helping beginners realize using a putter or mid is better even if it means less distance.

Cons:

Tee pads are grass which turns to mud, tee signs are really unhelpful because of the lake of information and because they move the tee pads markers occasionally. Baskets are getting old and faded making them hard to see sometimes. The layout to me feels like it was forced, they didn't take the time when making it and thought of what would be best they just thought this could work and put things in. The tee pads are close to some baskets if not throwing right over them.
Personally I think 2,7,8,9,12,15,16, and 17 are terrible holes. Especially 16 and 17 there is no reasonable fairway on either and makes the hole get frustrating quickly. The poor drainage makes things wet and muddy in the woods, and the lake of mowing more than just a 10 foot strip in the summer can make disc hard to find.
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swatso
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.8 years 755 played 414 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Mad Mix Beyond AmpiDome 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 19, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Multiple tee locations per hole.

Clubhouse.

Two 9-hole loops. Easy to navigate.

Cons:

Many tees much too close to previous basket.

Parking lot and walking paths (even an amphitheater if you're quite wild) potentially come into play.

Other Thoughts:

Course is set in the midst of a very impressive public park, primarily playing up, down, and across open grassy areas, occasionally playing into/within small batches of woods. The majority of the holes would be classified as open, either in their entirety, or with a couple of trees to miss late, or with a treeline along one side, forcing a swing around the other way. Only a few holes play within the woods in their (near) entirety, with the toughest holes being right-turning/across-slope/walking-path wide number-16, followed immediately be dead-straight/uphill/broader walking-path wide number-17.

While shared tees 1&10 are concrete, located in the midst of cul-de-sac (nice touch), overlooking the baskets (set some distance away on either side of the amphitheater), the remaining tees are natural (worn-out dirt spots). At times these tees (typically three), in addition to being too close to the previous basket, don't change the distance nor look-angle to any great degree.

Varied play, as there are few holes quite suitable for every level of player, but not very many for any in particular.

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