RenSke is a good course for a casual round, especially for beginner to intermediate players. It doesn't have the length or difficulty that an advanced player is looking for, but it caters to the players it was designed for.

+ Good navigation, easy to follow, good tee signs with distance and suggested lines, and next tee signs.

+ Nice concrete tees.

+ Well-marked baskets. RenSke shares fairways on some holes with the Gold course. RenSke baskets all have a red band on them and separate numbering.

+ A couple holes have hyzer and anhyzer routes to chose from. I like having the option; it makes you think.

+ The fairways and rough are fair for a red- to *maybe* white-level course.

+ Decent mix of open, wooded, hyzer, anhyzer, and straight.

+ Low risk of disc loss.

While this is a good course for casual play, and I would recommend it if you're in town and need a quick course to play or if you live in the area, it has a few cons. Perhaps its biggest con is that it gets compared to the many other stellar courses in Charlotte, including its big brother, Renny Gold.

- While it is a fun course and a cinch to navigate, nothing was really memorable about the course or any particular hole. It's a good course, not a great one. Nothing really wrong with it; it's just average. From an aesthetics perspective, it's not very pretty. And if you were to build an "all-star" course of your favorite holes in Charlotte, I doubt RenSke would contribute any.

- I especially did not like the finishing holes. Number 16 plays over the road entering the park. You have to play an anhyzer line (for RHBH), which isn't an easy shot for the beginner to intermediate player this course caters to. There's a pretty good chance your shot is going to be in the road. Fortunately, it's not especially busy. The other hole I didn't like was 18. There's a big bush right in front of the tee. You have to play a flick of an annie around it, which is fine, but it's too close to the tee, in my opinion.

- I didn't have a problem when I played on a hot summer afternoon, but I've gotta think that foot traffic has to be substantial on this course, especially since it shares fairways with Renny Gold. It would be wise to plan to play at a time when there aren't too many others playing.

RenSke is a good course and I recommend it. It's nothing to write home about, but slightly above average without a high risk of disc loss, so why not try it?

-This is a nice addition to Renaissance Park. RenSki is different than most courses in Charlotte. It has a bit of a Dry Creek feeling, with a touch of Eastway. It's more beginner friendly, better for practice, or just for fun.
-Layout is really good. Many well designed holes! #3 comes to mind. It's a more wooded hole with some trees spaced out in the fairway. It reminded me of #15 at Grand Central Station except you could go through the two trees because of a slightly wider gap. I also really liked #15, the triple mando that forces you to go through and under but is still a pretty easy birdie.
-There is a really good mix of open and wooded holes. There are some interesting greens as well. #1 & #8's baskets are guarded by trees.
-Really cool fairways, most are very limited. #9 offers two lanes (right lane needs work) that allow any shot that won't go straight. #10 is also a severe hyzer in the woods. #17 is an interesting anhyzer.
-Tee pads are still natural but they are already being worked on.
-Good mix of easy and difficult here. For instance, #15 is just a toss through a triple mando gate. Don't let the sound of that fool you, if you get through the gate, you will at least get an easy tap in par but a birdie is also easy on this hole. However, #4 is a tricky sidearm around a cluster of trees and through an odd shaped fairway and #6 is a backhand shot in the woods that is close to 300' and allows a limited spaced fairway. This is a hole that I can see on a pro course.
-Next tee signs throughout the whole course. Makes it easier to navigate most of the time. It also ends where it starts.
-Another course, Renaissance Grey/Gold is onsite and is the real big boy course! Still a lot of fun. You can play two courses at this place. I recommend you start here first.

-A few real unusual/poor designs. For instance #2 is a goofy anhyzer around a line of trees to the right and the parking lot is very close. This hole can and will be a hindrance to pedestrians and cars. I also don't get #17, the fairway can and will be considered interesting but more bizarre than interesting. It's a huge anhyzer with only a few trees but a couple are literally just a few feet from the tee. This hole is just weird, and it's after a really fun two hole stretch, #15 and #16.
-It can get very soggy and very muddy, a few pads were extremely slippery today (not just from the ice) some were muddy. After a rainfall, your clothes can get very dirty.
-Plenty of thorns and briars here and there, the transition to #14 was painful for me and they attached to my bag.
-Navigation can still be very difficult, there are next tee signs but there are no tee signs or any labels for the tees and I never found #18's.

-RenSki is a nice addition to Charlotte disc golf. People who live in this area can really get hooked on the game because this course is not at all like Grey/Gold. It's a course where birdies can and will be made more easily. This course can easily be fun or boring. I'd say if you play this one first, you will have fun and even more fun at Grey/Gold (If you are more experienced.)
-There is good ace potential. Every hole is reachable for an intermediate player with a decent distance. However, a few greens and the different shaped fairways spice things up here.
-Just for you to notice, Renaissance Park has more than one entrance. This one is half a mile from the original course but is still straight down the road. Have fun, play both courses.

RenSke is a nice addition to the Charlotte disc golf scene. It's shorter and more beginner friendly than most local courses, paving the way for beginners to tackle the original Renny layouts.
- This course is very beginner friendly. No long holes - the longest is #1, an open, 339 foot layout - meaning you don't need a big arm. Another appealing aspect for beginners/casual players is that there aren't any overly challenging holes, meaning there shouldn't be high scores on many, if any, of these holes.
- This is a great score for practicing your mid-range game. Holes all range from 160 - 339 feet, with the average length at 237 feet. My first round here I was mainly throwing only three discs for my drives and approaches.
- Course has a nice flow to it. The layout goes from open to partially wooded to heavily wooded on the front nine. The back nine has more of the same, with some tight layouts to open shots. Just to remind you that you are in Charlotte, the baskets have been strategically placed on some layouts, adding to the challenge.
- Course also has a nice mix of doglegs and straight shots. Throw in a triple mando (throw between two trees and under a beam) on #16, you get a solid variety of looks throughout the course. I really enjoyed the tight layout on #7. It's a 184-foot hole that starts out narrow, but opens up the closer you get to the basket.
- Adding to the beginner-friendly feel, there are plenty of birdie chances here. What I like about the course is that you have to work for those birdies. There didn't seem to be many easy 2s on the course (think #11 at Hornets Nest), but plenty of holes where a solid tee shot will give you a chance to knock down a putt. From my first time out, the two easiest holes appeared to be #5 (190 foot, slight dogleg right) and #15 (the 174 foot, triple mando hole). I had a great tee shot on #5 for a tap-in, while an average tee shot on #15 still left me within 20 feet of the basket.

While the course is a work in-progress, there will be some minor issues - lack of tee pads and signs, navigation issues, etc. As of February 2015, they're minor issues. On to the real issues.
- A couple holes have questionable layouts, especially if this is considered a beginner course. The three most glaring examples are the final three holes on the course. #16, which was one of my favorites, could pose risks for beginners. It's a dogleg right around trees, with your tee shot beginning by aiming towards the park road. I bring it up as an issue because beginners may not have the talent or wherewithal to turn over a disc if throwing RHBH, or try a different shot altogether. I would think we don't need a beginner accidentally hitting a car to see the potential risk. Even by simply moving the tee further to the left, you reduce the angle and risk of throwing towards the road. As for #17 & 18, they both have awkwardly, unnatural and poorly designed layouts. The tee shots for both, as well for #2, have trees almost immediately in front of the tee. Again, no tees have been poured so the final layouts may still be works in progress.
- There needs to be a better identifier of where the course actually begins. From the time you turn into the park, you immediately see the basket for #15, followed by a bunch of other baskets. Unlike Eastway, where you just follow the road to the end, a first timer player may have a hard time finding out where the first hole actually is. I'm guessing signage or a kiosk will be added in due time. Just an FYI for course visitors.
- Parking could be an issue when other park activities are taking place. The same issue happens with Renny Gold/Grey on weekends.
- For #14, there's a long walk. It's even more pronounced because the transitions between most holes is almost non-existent.

RenSke is a good, not great, course. It has its moments, but will never get confused with the original Renny layouts, or most of the Charlotte area's other courses. Still, it has a clear goal, and it succeeds in being a short, beginner-friendly course.
- When all is complete, I actually think RenSke, along with Elon Eager, will be one of the two easiest courses in Mecklenburg County. I've heard comparisons to Winget Park, but WP is a clear notch above this layout.
- It's a little weird having holes weave in and out of the Renny Gold layout. On a summer weekend, this could also present an issue if both Renny original and RenSke are packed.
- Because this is a short course, it is a very quick play. My first time out was a solo round, and even with a couple navigation issues and fairway walks, I finished in 50 minutes. A quick round and then a nice run on Renny's trail was a perfect Saturday morning.
- I'm rating this course on what I expect it to be once completed. If I was giving the course a rating based on today, I'd mark it slightly lower. Still, I say this is an average course, and that's reflected in my 2.5 rating.