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Royal Berks DGC reviews
9
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Very open mid level course
Reviewed:
Played on:Aug 31, 2023
Played the course:once
Pros:
-Good baskets (DGUK Castles)
-Some fun shots and good use of the minimal features available (a couple of wooded gaps and some elevation)
-A good number of reasonable par 4s (something lacking in UK courses)
-A course well suited to the 900 rated player
-Some holes are absolutely transformed by the wind, making for a much more fun challenge
-It's free
-Some fun shots and good use of the minimal features available (a couple of wooded gaps and some elevation)
-A good number of reasonable par 4s (something lacking in UK courses)
-A course well suited to the 900 rated player
-Some holes are absolutely transformed by the wind, making for a much more fun challenge
-It's free
Cons:
-As noted by other reviewers, the flow is weird and everything is very poorly signposted. Parking at the cafe I found basket 11 first and used UDisc to locate the relevant tee to start from there, but it did involve hopping over a gate (that I think I was allowed to)
-The park has real post-apocalyptic/badlands vibes to me for whatever reason. It's very barren and largely featureless, on calm days I can't imagine there's much challenge
-Very few memorable holes, it's not somewhere I'm dreaming of going back to
-There's a lack of anything to draw in new players here, it's seemingly for the existing player base and presents as such (local knowledge probably would improve the experience of playing here)
-The park has real post-apocalyptic/badlands vibes to me for whatever reason. It's very barren and largely featureless, on calm days I can't imagine there's much challenge
-Very few memorable holes, it's not somewhere I'm dreaming of going back to
-There's a lack of anything to draw in new players here, it's seemingly for the existing player base and presents as such (local knowledge probably would improve the experience of playing here)
Other Thoughts:
I'm sure it serves the local club well, but I don't think it's been made with new/travelling players in mind
12
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Has Potential But The Flow is Kind Of Bizarre! 2+ years
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Aug 14, 2018
Played the course:once
Pros:
I reckon me and the Royal Berkshire Disc Golf Course didn't get off to the best of starts. I parked near the cafe and went into the cafe to pay for my parking. I asked the young lady if she knew where the disc golf was located? She looked at me like I had a third eye and finally told me to follow some path. I think she was directing me to the adventure miniature course. So I probably walked 5 km before I ever laid eyes on a basket and that basket was # 8. Luckily, I did have the excellent on-line map with me and figured out my way to # 1.
On the way to # 1 I figured that I might as well play 17 & 18. So I played the course as so; 17-18-1-2-3-4-5-6-16-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14 and 15. The signs are small poles with only the number. The whites are the longs and the reds are for the shorter recreational course. I wasn't always able to find the red poles. There seems to be nine red poles. The other nine red holes play from the white tees. There really aren't any tee pads but the dirt is starting to get bare in a few places. The baskets (so I read in a previous review) are a combination two brands I'm not familiar with but I had no problems with them. They all had a number on them which helped with the navigation.
From the whites, the course plays from 60 meters to 155 meters or roughly 200' to a long of about 500'. The reds have quite a few holes in the 185' range.
Owing to Europe's record setting heat spell this summer, the park was probably as dry and brown as you'll ever see it. It was great for rollers. Even the course's signature pond on # 10 was reduced to a muddy quagmire. I think I saw some hippos rolling around in there. The park is mostly open plains with some elevation and scattered groups of trees that are used to the greatest affect.
# 10 is the signature hole here with a great risk/reward to it. The basket is blind off the tee and your choice (not mine) is play up safe or carry over the water. The basket is only about 3-4 meters beyond the normal water line.
I liked # 1 a lot. It plays about 450' on a long sweeping anhyser with a Mando keeping you from cutting the corner. The basket sits right beside the archery course.
On the way to # 1 I figured that I might as well play 17 & 18. So I played the course as so; 17-18-1-2-3-4-5-6-16-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14 and 15. The signs are small poles with only the number. The whites are the longs and the reds are for the shorter recreational course. I wasn't always able to find the red poles. There seems to be nine red poles. The other nine red holes play from the white tees. There really aren't any tee pads but the dirt is starting to get bare in a few places. The baskets (so I read in a previous review) are a combination two brands I'm not familiar with but I had no problems with them. They all had a number on them which helped with the navigation.
From the whites, the course plays from 60 meters to 155 meters or roughly 200' to a long of about 500'. The reds have quite a few holes in the 185' range.
Owing to Europe's record setting heat spell this summer, the park was probably as dry and brown as you'll ever see it. It was great for rollers. Even the course's signature pond on # 10 was reduced to a muddy quagmire. I think I saw some hippos rolling around in there. The park is mostly open plains with some elevation and scattered groups of trees that are used to the greatest affect.
# 10 is the signature hole here with a great risk/reward to it. The basket is blind off the tee and your choice (not mine) is play up safe or carry over the water. The basket is only about 3-4 meters beyond the normal water line.
I liked # 1 a lot. It plays about 450' on a long sweeping anhyser with a Mando keeping you from cutting the corner. The basket sits right beside the archery course.
Cons:
The course has a terrible flow. Because so many tees are some 50 meters from the previous basket, it seems as though I was always wandering around trying to find the small tee poles. Because they are small, they're difficult to spot. With the on-line map, which is very well done, navigation was difficult as I needed to check my map on most every hole. Without a map, navigation would be virtually impossible.
Too many blind holes over the hills.
No tee pads although in today's dry weather, the footing was fine.
Same with the baskets. I was fine with them but I think better players might complain.
The signage is sub-standard.
# 7 sign was broke off.
# 13's basket might be set a little too close to the neighbor's backyards.
I never found the # 9 basket.
Too many blind holes over the hills.
No tee pads although in today's dry weather, the footing was fine.
Same with the baskets. I was fine with them but I think better players might complain.
The signage is sub-standard.
# 7 sign was broke off.
# 13's basket might be set a little too close to the neighbor's backyards.
I never found the # 9 basket.
Other Thoughts:
# 1 and # 10 are nice holes. The rest are pretty standard issue. The equipment (baskets, tee pads and signage) is sub-par. Too much backtracking to reach the next tee.
Like the Lloyd Park Course I played yesterday in Croydon, there is no evidence here of any club involvement here. Not one bench or garbage can in sight anywhere. Putting some kind of next tee sign on the baskets would be a big help. Courses with a heavy club presence are just a little more user friendly. Royal Berks just seemed a little neglected to me.
Like the Lloyd Park Course I played yesterday in Croydon, there is no evidence here of any club involvement here. Not one bench or garbage can in sight anywhere. Putting some kind of next tee sign on the baskets would be a big help. Courses with a heavy club presence are just a little more user friendly. Royal Berks just seemed a little neglected to me.
