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Sawmills Veterans Park - Orange reviews
9
0
I'll Pass
Reviewed:
Played on:May 25, 2022
Played the course:once
Pros:
-Nice custom made UFO disc golf club tee signs. Like the ones on the original 18 holer and at Glenn Hilton. Nice concrete tees and orange disc catchers.
-Great practice for upshots. I tend to say that a lot. Yada yada yada. The holes are very short and tend to be just past the distance where you can comfortably jump putt. Upshots can be difficult as they require arm control, and this niner is mostly wooded, so parking any of these holes means you clearly did something right.
-It's a real building block. The 18 holer from the red pads is a short course as well, but the holes are longer than the ones here on the short nine hole course. The fairways on the 18 holer aren't any easier either, even though there are many good birdie chances for recreational players on the 18 holer. This course can give a confidence boost with its ace opportunities and its different shaped approach shots.
-You can play it real quickly. Doesn't take up much time at all.
-Great practice for upshots. I tend to say that a lot. Yada yada yada. The holes are very short and tend to be just past the distance where you can comfortably jump putt. Upshots can be difficult as they require arm control, and this niner is mostly wooded, so parking any of these holes means you clearly did something right.
-It's a real building block. The 18 holer from the red pads is a short course as well, but the holes are longer than the ones here on the short nine hole course. The fairways on the 18 holer aren't any easier either, even though there are many good birdie chances for recreational players on the 18 holer. This course can give a confidence boost with its ace opportunities and its different shaped approach shots.
-You can play it real quickly. Doesn't take up much time at all.
Cons:
-It's very short. I mean, the average distance per hole is 127' and the standard deviation of hole lengths is only 23'. None of the holes are even two standard deviations (46') away from the average. So obviously, there's some serious repetition.
-#4. This is no fun. The 130' split fairway offering many small gaps through trees just had me annoyed. It's short enough to be able to get there without much trouble, but upshots like this one are never any fun at all.
-First hole is a wide open putter toss. #7 and #8 are pretty lackluster open holes too.
-There's a fallen fence on the way to #2 and it's kind of hard to spot. I walked into it without seeing it and I fell down.
-#4. This is no fun. The 130' split fairway offering many small gaps through trees just had me annoyed. It's short enough to be able to get there without much trouble, but upshots like this one are never any fun at all.
-First hole is a wide open putter toss. #7 and #8 are pretty lackluster open holes too.
-There's a fallen fence on the way to #2 and it's kind of hard to spot. I walked into it without seeing it and I fell down.
Other Thoughts:
-A lot of us have different review strategies and philosophies, but I can't see how an intermediate player, an advanced player, AND much less a pro player could rate this a 3.5 under any circumstance. It's kept up well and it offers some different shots to throw but you'll have upshots like this on bigger courses and you'll have so much more to be excited about. The Orange layout at Sawmills to me is nothing notable. Play it once to mark it off your list or play it to practice upshots. You could learn a lot more about your upshot game here, but then again, you could learn more about your upshot game anywhere as long as you are throwing 100-150' to a target.
