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Pawtucket, RI

Slater Park

2.215(based on 7 reviews)
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abaraf
Experience: 4.2 years 13 played 1 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Improved and a fun play 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 4, 2021 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This is a well-maintained place to play and improve your skills. There is some good variety. The back 4 have been trimmed back so it's not as narrow as it used to be. The tees have recently (May 2021) been refilled with gravel and they are even again.

Cons:

Occasionally, other Slater park users will be having a picnic on the fairway (baskets 2+3) or parked right on the out-of-bounds road (basket 5) and you have to nicely explain what disc golf is and ask if they can watch out for a moment.

Other Thoughts:

On U-Disc there is a layout called "Blue Plus 2," which turns the course into a fun 18-basket course by starting at each blue tee, throwing for the first basket, then throwing roughly from the first basket to the second basket, with each second basket being a par 2. This extends the fun and gives you more practice.
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3Raider4
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Highly anticipated...falls flat 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 19, 2016 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Multiple tee boxes
Multiple baskets
2-4 are open layouts

Cons:

Unrealistic distances with flight paths
Unreasonable flight paths
Incorrectly numbered baskets
Hole 5 is almost unplayable as designed. I recommend playing the length of the hole outside the woods and then cut in at the basket.
Narrow wooded fairways with very dense brush
Seems thrown together with little thought

Other Thoughts:

The first time I played this course I was a confused mess. Lack of hole maps and baskets that were hidden from site lines and incorrectly numbered made me feel like I was shooting blind. The second time I played was better. I knew which tee boxes worked best with which baskets (near and far). A little experience allowed me to piece together a pretty decent set of holes by mixing near/far tee boxes and near/far baskets. You can not go to this course and plan on playing a "far pad to near basket" pattern (nor other set combination), the course wasn't planned out properly to do so. Some of the tee boxes and baskets are placed in completely unplayable locations and you need a little experience to figure out what works at each hole. Think disc golf a la carte. The first time you play here play the near tee pads to near baskets. This layout is playable as is and will give you better idea of what will work the next time you play through.
I think with some work this course could be really good. Hopefully they read these reviews before expanding to 18 holes in 2017, and maybe consult with an actual disc golf player for a better idea of flight paths. With some adjustments to the existing layout they could be on to something, they certainly have the space.
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HomemadeBasket
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11.6 years 64 played 39 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Trail Blazing 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 8, 2016 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Two brand new baskets on each hole.
Two tee boxes on each hole.
Multiple layouts for all skill levels
Layout works with busy park traffic
Good next tee and hole direction marker on course
Some cool pin placements
Trash cans
Bathrooms close by
Food vendors near by

Cons:

No Tee signs displaying distance or par
Tee pads are crushed gravel
Tee shots lack originality
Holes 5, 6,7 - built on existing path without being groomed for play
Hole 8 tee pad seems like it was crammed in as an after thought

Other Thoughts:

Oh how I wanted this to be an awesome course. It just isn't.
It feels like a course that was flung together with a "that will do" mentality. Like the name says, it's kinda more of a Disc Golf Trail, than a Disc Golf Course.
It's great to have two pads on each hole, but the tee pads are just further apart on each hole, and lack any real difference in shot besides distance.
Hole five is pretty bad. I love a tight line, I really do, but it needs to be a fair line. Five is not a fair line, especially from Blue/Gold tee.
Holes 6 & 7 follow the same existing path as five. Here the line is a bit more fair, however not by much.
I did enjoy playing holes 1-4. These lines where fair, cool pin placements, and kinda of cool shots.
The course is new, so maybe with input and effort from players we can make this thing work.

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