The East course is mostly filled with a lot of challenging woods shots. It's close to the two practice baskets and the parking lot, maintenance on the grass is great, and a lot of specific intentionality was put in on a lot of holes. Allow me to explain.

Elevation isn't common but is used well. Two holes are downhill and are good tests of distance control while still in the woods, and several holes play softly uphill. It's not enough to be frustrating, but it is enough to make you think, especially when you can't always just throw harder to get where you need to be.

Two of the par 4's are pretty good. Hole 3 allows for a lot of aggression or conservative play, on both the first and second shots, with different parts of the fairway more open than others, but a road to the right. Hole 8 has a green that's really hard to access, but the more distance you get off the tee, the better. The green is probably a little too tight, but maybe there are some strategies to get the birdie consistently; it's not a super long hole.

A lot of the par 3's in the woods are really fun, and none of them are too similar. While none are super difficult, they all offer different challenges and reward replayability since on some, you'll want to come in slightly short of the pin to avoid some trees; on other's you'll want to push farther down the fairway or finish a certain direction.

While weeds are a problem on some holes, if you know the course and know where the landing zones are, you shouldn't have much difficulty. And having some thick rough can make for more risk-reward potential, and someone who knows the course is more likely to know exactly what the risks are.

This course shares six holes identically with the original "Central layout". Fortunately, it's only six, whereas the West course has twelve holes in common, but it's still annoying here.

While the design of the wooded holes is pretty good, there are some drawbacks. Weeds are a big issue, especially on hole 13. Hole 14 is cool, but has some steep drop-offs, leading to a lackluster hole.

There are a lot of layout and navigation issues. Holes 2 and 3 pretty much cross each other. A few holes in the 5-9 area are a little weird, play near some backyards, and it's often unclear where you're meant to be throwing. I would mention specific examples, but after one round of playing I can't remember exactly where each hole goes. The fairways of holes 12 and 15 cross each other right in the middle. As a result, it would be really hard to have a full tournament field here. And having the tee signs for the Central layout makes everything worse.

While the wooded holes are mostly pretty good, the open (1, 11, 16-18) holes are really bad. They're... basically completely open. While there are a few trees on some of them, they're just distance shots, and even bad shots can get pretty close to the basket. Ironically, these are exactly the holes that are shared with the Central layout. Hmm...

When I played, a downed tree was blocking the tee of hole 4, and given the rope that had been put around it, maybe there aren't plans to take care of it.

Overall, I think this course is a little better than the West course, because it has more wooded holes, more variety, and more challenge. For newer players, however, I would recommend playing the West course rather than this course because there are less weeds, the wooded holes are a little more accessible, and there are fewer opportunities for lost discs.

Other than removing the signage for the Central layout, there are certainly some ways to improve this course. Fixing the weird layout issues would help, which is sad because it would mean changing some of the better holes. But also, holes such as 11 and 16 could be replaced by better holes that use the scattered trees better, or start in the woods and finish in the open, or vise-versa.

Spring lake is a good place to enjoy 36 holes of Disc Golf, no matter your experience or skill level. While the place isn't perfect, it's sure to give you a fun time.