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Matthews, NC

Squirrel Lake Park

2.975(based on 32 reviews)
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mcannon246
Experience: 13.9 years 65 played 9 reviews
1.50 star(s)

trees trees and more trees... pro only to shoot par 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Nov 26, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

lots of scenery and lots of squirrel's. if you like hard you got it. if your highly skilled and you want to put your self if a challenge you got it.

Cons:

trees trees and more trees. Ive never played in a course quite like this. If your good at a hammer throw then maybe you will like this course. this is not a friendly beginner course well its not a very friendly intermediate course either. the fairways are super tight. the only ones that would be able to play this course are super pros with highly accurate.

Other Thoughts:

I think every time i threw it hit a tree. and thank god it was only 12 holes
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ReedyCreekProduct
Experience: 24 years 19 played 4 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Thumbs down. But there's great potential here. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 19, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Set in the woods (and near neighborhoods). I imagine it's very shaded in summer. And there's definitely some challenge here.

Cons:

I don't think there are enough well-defined fairways. I found there to be too many holes where I was just throwing into a mishmash of trees. I had to do way too many "Hammer" throws instead of the backhand and side-armed throws that I associate with disc golf.

Also, even though there were a lot of trees, some of the fairways were laid out in a way that a player could easily be hit by another player at a different hole. Keep in mind that I played it in Winter with no leaves.

Speaking of leaves, I cannot imagine how challenging this course would have been with them. And I mean "challenging" in a negative way.

Other Thoughts:

Great potential here. I love playing in the shade. And I like to see courses within walking distance of housing.

Strategically eliminate a few trees to create a few more well-defined fairways.

Do something to counter the potential for players to get hit by discs from other fairways. Maybe convert it to a 9-hole course or make a couple of the holes shorter for better spacing.
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