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The Edge DGC reviews
8
1
Good discing for all 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Aug 31, 2012
Played the course:once
Pros:
• Very large layout to the entire "Park" with a lot of other activities. Camping nearby to accommodate. Course was pay-to-pay but not unreasonable for a Mason County Park.
- Overall the park has a good variety of shots covered. The first half of the park is mostly tight, wooded shots that reward accuracy and finesse. Tight lines coupled with shorter holes makes for good practice with mids and putters. It isn't until the second half of so of the course that you'll need to break out the distance drivers. These open fairway shots are mostly self-explanatory with tall grass and weeds on either side ready to eat up an errant drive.
-Wind can really come into play on these open fairway shots, as there isn't much slowing down the wind. Be wary about griplock and playing into the wind as you don't want to end up too far off the fairway.
• Benches were every so often, offering your tired feet a break from your day-long disc golf outting. The course was pretty clean to boot, I don't recall seeing trash or litter about.
• Teesigns had distances and hole number covered, but not much else. Also the routing for us was relatively easy, didn't have any hiccups there.
• Chainstar metal baskets are always a nice touch. These had some catch and shine to them and weren't difficult to spot. Love it.
- Overall the park has a good variety of shots covered. The first half of the park is mostly tight, wooded shots that reward accuracy and finesse. Tight lines coupled with shorter holes makes for good practice with mids and putters. It isn't until the second half of so of the course that you'll need to break out the distance drivers. These open fairway shots are mostly self-explanatory with tall grass and weeds on either side ready to eat up an errant drive.
-Wind can really come into play on these open fairway shots, as there isn't much slowing down the wind. Be wary about griplock and playing into the wind as you don't want to end up too far off the fairway.
• Benches were every so often, offering your tired feet a break from your day-long disc golf outting. The course was pretty clean to boot, I don't recall seeing trash or litter about.
• Teesigns had distances and hole number covered, but not much else. Also the routing for us was relatively easy, didn't have any hiccups there.
• Chainstar metal baskets are always a nice touch. These had some catch and shine to them and weren't difficult to spot. Love it.
Cons:
• No concrete tees when we were there. Either worn dirt spots or rubber mats. Hoping they replace those altogether.
• The first half of the course feels very "pitch and putt" Not to say it won't challenge you a bit, it just seems completely opposite of the second, more open half that is all about bombing them, with a toned down focus on accuracy placement.
- Little to no elevation change (none that I really recall anyway) which also leads to a lack of risk/reward.
• Teepad signage could benefit from an actual "line" drawn in to familiarize newer players with the flow of the hole, as well as the basket's location. A few times we had to walk ahead to figure out exactly where the basket was.
- Probably the worst of the Mason County courses, not exactly a huge con but with other options readily available, this one is going to need some work to compete.
• The first half of the course feels very "pitch and putt" Not to say it won't challenge you a bit, it just seems completely opposite of the second, more open half that is all about bombing them, with a toned down focus on accuracy placement.
- Little to no elevation change (none that I really recall anyway) which also leads to a lack of risk/reward.
• Teepad signage could benefit from an actual "line" drawn in to familiarize newer players with the flow of the hole, as well as the basket's location. A few times we had to walk ahead to figure out exactly where the basket was.
- Probably the worst of the Mason County courses, not exactly a huge con but with other options readily available, this one is going to need some work to compete.
Other Thoughts:
I think I summed it up mostly in the "pros and cons" sections, but don't think I didn't enjoy the course. I definitely could have played better here, but didn't let that come into factor when grading and reviewing the course.
You WILL want to bring bug spray in the spring/summer months, particularly for the densely wooded first half.
Don't miss the chance to play this course, but at the same time don't skip an even better course to try to cram this one in. Flip City as well as the other Mason County Parks added in with this course in a day would make for an awesome trip.
With a good amount of work I think they could really up the bar here, as the potential is definitely there for improvement.
You WILL want to bring bug spray in the spring/summer months, particularly for the densely wooded first half.
Don't miss the chance to play this course, but at the same time don't skip an even better course to try to cram this one in. Flip City as well as the other Mason County Parks added in with this course in a day would make for an awesome trip.
With a good amount of work I think they could really up the bar here, as the potential is definitely there for improvement.
7
0
pointy course 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Aug 31, 2012
Played the course:once
Pros:
Aesthetic--lies in a huge forest and field which are apparently disc golf exclusive in the back section of a large city park/campground.
Teesigns--typical mason county signage. nicely made with distances. no maps.
flow/navigation--didn't get lost once, the flow is pretty easy to follow. not really any extra paths to confuse you on which way to go.
Baskets--Nice, new, chain stars grippy and visible. marked with correct hole numbers.
Variety--A nice variety here. plays through a huge forest with lots of trees. these holes are typically shorter than the field holes which are generally hugely longer.
Benches-- really quite nice throughout the course. the field holes would be a little nicer with some shade but that really can't be controlled.
Teesigns--typical mason county signage. nicely made with distances. no maps.
flow/navigation--didn't get lost once, the flow is pretty easy to follow. not really any extra paths to confuse you on which way to go.
Baskets--Nice, new, chain stars grippy and visible. marked with correct hole numbers.
Variety--A nice variety here. plays through a huge forest with lots of trees. these holes are typically shorter than the field holes which are generally hugely longer.
Benches-- really quite nice throughout the course. the field holes would be a little nicer with some shade but that really can't be controlled.
Cons:
Teepads--none or rubber mats. This will likely impove with time. this park is still fairly new.
Risk v Reward--not really any to speak of.
Elevation--none to speak of.
Uncontrollables--Bugs were really bad when we played and the amount of thorny bushes and trees in the rough are a bit rediculous in places... holes 13, 14, 15 were particularly rediculous.
Risk v Reward--not really any to speak of.
Elevation--none to speak of.
Uncontrollables--Bugs were really bad when we played and the amount of thorny bushes and trees in the rough are a bit rediculous in places... holes 13, 14, 15 were particularly rediculous.
Other Thoughts:
This is the "weakest" of the Mason County courses. That is really not saying much though. This is a great course and will only improve with time and use. the redesign is great (not that I played the old lay out).
