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The Ranch reviews
7
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nbaaten
Experience:
18.1 years
7 played
2 reviews
Disappointed in The Ranch 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:May 23, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
Many opportunities to air out your shots
Different pin positions make for interesting challenges
Many tee pads are logically placed relative to the last hole played
Different pin positions make for interesting challenges
Many tee pads are logically placed relative to the last hole played
Cons:
Expensive--$10/person
Probably half the tee pads had no sign showing where the pin was or where to go for the next tee pad
Signs that were present were cheap, stick-like 3' tall "sign posts" with laminated map, some of which were missing
Indifferent staff were less than helpful
Probably half the tee pads had no sign showing where the pin was or where to go for the next tee pad
Signs that were present were cheap, stick-like 3' tall "sign posts" with laminated map, some of which were missing
Indifferent staff were less than helpful
Other Thoughts:
As you enter this dilapidated abandoned ball golf course, you get the feeling that this is a place that has been forgotten by time and left behind. The one employee that was there when we arrived couldn't have cared one way or the other whether we came or not. Minimal direction and no effort was given to show our party of four where the first tee pad was, which was not obvious by any means. Certainly an inauspicious start.....
The first few holes were great. Tee pads were nice, signs showed alternate pin placements and where to find the next tee pad after you played the hole. Nice!
Many of the holes had interesting challenges, various lengths, some holes were even par 4--not normal for many disc golf courses. Sweet!
As you start heading towards the holes with "water" hazards (marsh hazards in late-May), the signs started getting less helpful..... Hmmm....strange timing, given that you don't really want to lose a disc and, if you're playing with (relative) beginners, *really* bad timing to skimp on specifics, requiring that you walk the hole first before you play it. Okay.......
As you continue to play the course, some signs are just flat-out missing--particularly not helpful when you're shooting into a marsh hazard. Some holes we just had to make up our own way to play towards a basket because it wasn't obvious which pin we should be working towards. We paid for this course? Really?
The course finishes out with a whimper, making it hard to figure out where to go next (no signs).
Over-all, given the run-down feeling of a place being left behind by time and forgotten by the locals, the lack of caring and maintenance of the course by the staff (at least all the baskets were there), and the price, I'd rather play somewhere else. I did like that most holes were long with interesting challenges.
If you're playing with people who have not been playing DG for awhile, you can make up alternative "tee pads" for the holes involving water hazards, as those are almost guaranteed to suck up their discs It seems reasonable to me that a place that charges for play would have done that already.
If you're a nature enthusiast, there are many opportunities to enjoy the flora and fauna, as we saw red-winged black birds, hawks, vultures, an owl, and wild rabbits.
The first few holes were great. Tee pads were nice, signs showed alternate pin placements and where to find the next tee pad after you played the hole. Nice!
Many of the holes had interesting challenges, various lengths, some holes were even par 4--not normal for many disc golf courses. Sweet!
As you start heading towards the holes with "water" hazards (marsh hazards in late-May), the signs started getting less helpful..... Hmmm....strange timing, given that you don't really want to lose a disc and, if you're playing with (relative) beginners, *really* bad timing to skimp on specifics, requiring that you walk the hole first before you play it. Okay.......
As you continue to play the course, some signs are just flat-out missing--particularly not helpful when you're shooting into a marsh hazard. Some holes we just had to make up our own way to play towards a basket because it wasn't obvious which pin we should be working towards. We paid for this course? Really?
The course finishes out with a whimper, making it hard to figure out where to go next (no signs).
Over-all, given the run-down feeling of a place being left behind by time and forgotten by the locals, the lack of caring and maintenance of the course by the staff (at least all the baskets were there), and the price, I'd rather play somewhere else. I did like that most holes were long with interesting challenges.
If you're playing with people who have not been playing DG for awhile, you can make up alternative "tee pads" for the holes involving water hazards, as those are almost guaranteed to suck up their discs It seems reasonable to me that a place that charges for play would have done that already.
If you're a nature enthusiast, there are many opportunities to enjoy the flora and fauna, as we saw red-winged black birds, hawks, vultures, an owl, and wild rabbits.
