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Upper Macungie Park reviews
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The Low-Down On Upper Macungie 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Apr 20, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
+ The course plays in a clean and quiet community park with plenty of space.
+ All tee signs are well-illustrated and have all the information a player needs except the par. (Everything is par 3 here.)
+ It is half wide-open fields with a few elevation challenges and half tree dodging on flat ground.
+ All tee signs are well-illustrated and have all the information a player needs except the par. (Everything is par 3 here.)
+ It is half wide-open fields with a few elevation challenges and half tree dodging on flat ground.
Cons:
- Some of the fairways criss-cross or pass right by one another. 4+5, 6+7 and 1+18 are just a few examples.
- Most of the tee pads are carpet. Watch out for slips.
- The distances aren't terribly challenging nor the obstacles that puzzling.
- Most of the tee pads are carpet. Watch out for slips.
- The distances aren't terribly challenging nor the obstacles that puzzling.
Other Thoughts:
My favorite hole here to look at is hole11. Because of its high vantage point , a player can see a good chunk of the course and some high hills in the distance. It's a peaceful spot to breathe. My favorite hole here to play is hole15 because it's one of the longest on the course and the only hole that features a nice downhill glide. My least favorite was also the biggest surprise. Hole16 is such a short and bewilderingly dense tunnel shot that plays kind of close to a road.
As for the course as a whole, Upper Macungie (pronounced muh-KUN-jee as a friend of mine local to the area informed me) is probably as close as courses get to that 'middle of the road' type of course. It's got good enough tee signs and tee pads, good enough baskets, good enough woods, good enough distances and plays in a good enough environment.
Of course, all of that depends on the point of view of the person playing. A new player or a player who hasn't yet seen too many other courses could be intimidated and/or astonished by the features here. After all, two or three of those hills are, indeed, somewhat imposing. I don't find those wooded holes on the front nine to be particularly daunting, but the types of players I described earlier could see them as tough challenges to be triumphantly conquered. And I guess that touches upon the point I'm building to.
It is a course meant for the new and the learning. The distances, open paths of the wooded holes and direct nature of the field holes reflect that. A new player here will get a nice sampling of how disc golf courses can feel. An experienced player here will get a nice assortment of birdies and some friendly reminders that brute force isn't always necessary to win the day.
Bottom line: It is not bad, especially for fresh entrants to the sport. Upper Macungie is a fine training ground. Players who have been around the block a few times won't be particularly smitten with it, but there are plenty of courses nearby to accommodate them if they aren't happy unless they're hitting trees.
As for the course as a whole, Upper Macungie (pronounced muh-KUN-jee as a friend of mine local to the area informed me) is probably as close as courses get to that 'middle of the road' type of course. It's got good enough tee signs and tee pads, good enough baskets, good enough woods, good enough distances and plays in a good enough environment.
Of course, all of that depends on the point of view of the person playing. A new player or a player who hasn't yet seen too many other courses could be intimidated and/or astonished by the features here. After all, two or three of those hills are, indeed, somewhat imposing. I don't find those wooded holes on the front nine to be particularly daunting, but the types of players I described earlier could see them as tough challenges to be triumphantly conquered. And I guess that touches upon the point I'm building to.
It is a course meant for the new and the learning. The distances, open paths of the wooded holes and direct nature of the field holes reflect that. A new player here will get a nice sampling of how disc golf courses can feel. An experienced player here will get a nice assortment of birdies and some friendly reminders that brute force isn't always necessary to win the day.
Bottom line: It is not bad, especially for fresh entrants to the sport. Upper Macungie is a fine training ground. Players who have been around the block a few times won't be particularly smitten with it, but there are plenty of courses nearby to accommodate them if they aren't happy unless they're hitting trees.
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PRC90
Experience:
7.9 years
20 played
18 reviews
The perfect starter course or great for shaking off the off season rust 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Apr 9, 2017
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
Good basket placement.
Well maintained
Very quick playing solo rounds can be done in under an hour.
Isolated from the rest of the park so most of the traffic is disc golfers.
Beginner friendly.
Typical par 3 course but good pin placement.
Well maintained
Very quick playing solo rounds can be done in under an hour.
Isolated from the rest of the park so most of the traffic is disc golfers.
Beginner friendly.
Typical par 3 course but good pin placement.
Cons:
Depending upon course traffic you may end up lining up your shot while other players are working in the space by the pin which can slow down play.
Front 9 of course takes awhile to dry up after rain.
Some tee's have a carpet "pad" that generally is either slippery or muddy.
Front 9 of course takes awhile to dry up after rain.
Some tee's have a carpet "pad" that generally is either slippery or muddy.
Other Thoughts:
When people think of a course they would bring their friend who never played disc golf to I'm pretty sure this course is the manifestation of that school of design. This course is easy enough for a noodle armed beginner to fumble through without holing out and just technical enough for an Am to not be totally bored. The course is pretty well maintained and since it uses natural tee pads your experience will generally be pretty consistent from visit to visit. With the amount of space allotted to this course you couldn't really make a much better 18 hole course this is definition of a compact course. When it comes down to scoring this course despite being well maintained the basic layout does pretty much fall in the 2.5 to 3 disc range tops, it is average but there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Use this course to its strengths as a warm up course, shake off your rust from the winter, bring that friend or significant other who hasn't played before, or trying using it as an opportunity to throw your non preferred shots (still trying to get that forehand putters only round to catch on).
