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Hollins (Roanoke), VA

Walrond Park

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2.075(based on 7 reviews)
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cheetahchucker
Experience: 48 years 33 played 1 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Good for new and recreational players 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 12, 2015 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

It is a good place to learn to play disc golf. Most of the holes have very little chance of losing a disc. Most of the holes can be played with a hyzer shot for both right and left handed players so you don't really need to be able to turn a disc over to play the course but you can choose that route if you want to. The course no longer plays across walking paths. If you have to throw over a walking path you are not throwing at the right basket. Course has some elevation change but not a whole lot. Most anyone should be able to get around the course. The course is completely over grass and the parks department does a good job of keeping it cut during grass growing season. Since the grass is usually fairly low you can usually throw some roller shots if want to. Park is very close to Interstate 81 and bathrooms are available except for winter months.

Cons:

Parking can be a problem occasionally when soccer, baseball and football field are in use for rec league games. Most of the time there is plenty of parking. The ground on holes 5-9 can be somewhat damp and soft after heavy rains as the holes are near a wetlands area. Hole 5 is the most likely to be wet. The course does not make a loop and it is a pretty good walk from number 9 back to the parking area. To get back you can replay hole 3 or make a long hole back to hole 3 from the number 9 basket if no one is using the pavilion and surrounding area.

Other Thoughts:

This is a good course for new and recreational disc golfers Advanced and Pro players will most likely find Greenfield, Sontag and others more to their liking. However, the area is pretty open and better players can lengthen the existing holes as well as create their own course. The course was originally installed in 2007. In 2011 it was redesigned to accommodate the reopened soap box derby track. The tees were white plastic poles which quickly disappeared. In 2015 a group of Boy Scouts redesigned the course. The course now has clearly defined tee areas and tee signs showing the hole and distance. Valkyrie Kid - Hollins is not in a time warp. The track is not used for soap box derby. It is where the aliens land to supply us with the latest discs. You sort of were in the twilight zone. The last shipment arrived August 21, 2017 at 2:40 PM. The next shipment is arriving April 8th, 2024. It's a long trip.
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