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Ravenna, OH

West Branch SP - Campground Course

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jjtwinnova
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Experience: 8.8 years 246 played 97 reviews
1.50 star(s)

A Fun, Relaxing Round! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 8, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

The West Branch Camp Course was a very reasonable 9 hole course, carved through the woods of this beautiful state park.

Bordering the campground, you are throwing almost every shot through the woods, with the bookend holes being the most open. Those shots were often tight, and technical, allowing you to shape your lines, even if they were tight.

The tee signs were descriptive, with map, distance and par. They were posted on large wooden posts, and with these you could easily tell where the next tee was.

There were a lot of nice, seemingly new next tee signs that directed you to the next tee. I really think someone is putting care in to the course, as the fairways were cleared and the grass was mowed.

Cons:

There isn't much you can do with a camp course. You can't make it overly hard, because then it doesn't appeal to the general campers. This course would do a great job of introducing new players to the game, or giving campers a fun activity at the site.

The tee pads were worn spots in the ground set before a wooden post. They were uneven, and provided no room for run up. I teed from behind, and I think everyone should until these are leveled off, if ever.

A couple holes had nice, newer discatchers, and then the rest had single chain "discatchers". I think they were the oldest ever, or just homemade with a discatcher band, but they were weird. They caught fine, but it was kind of funny.

The rough off the fairways was often very thick, with thorns, and other scratchy vegetation. Losing your disc is possible if you get off the fairway on a couple holes, but with the shorter length, it isn't that much of a problem.

Other Thoughts:

I think this is a great course for what it is. A par three, short wooded course on a campground. If you are in the area, and have time for nine, then you should play here, but don't come out of your way.
Kudos to the designer and the people who put in work to keep this running, because it was a nice addition to the 9 hole, introduction disc golf scene!
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