Pros:
I really liked this course. It was a very comfortable fit for my playing level, that is old, rec player with sub 300' arm. I invision this course as being a links style course, like the golf courses in Scotland. It was slightly different from any course I can think of and I enjoyed playing, even as it's flaws were driving me nutsy. This course would be a 4.0 in a world with no liability, no lawyers, no judges, no victims and especially, no lawsuits. As the course stands, it's a lawsuit waiting to happen.
There are many things to like here. The humongous tee pads allow you to change your angle although often you're throwing from across the pad. The baskets are very pretty green with black numbers on the band. The tee signs are lovely. Too bad they don't face always the correct way.
The # 9 peninsula hole was cool and very pretty, giving you options on which route to take. The negative here was trying to time my throw to avoid not get sprayed from any of the three sprinklers that were hitting the # 9 pad. While I was trying to stay dry, I realized my bag was being soaked.
Cons:
# 3 is horrible. At 288', it's not long but there is a small hill in your way so you're throwing blind. The easy route is a hyser over the busy, children's play area. This hole is only going to get more dangerous as the newly planted tree on the top of the hill matures. Most rec type players are not going worry about some Mando on the tee sign. The park's department could plant a row of bushy trees in front of the play area or they could put up a high fence or some netting.
Players teeing off on # 6 are in danger of getting hit on drives from players teeing off on # 5.
The course plays over the walking path continuously. Someone will get hit, It's inevitable.
How much concrete ($) was wasted building humongous trapezoid tee pads which are probably twice as big as needed?
Tee pads often are not pointing at the basket.
Tee signs are placed forward, backward and sideways.
Personally, I liked the 18th hole, thought it was fun and challenging. But...
The tee sign faces backwards.
The tee pad is off by about 45 degrees.
The route I took had me throwing over two walking paths and a park bench.
Someone had just started walking up the path as was ready to tee off. I had to wait quite a while for her to clear.
So my question is ? How much more can you do to #^%* up a hole?
On # 14, a tree is planted right in front of tee pad. As that tree matures, it might leave you with no where to throw.
Other Thoughts:
There is so much for me to like about this course but the safety issues, the screwy tee pads and the backwards sign made me crazy. Some things could be remedied easily. Unbolt the backwards signs and mount them on the correct side of the pole. Others, like the tee pads, present a major job to fix. The problem with # 3 has to be dealt with right now. You can't wait until some sweet little two year old takes one in the mouth before you act. Mandos might help but rec players won't recognize them and many will ignore them anyway. One accident and this course might be shut down and that would be a great loss for the area disc golfers.