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Yellow River DGC reviews
9
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Solid Short Course 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:May 26, 2020
Played the course:once
Pros:
Yellow River has an entertaining mix of short shots mixing in and out of the woods.
-Amenities: DISCatchers and a course map. There were tees, but read up on that in the cons.
-Navigability: Easy to find the next tee. So easy that the next tee signage was unnecessary.
-Shot Shaping: Reasonably interesting, due to having a lot of trees. There are a couple of possible approaches to each shot. I think it's fairly forehand-heavy, but I had to use straight shots, flex shots, and hyzers. The preponderance of holes have the basket straight ahead but a lot of wood to navigate with your most comfortable throw.
-Variety: In terms of trees, (1), (2), and (18) are very open, with a few more of the back nine being semi-open and the other holes heavily wooded. In terms of hole direction, there are a lot of straight shots (with trees to curve around), but some left-turning and some sharp right-turning holes. On my appearance, hole (4) was the quirky one, having an interesting 10' x 8' gateway you had to throw through with a diagonal crossbar to catch poorly placed shots.
-River View: Around (2)-(4) you can see the Yellow River. It's not a spectacular body of water, but a little natural touch.
-Rec Friendly: Too many trees for total beginners, but recreational players will enjoy racking up the birdies (this rec-level player scored back-to-back turkeys from (3)-(8)).
-Amenities: DISCatchers and a course map. There were tees, but read up on that in the cons.
-Navigability: Easy to find the next tee. So easy that the next tee signage was unnecessary.
-Shot Shaping: Reasonably interesting, due to having a lot of trees. There are a couple of possible approaches to each shot. I think it's fairly forehand-heavy, but I had to use straight shots, flex shots, and hyzers. The preponderance of holes have the basket straight ahead but a lot of wood to navigate with your most comfortable throw.
-Variety: In terms of trees, (1), (2), and (18) are very open, with a few more of the back nine being semi-open and the other holes heavily wooded. In terms of hole direction, there are a lot of straight shots (with trees to curve around), but some left-turning and some sharp right-turning holes. On my appearance, hole (4) was the quirky one, having an interesting 10' x 8' gateway you had to throw through with a diagonal crossbar to catch poorly placed shots.
-River View: Around (2)-(4) you can see the Yellow River. It's not a spectacular body of water, but a little natural touch.
-Rec Friendly: Too many trees for total beginners, but recreational players will enjoy racking up the birdies (this rec-level player scored back-to-back turkeys from (3)-(8)).
Cons:
Design, safety, and upkeep.
-Length: Almost everything is 150-250 feet here. The course does very appropriate things with that kind of distance, but it excludes a lot of interesting disc golf plays. A great example is the gimmick shot (15), which is a 100 foot jump putt with a tiny double mando--it's about as interesting as a natural 100-foot shot gets, but still feels lame.
-Tee Pads: Nightmarish. Elevated wooden platforms turn into a slip'n'slide with any dampness. For safety, I teed off behind, in front of, or beside almost all of these. There were rubber mats at the front end of each pad, but those mats need to be extended to cover all the wood.
-Fairness: Several of the woods holes have fairways that, while delivering a believable birdie, look to me to completely exclude tee shots from actually touching metal. Gaps of only 2-3 feet are prevalent in the (7)-(12) range of the course. (16) requires an amazing RHFH spike hyzer to even have a look at the deeply pocketed basket.
-Safety: This course could be very dangerous if multiple parties were playing. Many tees within 15-25 feet of the previous basket are susceptible to being hit by perfectly good tee shots, and adjacent fairways pose risk as well. If I were throwing with a partner, we'd stand back-to-back at all times to keep an eye out for flying objects. Walking path will also necessitate some pauses from throwers.
-Upkeep: Tee signs are mostly broken/gone. They were very artistic wood designs that just couldn't stand up to the elements. Also, basket (17) appeared to be missing on my appearance, just a pole.
-Length: Almost everything is 150-250 feet here. The course does very appropriate things with that kind of distance, but it excludes a lot of interesting disc golf plays. A great example is the gimmick shot (15), which is a 100 foot jump putt with a tiny double mando--it's about as interesting as a natural 100-foot shot gets, but still feels lame.
-Tee Pads: Nightmarish. Elevated wooden platforms turn into a slip'n'slide with any dampness. For safety, I teed off behind, in front of, or beside almost all of these. There were rubber mats at the front end of each pad, but those mats need to be extended to cover all the wood.
-Fairness: Several of the woods holes have fairways that, while delivering a believable birdie, look to me to completely exclude tee shots from actually touching metal. Gaps of only 2-3 feet are prevalent in the (7)-(12) range of the course. (16) requires an amazing RHFH spike hyzer to even have a look at the deeply pocketed basket.
-Safety: This course could be very dangerous if multiple parties were playing. Many tees within 15-25 feet of the previous basket are susceptible to being hit by perfectly good tee shots, and adjacent fairways pose risk as well. If I were throwing with a partner, we'd stand back-to-back at all times to keep an eye out for flying objects. Walking path will also necessitate some pauses from throwers.
-Upkeep: Tee signs are mostly broken/gone. They were very artistic wood designs that just couldn't stand up to the elements. Also, basket (17) appeared to be missing on my appearance, just a pole.
Other Thoughts:
I enjoy Yellow River for what it is--an 18-holer with interesting 150-250 foot shots. It needs tee pads overhauled, new signage, and very aware golfers, which keeps it away from a solid "Typical" for me. I enjoyed it as a warm-up for the stellar Parker's Pasture 10 minutes away.
-Porterdale: Not related to actually golfing, but take a short walk around Porterdale after your round if you like historic small towns. Really neat little place that was built around a twine mill, withered away when the mill closed, and is doing lots of improvement and historic preservation work now. Beautiful view from the bridge on Broad St. of the Yellow River going over a dam.
-Porterdale: Not related to actually golfing, but take a short walk around Porterdale after your round if you like historic small towns. Really neat little place that was built around a twine mill, withered away when the mill closed, and is doing lots of improvement and historic preservation work now. Beautiful view from the bridge on Broad St. of the Yellow River going over a dam.
1
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damtroll
Experience:
12.5 years
228 played
11 reviews
Meh! 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Aug 26, 2016
Played the course:once
Pros:
Course has 18 holes with Mach 2's.
Park seems to be pretty nice.
Good signage at the tee pads, with next direction marked on every basket.
Park seems to be pretty devoid of other activity, other than canoe/Kayak access which does not impact disc disc golf play.
Shule has been cleared from the underbrush.
I thin the course would be a good place to take someone new to the sport of disc golf as the vast majority of holes are under 250 feet.
Park seems to be pretty nice.
Good signage at the tee pads, with next direction marked on every basket.
Park seems to be pretty devoid of other activity, other than canoe/Kayak access which does not impact disc disc golf play.
Shule has been cleared from the underbrush.
I thin the course would be a good place to take someone new to the sport of disc golf as the vast majority of holes are under 250 feet.
Cons:
Not thrilled with the Mach II's. Threw a great putt on 18 that spit through the chains.
I'm sorry, but I hate the wooden tee pads with mat attached. The mat slipped on my tee on 8. Still managed to park the hole, but teed from behind the mat on the rest of the round. I would prefer to throw form the dirt behind the pad.
Tee pads and baskets are very close on the back nine. Could be a problem if the course is crowded.
Some of the mandos on the back nine are hard to fathom. Hole 16 in particular is a hard to fathom shot. Unless you throw an extreme LHBH hyzer or flick a spike hyzer, I'm not sure how you get close enough for a look. I get the mando on 15, since it is so short. But 16, who knows.
It seems kind of odd to park in the parking lot and backtrack to hole 1. It seems logical to me to start at hole 2, and no backtracking would be required.
I'm sorry, but I hate the wooden tee pads with mat attached. The mat slipped on my tee on 8. Still managed to park the hole, but teed from behind the mat on the rest of the round. I would prefer to throw form the dirt behind the pad.
Tee pads and baskets are very close on the back nine. Could be a problem if the course is crowded.
Some of the mandos on the back nine are hard to fathom. Hole 16 in particular is a hard to fathom shot. Unless you throw an extreme LHBH hyzer or flick a spike hyzer, I'm not sure how you get close enough for a look. I get the mando on 15, since it is so short. But 16, who knows.
It seems kind of odd to park in the parking lot and backtrack to hole 1. It seems logical to me to start at hole 2, and no backtracking would be required.
Other Thoughts:
I think the course is a good addition to the greatger Atlanta disc golf scene. It's a good course to take someone new to disc golf, so they won't get frustrated not throwing 300 feet. Just be prepared to throw mids and putters.
It's not a destination course, but it's another course in an area which had few courses.
It's not a destination course, but it's another course in an area which had few courses.
