My buddy is an average pretty-good-but-not-great player (Think 800-850? rated) and is flying into Charlotte NC on a Friday/Saturday where he will have two days to get some great DG in. He gets off the plane around 9ish a.m. Big question, He wants as many quality courses as he can get in. Doesn't need a guide as he will be meeting friends there, just wants to know what the consensus is on course selection. Not scared of hard courses mainly wants a great experience. Can any of the locals give me what they think his itinerary should be? Very much obliged guys!!!..................................jb:thmbup:
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Friend Flying into Charlotte needs Course Advice.
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This thread helped me and my two friends when we flew into Charlotte: http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80122
Two beginner (like, never had played a full course) and one intermediate player played: Bradford, Reedy, RL Smith, Eastway, Renaissance, Hornet's Nest, and Nevin. As a one-time visitor in the same skill range, I would recommend your friend play as many of the most-voted courses in that poll as possible!
Two beginner (like, never had played a full course) and one intermediate player played: Bradford, Reedy, RL Smith, Eastway, Renaissance, Hornet's Nest, and Nevin. As a one-time visitor in the same skill range, I would recommend your friend play as many of the most-voted courses in that poll as possible!
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Mr. America
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The friends he's meeting doesn't know anything about disc golf?
He is coming up from Tallahassee, they are coming down from Northern Va.....
Just a group of old friends getting together, all disc golf though. Pretty much "Get off plane, drive, stretch, throw plastic til dark, sleep, get up, drive throw plastic til dark, get on plane, fly home" with some quick food in between
I know driving can be a real nightmare, especially on a Friday and this is one of the things that will be taken into consideration. Thanks guys...:thmbup:
We had 4 days earlier in the month and played a fair bit of golf.
Must plays IMO
Bracketts Bluff (The locals mentioned a large doubles league I think it was Sunday but you may want to double check)
Renny Gold (Long and punishing and grueling and awesome)
Hornets Nest
RL Smith
Bradford
Angry Beaver
If you get through all of these you will be very happy and very sore.
Must plays IMO
Bracketts Bluff (The locals mentioned a large doubles league I think it was Sunday but you may want to double check)
Renny Gold (Long and punishing and grueling and awesome)
Hornets Nest
RL Smith
Bradford
Angry Beaver
If you get through all of these you will be very happy and very sore.
Sidenote about Bracketts: In another thread, someone posted in the last day or two that it's going to "membership only", requiring a $50 membership. I don't know that that's true. But I suggest you check before firming up your plans.
Out of the courses I mentioned Bracket's, RL and Angry Beaver were the heaviest wooded. Expect all the courses to play in and out of the woods and all of them will have some very tight lines.
Eastway and Sugaw were the two most open course we played while we were in town. Both were fun and could easily be the best course in a lot of cities in north america but didnt stand out like the others I mentioned.
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Bradford, hornet's nest & Eastway fit this the best. All are about 50/50.
Sugaw and Renny Gold have some openness as well
The rest are pretty darn wooded.
Nevin has some open holes.
Mr. America
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Bradford or Hornets nest are great. Bradford is a great mix, no two tee shots are the same except for maybe 8 and 11. Hornets nest the front side is fairly open with a few wide tunnelish shots, back side is much tighter and wooded.
Bradford is a great blend of open and wooded, nay perfect in my opinion. Rennaisance is more seasoned but does have a fair blend, though the woods are a bit tight, they are fun and the open holes have some interesting elevation challenges. Eastway also has a good blend, would probably be a lot of fun for your skill range. I would hit these for sure, just going on your skill level and the "fun" idea of just throwing with your buds over competing on some of the toughest wooded courses.
Just go to Renny and try to make it off the course in time to get to the airport the next day.
Renny's a pretty big course, but I played it with my fiancé, rated around 800 at the time, and had no issue playing it in under 2 hours. Even with a group, 3 hours is plenty of time.
I was mostly joking. Navigation can be confusing there as well. I definitely recommend it though. One of my favorite courses.
Yeah, 3 of us old guys plus 1 12-year-old just played it in about 2 hours, including part of the Gold layout. It wasn't the course itself but the crowd that afternoon that slowed us down.
I wonder if navigation is any better now that they've eliminated the overlapping layouts?
