Ammon, ID

Eagle Point Park

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sillybizz
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Experience: 22.2 years 408 played 392 reviews
1.00 star(s)

An Interesting Concept

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 6, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

Cool design concept:

The idea is to throw at each basket from each area creating a nine hole course. Another course down the road has the same concept and I love it. Keeps things fresh, doesn't tax the course too much and kept the budget small. This one has a yellow, red, and blue basket to throw to, little arrows on the cement tee pads pointing to where the baskets are so you can determine which one you want to throw to. Little markers by the tee pad give you direction and distance to each basket. Hole 2 I guess you can call it has the tee pad against a cluster of trees making you throw around or under the limbs in order to get to the desired hole; thought this was a nice tee area.

Cons:

This place has the same problem as nearby Peterson Park in that although it has a cool design it is very short, and has few obstacles other than the mentioned hole 2. I think practice area would have been the proper description of this place, not a 9 hole disc golf course.

There's a long walk to get to the disc golf portion of the park and in the summer time heat it takes my motivation away even to walk down there and play 3 holes or practice putting. Here's a tip: if you go down S Princess DR from the other side there is a better entrance than the one the directions give you here. The parking lot is right next to where the disc golf starts so you can avoid the long walk.

Other Thoughts:

Overall I really like what the city of Ammon did for these couple of parks with the 3 basket 9 hole course idea. Perfect for practice if you're a local and don't have time to play a bigger course in the area. All of Idaho Falls/Ammon's parks are in great shape and nice to look at. I think if you're serious about playing an actual course head on over to CEI or Freeman park but this does the job if you're just goofing around.
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Salki12
Experience: 15.6 years 21 played 16 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Microcourse 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 19, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

2 of the tee pads are along the sidewalk making for a good launch area.
Good baskets for a small course, 3 colors to signify the baskets.
Good variation of range from ~100 to ~300 feet.
Good use of the area and the small trees as well, adds a little bit of challenge. (A very little bit)
Good introduction sign explaining what a "microcourse" is to help new players.

Cons:

For what I was expecting to find, there wasn't too much wrong with this course.
Some holes are a little too short, 100 feet is almost puttable.

Other Thoughts:

I feel that this course is a little bit better set up than the nearby Peterson Park. The concrete pads with the arrows painted on them add just that little bit to make it seem like a complete course.
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High Flyer
Experience: 23 played 23 reviews
2.50 star(s)

"Microcourse" 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 12, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

A gem of a concept. Bonus for creativity. Each of the three baskets are playable from all three tees (sections of the walking trail partitioned with a post giving directions and distances). A 9 hole experience where you get a completely different look from each tee.

A good place for kids to play, they won't wander off to far off places, and there is a mix of challenges from super easy unobstructed 100 footer to a near 300 foot reasonable par 3.

Cons:

A confined area, but they did a good job with what they had, and it is pretty well separated from the other park venues.

Not terribly challenging or scenic. More of leisure or practice area.

Potential for conflict where you might have people coming at the same basket from different angles.

Other Thoughts:

This course really got the wheels in my head turning. I'm sure this "microcourse" concept could be applied to a lot of other communities who feel their parks don't have enough space to dedicate to a full disc golf course.
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