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[A-A-RON333]

Medical Lake Middle School Course Is Excellent For Beginners!
Pros:
The course here in Medical Lake is listed as another of the Spokane area stable of junior courses. Most of the other junior courses are three or four baskets set in city parks. They all have great signs and baskets. The difference here at Medical Lake is there are nine holes and they are set in cool wooded area. Granted, the distances are still rec length but there is a certain cool vibe to this course. There is a nice balance of annie vs. anhyser throws. Basically, this adds up to this being a great little beginner course. All the fun little Ace runs will be an added attraction for experienced players.

The layout is a little discombobulated with holes 3-4-5 branching off through the woods . This little detour would be confusing without the course map. The baskets are these sexy blue Veteran models. The tee signs are set in a wooden frame and covered in Fiberglas. The pads are natural but okay for this beginner course.

The course is next to the Medical Lake Middle School and I don't know if this is school property or not? What I do know is there is no way the P.E. teacher would bring his/her classes over here. He/she would not be able to supervise the class in this wooded, spread out area. What could possibly happen? How about sexual abuse, drugs, booze, child abduction, injury, rape and unwanted pregnancy?
Cons:
Cons? It's a total beginner/recreational course.

On # 6, your walk back to the # 7 tee, takes you right up the # 6 fairway.

Natural tees.

Lack of challenge for serious players.

Semi-confusing branch off for holes 3-4-5.
Other:
This is a awesome course for beginners and rec players. It's short but each hole is interesting. There is variety. It's fun. It's got some technical, especially for lesser skilled players. Better players will enjoy the possible Aces.

One problem i see here is because Medical Lake doesn't have any other courses, it might have been more beneficial to the disc golfing community for this course to be more of a middle of the road course, appealing to a wider range of players. On the other hand, since it's only about 14 miles to Spokane's two great competitive courses, High Bridge and Downriver, maybe having this little beginner course here is a good thing. Either way, this is the type of course that should provide a positive introductory experience to those folks just discovering disc golf.

 

[A-A-RON333]

Hello. I installed this course through the usydga program. The school was running our program until covid hit. I feel that this junior course or pitch a d put is a great course to teach and learn on. I do not appreciate what you said at the end of your review about assault and such. What kind of person are you. If you want to play this course, come find me and I'll show you how to play it. And you dont walk through #6. I believe you just couldn't follow the course map located on every tee sign. My name is Aaron Walkup. I'm a well respected player in the INW area, so if you can't find me just ask around. And if your so old school, ask one of the old timers up here.

 

[A-A-RON333]

challenge them kids
Pros:
+tee signs & course sign
+veteran baskets
+loops
Cons:
-no benches
-no restroom
-undefined dirt tees
-rough (hard to find, but kids will get there & it's dense)
-too many rhbh hyzer tee shots
-navigation (not that hard with a map)

Other:
if i had this course at my elementary school growing up, i might be traveling the country competing at a pro level. i hope the p.e. teacher takes the kids out to play this.
for those elementary kids this will be a good challenge; teaching them shot shaping, drive placement, and elevated putting.
there are some mounds that are used to give this course some elevation (none over 6ft); one elevated tee, a couple baskets on mounds, & the signature hole #4 mounted up in a rock (might be too elevated for retrieval by short kids).
for intermediate+ it will be a pitch & putt or ace run with holes between 130-230ft, but it still has lines to hit. there are trees on every hole; no straight shots to the basket.
the strange(homeless?) lady, random debris, and unmowed dead grass gave me the feeling of abandoned land when i was there.
i played on a sunday, so the parking lot for the school was empty & that's where i parked; i walked the fence line the wrong way & ended up starting on hole 5 (go down the street behind the fence for hole 1, not down the fence line).
a bit out of the way for the course bagger, but a great little course for those just starting disc golf.

 

[A-A-RON333]

Hello, my name is Aaron Walkup and I installed this course through the usydga program. If you have any questions please feel free to ask. I'm sorry you didn't like the course. Hopefully as it becomes played more it will grow on you. I'd be happy to play it any time with you and show you all the lines.