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Hey guys, I've kind of kept this quiet until I got the approvals from all of the right people, but I have begun designing/constructing my first permanent course.
The associate pastor for the church I go to split off a couple of years ago and his church bought this 40 acre property near Dallas, GA. 12-15 of it will go towards the church/parking/sports field for the youth but that left 25 heavily wooded and hilly acres in the back of the property that myself and a friend of mine were tapped to create a disc golf course on.
For my of you I know what your thinking, "church course, it's going to be easy/cater to beginners/ boring and short" this one will be a little different.
It's an interesting property with a large valley making a V shape around a central ridge, with tons of old white oak trees, a creek running through the low lying portion.
I've designed 12 holes so far and we will likely start installation with in between 9-12 depending on how the financials shake out.
Most holes are in between 200-300ft shooting through the woods and there is a ton of elevation change. 7 flights up and roughly 9 downhill over the 12 holes so far.
So for a not enormous property it's got some diversity and though I don't have delusions that it will be Maple Hill or anything, my hope is that I can create an excellent white level course that will offer some challenges to advanced players, while still being not too intimidating for the Rec crowd.
If you have ever played Etowah nearby, the land is reminiscent of holes 5-11 there with the exception that it drains better.
I don't know if anyone will engage with this post, but as things happen I'll keep it updated. We will begin cutting this month and are aiming for a spring launch. Financially it's a bit ambitions but I think doable.
Prodigy has offered us very competitive deals on baskets and we stand to save a lot since we can pick up locally. Deciding between t2/t3s, would prefer the 2s but they are about $100 more each. Unless someone has a bunch of nice baskets laying around that they would sell for less than $250 lol.
We are still in that very fun early stage where I've done 90% of the work myself and I have kept the circle pretty tight, but as fundraising starts and volunteers start getting involved I know it will get a bit crazy.
Hopefully I'll get to complete this one within my vision and you guys can come play one day.
The associate pastor for the church I go to split off a couple of years ago and his church bought this 40 acre property near Dallas, GA. 12-15 of it will go towards the church/parking/sports field for the youth but that left 25 heavily wooded and hilly acres in the back of the property that myself and a friend of mine were tapped to create a disc golf course on.
For my of you I know what your thinking, "church course, it's going to be easy/cater to beginners/ boring and short" this one will be a little different.
It's an interesting property with a large valley making a V shape around a central ridge, with tons of old white oak trees, a creek running through the low lying portion.
I've designed 12 holes so far and we will likely start installation with in between 9-12 depending on how the financials shake out.
Most holes are in between 200-300ft shooting through the woods and there is a ton of elevation change. 7 flights up and roughly 9 downhill over the 12 holes so far.
So for a not enormous property it's got some diversity and though I don't have delusions that it will be Maple Hill or anything, my hope is that I can create an excellent white level course that will offer some challenges to advanced players, while still being not too intimidating for the Rec crowd.
If you have ever played Etowah nearby, the land is reminiscent of holes 5-11 there with the exception that it drains better.
I don't know if anyone will engage with this post, but as things happen I'll keep it updated. We will begin cutting this month and are aiming for a spring launch. Financially it's a bit ambitions but I think doable.
Prodigy has offered us very competitive deals on baskets and we stand to save a lot since we can pick up locally. Deciding between t2/t3s, would prefer the 2s but they are about $100 more each. Unless someone has a bunch of nice baskets laying around that they would sell for less than $250 lol.
We are still in that very fun early stage where I've done 90% of the work myself and I have kept the circle pretty tight, but as fundraising starts and volunteers start getting involved I know it will get a bit crazy.
Hopefully I'll get to complete this one within my vision and you guys can come play one day.