Yea - Hiestand is where I'm talking about #1, #17 and what is that other on #9?? They just give me fits! I don't have a long arm as it is!
wake911 - I was in Indy for the USS Indianapolis Reunion (BTW - I love that city) but never had a chance to play - any courses better then the other ones?? Next time I have to create a hole in my schedule!
I know what you mean. I struggled with those holes too, and the elevation does add considerable distance to them. I think you're thinking of hole 8 too, not 9.
Hole 1's not too bad elevation wise, as long as you stay in the fairway and work on keeping it low, you're usually ok. I choose something stable for this shot from the short tees (I assume that's what you're playing, as most people play the shorts there), like a Buzzz or Comet, or if it's a little windy I might disc up to a Teebird.
Hole 8 plays longer, and can be a tough shot. If you don't have the arm to get to the top, throwing right at the hill can be a viable look at a deuce if you can get there. Otherwise, staying in the fairway gives you an easy upshot for 3.
Hole 17 is probably the biggest elevation change. I used to hyzer flip Sidewinders for that one, but now I usually throw a worn TB or a River. A midrange can work here, but I prefer the driver. A forehand roller is also a great option, and I've parked the hole with that shot and have seen someone almost put in a roller ace once there.
Cap Springs will also force you to learn to throw uphill. The main thing is to keep the disc parallel with the slope of the hill, and keep it low. Think about what it would be like if the hill weren't there; you'd be throwing a disc way high up in the air. And throwing that high off the ground will always make a disc fade out, hill or no hill.
So if you can keep the disc as close to the ground as possible, that will help. Then, when you can throw farther and keep the nose down on higher lines, you can work on flipping something flat 20 feet in the air to land on the shelf of hole 8's hill. But that just comes with practice.