Bloomsburg, PA

Bloomsburg Town Park

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Ryal
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Experience: 6.9 years 222 played 184 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Bloomsburg For Bold Beginners

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 20, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

+ The course takes place in a clean and comfortable public park with several fun water features and a few noticeable elevation changes.
+/- Tee signs are basic but present and effective.
+ Concrete tees are flat and sturdy, but...

Cons:

- ...The tees are on the small side.
-/+ The course is bit simple.
- It is often unclear where to go next after several baskets.
- Many of the fairways throw very close to and/or across walking paths, benches and other park structures.

Other Thoughts:

The disc golf course at Bloomsburg Town Park is a pretty place. The grounds are very well maintained, and there are some nice fairways. Link8 is my favorite one to look at for its downhill piney tunnel. To be sure, most of the rest of the course is either wide open or has park-style tree cover. Link14 is a nice example of scenery merging with challenge. Even a pretty tree can block your throws. As a whole, this place has short fairways, open approaches and mostly flat ground. That makes it just right for beginners... kind of.

It's difficult to prove that when five of the fairways have water right alongside them the whole time with another four or five finishing close to a lake. Link16 was my favorite one here for that exact reason. The Susquehanna River is right there to the left. It adds a nice dimension of tension to the fairway. Plus, there is a deep gash in the terrain that threatens to gobble up your drive. Links like those are fun for experienced players. However, newer players might find them stressful, and there are four of those river fairways here.

Another thing about this course that makes it kind of not a beginner-friendly beginners' course is the presence of park and civic structures throughout. The river fairways that I just mentioned also have roads right alongside them, which only adds more stress and hesitation to a throw. Link2, my least favorite one to play here, has you throw uncomfortably close to a playground, in between a bunch of benches and picnic tables and then finishes close to another park bench and a traffic intersection. Link3 isn't much better because it throws overhead of walking paths and literally around a building. If you choose to play here, be sure of your aim and have patience.

What I am trying to say is that the course seems like it wants to attract beginners with the short distances and relatively light obstacles within the fairways, but the external obstacles of the river, park structures, roads and so on could potentially discourage those players. It is a weird combination of easy disc golfing and challenging external factors.
If you are a beginner, I can still recommend this course to you. Just be aware of your capabilities, don't be bashful about taking small throws, and wait for all traffic (both pedestrian and motor vehicle) to clear before throwing.
If you are experienced, I can still recommend this course for its tense links by the river and the park's lake. Just remember to take it down a notch or you'll accidentally give your driver to a guppy.

Are there guppies in the Susquehanna?
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Stofers
Experience: 12.2 years 5 played 1 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Easy to get lost 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 15, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-2 tees for every hole.
-Not many obstacles to lose you disc.
-Lot of open field holes where you can really rip it.
-Hole 6 is a good hole to practice driving on
-Some nice layouts to throw
-Obstetrical in the way to make it a bit harder and challenging.

Cons:

-Many other fields such as a volleyball net, baseball, grilling spots, gazebo.
-Lots of people at the park.
-Holes don't seem maintain disc catchers are missing numbers, the tee have graffiti and numbers missing.
-Easy to get lost on the course.
-Football practice on half the course

Other Thoughts:

It right next to Bloomsburg University so if you go to college their a close course to go to. Right down the street, better then nothing.
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optidiscic
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Experience: 21.9 years 156 played 149 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Course is Bursting Out of Park! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 18, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is a whole lot of challenge for a quaint city park. Many of the holes have expert level distance. One has superhero distance and is unplayable.(more on that later) I had a hard time rating this course. If the course is empty of parkgoers I would raise it up a bit/if it was full it would drop considerably. The course itself is really a fine layout. Hole 1 is a blast across a flat open field to a basket to the left of a music stage. It's a great opener and allows you to really crank it up. Holes 2 and 3 play long and with low ceilings through a grove of trees that serve as shade for a picnic area. There is no shule here just grass and plenty of trees.A creek comes into play on hole 3. Hole 4 is a fine water hole. It's a shot over water to a protected basket on the other side perhaps 200-300 ft away with 150 ft of water carry but the trick is the basket has water in front of and to the left so placement is key here. If you hit a tree you can get doinked right back into the lake. One of the best water holes I have seen to date. Hole 5 is a big blast off a ridge over a pavillion and past some huge trees to a basket far across the field in front of a creek. This is a quality hole for any course. Hole 6 well its across the lake over 500 feet with a 500 foot carry over water with no bailout. I list it in the pros section because it is worth it just to see this hole and marvel at it but it's unplayable. Hole 7 is a shortie and hole 8 is a only slightly longer. Both of these play over picnic tables. Then you cross the street to find an amazingly scary hole. Hole 9 plays directly next to the mighty and huge Susquehanna River. You have to drive precisely over a deep spillway that empties into the river, there are knockdown trees that could definetely throw your discs into the drink below. Then it is a tight fairway with the ever present Susquehanna to the left bringing wind and messing with your head to a basket way up the river. I admit I chickened out and did not play this beast. I had already lost enough plastic in the lake earlier. It's a really nice park in Bloomsburg PA, just a few seconds off of Route 80. Definetely worth a pit stop if your visiting someone at the college or are driving through. The Bloomsburg River Rats seem to be a dedicated bunch and there are plans to improve the course and correct hole 6.

Cons:

If the park has people in it there are many times where there will be conflicts. people fishing the lake. People along the river edge. Throwing across the field next to a stage? Throwing through 4 picnic areas. The best hole throws right over a very cool pavillion that is sure to have parkgoers inside or milling about. i would suggest playing it off hours or off season. 7 and 8 pale in comparision to the other holes. 6 is a joke but is almost like a tourist destination for disc golfers IMO.http://www.dgcoursereview.com...ad.php?t=2716

Other Thoughts:

I would love to go back and play this course again and again. It's kind of like the incredible hulk bursting out of his shirt. There are some monster holes here for a baby course. Don't be fooled there is challenge here despite being a city park niner! I think hole 6 should be scrapped and a hole from the parking lot area after hole 4 and over the lake to the tee area for current 6 would be spectacular as well as eliminate the walk from hole 4 to current hole 5. My .02!
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