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Saco, ME

Boom Field

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rcj333
Experience: 10.8 years 82 played 12 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun change of pace 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 1, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

I found Boom Field to be a nice change of pace from your typical New England "thread it through the trees" course. When we went the grass was manageable, and the fields not too mucky. But could totally see both those being a problem after a wet spell. Tee pads were Ok, and while the signs did not have a graphic for the pin (they are usually wrong anyways it seems) they told you what you needed to know including OB areas. We had no problem getting from hole to hole and while there were people playing we had no issues with crowding.

Cons:

Tics. All 3 off us had a tic on us after the round. More a heads up than a con...but I hate tics. And as mentioned above, I can see the mud and high grass being a major con at times.

Other Thoughts:

Boom Field is probably more of an intermediate - beginner course and is over parred. Its the first 18 hole round I have ever came in under par. Buy your snacks in drinks in Biddeford, because there is nothing out there. All and all we had a fun day and would come back.
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iHitTree
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 21.9 years 100 played 38 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Refreshing surprise 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 21, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

A good course to work out and learn a new disc or a variety of throw types as there isn't a lot of punishment for those high and left slips or crash and burn bites to the right. It has a great landscape and scenic views. I love the hanging basket on #12. It has a good variety of holes with distances varying from about 190-790 feet. Even though it is mostly a field course, there are plenty of holes tucked into or around a brush or woods line. This is a relaxing play. The signs are spectacular. Distances and pars written with a great bonus of a verbal description of the basket location. Directions to next tee are well marked. There are also local businesses that have advertisements above each sign at each tee, which I think is great for the course and the sport--one where lack of funding only hurts courses' upkeep. The large wooden spools littered all over the course rock!

Cons:

The pars on this course are very generous. A 67 for the course will assuredly be played as a par 3 (54) course for most experienced players that can air out a disc off the tee. I think hole #4 is a par 4 at 790 feet hole #10 could be a 4 with a long tee shot bootleg right, hole #16 could be a 4, so that would make this a par 57 course which seems about right. It really depends on philosophy. In ball golf, pars are calculated assuming 2 putts. In disc, this is very 50/50 with some courses like Carousel in DE giving you pars that assume a parked approach and a one putt (there's 800 ft. par 4's multiple times). If you play a one putt style, this is a par 3 course with the exception of the beasty hole #4, which is a drive/ drive/ approach/ putt par 4, making the course a par 55. Watch out for rough on the right of 5, down the hill on 6, the right of 7 and 8, right of 14, left of 15...those spots could pose big problems in the summer. Fairway grass was long but not too bad...wear light shoes, as your feet will be wet. Boots won't save you. The course holds a lot of water. A few places, namely hole 12/13, have a design flaw with 2 completely parallel holes, causing some retracing of steps. 12 used to play opposite but discs were traveling OB out of the property causing issues with adjacent property owner, so they switched it and hung the basket which was a nice perk.

Other Thoughts:

I am a Philly area dude whose family originally hails from Biddeford, so I end up this way of few times a summer and this is my vacation home course being 10 minutes from where I stay. I like the open style hilly course--a change of pace from the majority of other courses on east coast being wooded. Wind and wet ground are the primary obstacles.
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g8orade
Experience: 12.8 years 4 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Nice in August 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 8, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Beautiful property that plays down a contour and up from both ends. Well maintained as of today, I didn't have any of the drainage nor mowing issues mentioned in another review. Mostly open and breezy, a few wooded shots. 12 basket is up in a tree; I like those.
No one else playing early afternoon on a beautiful August day in Maine. Worth the drive out from Wells/Kennebunk.
I really like the community sponsorship idea, businesses have taken up each hole and they are well marked. Scorecards have a map. There are bug spray and even loaner discs out to use.

Cons:

If you're looking for long and narrow this isn't it. The rough in the middle is waist high and pretty impenetrable. Watch the poison ivy that is also growing beneath the taller stuff.
A few holes are pretty short.
Mix of tee pads, some concrete others more like tarpapered wood.

Other Thoughts:

Coming off route 1 northbound, the turn onto Pine Rd is immediately past the river bridge. Pay to play is honor system, and the scorecards have a map.
Really pretty property I enjoyed the visit and would recommend it.
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dsm767
Experience: 20.9 years 16 played 12 reviews
3.00 star(s)

WINTER PLAY REVIEW 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 13, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Very open and a good place to work on different types of backhand and distance management skills as wells as different anhyzers and hyzer shots. seems like a good course for any other months rather then winter ( read on) for all backhand players.

Cons:

for those of you with bad back hand shots that side arm and flick with less then 300' average i would not challenge a friend who can out drive you backhand every time its not the course that skill with beat power; as an example there is a long 723' par five for the fourth hole it is a long hole and can seem longer than it is i am a distance thrower and it was a hard 4 for me.

Other Thoughts:

I did play this course in Feb of 2011 the circumstances were knee high snow with sheeted ice on every hole which was not only tiring on the way to each basket and hole but if you over shot there were a lot of narrow banks your disc can slide down in the winter, i was the only one out of my buddy and brother to be under after the first 9 holes and after much talking down, it was my first trip to the course after all we had to trudge back tot he car from the 10th hole because my friend had stepped into one of the rivers that had almost frozen over in winter and it soaked his boot. longest 9 holes i ever played, longest walk back to the car i have ever had. 30+ minutes in knee high snow shins were frozen and bruised for weeks from the ice on the snow breaking through for new holes on every step. Bring extra gear in winter!!! otherwise seems like a good course for any other months for all backhand players.
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kanekasey9
Experience: 15.9 years 18 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 19, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Liked this course . The setting was very peasefull. It is a very New England setting. The course is very well marked, the baskets are easy to find. If you like well open shots this is the course to go to.

Cons:

Don't really have any.

Other Thoughts:

Was on vaction in York Beach, the ride to the course was very easy. Will go back next year.
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kfitz
Experience: 9 played 9 reviews
3.00 star(s)

boom 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 8, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

good mix of elevation, long and short, strait aceable, hidden aceable holes, the elderly man who lives in the house by it was very friendly

Cons:

little over grown most of that summer, drainage was an issue
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