Pros:
Very nice town park par 3 layout with elevation changes, a few open holes, and lots of trees everywhere else
+ Good baskets, concrete teepads and very good signage
+ A park course with wooded holes - throwing lines threading through tall oaks. Reminded me of the opening and closing holes at Tyler East, Thompson Park in central NJ, and Landis Park in southern NJ
+ Hole #1 is a great opener to give you an idea of what you'll be facing: it's only 230', but it's an alley through a lot of big trees
+ Holes #4 and #5 are wide open, and really let you air it out
+ There's a hillside that covers many of the holes in the middle of the course (most of holes #6 - #13). It's not steep, but there's enough elevation change to have to consider - whether it's compensating for extra fade on the downhill holes, or having enough disc on the uphill ones. It's the combination of elevation change and wooded throwing lines that gives Boyertown its personality
+ Hole #14 was a standout because of hazards: a fairly deep ravine all along the left, and a narrow landing zone with a stream behind it
+ Hole #18 is a very good finishing hole for this course. Other than #11, it's the longest hole - and its open enough to really try for a lot of distance. There's a huge tree about 300' out on the right side of the fairway that makes a great target
Cons:
- Muddy areas - there's a low area that cuts its way through parts of the first 9 holes, and following rain, your feet are gonna get wet
- Holes #15 and #16 felt like the weakest part of the course, but you can bag a couple of birds before reaching the somewhat more challenging finishing holes
Other Thoughts:
~ I felt like there were a lot of RHFH / LHBH holes on this course - or, more call for forehand off the tee than usually asked for. If you are a rightie who throws a great forehand or a tight backhand turnover/flex of 250' - 300', you're going to eat up this course
~ You're gonna hit trees. They'll spoil your shot, but because of the relatively clear ground around the trees, missed shots won't put you in jail. Much of my round was: 1) hit early tree, 2) scramble to get up and down for par
~ This is a really well-maintained course. It's probably some combination of the Park Department and the local club. The effort is evident everywhere, in the equipment, grounds care, the cleanliness and the upkeep
~ ~ Try nearby Boyertown HS for field practice. It's not on this site, but you can find it on uDisc. 9 new numbered Innova baskets around the playing fields. No tees or signs (a rangefinder really comes in handy to figure out distances), but it's worth a visit for field throwing. The layout of #8 challenges you to throw down from a bluff and you can shape your throw to fly through the uprights on a football practice field