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Brent Johnson Park reviews
5
0
Like Watching Grass Grow 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Aug 5, 2019
Played the course:once
Pros:
(1.260 Rating) An open Beginner's course.
- BASICS - There are three things that are absolutely required to make a disc golf course and they are baskets, tees and a layout to follow. Just baskets is a practice area, just tees is object golf and just a layout is a trail. Brent Johnson Park got the basics right by buying DISCatchers, installing concrete tees and putting up numbered tee signs with distances.
- BEGINNER FRIENDLY - This is an ideal first timers course. A very forgiving format where it's near impossible to lose a disc. Six of the nine holes are less than 225 feet and every hole has an openish angle towards the basket. Overall a very simple layout where new players won't be overwhelmed.
- NAVIGATION - Very easy to navigate due to the openness, logical flow, tee signage and numbered baskets. In addition, the 2014 course map link on DGCR is accurate as of this review. The course map on site disappeared between 2013 and 2015 according to Google Street View.
- QUICK PLAY - Baggers could potentially get off the highway exit and back on at the same point in thirty minutes.
- ACEABILITY - A veteran player throwing here would probably shatter the chains every twenty-five rounds or so. I threw an ace in my mind several times on the tee pad. Actual results may very.
- MAINTENANCE - Superbly kept up grounds for my appearance.
- BASICS - There are three things that are absolutely required to make a disc golf course and they are baskets, tees and a layout to follow. Just baskets is a practice area, just tees is object golf and just a layout is a trail. Brent Johnson Park got the basics right by buying DISCatchers, installing concrete tees and putting up numbered tee signs with distances.
- BEGINNER FRIENDLY - This is an ideal first timers course. A very forgiving format where it's near impossible to lose a disc. Six of the nine holes are less than 225 feet and every hole has an openish angle towards the basket. Overall a very simple layout where new players won't be overwhelmed.
- NAVIGATION - Very easy to navigate due to the openness, logical flow, tee signage and numbered baskets. In addition, the 2014 course map link on DGCR is accurate as of this review. The course map on site disappeared between 2013 and 2015 according to Google Street View.
- QUICK PLAY - Baggers could potentially get off the highway exit and back on at the same point in thirty minutes.
- ACEABILITY - A veteran player throwing here would probably shatter the chains every twenty-five rounds or so. I threw an ace in my mind several times on the tee pad. Actual results may very.
- MAINTENANCE - Superbly kept up grounds for my appearance.
Cons:
About as exciting as watching paint dry.
- LACK OF CHALLENGE -If the intended audience was Novice level, then yeah the difficulty was set up right. Those at the Recreational level and above with be underwhelmed by the challenges presented. Advanced players would average 8 down. Wind will be the most challenging aspect.
- UNIQUENESS - The layout is mostly obstacle free. Hole (1) has four trees to avoid and it's the most complex line. Holes (6), (7) and (8) don't have a tree in play. Hole (8) is the longest at 385 feet meaning most sub 930 rated players will need to bring a driver.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - Not an eyesore, but there is no charm to this park. It's flat, it's sparsely wooded with young tress and it's void of water elements. The most redeeming quality is the park maintenance.
- CHARACTER - Solid basics, but there are hardly any other extras or amenities. There's a drinking fountain near (1), that's it.
- PARKING - Street parking only that's somewhat located near tee (1).
- BASKET AND TEE SEPARATION - After the first couple of holes I was surprised that this small simple course was reasonably spaced. But then (4) through (8) happened. Two tees in this stretch are within the circle, which is two times too many. One other tee is within 40 feet of the prior basket as well.
- LACK OF CHALLENGE -If the intended audience was Novice level, then yeah the difficulty was set up right. Those at the Recreational level and above with be underwhelmed by the challenges presented. Advanced players would average 8 down. Wind will be the most challenging aspect.
- UNIQUENESS - The layout is mostly obstacle free. Hole (1) has four trees to avoid and it's the most complex line. Holes (6), (7) and (8) don't have a tree in play. Hole (8) is the longest at 385 feet meaning most sub 930 rated players will need to bring a driver.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - Not an eyesore, but there is no charm to this park. It's flat, it's sparsely wooded with young tress and it's void of water elements. The most redeeming quality is the park maintenance.
- CHARACTER - Solid basics, but there are hardly any other extras or amenities. There's a drinking fountain near (1), that's it.
- PARKING - Street parking only that's somewhat located near tee (1).
- BASKET AND TEE SEPARATION - After the first couple of holes I was surprised that this small simple course was reasonably spaced. But then (4) through (8) happened. Two tees in this stretch are within the circle, which is two times too many. One other tee is within 40 feet of the prior basket as well.
Other Thoughts:
I've played a course just like one, many times along my journey now. The simple open 9 holer in a small park space. Typically my ratings for this type of course fall between a 1.25 and a 2.0 rating and Brent Johnson Park is no different. The nice basics is what makes this course passable. One can learn the game on an easy format or perhaps use it for practice and attempt to score 9 down. I wasn't expecting much, so I wasn't disappointed. Plus it worked to push my course bagger totals closer to 400. No reason for those other than locals and pass by baggers to play here.
2
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rvan84
Experience:
13 years
75 played
4 reviews
Pitch & Putt 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Oct 10, 2011
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
This course is just a little 9 hole course in the middle of a subdivision. The baskets are brand new Innova Discatchers. This course is always very well manicured. Holes number 4 & 5 are fairly nice running along the woods. Hole number 8 is also the only place on the course to put some power on your shot. The teepads are nice and new.
Cons:
This course is not nearly long enough to make you work. The teepads could be a little longer. The course could also be upgrade by quite a bit with the addition of signs to give distances. The biggest problem with this course is the distinct lack of trees. There are only about 3 in the entire course that actually come into play. Adding a few would help a lot in adding some difficulty to the course.
Other Thoughts:
This course is not worth going out and playing if you are looking to play a serious round. I have however gone here a couple of times to play 1 or 2 disc rounds in order to brush up on my game. Its also not a bad way to toss a disc around for 20 minutes or so.
