-Set in a clean multiuse park
-The stone tee markers are easy to see and very professional looking
-Tons of ace runs so there's that...
-The Mach baskets are definitely weathered but in great shape.

-Super duper short and pancake flat.
-This really isn't a 24 hole course. More accurately, this is a 12 hole course with alternate tees or a course with a set of longs and shorts.
-Where you tee off of concrete tees they are very small.
-Some of the tees are located on the asphalt path that circles the park. Hole three seems to be the most problematic with its rather downhill tee. Just felt wonky. Also didn't really care for how these tees make use of an existing path.
-Since there are no numbers on the baskets there was one spot where it was a little confusing on which basket to throw to which was #5.
-11 and 23 are the exact same hole. Sorry but that's just cheesy.
-In a number of cases these holes desperately need next tee signs or something like that. Overall the navigation wasn't truly horrible but it wasn't fantastic either.
-7 is terrifyingly close to a wall with a VERY busy highway on the other side. Newbie grip locked throws are going to be very problematic if they sail over that fence.
-5 and 17 are also a little problematic with the neighboring houses and their fences.

Brys is just a little park with a ace run layout. Nothing terribly challenging at all here and rather ho-hum for any serious player. I really like how whoever put in this park was able to raise the funds for such nice tee signs. However, instead of spending the money on those they should have spent more money on installing larger and more concrete tees. Also with trying to shoe-horn so many holes in such a tight space you get a course like this where ace runs abound and lacks challenge. This really ought to be a a 9 hole course with dual tees. Even with doing that it will still be a very short and easy course. It would be a fantastic place to introduce people to the game and playing ace-races but not much beyond that.

By far, the biggest plus for this course is that it brings disc golf to Detroit's east side. If you live or work on the east side, now you can play a fairly decent round without having to plan a half-day excursion. The reality is that this course was a compromise from the word "go," and that its very existence is in some ways a victory for disc golfers in the immediate area. Given the tight confines of this multi-use park, I have to give the designers credit for laying the course out in a way that coexists fairly well with walking paths, ball fields, etc. 12 baskets with dual tees make for possible 24 holes.

All the basics are in place: Concrete/asphalt tee pads and color coded tee signs w/distance make finding next tee fairly straight forward. Baskets were in great shape. Park was clean, well maintained, and completely mowed with no disc hungry brush or shule.

Fairways make pretty good use of trees to provide some challenge, but even so, this course is pretty much a bunch of Ace and Birdie runs. Dual tee pads change things up a bit to provide a different look at the pins. No real elevation changes to speak of, but they did make use of the only spots where the ground here isn't flat by sticking baskets in them, so putts and approaches that are off the mark can roll away and cost you a stroke. For the most part, bad shots are easily recovered from.

As far as distance and difficulty go, this is good course for beginners, and not bad for experienced players who want to hone their midrange skills.

Not much of a challenge. Not many holes force a specific line but there are some notable exceptions: a few fairways run parallel to a major highway and a neighborhood. Errant or wind-blown shots could easily sail onto the highway, or end up in someone's backyard. This affected my disc selection because I went with a disc I knew wouldn't get me into trouble, rather than the one I really wanted to throw for the shot.

Hole design itself works well for beginners, but the small size of this park means there's potential for trouble on throws that get away from you. A walking path weaves in and around the course and throwers will have to watch out for other people on several holes. Hopefully, players respect the fact that this is a multi-use park and that others have a right to walk in the park without dodging plastic. Shouldn't be a problem as long as throwers and walkers exercise a bit of courtesy and common sense, but that could be asking a lot.

Just getting this course installed was a triumph in some ways, and its designers did great under the circumstances. As far as the disc golf itself goes, the course plays well and I had fun playing all 24 (actually 23, as Hole 11 and 23 share the same tee box). Course doesn't distinguish itself in any way, but is definitely passable. Fills the need for disc golf in the area, but not worth a drive across town. If you have to travel more than 20-25 miles to get here, you're passing better courses along the way.

Brys Park's small size, compact design, and multi-user population will require discipline if this course is to survive. Any of the following could get this course pulled: Tee shots hitting oncoming vehicles travelling 70+mph, players hopping fences to retrieve discs out of backyards, discs buzzing other park users (whether accidentally or not). Lack of brush and no cover mean the activities of DG'ers take place out in the open for all to see in this small, busy, metropolitan setting - I hope people behave accordingly.