Camp Luther Pines reviews
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tallpaul
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nice course/no baskets 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 1, 2009
Played the course:once
Pros:
Quite a scenic course.
Pine forest used for much of the course; and these are larger pines than the norm. (Much of the time, pines seem to be harvested long before they are this big.)
The use of elevation here is top caliber as well. A number of shots from one ridge to another. Or, from the top of a ridge to the bottom; through the pine forest.
Even on the more open holes; trees are incorporated into the design in a fine manner.
In other words....THERE IS SOME PRETTY FINE DESIGN going on here.
The personnel at the camp were very friendly. They gave us the go ahead to play (even though there were a fairly significant amount of camp attendees in attendance). Two different group counselors visited is as we played and asked how things were going; were we having fun, etc.
The picture on the home page is hole #1 ( believe). This is an uphill toss and gives a good idea of the terrain and visuals.
As you will note from the hole footage, this is not a pitch and putt; but a real course. A few 400 ft. bombers to air it out on.
There is road in play on at least one hole; just behind a down hill pin. If you're playing this o.b., it adds another layer of toughness to course.
Pine forest used for much of the course; and these are larger pines than the norm. (Much of the time, pines seem to be harvested long before they are this big.)
The use of elevation here is top caliber as well. A number of shots from one ridge to another. Or, from the top of a ridge to the bottom; through the pine forest.
Even on the more open holes; trees are incorporated into the design in a fine manner.
In other words....THERE IS SOME PRETTY FINE DESIGN going on here.
The personnel at the camp were very friendly. They gave us the go ahead to play (even though there were a fairly significant amount of camp attendees in attendance). Two different group counselors visited is as we played and asked how things were going; were we having fun, etc.
The picture on the home page is hole #1 ( believe). This is an uphill toss and gives a good idea of the terrain and visuals.
As you will note from the hole footage, this is not a pitch and putt; but a real course. A few 400 ft. bombers to air it out on.
There is road in play on at least one hole; just behind a down hill pin. If you're playing this o.b., it adds another layer of toughness to course.
Cons:
THIS IS AN OBJECT COURSE. Poles with a chain attached at the bottom; @ 2 1/2 foot long. I have no idea what the chain is for???
We played hitting the poles. I and another in our party of three began playing on object courses; when there were very few baskets available. So, for us, it was a bit of a walk back in time. With that said, it's tough to enjoy this style these days.
One of my playing partners used a trick we used to use all the time in the old days; and that is; to throw to the bottom of the pole and slide it into it. Just doesn't seem right by today's standards.
We had to skip one hole due to camp attendees using fairway for a class of some sort.
There is an outdoor chapel in the middle of one fairway. You drive directly over all of the wooden benches/pews. No one there on this day; but I imagine there are often (especially on Sundays?) Even with no one there, it was slightly disconcerting to be chucking a disc with a huge wooden cross in play! (At the same time; this was a well designed hole from a pure throw stand point and was also interesting, because of the strange features, not usually seen).
Natural tees.
We played hitting the poles. I and another in our party of three began playing on object courses; when there were very few baskets available. So, for us, it was a bit of a walk back in time. With that said, it's tough to enjoy this style these days.
One of my playing partners used a trick we used to use all the time in the old days; and that is; to throw to the bottom of the pole and slide it into it. Just doesn't seem right by today's standards.
We had to skip one hole due to camp attendees using fairway for a class of some sort.
There is an outdoor chapel in the middle of one fairway. You drive directly over all of the wooden benches/pews. No one there on this day; but I imagine there are often (especially on Sundays?) Even with no one there, it was slightly disconcerting to be chucking a disc with a huge wooden cross in play! (At the same time; this was a well designed hole from a pure throw stand point and was also interesting, because of the strange features, not usually seen).
Natural tees.
Other Thoughts:
I am one who finds it difficult to give courses the low end of the rating scale. However, the object course scenario just doesn't cut it anymore. I pointed out that this course is designed well and is quite scenic and taken care of; but, I feel that just about any discer that is not playing one the first courses they've ever played; or is at the camp attending for camp reasons; will find this to be a "let's enjoy this the best we can, but get 'er done, as quickly as we can, to move on to something with baskets."
