I hadn't made the trek out to Central because I'd heard a lot of mixed reviews about it, but after playing it I am wondering why I had waited so long to give it a shot.

The course has a fantastic mix of wooded and open holes, elevation changes and water/OB as well. I kept trying to pin it down to a certain type of course and the next hole would be a completely different style of hole.

You start with a couple of wooded holes, and then it gets more open and longer for a while, adding in some big elevation changes. After a few bomber holes you get to wind through the woods for a while and play some holes that look almost like the pine woods of the Pacific Northwest.

The signs are pretty descriptive and have rings to show the pin position. Many of the holes have two placements in the ground as well which is a very cool addition.

Next tee signs both in the form of hanging arrows on the baskets, as well as color coded arrows on trees help some of the tricky points.

Benches on many holes as well, and trash cans near the parking areas.

Overall a great course with a good flow. I hope to play it again soon.

The cons are few but there are a few that need to be pointed out. The rubber pads aren't great as far as tees go. Some of them have had some points repaired and new ones layered on top but they are not my favorite surface to throw from.

A couple of the navigation points are pretty tricky, especially 13-14, I almost missed 14 and went straight to 15.

Hole 16 I feel like isn't a great hole, the mando right and the OB only 30ft away on the left the entire way down on a 400ft hole is a very iffy design choice.

Not too many flaws though overall, really nice course.

I had a great time playing the course, even in the light drizzle it was quite pleasant and challenging but not without the ability for newer players to have a good time.

Technical shots as well as open drives
No real danger of losing a disc
Teepads and baskets are in great condition
Grass is mowed often

Some of the fairways are pretty close together. A couple of mandos but still...
Usually a few groups there

This being my home course I have played it quite a few times and love it. Some of the older reviews mention ripped teepads and lack of signage but I really don't have any problems with that.

I don't know how this is only rated 3.36 discs. Central Park is a diverse challenge with all the important features.

-Amenities: Kind of meh. Rubber tees are generally adequate. Old baskets didn't show big problems. The baskets are numbered and have bright flag poles, which are good. Practice basket. Signage includes hole #, distance, and map.

-Multi-Tees/Pins/Baskets: All three. Most holes have two tees. Most holes have multiple pin positions. Quite a few holes have two baskets in play all the time. Combine all of these and you can make the course match your preferred difficulty. Long-to-long offers the most beautiful and difficult variety.

-Terrain: A mix of all the elements you need for disc golf. Plenty of hills, gentle and steep, to work with. A creek is used excellently from (9) to (13), and also (16)-(18). Also a mix of thick woods, open fields, and some woods-bordered fairways. Beauty mostly isn't spectacular, but (1), (9)-(13), and (17) are entrancing woods holes.

-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: All kinds of shots over the course of 20 holes. Although there are a few humdrum holes in the middle, mostly the lines are captivating. Steep downhill holes in the woods, winding par-4s in the woods, open battles against the hill, downhill rips, a dangerous pond playing with the nerves, and creek parallels and crossings are some of the offerings. Most of the open holes use elevation, OB, or a gap to add interest. The woods holes demand all sorts of shots with accuracy (rough can punish). The creek is used brilliantly (mostly in parallel, but a couple of crossings as well), but will only steal discs at one or two spots of deeper water. I'm not sure what's up with the hole info on DGCR, but during my round playing long-to-long there were 6 par-4s and one par-5. So many cool holes I won't enumerate here.

I can only find small issues at Central Park.

-Boring Holes: A few holes are a bit of a letdown. (3A) is wide open and short. (5) short is dull, but (5) long brings a pond and a slope into the picture. (6) is a huge uphill, which really only requires the skill of uphill distance. (7)-(8A) are all open.

-Rough: Some painful rough like thorns and poison ivy. Also, the creek is a breeding ground for biting insects

-Disc Loss: Between the rough, the fenced-off pond, and the deeper parts of the creek, you could lose a disc.

-Navigation: A little bit confusing between (5)-(6) and (11)-(12). Note that, although I haven't changed the hole labels on DGCR (didn't want to void the numbering of previous reviews), the signs are now marked 1-20 without the "A" holes--don't bail out after (18)!

-Exposure: Open hills mean lots of sunshine and lots of wind.

When I first played Central Park I thought it seemed like a 3.5, but that was confirmation bias based on its average rating. In actuality, this is easily a 4.0. Playing long pads to long pins brings in good par-3s, marvelous par-4s, and one beautiful par-5. There are a few too many totally open holes in the middle of the course, but otherwise Central is about as solid as anything in Atlanta.

-Best Holes: For those who want to read a few individual hole descriptions. (1) drops steeply down, a tight straight-to-right in the woods. (3) also drops 40-ish feet, reminiscent of Lula hole (3). (6) long throws from the woods uphill for a really long feeling par-4. (9)-(10) are both woods par-4s requiring really careful approaches to not skip off the sand and into the creek. (12) is another downhill, playing through moderate woods, and (13) runs creekside. (16) is my favorite, a monster par-5 with some mature trees, an uphill, and a creek in a gorge.

-This is another underrated course in Georgia along with Meeks and Rose Lane. There's a fair balance between open and wooded holes to keep you interested and excited. It's a challenging course, but it's a fair one that kept me in the mood.

-Many of the open holes are wide open, but still have a fun factor. There's elevation on most of the open holes, and a couple of the baskets on the open holes are elevated on rocks. There are some fun downhill bombs (#5, #15) with some challenge to them aside from length (both are over 400'). The OB ball field is left of hole 5 the whole way. The basket also has a drop off. #15 is easier, but if you throw hard down the right side, you suddenly have a difficult upshot that awaits you because of the trees.

-The wooded holes are a dream come true. Well, a dream come true for me. I think they are all beautiful holes. Course starts off in the woods, and the beauty really comes in effect on hole 9. Hole is about 460' (signage is wrong). This hole is uphill and narrow most of the way, but it's a gorgeous walk through the woods. Hole 10 is also really pretty. It's a difficult left to right hole with a low ceiling. It's about 380' and is difficult to even par this hole, but the ceiling is high enough to get the perfect height to reach this hole. I did, and it felt amazing. I actually hit chains for an ace and went 30' long. #12 is a signature hole. It's a steep downhill throw with a midrange. #13 is another gem along the side of a creek. I loved all of these holes with a passion!

-Dual sets of tees. Prepare for a potential beatdown on the longs. Par is listed as a 64 but I honestly think two of the holes listed as par 3s are par 4s. I shot a 69 on the longs. I thought that was bad, but could've been worse. The shorts are more forgiving, but still difficult enough for any player to be tested. Don't let the media trick you. I was pleasantly surprised with the challenge provided.

-Nice tee signs and diagrams. I liked the rubber pads as well (I don't see the problem with rubber pads). I have a tendency to slip or shank a drive on concrete pads when it rains. It rained when I played here, and I didn't slip off of the rubber once.

-Alternate pins that I wasn't aware of before I came here. Course looks great and very nicely kept, so I'll bet the pins are moved at a good rate.

-Few par 4's and a par 5. Hole 6 is a huge uphill shot that goes out of the woods. This hole has an increase of about 35 feet so it plays at least 600' but is a pretty easy birdie considering how tough the rest of the course is. Hole 9. This hole is a legit par 4. It's close to 500' and is narrow the whole way. Drive must go straight so throwing a driver is risky. It's an achievement just to reach the top of the hill. The fairway gently fades left and the basket is next to a small ditch. Hole 18 is a long par 4. A lot more than 580', could be as much as 700' honestly. This hole allows you to throw a bomb. I threw a ballista pro over 500' and still bogeyed this hole. I successfully hit the gap, but kicked right into the woods. A couple other holes (11 and 14) are tough enough to be considered par 4s as well, as they are long and have a bite to both of them.

-The urge to emptying the bag will come to play on a least one hole here for you. Hole 3 will likely be that hole because of the big elevation loss and the stronger chance for an ace if you play the short pad. The longer and open holes are fun to watch your drive sail. The course starts off with a fun downhill hole as well.

-The previous reviewer described this course what Atlanta loves to hate. WTH Altanta?!?! I played Wills park several years ago and I think that course is a better fit for the course Atlanta loves to hate. That course is flat, has weird holes, and only a few were better than decent. My point is that this course is underrated. That's a huge con. I played here and Little Mulberry with my friend and we both enjoyed this course a lot more. It's an easy 4 in my book, with 4.5 potential written all over it.

-Chainstar baskets. I'm not a fan of chainstars because they sure don't catch like you'd expect them to with the name. They have a tendency to spit out even if you have a great looking putt that would most likely stay in if the basket was a discCatcher.

-Hole 7 should stay in the long pin down at the bottom of the hill. The hole from the short pin is kinda bland. Wasn't too fond of hole 8 either, because it was a bit of a filler even though it was a long par 3.

-Red arrows in the woods on hole 18. Hopefully that isn't a mando gate. If that is, forget about me playing that. It's like 500' from the long pad. Not to mention the tee sign for 18 is still missing.

-I wouldn't say that this is a more traditional course because traditional courses typically don't have multiple bomber holes followed by a series of frightening wooded holes. Playing this course is like going to bed with the thought of what your dream will be like and you don't find out until you fall asleep or in this case, play the hole. There's no telling how the dream is going to go or how it will end, but it's either going to be a dream of you living the high life in your favorite location, when you make a birdie on a hole here. Or you'll have a nightmare about going under water and you being face to face with a shark and it bites you and then you suddenly forget how to swim, but then you wake up. You're going to have trouble here, and that stupid shark got me good on many holes but I still escaped it once the hole was over. And even through the nightmare, I was able to see the fun in the difficult challenge.

-While just about every hole is good the way it is, there is room for C pin locations as well. Hole 4 could easily be an additional 150' down the field and on the ledge. #11 could be longer as well and over the creek. A few short pin positions could be created as well. When I played, most of the pins were in the B pins.

-This course is what a challenge should be. Hard but harder to get angry about when you mess up because the hole is either really cool, or easy to save par on. It's both on many holes here. Many traditional courses can be challenging in a more frustrating way, but that's not how it was for me at Central. It was well worth the two hour drive.

1) Some long holes. Some short holes.
2) Made good use of the topography to get a good amount of elevation change.
3) Some open fairways and some through the trees.
4) The rubber T-pads are nice. At least they are nice when the weather is dry. I have no experience with them in wet or cold weather.
5) Some variety but I can't say each hole was unique. I played a course in Gwinnett county recently and only used 4 discs. On this one I used 8.

1) The rubber T-pads were uneven. They need to be picked up, raked and leveled underneath, then replaced.
2) Signage for navigation from basket to the next T-pad was inconsistent and non-uniform. Sometimes there were arrows painted on rocks; sometimes arrows painted on trees (a different color than on the rocks); sometimes there were signs on trees. In very, very few cases was there a number with the arrow to assure the player that the arrows they were following led to the T-box they were hoping to go to.
3) Tags on the T-box signs telling players which of the possible basket locations was actually in use at the moment would be helpful
4) There are some places where old fence wire (or something) is on the ground and not very visible. Definitely a tripping hazard and should be cleaned up by the park.
5) The course shares the space with a mountain bike path. This can be distracting to both the riders and the disc golfers.

1) I like to review a course the first time I play it because I believe most people reading reviews are reading them for courses they have not played.
2) It is my feeling that a good course should be idiot proof to navigate for someone who has never been there before. This course is not quite there but way ahead of many courses I've played
3) I'd play it again. It is one of my favorites in the area.
4) I get the feeling the park allows the disc golf course to be there but does little to encourage it.
5) There is a donation box near T-pad #1. If you enjoyed your day at the course, please leave a donation. From experience, I know that a good disc golf course not only requires time and effort to maintain, often by the local players, but also cost money to keep nice and make your experience a good one. That money also often comes from the local players.

Fair fairways
Lots of elevation change
Varied shots required

Few places require making choices
Tee pads not in great shape

I like the redesigned course quite a lot better than the older versions. I haven't played here in several years and was pleasantly surprised. Consistently fair fairways with lots of elevation change made for a fun course.

Several holes I liked a lot (1, 9, 14, 16, 17) and I REALLY liked holes 3 and 18. The only hole I thought that was worse than average was #8, and that was completely fair, so could've been much worse.

It would be great to be able to put some trees in on the open places. Since the course has been there for years and it's never been done, I suspect maybe the park doesn't allow that (?), but I think holes 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, and 18 would really benefit from some strategic tree additions. Some of those holes have interesting parts, but little or no pressure or importance to drive landing locations.

My biggest issue with this course was that it did not make me make many choices. Hole 18 did it really nicely on the 2 approach options, and if it had a bit of pressure on the drive I would consider it a really excellent hole (I still liked it a lot). Hole 9 made me make a choice despite not having multiple routes, in that both a RH forehand and backhand shot had benefits, with different payoffs. The more I think about that hole, the more I like it. The more I think about it, the more I realize hole 14 made me make choices, also despite being a single fairway (and a narrow one at that).

I dislike the Chainstar baskets (with added number plates? Or are they Mach 5's?) because they're so hard to see. Course does a reasonably nice job painting some and using flags to try to improve things, but we still had trouble finding some of the baskets (Chainstars do catch perfectly well, though). On hole 7 we played to the wrong basket (then went back and played to correct one)

Specific thoughts on a few other holes:

1 - Good starting hole. A really fair fairway, a nice angle to the turn, and a flat out fun start.

2- I wish they'd take out the small tree straight ahead to give a small straight(er) line gap option. Most people wouldn't take it, but there's reward to it (straighter shot) but you have to earn it as the gap would be pretty small. Otherwise not terrible, but not wildly interesting hole.

3 - Probably my favorite hole out here, despite being a par 3 (I love par 4's and 5's). We played the right basket placement, which I like. I don't like the left one nearly as much, despite them being close together. Changing placements doesn't change the throw, it just doesn't require nearly as much skill to get the birdie.

9 - A really nice surprise. Great shape to the hole. Nice fairway. The more I think about this hole, the more I like it.

14 - An interesting hole. I don't like the right side being OB, though if that's a property line, of course nothing can be done about it. But I think it's a really nice use of this piece of land and a nice distance for this hole. I quite like it. I think I would love it if the right side fence wasn't OB. Someone mentioned gaps under the fence on the left. I didn't notice that, and if it's true they need to be filled, but that's not a fundamental problem with the hole design, simply a detail to be improved.

16 - One of the few places on the course where I feel strongly that a tree should come out is the middle tree at the first main gap. But otherwise I really like this hole. Again, no real choices, unfortunately, but a fun hole.

17 - Nice fairway, nice use of hill. I'd pull 3 or 4 small trees out short and left of the basket. Seems like it's too punitive close to the basket to a shot which is otherwise perfect (and reasonably difficult).

18 - I like the choice on the approach to the green quite a bit. The right side gap goes straight to the basket, but is tight and at an angle rewarding drives that land to the right. Would like to see a little pressure of some kind on the drive and this would be a 5/5. An excellent finishing hole.

Quite a few holes are wide open long holes to work on your drives.
New Signs are up on Blue Tees and New Basket Numbers make it much easier to navigate.

Rubber mats on most in lieu of concrete pads.
Grass is tall in some spots.
Water stands in some areas - so wear some waterproof shoes and/or waterproof socks.

With a bit more work and concrete pads, this course will be awesome. You can tell the FCDGO is putting in work.