Chicopee DGC reviews
7
0
ThrowInNewBrunswick
Experience:
15.7 years
9 played
9 reviews
Worth the $5 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Aug 21, 2009
Played the course:once
Pros:
In a word: Awesome.
I really enjoyed the shotmaking demands of the hillside/sloped portion of the course.
A lot of up and down angles, shot decisionmaking and hill technique that comes with Chicopee where 12 of the 18 holes involve elevation change as an element.
Excellent variation in terrain, lefts, rights, long and short, tight and wide, open and closed.
The amenities are nice. Having an ice cold Gatorade and a turkey sandwich after the first 18 was great.
Well groomed.
Best marked course I have played on: simple and ingenius arrows emebedded in the ground at the base of each basket indicating direction to next tee, with additional signs along the path to the next baskets means you will NOT get lost.
The buried 4 foot bright red and bright blue wood tee markers were easily visible and worked well.
In summary a very smoothly run course that provides demands and challenge, joy and heartbreak.
Everyone talks about the 1000 foot shot of 18, but I especially enjoyed throwing # 15.
Big vista view.
I think you can buy a beer at the lounge upstairs and sit on the patio deck after your rounds which has a nice ring to it.
I really enjoyed playing this course. Like a good book it started off slow then built up and up to a big bang at the end.
I really enjoyed the shotmaking demands of the hillside/sloped portion of the course.
A lot of up and down angles, shot decisionmaking and hill technique that comes with Chicopee where 12 of the 18 holes involve elevation change as an element.
Excellent variation in terrain, lefts, rights, long and short, tight and wide, open and closed.
The amenities are nice. Having an ice cold Gatorade and a turkey sandwich after the first 18 was great.
Well groomed.
Best marked course I have played on: simple and ingenius arrows emebedded in the ground at the base of each basket indicating direction to next tee, with additional signs along the path to the next baskets means you will NOT get lost.
The buried 4 foot bright red and bright blue wood tee markers were easily visible and worked well.
In summary a very smoothly run course that provides demands and challenge, joy and heartbreak.
Everyone talks about the 1000 foot shot of 18, but I especially enjoyed throwing # 15.
Big vista view.
I think you can buy a beer at the lounge upstairs and sit on the patio deck after your rounds which has a nice ring to it.
I really enjoyed playing this course. Like a good book it started off slow then built up and up to a big bang at the end.
Cons:
$5 per round. I hate paying but with the amenities and service it was a bit like a disc golf resort so it is worth the 5 bucks in my opinion. One employee admitted that if I played more than 1 round on the same $5 they would have no way of knowing.
Not sure how the natural tees would fare on a very wet day.
Would prefer a posted sign for each pro and am tee instead of just one sign per hole.
A certain level of challenge is missing that you would find in a more treed course. I would not guess this course was professionally designed but it was fun.
You share the space with 9-5 daycamp kids as well as hikers and mountainbikers so distraction and delays a possibility, especially 1, 9 and 18.
Closed at night so not a glowie friendly course which is sad. Closed Thanksgiving through Springtime so no snow frolf which also is too bad.
Not sure how the natural tees would fare on a very wet day.
Would prefer a posted sign for each pro and am tee instead of just one sign per hole.
A certain level of challenge is missing that you would find in a more treed course. I would not guess this course was professionally designed but it was fun.
You share the space with 9-5 daycamp kids as well as hikers and mountainbikers so distraction and delays a possibility, especially 1, 9 and 18.
Closed at night so not a glowie friendly course which is sad. Closed Thanksgiving through Springtime so no snow frolf which also is too bad.
Other Thoughts:
Do not be intimidated by the concept of climbing. If you play a bit of frolf at all then zigzagging up the hill is no problem. Everyone talks about the 1000 foot shot off 18, but I especially enjoyed throwing # 15. All ski runs have nicknames, so I would call # 15 "Beautiful Terror!" There is a combination of an amazing view and one very difficutl throw with alot of risk and temptation: Throwing across the pointy ridge of the ski hill with gusty tough to read leeward and wayward winds, a groomed downward ski slope on one side and a severe drop off with tangled disc eating rough on the other, an impediment building on a tough S shaped throw made my palms sweat. Loved it.
