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Clement Farm DGC reviews
4
1
Tippie4
Experience:
21.9 years
32 played
4 reviews
2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Feb 18, 2017
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
I live in the close (~10 mins) from this or Amesbury Pines. I am glad to see a new course close that I can play regularly.
1. This course has a lot of potential and upside to it once it's more established.
2. It's the best course layout in the area, Merrimac Valley.
3. It has great use of elevation.
4. Brand new Mach-X baskets
5. It's a disc golf course not a something else with a disc golf course.
6. The public facebook group is active and open to posting unlike other nearby course that are private. I often have gone to play courses unaware of a tournament, leagues, or team matches that treat it as private course. With the openness I am able to play somewhere else and not have to find out when I get there.
1. This course has a lot of potential and upside to it once it's more established.
2. It's the best course layout in the area, Merrimac Valley.
3. It has great use of elevation.
4. Brand new Mach-X baskets
5. It's a disc golf course not a something else with a disc golf course.
6. The public facebook group is active and open to posting unlike other nearby course that are private. I often have gone to play courses unaware of a tournament, leagues, or team matches that treat it as private course. With the openness I am able to play somewhere else and not have to find out when I get there.
Cons:
That being said this course is far in need of some improvements to be one of the higher rated but has potential to get there.
1. POSION IVY is everywhere
2. Tee boxes (improving and having work day to complete see facebook)
3. Parking - Winter (unplowed) and spring (mud pit) usable have to park down the road.
4. I guess the neighborhood is not welcome of the foot traffic as there are signs to be quiet while playing.
5. Course is not finished (brush piles, paths not beat in aka rough is rough, steep grades without steps/path,)
6. These woods have been cut several times and there are large stumps everywhere.
7. Lastly not to be understated under growth, POISON IVY and TICKS, I have two small play groups of friends they will not play this course because of it.
1. POSION IVY is everywhere
2. Tee boxes (improving and having work day to complete see facebook)
3. Parking - Winter (unplowed) and spring (mud pit) usable have to park down the road.
4. I guess the neighborhood is not welcome of the foot traffic as there are signs to be quiet while playing.
5. Course is not finished (brush piles, paths not beat in aka rough is rough, steep grades without steps/path,)
6. These woods have been cut several times and there are large stumps everywhere.
7. Lastly not to be understated under growth, POISON IVY and TICKS, I have two small play groups of friends they will not play this course because of it.
Other Thoughts:
It's great the city is using the land for rec and what a better way then disc golf course with a motivated community to help use the land and keep it clean. I hope the course will blossom to meet its potential. Irradiation of the poison ivy will be sure to bring more people back, I fear if its not taken care of people will not be willing to come back.
9
0
JeffSwartz
Experience:
9.1 years
14 played
1 reviews
Beautiful rugged course, but a work in progress still 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 2, 2016
Played the course:once
Pros:
This is a brand new, unfinished (but still very playable) course, thus this review is a work in progress as well.
-Amazing use of elevation. Almost every single hole on the course uses this elevation to provide unique shot opportunities. This is also the primary factor which makes the 18-hole course not feel repetitive at all.
-Huge variety of shots. Winding wooded fairways create various lines for both Pro's and Am's. I can't remember throwing the same line/disc on back to back holes. Some holes have low ceilings, others have wide open space above the fairway to allow for huge banking throws. This course will make you reconsider that line you are so used to throwing on another course because when you notice the high risk/reward line, you might just be tempted to throw it.
-Brand new Mach-X baskets from DGA. These are the best baskets on the market IMO- the same as they use at Maple Hill in Leicester, MA.
-Rugged, beautiful terrain. This course is in a beautiful, roughly ~50 acre Pine/Maple forest. Since the course is brand-new, there is a lot of debris on the ground from the wood cutting/chipping that took place that gives it this great rugged feel and makes the fairways unpredictable. Maybe not a positive for some people, but after playing dozens of boring grass fairways, I loved having to contend (only occasionally) with bits of wooden sticks, fallen logs, and other natural debris. While most of this will decompose over the next few years, the fairways are currently some of the roughest I've seen.
-IT WILL ONLY GET BETTER! Since this course just opened this week, it can only go up from here. If you live nearby and play it often, look into playing Thursday nights which I heard is the proposed day for the weekly league. Also, look into volunteering. They will undoubtly need help building tees, clearing brush, marking paths, etc.
-Amazing use of elevation. Almost every single hole on the course uses this elevation to provide unique shot opportunities. This is also the primary factor which makes the 18-hole course not feel repetitive at all.
-Huge variety of shots. Winding wooded fairways create various lines for both Pro's and Am's. I can't remember throwing the same line/disc on back to back holes. Some holes have low ceilings, others have wide open space above the fairway to allow for huge banking throws. This course will make you reconsider that line you are so used to throwing on another course because when you notice the high risk/reward line, you might just be tempted to throw it.
-Brand new Mach-X baskets from DGA. These are the best baskets on the market IMO- the same as they use at Maple Hill in Leicester, MA.
-Rugged, beautiful terrain. This course is in a beautiful, roughly ~50 acre Pine/Maple forest. Since the course is brand-new, there is a lot of debris on the ground from the wood cutting/chipping that took place that gives it this great rugged feel and makes the fairways unpredictable. Maybe not a positive for some people, but after playing dozens of boring grass fairways, I loved having to contend (only occasionally) with bits of wooden sticks, fallen logs, and other natural debris. While most of this will decompose over the next few years, the fairways are currently some of the roughest I've seen.
-IT WILL ONLY GET BETTER! Since this course just opened this week, it can only go up from here. If you live nearby and play it often, look into playing Thursday nights which I heard is the proposed day for the weekly league. Also, look into volunteering. They will undoubtly need help building tees, clearing brush, marking paths, etc.
Cons:
The biggest, most obvious Con is that the course isn't fully finished. There is still a lot of work to be done (one of the reasons I'll be looking to volunteer and help get it up to standards).
- Tee pads are natural. Most are dirt, a few are grass, and a couple are wood-chips. I wear Merrills when I play so it didn't affect me, but if you wear sneakers you might find that they aren't sturdy enough for the rough tee pads. Some are sloping, might have divots or logs stuck in them, or sandy dirt that's tough to get full traction in, etc. I've heard there will be rubber tee pads coming in this year, with hopefully concrete pads sometime next year. This is the first thing that will push it above 3 stars.
-VERY overgrown rough surrounding the course. If you miss your fairways, you might be in for a hunt for your disc. The brush around the holes will get trampled back as it gets played more, but currently it's difficult to find discs if throw too wide.
- Tee pads are natural. Most are dirt, a few are grass, and a couple are wood-chips. I wear Merrills when I play so it didn't affect me, but if you wear sneakers you might find that they aren't sturdy enough for the rough tee pads. Some are sloping, might have divots or logs stuck in them, or sandy dirt that's tough to get full traction in, etc. I've heard there will be rubber tee pads coming in this year, with hopefully concrete pads sometime next year. This is the first thing that will push it above 3 stars.
-VERY overgrown rough surrounding the course. If you miss your fairways, you might be in for a hunt for your disc. The brush around the holes will get trampled back as it gets played more, but currently it's difficult to find discs if throw too wide.
Other Thoughts:
Once the tee pads are done and the fairways are more beaten in, it will be the best courses north of Boston. Pye Brook and Amesbury Pines are nice courses, but this will be better given it is exclusively a DCG and you are pretty remote out in the woods. It felt a lot like Muldoon, but with better shot variety due to the great use of elevation. Thanks to Stu and all of the volunteers for putting this together.
