Disctractions DGC reviews
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How is this mess so highly rated? drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 13, 2022
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
It's the closest "real" course to my house? (more of a con than a pro for me personally)
It does have concrete tee pads
It does have two sets of pin positions
Water and elevation are in play
It does have concrete tee pads
It does have two sets of pin positions
Water and elevation are in play
Cons:
I'd rather play my 9 hole home course than this poorly designed 27 hole mess
The teepads are short, cracking and crumbling in places and poorly positioned.
The two sets of tees don't really divide up by skill level. My wife played from the reds while I played the blues, thinking we'd have a roughly even contest. However, on at least 4 holes in the back 18, the reds are much harder (and even sometimes LONGER) than the blues.
Water is only in play on the front 9 if you're really bad.
The course doesn't loop back to the parking lot. Once you head out, plan on playing all 27 holes or walking forever to get back to your car.
The tee signs are the worst positioned I've ever seen anywhere. Not only are they on 4-6' high 4x4 posts, they're frequently located in a spot where you worry about slamming your hand into one. One is even located on a line between the tee and the basket!
The best baskets are original DisCatchers. And when I say original, I mean the original 18 that rolled off the assembly line! There are a mix of about 6 other name brand baskets and the rest look like they came from AliExpress or Wish.com. The chains on them don't catch for beans and the baskets themselves appear as though they'll solve the issue of their crappy quality by falling apart in the very near future.
The teepads are short, cracking and crumbling in places and poorly positioned.
The two sets of tees don't really divide up by skill level. My wife played from the reds while I played the blues, thinking we'd have a roughly even contest. However, on at least 4 holes in the back 18, the reds are much harder (and even sometimes LONGER) than the blues.
Water is only in play on the front 9 if you're really bad.
The course doesn't loop back to the parking lot. Once you head out, plan on playing all 27 holes or walking forever to get back to your car.
The tee signs are the worst positioned I've ever seen anywhere. Not only are they on 4-6' high 4x4 posts, they're frequently located in a spot where you worry about slamming your hand into one. One is even located on a line between the tee and the basket!
The best baskets are original DisCatchers. And when I say original, I mean the original 18 that rolled off the assembly line! There are a mix of about 6 other name brand baskets and the rest look like they came from AliExpress or Wish.com. The chains on them don't catch for beans and the baskets themselves appear as though they'll solve the issue of their crappy quality by falling apart in the very near future.
Other Thoughts:
Disctractions is the type of course I hope my worst enemies will be playing in hell someday. The decision to make this a 27 hole course was a disaster. It forced compromises like wish.com baskets, a horrible 95' straight hole with no meaningful obstacles, and a layout that doesn't allow any option to return to your car. My only explanation for some of the other design choices is that the course must have been designed by people who hate disc golfers and want to see them suffer.
As an 18 hole course this piece of land would have potential, but in it's current configuration it's just not worth your time. If you're staying at Heuston Woods, the nationally known Mt. Airy course is less than an hour away. In just over an hour you can reach Caesar Ford in Xenia, Echo Valley in Springboro or (again, nationally famous) Idlewild. Even factoring in the couple hours of drive time, I promise you'll have a much better round at any of those courses that you will at this sad, frustrating mess. I live less than 10 minutes from this course and really wish it was better, but I've wanted to walk off both times I've played it, and will never return.
As an 18 hole course this piece of land would have potential, but in it's current configuration it's just not worth your time. If you're staying at Heuston Woods, the nationally known Mt. Airy course is less than an hour away. In just over an hour you can reach Caesar Ford in Xenia, Echo Valley in Springboro or (again, nationally famous) Idlewild. Even factoring in the couple hours of drive time, I promise you'll have a much better round at any of those courses that you will at this sad, frustrating mess. I live less than 10 minutes from this course and really wish it was better, but I've wanted to walk off both times I've played it, and will never return.
