Dr. Lawless Park reviews
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Neglected! 2+ years
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Played on:Aug 19, 2017
Played the course:once
Pros:
The Dr. Lawless DGC has these really nice, extra long, concrete tee pads. The signs are basic but acceptable for this course.
Uh, Oh, Did I mention that the tee pads are really nice, extra long concrete ones.
That's kinda sums up the Pros. At this point, I would like to beg, borrow, steal and plagiarise some review lines from some previous reviewers. I don't remember exactly which course they were initially written for but they are so perfect for Doc Lawless's course.
Something along the lines of.....
Playing Dr. Lawless course, stand at 1st tee pad and fire your disc into a thick jungle like forest with no basket in sight.
Unless you happen to land on the 4 foot wide path, spend 15 minutes looking for lost disc.
Now tend to the blood running down your leg. A tourniquet is probably not yet needed.
Spend 20 minutes picking little sticky things off of your socks.
If the basket is now visible, proceed to throwing.
Hole 2. Fire your disc off into the thick jungle. The basket is not visible.
Spend 20 minutes hunting for lost disc.
As your bending over to look, a stick pokes out your eye. Eyeball is now lying on your cheek. Attempt to force it back into it's socket.
Finish hole hole.
Hole 3. While holding eyeball in socket, fire disc into jungle area.
Looking for disc is much more difficult with only one eye operating properly.
Might think about that tourniquet now.
Now multiple this times 6 and you have an idea what playing a round at Dr. Loveless DGC is currently like.
Uh, Oh, Did I mention that the tee pads are really nice, extra long concrete ones.
That's kinda sums up the Pros. At this point, I would like to beg, borrow, steal and plagiarise some review lines from some previous reviewers. I don't remember exactly which course they were initially written for but they are so perfect for Doc Lawless's course.
Something along the lines of.....
Playing Dr. Lawless course, stand at 1st tee pad and fire your disc into a thick jungle like forest with no basket in sight.
Unless you happen to land on the 4 foot wide path, spend 15 minutes looking for lost disc.
Now tend to the blood running down your leg. A tourniquet is probably not yet needed.
Spend 20 minutes picking little sticky things off of your socks.
If the basket is now visible, proceed to throwing.
Hole 2. Fire your disc off into the thick jungle. The basket is not visible.
Spend 20 minutes hunting for lost disc.
As your bending over to look, a stick pokes out your eye. Eyeball is now lying on your cheek. Attempt to force it back into it's socket.
Finish hole hole.
Hole 3. While holding eyeball in socket, fire disc into jungle area.
Looking for disc is much more difficult with only one eye operating properly.
Might think about that tourniquet now.
Now multiple this times 6 and you have an idea what playing a round at Dr. Loveless DGC is currently like.
Cons:
The course is probably very technical when it was cleared. It's not playable at this time.
To get to the neglected disc golf course, walk across the neglected softball field. Course starts near the right field corner. Ther is a neglected kiosk here and also a neglected course sign.
Costs $2 to park.
Aprroximately 16 baskets are currently blind off the tee.
On # 4, a large tree has fallen over and completely covered the basket. This wasn't a recent blowdown. The tree is brown and dry. Obviously, no-one cares enough to cut it up. Add 1-2 strokes onto par for this basket-covered by tree hole.
The # 8 basket is actually visible from the tee box. However, the fairway is 205 long and 5 feet wide. Good luck on that hole. And the rough is thick and meancining. Another hole where skipping it is the wiser play.
There are a few garbage cans scattered about.
Many of the signs are facing the opposite direction of the actual basket. One can usually deduct this by looking both ways and determining that there once was a path leading off in one direction. If you want to play Russian Roulette with your disc, throw in that direction. Be aware, there is no fairway to speak of.
To get to the neglected disc golf course, walk across the neglected softball field. Course starts near the right field corner. Ther is a neglected kiosk here and also a neglected course sign.
Costs $2 to park.
Aprroximately 16 baskets are currently blind off the tee.
On # 4, a large tree has fallen over and completely covered the basket. This wasn't a recent blowdown. The tree is brown and dry. Obviously, no-one cares enough to cut it up. Add 1-2 strokes onto par for this basket-covered by tree hole.
The # 8 basket is actually visible from the tee box. However, the fairway is 205 long and 5 feet wide. Good luck on that hole. And the rough is thick and meancining. Another hole where skipping it is the wiser play.
There are a few garbage cans scattered about.
Many of the signs are facing the opposite direction of the actual basket. One can usually deduct this by looking both ways and determining that there once was a path leading off in one direction. If you want to play Russian Roulette with your disc, throw in that direction. Be aware, there is no fairway to speak of.
Other Thoughts:
As I was finishing my round (and I use that term very loosely here) I hear through the jungle/forest two voices laughing and having a great time. Naturally, I can't get a visual on them through the thick undergrowth but I attempt to converse with them. Basically, I ask them what the "F" are you doing out here in the jungle. There are no tigers to hunt for, we're in SW Michigan, for god's sake. They were actually playing a round and having a great time spotting for each other and searching for discs. I never got close enough to them to determine either their IQ or their sobriety. My guess is they were on meth!
Avoid this course!
Avoid this course!
