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Slinger, WI

Fireman's Park Upper

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2.925(based on 6 reviews)
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wolfhaley
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Experience: 20 years 1008 played 579 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 7, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course is set in a small park and is set up up nicely to avoid other park activities. There are 2 practice baskets between holes 1 and 10. 10 holes, with a very easy to follow flow to the course. There is also a kiosk by hole 1's tee with a nice course map on it. The course is a mix of wooded, moderately wooded to mostly open. All except 6 I believe it was have at least a few trees to contend with. The baskets are all chainstars that are mounted nice and catch great. From what I could tell it looked to be one pin position per hole. There is a large 4x4 post located next to every tee pad. No signs but it does have metal cut outs of the hole #, distance and a next hole plate. With the shortness of the holes this more than serves it's purpose. Almost every hole (except 8 and 10) the basket is visable from the tee anyways. There is also a decent amount of elevation changes and some nice undulating terrain here. Some very crazy roll away potential too if you fail to stay on the fairway on a couple holes. The course is permanent and free which is always nice nowadays. Would also seem to never be busy too.

Cons:

The rubber mats are extremely short. Granted nothing is too long here but a couple extra feet lengthwise and at least a foot widthwise would go a long way here. Not much parking. You just kind of have to park by the/on the basketball court. Not that it's probably really used as it's not really an actual court. Not really a big deal just worth mentioning. Other than that I got nothing.

Other Thoughts:

Definitely not a destination course but totally worth a visit if you're in the area or even just passing through since it's not very far off of 41. Well designed course for the space that was available. It was better than I was expecting for sure. Very fun little course to try for some aces and just a pretty fun all around set up.
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knivile1
Experience: 13 years 60 played 25 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Brand New! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 10, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

-No non disc golf traffic in this section of the park on the day I went even though the beach area was very full
-Wooded but fair, pick your line and hit it with a putter or midrange. Accuracy over power is key here.
-Mulch lined "fairways" for walking from tee pad to basket
-Chainstar baskets caught well
-Super easy navigation. Next tee marked on current tee's sign. Very intuitive.
-Fairly beginner friendly with enough challenge for seasoned players

Cons:

-Tee signs are just 4x4 posts with marker except for Hole 1 which has some very cool laser cut or waterjet cut metal signage.
-Brand new course so some holes rough still needs to be thinned out off of the fairways.

Other Thoughts:

Didn't know what to expect when first arriving at the park. I do think it makes great use of existing landscape and elevation. I got the feeling that this was a rather underused part of the park before the disc golf course was added and hopefully this will bring in more people and their families.

Fairly beginner friendly distances though a couple bad tree kicks could frustrate some. Super short rubber teepads could throw off some people at first glance, but there is seriously no run-up needed at these short distances.

Definitely a more interesting and fun round than going to the other pitch and putt type courses in the area (Jackson Park and Woodlawn Union Park) if you don't have the time for Heritage Trails or Riverside.
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