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Gilbert, AZ

Freestone Park

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The Valkyrie Kid
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Experience: 46 years 1562 played 1507 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Very Polite Course! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 19, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

I don't need to write a review because previous reviewer, Sunday Mike, stated everything I was going to say and he probably stated it all more eloquently than I would would have.

But to confirm what he already wrote. The Freestone Recreation Center is a lovely facility with a friendly staff. They have loaner discs and maps available. You don't need maps once you locate the first tee. There is a course rules sign at the beginning. The tee signs are nice colored, metal ones with hole #, par, map, next tee and distance. The concrete tee pads are just right. The baskets are very pretty, orange, DGA Mach V's with the red # on top. There is also a next tee marker on the ground pointing to the next tee. They're really not necessary on this course. As Sunday Mike stated, holes 1-7 are fairly short, open, boring ACE runs played over dirt. No thrill here.

But I liked 8 and 9, too. Although short, they were both interesting and fun. # 8 is a 215' hyser where you to have to throw around some tree branches. What's fun about this hole is 1) the basket is just barely visible from the tee and 2) the area around the basket slopes off kinda quickly.

# 9 is another short (212') hole off the pad but you have to thread your shot between two trees to a pretty little natural green area. It's definitely not a difficult throw but it's a fun little ACE run.

And now, one charming little detail that Sunday Mike failed to mention! As you finish # 9, you're greeted by a sign Thanking you for playing and reminding you to return your loaner discs to the rec center. Now when have you seen a sign thanking you for playing their free course?

Cons:

Playing on dirt.
First seven holes are basically just wide, open straight ACE runs.
Only # 4 at 334' stretches more than 261'.

Other Thoughts:

Great signs and baskets, nice pads and the last two holes saved this course for me. This course could benefit from a couple of nice man made obstacles installed on a couple of the open holes. Not some junky looking crap recycled from somewhere but something decent looking. Like maybe, burying 3-4 poles of various lengths in front of one of those baskets. Something to add to the challenge and change things up a bit!
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Sunday Mike
Experience: 22 years 61 played 21 reviews
2.00 star(s)

New in Gilbert! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 25, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course has great baskets, excellent level pads, informative signs, accurate directional markers and two fairly interesting holes ( 8 & 9).

Cons:

This course is wide open and extremely short. Only one hole is over 300'. Most holes are less then 250'.
Holes 1-5 & 7 are just short little tosses over a wide open dirt field. Hole 6 is nearly widen open, but a large mesquite tree blocks the straight hyzer route.

Other Thoughts:

The Freestone Recreational Center is an outstanding facility. If you need a map they are available at the front desk. Kudos to Rec Center for installing this course in the first place, but they really didn't have a lot to work with.
The first 7 holes are fairly boring, short shots and they crisscross a field, but holes 8 & 9 are in the green belt right next to the Center. Both are short, but are each interesting in its own way. 9 curls around some trees into a very small landing area surrounded by OB on three sides. Hole 8 has a tree and OB protecting the anhyzer drive and the basket is positioned on an incline which could cause trouble if your disc caught an edge.
Overall Freestone Park is an impressive looking facility but the disc golf is much to easy. I'm glad it exists and I was impressed with the signs, baskets, pads and markers, but I was hoping for more.
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