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Howard Park DGC reviews
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Howard Park DGC Built On Shoestring Budget! And It Shows! 2+ years
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Played on:Jan 28, 2019
Played the course:once
Pros:
I give the excellent course sign a 5.0.
I give the tee signs 3.5.
I give the pads a 1.0.
I give the homemade baskets and propane tank targets a 0.5.
I give the park's terrain a 2.0.
I give the challenge here a 2.0.
I give the fun factor here a 1.0.
The course at Howard Park starts right above the skate punk park. There is a lovely, large course sign here. I would have saved that money for baskets. The fist tee is up above the skate park by the fence. At this time I was still searching for baskets and wasn't really hunting red, white and blue propane tank targets.
I found the small # 2 sign. There is a carpet pad and the basket is this funny looking, homemade single job. # 3 is a blind 174' hid up in the bushes. # 4 is a 162' throw to another old propane tank. There are a couple of white arrows pointing to the next tees. The next few holes all play in the mid-200's. # 11 is a 273' throw over a marshy area and # 12 in the longest hole at 321'.
I give the tee signs 3.5.
I give the pads a 1.0.
I give the homemade baskets and propane tank targets a 0.5.
I give the park's terrain a 2.0.
I give the challenge here a 2.0.
I give the fun factor here a 1.0.
The course at Howard Park starts right above the skate punk park. There is a lovely, large course sign here. I would have saved that money for baskets. The fist tee is up above the skate park by the fence. At this time I was still searching for baskets and wasn't really hunting red, white and blue propane tank targets.
I found the small # 2 sign. There is a carpet pad and the basket is this funny looking, homemade single job. # 3 is a blind 174' hid up in the bushes. # 4 is a 162' throw to another old propane tank. There are a couple of white arrows pointing to the next tees. The next few holes all play in the mid-200's. # 11 is a 273' throw over a marshy area and # 12 in the longest hole at 321'.
Cons:
The club has a lot of work cut out for themselves. Currently, there is a lovely course sign and not much else. The park is isolated so it will be easy prey to vandals. Having the skate park here draws the vandals. The park already has a kind of run down vibe going. And then putting in propane tanks and ugly homemade baskets as targets only adds to this run down vibe.
Other Thoughts:
Good luck to The Amador Chain Anglers and their gigantic task of trying to establish a course here. You have a monumental task awaiting you and I wish you all the luck in the world. At least you don't have to tunnel out of Shawshank Prison like Andy Dufresne to fulfill your dream. You're not Matt Damon stuck on Mars.
You're just a club trying to raise a bunch of money, organize the disc club and volunteers, combat the skate crowd who enjoy vandalizing all your hard work and efforts to get a course established.
I only hope that any signs and baskets that are placed here are constructed of the strongest materials possible. That would be my # 1 priority. Vandal proof!
I'll try and keep an eye on your progress and will gladly up my rating as things fall in to place for you.
NOTE: Yes, I have been contacted by course personnel and yes, improvements have been made so I will very willingly add a point to my previous rating. Keep working on the course, men, and it will continue to get better.
You're just a club trying to raise a bunch of money, organize the disc club and volunteers, combat the skate crowd who enjoy vandalizing all your hard work and efforts to get a course established.
I only hope that any signs and baskets that are placed here are constructed of the strongest materials possible. That would be my # 1 priority. Vandal proof!
I'll try and keep an eye on your progress and will gladly up my rating as things fall in to place for you.
NOTE: Yes, I have been contacted by course personnel and yes, improvements have been made so I will very willingly add a point to my previous rating. Keep working on the course, men, and it will continue to get better.
