Shelbyville, TN

HV Griffin Park

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njgrosser
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.9 years 46 played 36 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Solid Stop in Shelbyville 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 8, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

Hole Variety: There was a good mix of open holes and wooden holes on this course, and they were mixed among each other instead of following a "9 open, 9 wooded" arrangement. Most of the holes skewed a little short, but there were a couple holes at the end of the course to stretch the distance. Not a whole lot of elevation change, but there were a few small hills that came into play.

Fairly Isolated Course: The park itself was nice, and for the most part the disc golf course was isolated from the rest of the park activities. The one notable exception is the softball fields, which were busy the day I played there. We ended up having to tee from about 20' to the right of one of the teepads to avoid a team warming up in the grass, but besides that we had no issues.

Beginner Friendly, Decent Challenge: This course isn't the most beginner-friendly course I have ever played, but if you brought someone here on their first time they shouldn't have tooooooo much trouble. Recreational/intermediate players will have the most fun here, as the course seems to align with that difficulty well.

Cons:

Old Baskets: The baskets are one of the nicer new styles with the colored band at the top, making them hard-to-spot in the wooded parts. They also weren't the best at catching discs.

Navigation: For the most part it was OK, but there are some difficult parts, especially near the fields.

Other Thoughts:

I had a good time at this course. I was in the area getting building materials from a local supplier, and it was a quick stop to play a course pretty far from the Nashville area. I wouldn't advise seeking this course out if you aren't already headed that way, but it was definitely worth the stop once I was down there.

Also, if you go down 231 to get there, stop at the Midway Diner a few miles before the course. It was fantastic!
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Redline4j
Experience: 156 played 42 reviews
3.00 star(s)

First Hole In ONE! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 3, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Park setting so there are other things for members of the family that do not play DG to do while you play a round. Holes 2-10 are in the woods/trees and most technical on the course. Other holes are pretty open; however the course designer did try and put baskets near trees to add difficulty. Course is all under 300 ft holes, so it is good for all levels of player.

Cons:

In the park with people not paying attention getting in the way.

Other Thoughts:

Shot my first hole in one on hole #10, 224 feet. What an awesome feeling! Only took me 8 years of recreational play of an average of playing 2-3 times a month.
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The Uncle
Experience: 11.7 years 5 played 4 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Reminds me of the Originals from the late 70's 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 22, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Decent short course in a public park. Good signage at the tee boxes and baskets are in decent condition. There are enough obstacles to keep you honest.

Cons:

A couple long walks from pin to tee.
At any given time a birthday party or sports team may be taking up the course given it is in a public park and the course criss-crosses almost the whole thing.

Other Thoughts:

Being a newer course it is still a nostalgic throw back to the originals @ Brahan in Huntsville and @ Cedars of Lebanon in Nashville because the park is very old.
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2naphish
Experience: 42.9 years 27 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

great trainer course 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Nov 26, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

short accurate shots in the woods and a couple of real crunchers for the big arms. i love it! quick and easy to play a couple of rounds. nice baskets signs and tee pads. bathrooms, drink machines with gatorade and other various sodas.

Cons:

could usea a few pro pads on a few of the back 9. there are a few "stupid" walks to the next tee on the back. hole #1 is poorly designed since i never know if there is going to be carnival,a soccer game or some other function going on directly in the "fairway"

Other Thoughts:

since most people in this area didn't know this sport exists, this is a fantastic starter course to expose the locals to. i like to play this course as a warm up and go to Henry Horton for a second round.
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brattenj
Experience: 20.9 years 287 played 5 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 18, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

As mentioned by others this course is a good test of wooded accurracy and midrange creativity. With tee signs this would be an even better course.

Cons:

Lack of signs.

Other Thoughts:

Wow. I guess the other posters must throw every drive 500 ft. and are "bored" with the intracacy of midrange accuracy. This course is not the best I have ever played, but it at least rates a "good" rating. And I think we should tell Shelbyville to pull the course out of the ground because it is "too far out of the way" WHAT? This course has some maturing to do but allows for great creativity and a fun round in an age of "hey lets put a basket 1000 ft. away in an open field and throw at it"
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