Linesville Park reviews
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Fighting Mother Nature 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Dec 17, 2021
Played the course:once
Other Thoughts:
Somebody's working really hard to create a good disc golf course here, but the elements are working against them. Much of the front 9 is low and swampy; the back 9 is full of wooded and rocky hillsides.
There are several ponds on the property that are used well on the opening holes
After the third hole, you're in the woods. The front 9 feels like it's been around longer: the throwing lines are pretty easy to see, and while they make use of guardian trees to shape your shots, the holes aren't particularly tight. The back 9 tees and baskets have been placed among the existing woods, seemingly with no tree trimming or removal. So there are a lot of holes on the back 9 where you're just throwing through woods with no real fairways, or even clear ways to walk to the basket
The back 9 is not for the faint of heart. You're going to be scrambling up and down steep hillsides covered in rocks. Finding a good stance can be really hard. The woods are pretty thick, and you'll be making up your own throwing lines on a lot of the holes
The efforts to build a course are obvious. Poured tees on the front 9, bridges across low spots, tees being worked on in the deep woods. Signage was minimal, but some new wooden signposts on the back 9, so it's probably a work in progress. I'm a big fan of courses that exist because of local club members' love of the game, and their desire to build their own course. They're doing the most they can at Linesville, but the topography is working against them
If you don't like wet feet, standstill throws or turned ankles, you're probably not going to enjoy playing here, even though many of the holes themselves are pretty good. Play the front 9 on a dry day, and then choose whether to venture onto the back 9 - or move on to another course in the area, like Hickory Run or American Legion
There are several ponds on the property that are used well on the opening holes
After the third hole, you're in the woods. The front 9 feels like it's been around longer: the throwing lines are pretty easy to see, and while they make use of guardian trees to shape your shots, the holes aren't particularly tight. The back 9 tees and baskets have been placed among the existing woods, seemingly with no tree trimming or removal. So there are a lot of holes on the back 9 where you're just throwing through woods with no real fairways, or even clear ways to walk to the basket
The back 9 is not for the faint of heart. You're going to be scrambling up and down steep hillsides covered in rocks. Finding a good stance can be really hard. The woods are pretty thick, and you'll be making up your own throwing lines on a lot of the holes
The efforts to build a course are obvious. Poured tees on the front 9, bridges across low spots, tees being worked on in the deep woods. Signage was minimal, but some new wooden signposts on the back 9, so it's probably a work in progress. I'm a big fan of courses that exist because of local club members' love of the game, and their desire to build their own course. They're doing the most they can at Linesville, but the topography is working against them
If you don't like wet feet, standstill throws or turned ankles, you're probably not going to enjoy playing here, even though many of the holes themselves are pretty good. Play the front 9 on a dry day, and then choose whether to venture onto the back 9 - or move on to another course in the area, like Hickory Run or American Legion
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DiscLoser
Experience:
10.8 years
25 played
7 reviews
A Work In Progress 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Apr 13, 2015
Played the course:once
Pros:
Kudos and thank you to all the hard work that's obviously been done on this course! Keep up the good work!
*Mostly short and technical, water in play on a couple of holes.
*Cement tee pads that are in are very nice, and crushed stone worked well on the others.
*Next tee signage was helpful.
*Mostly short and technical, water in play on a couple of holes.
*Cement tee pads that are in are very nice, and crushed stone worked well on the others.
*Next tee signage was helpful.
Cons:
*Completed course will hopefully include pin signage, as I had no idea what I was throwing at on a few holes! May have even missed a hole around 6ish because I stepped up to a tee and all I saw were trees! Probably my bad.
*Tees/Pins can be close to each other, so the layout is a little tight.
*Layout seems to favor RHBH, except for one or two RHFH.
*The noise of the highway was very prevalent on most of the course, which is a negative for me but may not bother others.
*Lower course in a bit of a wetland area, though some footbridges have been built, may be unplayable after heavy rains.
*Tees/Pins can be close to each other, so the layout is a little tight.
*Layout seems to favor RHBH, except for one or two RHFH.
*The noise of the highway was very prevalent on most of the course, which is a negative for me but may not bother others.
*Lower course in a bit of a wetland area, though some footbridges have been built, may be unplayable after heavy rains.
Other Thoughts:
I hope there is enough of a DG population in the area to support this and other nearby courses!
