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McCowin Park reviews
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sillybizz
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22.3 years
426 played
412 reviews
Well Designed Course Comes Up Short
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Played on:Aug 3, 2022
Played the course:once
Pros:
Design and use of space:
This is probably the biggest pro of the entire course. This piece of property is quite small (for disc golf anyway) but the designers have managed to squeeze nine holes in here. Although distance isn't challenged here there are still quite a few holes out here with at least some challenge. A few scatter trees here and there as well a few well placed hedges and even a fence guarding the basket for number 3 all add something to the mix to keep you interested. Throwing a RHFH skip shot off of the walking path on number four might be the best approach to this hole or even possibly a thumber/tomahawk.
The park as a whole:
This is another beautifully maintained park in the Idaho Falls area with lush green grass about and not a single piece of litter or graffiti to be found despite being heavily used and in a residential area. Seems like the perfect place to take the entire family, go hangout at the slides, play some tennis or basketball, go swimming or run through the splashpad then go play some quick disc golf.
This is probably the biggest pro of the entire course. This piece of property is quite small (for disc golf anyway) but the designers have managed to squeeze nine holes in here. Although distance isn't challenged here there are still quite a few holes out here with at least some challenge. A few scatter trees here and there as well a few well placed hedges and even a fence guarding the basket for number 3 all add something to the mix to keep you interested. Throwing a RHFH skip shot off of the walking path on number four might be the best approach to this hole or even possibly a thumber/tomahawk.
The park as a whole:
This is another beautifully maintained park in the Idaho Falls area with lush green grass about and not a single piece of litter or graffiti to be found despite being heavily used and in a residential area. Seems like the perfect place to take the entire family, go hangout at the slides, play some tennis or basketball, go swimming or run through the splashpad then go play some quick disc golf.
Cons:
Lack of challenge:
This course just doesn't hold up to any modern discs, even putters. I wish I had brought my superclass discs out as it seems like a challenge for a Hero 235 and not for sharp discs. The one hole is listed at 333 feet and I'm telling you there's no way it even comes close to that, maybe 280 at best but closer to 250; maybe they just wanted to say they had a hole over 300? Who knows. Most are under 200 feet and quite open, only a few holes could you actually hit something in your drive. No distance, few trees, and flat as a pancake make it tough to challenge people.
Safety concerns:
There is a walking path that runs along the edge of the course and a few holes play around picnic benches, and the basketball and tennis courts. Not only that but there were several unattended children running around the fairways making playing some holes almost impossible and this mid morning in the middle of the week, can't imagine even trying to play a round on the weekend in the summer time.
This course just doesn't hold up to any modern discs, even putters. I wish I had brought my superclass discs out as it seems like a challenge for a Hero 235 and not for sharp discs. The one hole is listed at 333 feet and I'm telling you there's no way it even comes close to that, maybe 280 at best but closer to 250; maybe they just wanted to say they had a hole over 300? Who knows. Most are under 200 feet and quite open, only a few holes could you actually hit something in your drive. No distance, few trees, and flat as a pancake make it tough to challenge people.
Safety concerns:
There is a walking path that runs along the edge of the course and a few holes play around picnic benches, and the basketball and tennis courts. Not only that but there were several unattended children running around the fairways making playing some holes almost impossible and this mid morning in the middle of the week, can't imagine even trying to play a round on the weekend in the summer time.
Other Thoughts:
Although I had fun and so did my niece, overall this is a course you play if your kids are bugging you to go to a park and you just want to play some disc golf so you can both get what you want. I suppose if you lived in the neighborhood this would be a fun stop at night for a quick round or putting practice. Don't go out of your way to play here but if you do there are still some redeeming qualities.
