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Mines Park DGC reviews
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Don't go out of your way 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Mar 10, 2010
Played the course:once
Pros:
The baskets are new discatchers.
The course has cement tee pads.
The difficulty is right-on for red/green level players, which are in abundance in the adjacent college dorms.
The course has cement tee pads.
The difficulty is right-on for red/green level players, which are in abundance in the adjacent college dorms.
Cons:
The design is dangerous. Two fairways cross and one basket can be overthrown right into another fairway. The road, building, sidewalk and parking lot come into play.
The routing is not intuitive and the next pads are somewhat difficult to locate without any "next tee" signs.
Hole 7's basket was missing on March 10, 2010.
Hole 8 and hole 9 share a basket with players having to walk back the length of hole 9 after throwing hole 8 and then throw.
As a previous reviewer mentioned, locals have created an "alternate course". This creates even more potential for injury to players and pedestrians.
The routing is not intuitive and the next pads are somewhat difficult to locate without any "next tee" signs.
Hole 7's basket was missing on March 10, 2010.
Hole 8 and hole 9 share a basket with players having to walk back the length of hole 9 after throwing hole 8 and then throw.
As a previous reviewer mentioned, locals have created an "alternate course". This creates even more potential for injury to players and pedestrians.
Other Thoughts:
Many students use this area for sunning/studying and walking through. This property is not suited for a disc golf course. I could see 3 or so baskets put in for a disc golf "practice area", but not a 9 hole course dangerously crammed in.
Remember: Don't be a dirty disc golfer. If you pack it in, pack it out!
Remember: Don't be a dirty disc golfer. If you pack it in, pack it out!
3
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Not so well engineered... 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Mar 1, 2009
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
This is another good course to take new or green disc golfers. The fairways are mowed grass with only a few obstacles. The holes are short. The baskets are good quality and the concrete tee pads are unique in that the School of Mines' "M' is carved into them along with the hole number, distance to the basket and an arrow pointing toward the basket.
Cons:
I gave a pretty poor rating to this course for many reasons.
First, tee #1 is no where near the final basket. Most good courses will start and end in the same area, but this course starts and ends at almost opposite ends of the course.
Second, the fairways of holes 4 through 6 and then holes 7 through 9 cross over each other. Check out the course map on the Links/Files tab. There were only two other groups on the course when I played and I had to wait to throw on five of the holes due to the multiple fairway crossings.
Third, the engraved tee pads are nice, but with no signs sticking up, I had trouble finding the next hole on numerous occasions during my first round. Granted, this was in large part to the fact that the locations of those next holes didn't make much sense to me considering the fairway situation listed above.
Finally, the last basket is used for both hole #8 and #9. I am not a fan of courses that use the same basket for multiple hole.
First, tee #1 is no where near the final basket. Most good courses will start and end in the same area, but this course starts and ends at almost opposite ends of the course.
Second, the fairways of holes 4 through 6 and then holes 7 through 9 cross over each other. Check out the course map on the Links/Files tab. There were only two other groups on the course when I played and I had to wait to throw on five of the holes due to the multiple fairway crossings.
Third, the engraved tee pads are nice, but with no signs sticking up, I had trouble finding the next hole on numerous occasions during my first round. Granted, this was in large part to the fact that the locations of those next holes didn't make much sense to me considering the fairway situation listed above.
Finally, the last basket is used for both hole #8 and #9. I am not a fan of courses that use the same basket for multiple hole.
Other Thoughts:
There are quite a few chances at aces on this course. I also would not raise my eyebrows to eight or nine under par after nine holes either.
The only hole I found tricky during my first round was number six. The trees are located in tricky locations and it is uphill. I grounded my first drive with a forehand throw as I was trying to stay under the branches of the closest tree. My second round I decided to throw a Starfire backhand and the hard turn back left worked well to get around the first tree and cut in front of the second tree and up to the basket.
Despite the hold ups, I played two rounds of nine in under an hour.
One non-course related cool occurrence was the hang gliders taking off from the cliff on the mountain above.
This course is well tended and looks nice as a result. Because of this, I can see how others may end up rating this course a bit higher. But to me the playability is what matters most and this course simply was not designed well. This is a bit of a dig, but I can't let it go unmentioned that the course is located on the campus of a college dedicated to the field of engineering.
The only hole I found tricky during my first round was number six. The trees are located in tricky locations and it is uphill. I grounded my first drive with a forehand throw as I was trying to stay under the branches of the closest tree. My second round I decided to throw a Starfire backhand and the hard turn back left worked well to get around the first tree and cut in front of the second tree and up to the basket.
Despite the hold ups, I played two rounds of nine in under an hour.
One non-course related cool occurrence was the hang gliders taking off from the cliff on the mountain above.
This course is well tended and looks nice as a result. Because of this, I can see how others may end up rating this course a bit higher. But to me the playability is what matters most and this course simply was not designed well. This is a bit of a dig, but I can't let it go unmentioned that the course is located on the campus of a college dedicated to the field of engineering.
