Burnsville, NC

Mountain Heritage High School DGC

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Bennybennybenny
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Flyspeck On the Map 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 3, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

-This is a short high school course. It takes up a very small part of the property in the woods. Your round here is one of those rounds where every hole is very reachable and a -9 score seems in reach, but many things could go unwell. The elevation changes increase the demand for accurate upshots off the tee and if they go bad, your disc could roll off the side of a hill and you lose a couple strokes. If you were to throw two shots off the pad, one could be inches from the pin and the other could hit an early tree.

-Putting is no joke here. #1's green plays entirely on a sloping hill downward to the right side. #4's pin is on a narrow ridge. Few other greens with roll away potential. You'll learn to be dauntless more quickly if this is the course you begin playing at. It gives a valuable lesson for newbies. It's a beginner course with some intimidation and a lot of purpose.

-You'll have a blast on #9. Drop shot that plays as a putt. The sign says 90' but the elevation decline is just at 35' so it has to be a little longer than 90' (maybe 140'). You have to putt nose downward, as a 35' elevation loss is precipitous for a hole under 150'. There is a low ceiling in play, so it'll show you a demo on what a corridor hole looks like.

-As much as I love steep downhill holes, I love uphill holes as well and I think I enjoyed #7 the most on this course. It's an immediate uphill (probably 20' up) anhyzer. Along with the big rock near the pin, it's a very short delight to play. The fairway angle is difficult for starters because it's a subtle right turn but with strict timing. The basket is a little further up to the right and it's hard to get very close on since discs won't usually sit well on a side hill.

Cons:

-Nothing much to say. It's not epic, but it's solid and has its own purpose. None of the holes are bad, and some really are enjoyable. The lack of distance variation has been mentioned but knowing the designers, they would've made an awesome course if they had more space. This course is a fly speck on a large high school campus. Many parts of the campus that would have great disc golf hole design ideas if they were allowed.

-Injury risk on #9. Maybe on a few other parts of the course as well.

Other Thoughts:

-This isn't an outstanding nine holer, but from what the designers had, they did it very well. Wish some of the more open parts of the campus weren't restricted. Still, it's a good nine holer.
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