Myles Kimmerly reviews
17
3
I'm TIRED!!! :) drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:May 9, 2023
Played the course:once
Pros:
Concrete Tees on every hole
Baskets in decent shape
Abundant elevation is used well to create risk/reward shots.
Adequate trash cans throughout the course
A few benches here and there
Other than 18, the course seems to be in an area exclusively for disc golf.
Baskets in decent shape
Abundant elevation is used well to create risk/reward shots.
Adequate trash cans throughout the course
A few benches here and there
Other than 18, the course seems to be in an area exclusively for disc golf.
Cons:
More benches would be nice for us old guys
Lefty/Righty or FH/BH balance is way off. Your lefty or forehand dominant friends will be at full mast throughout this course. This could make for an awkward round, depending on your level of comfort with that sort of thing.
Lefty/Righty or FH/BH balance is way off. Your lefty or forehand dominant friends will be at full mast throughout this course. This could make for an awkward round, depending on your level of comfort with that sort of thing.
Other Thoughts:
Lefty Paradise:
You'll throw anny all damn night
Throwing in the Lefty's Paradise
Your elbow will need ice
Throwing in the Lefty's Paradise
You'll only hyzer once or twice
Thowing in the Lefty's Paradise...
I'm not saying the course is unbalanced, but it leans further right than the love child that would result after the Proud Boys ran a train on Marjorie Taylor Greene...
Ok, jokes aside, Myles Kimmerly will wear you OUT if you go into the round a little bit tired, out of shape, etc... Ask me how I know. But despite the fact that I was dragging ass by the time I got back to my car, I really did enjoy my round at Kimmerly.
I'm not sure I've ever played another course with so much elevation change. I'm not sure there's a single flat hole on the entire course and it definitely makes for a unique and enjoyable experience. I can't say it's an overly challenging course, as I shot a 58 playing here solo on kind of an off day. I'm a rec level player, and I'm pretty sure I can knock 6 strokes off than number just by rebalancing my bag and knowing where the pins are. So Int and above players are probably going to want more challenge than MK offers.
In addition to the elevation, there are very few wide open holes, but also very few super tight ones. If I lived in the area I'd be out here quite a bit to improve my conditioning, line shaping and anny shots.
So why only a 3 instead of a better rating for a course with so much going for it? At the end of the day it the frustration from many similar, unbalanced holes, combined with the shortness of the course overall makes it a Good course instead of Very Good one. There's the possibility for a 4 star course here, but it would require stretching the overall length out to 7k' and addressing the balance issue.
You'll throw anny all damn night
Throwing in the Lefty's Paradise
Your elbow will need ice
Throwing in the Lefty's Paradise
You'll only hyzer once or twice
Thowing in the Lefty's Paradise...
I'm not saying the course is unbalanced, but it leans further right than the love child that would result after the Proud Boys ran a train on Marjorie Taylor Greene...
Ok, jokes aside, Myles Kimmerly will wear you OUT if you go into the round a little bit tired, out of shape, etc... Ask me how I know. But despite the fact that I was dragging ass by the time I got back to my car, I really did enjoy my round at Kimmerly.
I'm not sure I've ever played another course with so much elevation change. I'm not sure there's a single flat hole on the entire course and it definitely makes for a unique and enjoyable experience. I can't say it's an overly challenging course, as I shot a 58 playing here solo on kind of an off day. I'm a rec level player, and I'm pretty sure I can knock 6 strokes off than number just by rebalancing my bag and knowing where the pins are. So Int and above players are probably going to want more challenge than MK offers.
In addition to the elevation, there are very few wide open holes, but also very few super tight ones. If I lived in the area I'd be out here quite a bit to improve my conditioning, line shaping and anny shots.
So why only a 3 instead of a better rating for a course with so much going for it? At the end of the day it the frustration from many similar, unbalanced holes, combined with the shortness of the course overall makes it a Good course instead of Very Good one. There's the possibility for a 4 star course here, but it would require stretching the overall length out to 7k' and addressing the balance issue.
5
2
UP down UP down 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Updated:
Played on:Sep 11, 2009
Played the course:once
Pros:
-pretty decent elevation changes
-variety
-great signage (same as Hickory in nearby Traverse City)
-risk/reward basket placements
-technical shots
-variety
-great signage (same as Hickory in nearby Traverse City)
-risk/reward basket placements
-technical shots
Cons:
-HORRIBLE RUBBER TEE PADS (huge con, explained below)
-TRASH, quite extreme
-middle of no where
-TRASH, quite extreme
-middle of no where
Other Thoughts:
This a pretty good lengthy course that uses the landscape with all it's valleys and hills to the best of it's abilities. Very natural feel with downed trees and paths that also scream mountain biking. This could be a great course but there are two major flaws that keep it at a 3
1) BAD TEE PADS. Yes, the course does have tee pads but they are a non-texture rubber tee pad that collects northern Michigan sand like crazy. This makes for some of the slipperiest pads I have ever played on. Once you slip that is all that is on your mind for the rest of the round. AND to make it worse some pads have an above ground 4x4 piece of wood as a fault line (you can see these in the photos). Hit my toes on this many times. This is begging for someone to sprain an ankle.
2) TRASH. There are no trash cans anywhere and some of the holes just have huge piles of trash collected next to them. Very disgusting for a course that screams nature.
Playing wise we had a good time here. Definitely not a destination course, BUT paired up with Traverse City's Hickory to the east (just down highway 72) this course makes a for a good day of disc golf.
1) BAD TEE PADS. Yes, the course does have tee pads but they are a non-texture rubber tee pad that collects northern Michigan sand like crazy. This makes for some of the slipperiest pads I have ever played on. Once you slip that is all that is on your mind for the rest of the round. AND to make it worse some pads have an above ground 4x4 piece of wood as a fault line (you can see these in the photos). Hit my toes on this many times. This is begging for someone to sprain an ankle.
2) TRASH. There are no trash cans anywhere and some of the holes just have huge piles of trash collected next to them. Very disgusting for a course that screams nature.
Playing wise we had a good time here. Definitely not a destination course, BUT paired up with Traverse City's Hickory to the east (just down highway 72) this course makes a for a good day of disc golf.
