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Pilot Mountain, NC

Nelson Acres DGC

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2.935(based on 28 reviews)
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keltik
Experience: 17 years 47 played 14 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Good bones but overall disappointing 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 1, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

- variety of holes and shots
- secluded feeling
- beautiful landscape
- tee signs are pretty

Cons:

- abismal "tees"
- white and gold tees near impossible to find; only blue tees have signs
- navigation a bit confusing
- dangerous holes throwing over walking trails, over picnic areas and into picnic areas
- desperate need of tree removal
- some uses of elevation are borderline ridiculous
- poor drainage, course is slippery after heavy rain, combined with elevation changes can be hazardous

Other Thoughts:

the tees absolutely suck. the only tees that have signs are the blues. You have to hunt for the painted rocks if you want to play the whites or golds and it just isn't worth it. The blues for the most part are no longer dirt. They look like someone just dumped unmixed quikrete on them. The golds and whites that I could locate in passing were just natural. The blues were uneven, lumpy and small. due to recent rain it was extremely muddy and any step not on the "tee" was slippery.

The actual holes for the most part were either pretty open or just ridiculous pachinko shots. after reading other reviews it sounds like this is being redone but to me it looks like they just gave up. I do appreciate that they tried to make dog legged holes with landing zones. But if you do hit the landing zone you are still throwing at a bunch of saplings. They also have too many holes under 200 ft. I guess they justified these since they are just absolute crapshoot throws through 5 ft gaps. Also some of the elevation changes are just insane. you have to throw 45 ft up hill and through absolute jail.

once you get past trying to find all the hidden baskets you start to notice how close you are to hiking and running trails. One hole (14 I think) plays through a camping/picnic area. This is just dangerous. Other reviews note how unsafe a lot of shots are. I played on New Years day and luckily the course was empty save for a few dog walkers.

Oh and let's talk about these "baskets". I have come to understand that many of the larger more reputable basket makers require course design check before selling baskets to a park. I can tell that these "baskets" were bought online with a credit card on the cheap. They have single chains and they all sit about 1 foot lower in the ground than normal baskets. Half of them have broken/failed welds on the trays.

Hole by Hole:

1 - okay
2 - throw over trail and foot bridge
3 - fairway is walking trail
4 - fairway is walking trail
5 - nice open hole
6 - 5ft wide "fairway" needs pruning
7 - Pretty with rocks but kinda dangerous tee on top of rocks and then the winding path down to basket causes you to lose sight of your disc
8 - nice dogleg but still could use some trimming
9 - Uphill shot with no clear path to basket needs trimming, tee is on picnic area
10 - simple hole
11- nice hole, but too close to trail IIRC
12 - decent
13 - has potential, needs trimming and throws over picnic area
14 - throws through camping/picnic area
15 - throws down power line right of way, lazy use of land IMO, still could be good dogleg hole
16 - short down hill pachinko shot needs trimming
17 - Throws over path and footbridge
18 - decent hole

The course has good bones but the execution is just horrid. The "redesign" feels abandoned and haphazard. There are also way too many unsafe throws. Overall I would say it's not worth the drive unless you live in the area and absolutely have to play DG. Please play safe.
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waltny
Experience: 10.2 years 15 played 5 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Under construction 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 21, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Seems like it will end up being a decent course once they get it planned out and executed.

Alot of the tee indicators and next tee that way signs were leaning up against a fence, so in the future that should be available.

Cons:

This course still seems to be under construction. I think I was only able to find a few of the front 9. The tee areas are only painted on the grass, so in a few days I dont think you may even find those. They anchored the baskets in the concrete with PVC pipe, I can forsee issues with this if they dont shim them up as a few rattle.

Other Thoughts:

On the hole up the hill, I think the small tree in the middle of the "fairway" should be considered to be removed. I would love to see someone snake it through the current layout and park one in the ring. Near impossible even going up over the top.

All in all it seems like it might turn out to be an interesting course. They need some work with signage and some kind of actual teebox. I will be in and out of the area and I will be sure to check on and it in the future.
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bbowles22
Experience: 19.8 years 12 played 1 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Armfield 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 17, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Pretty easy to follow with signage and tee box markers. Would probably be fun it you were a first time player with the short and very forgiving holes. Well maintained.

Cons:

The first 6 holes are very short, equivalent to a mid range shot. The course has (2) par 2's that are not much more than a long putt. If you decide to play 18 holes instead of the original 9 you better be ready to walk a country mile starting after #6. All holes are in wide open holes with very few obstructions or obstacles. If they had utilized the many acres of woods to make some nice holes it would have been more enjoyable; instead you walk anywhere from 2-5 minutes between holes THROUGH THE WOODS to get to a wide open field. Holes #16-18 play from the same tee pads as the original 9 holes.

Other Thoughts:

It was a great idea for a course but a bad design. I have played Highland Hills where lots of walking is required but this was miserable since you spend more time walking then actually playing. I will not play this course again unless a new design configured. There is plenty of woods, hills, and creeks to make an awesome course that would probably be comparable to Yadkinville or Johnson Street. If you have beening playing disc golf for a while I would not recommend playing this course.
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