Northside Park - Old Layout reviews
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Spike Hyzer 23
Experience:
30.8 years
92 played
88 reviews
A Very Mixed Bag... 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Dec 28, 2016
Played the course:once
Pros:
The course is easy to find and the layout is such that it is easy to find your way around.
Many of the holes are quite fun and the course is pretty challenging, but it seems to have been designed solely for RHBH players (though that may be because they were trying to design the course so that shots would fall away from other park facilities).
There is plenty of parking and it's quick and easy to play.
Many of the holes are quite fun and the course is pretty challenging, but it seems to have been designed solely for RHBH players (though that may be because they were trying to design the course so that shots would fall away from other park facilities).
There is plenty of parking and it's quick and easy to play.
Cons:
Where to begin...
The first few holes have elevation but no obstacles. For a short course that should cater to young people in a small community, many of the holes are a bit too long (distances on tee signs seem wildly inaccurate). #1 is a nice warm up, but the second hole is straight downhill toward a fenced in tennis court. It would be easy to put a disc into this structure or into the road or parking lot down there. Sadly, the baskets for holes #2 and #3 were pulled for sledding.
#s 4, 5, and 6 were nice wooded holes with a great deal of challenge and distance. The tee sign for #6 is missing.
#7 has a damaged basket, but the hole should be redesigned slightly. It's quite wide open--even if it appears to be one of the technical holes--and it's a shame that the basket isn't 60 or 70 feet to the left, surrounded by two mature trees and two smaller ones (which would also keep it further away from a fenced in ball field).
The 8th is totally boring, and again situated far to the left to avoid the ball diamond (though there is a biking/hiking path not much past it).
The 9th through the 12th holes are pretty nice, highly technical holes in the wood, though this part of the course lacks any elevation and this is really just a small wooded border between homes and the school fields (I would guess that they are far less visible in summer).
The first few holes have elevation but no obstacles. For a short course that should cater to young people in a small community, many of the holes are a bit too long (distances on tee signs seem wildly inaccurate). #1 is a nice warm up, but the second hole is straight downhill toward a fenced in tennis court. It would be easy to put a disc into this structure or into the road or parking lot down there. Sadly, the baskets for holes #2 and #3 were pulled for sledding.
#s 4, 5, and 6 were nice wooded holes with a great deal of challenge and distance. The tee sign for #6 is missing.
#7 has a damaged basket, but the hole should be redesigned slightly. It's quite wide open--even if it appears to be one of the technical holes--and it's a shame that the basket isn't 60 or 70 feet to the left, surrounded by two mature trees and two smaller ones (which would also keep it further away from a fenced in ball field).
The 8th is totally boring, and again situated far to the left to avoid the ball diamond (though there is a biking/hiking path not much past it).
The 9th through the 12th holes are pretty nice, highly technical holes in the wood, though this part of the course lacks any elevation and this is really just a small wooded border between homes and the school fields (I would guess that they are far less visible in summer).
Other Thoughts:
The course could be retooled into a really nice 9 hole course that does not come as closely into contact with other areas and park users. This would eliminate some of the more boring holes. The course might be better if it were somewhat shorter. Because of the way the parking lot is situated, I might even suggest reversing it completely. Start from the 12th basket and make it a tee and try to fit a few more holes into those woods.
