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Ockie Wisting DGC reviews
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Ockie Wisting: An Okay Listing! 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Apr 28, 2019
Played the course:once
Pros:
+ Practice pin right next to the bathrooms.
+ First half plays deep in a quiet pine forest. Second half plays in lightly wooded fields. Good variety of holes here.
+ All 18 tee signs have diagrams of the hole, distance and par. The 'next tee' signs are plainly visible on almost all holes.
+ Most fairways here seem clean and fair.
+ All baskets are numbered and have eye-catching flags on top.
+ Friendly locals.
+ First half plays deep in a quiet pine forest. Second half plays in lightly wooded fields. Good variety of holes here.
+ All 18 tee signs have diagrams of the hole, distance and par. The 'next tee' signs are plainly visible on almost all holes.
+ Most fairways here seem clean and fair.
+ All baskets are numbered and have eye-catching flags on top.
+ Friendly locals.
Cons:
- I could see very many areas of almost impenetrable rough as I played. Some have thorn bushes. Some have very thick and impassable clusters of shrubs and vines. I could also see the beginnings of dense undergrowth in the rough areas.
- No lost disc box that I could see. I could be wrong about that. A course with rough like this could certainly use one.
- A few of the ideal lines are kind of ridiculous. Hole 12 jumps to mind as an example of that. (Or maybe I still have more to learn!)
- Tee areas are dirt or gravel marked by simple, though eye-catching, vertical stakes.
- Absolutely flat except for hole 18.
- Just one layout available.
- On the short side with only about six holes hovering around or exceeding 350 feet.
- No lost disc box that I could see. I could be wrong about that. A course with rough like this could certainly use one.
- A few of the ideal lines are kind of ridiculous. Hole 12 jumps to mind as an example of that. (Or maybe I still have more to learn!)
- Tee areas are dirt or gravel marked by simple, though eye-catching, vertical stakes.
- Absolutely flat except for hole 18.
- Just one layout available.
- On the short side with only about six holes hovering around or exceeding 350 feet.
Other Thoughts:
My favorite hole at this course might be hole 4 because of its slightly risky finish nearby two bodies of water. Plus, it was one of the longer holes. As for a least favorite hole, I might say hole 9 because of how unconventional the lines are when contrasted to the other holes.
As for the course as a whole, Ockie Wisting was a nice surprise. I read most of the earlier reviews and drove down expecting something singularly strange. Mutant bugs? Waist-high grasses? Sentient thorn bushes? Well, either I played at the right time of year to avoid all of that or the course has a dedicated crew now because the course I played was clean and well-managed.
I wish I could have seen this park before it reached its current state. My only hints are the ghost story reviews below mine, the pile of discarded tee sign posts next to hole 5, and google maps. As of April 28, 2019, their satellite view doesn't show the new playground, amphitheater or pollination gardens. So I only know of it as the decently good course that it is right now.
Yes, the tee areas have much to be desired. Yes, a few of the fairways have some bewildering obstacles (What the hell, hole 5? A mando wasn't enough? You had to throw a zombie tree in the way, too?) Yes, the course's brevity and lack of elevation keep it from having any stunning and memorable holes. And yes, the rough areas outside of the fairways can be more than a little irritating in some spots. These are all things that we already see at other disc golf courses, which means that Ockie Wisting is on the level as other courses that are trying to get themselves established. During my session, I was invited to join with a pair of locals at hole 11 and finish out the session. They told me all about how bad the course used to be and what changes have been made over the past year or so. That sounds to me like this course has had a rebirth
And yes, there are bugs here. It's Cape May County, New Jersey in between the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay. In related news, grass is green.
Bottom line: Ockie Wisting DGC might have been unfavorable in the past, according to legend, but those problems are being dealt with now. It's nothing awe-inspiring, but the course is perfectly playable. It is equal parts wooded and open, so players of all manner can find something to appreciate here. New players will find the distances to be reasonable and the woods to be fair. Come here with a few friends and just spend some time throwing and joking around.
As for the course as a whole, Ockie Wisting was a nice surprise. I read most of the earlier reviews and drove down expecting something singularly strange. Mutant bugs? Waist-high grasses? Sentient thorn bushes? Well, either I played at the right time of year to avoid all of that or the course has a dedicated crew now because the course I played was clean and well-managed.
I wish I could have seen this park before it reached its current state. My only hints are the ghost story reviews below mine, the pile of discarded tee sign posts next to hole 5, and google maps. As of April 28, 2019, their satellite view doesn't show the new playground, amphitheater or pollination gardens. So I only know of it as the decently good course that it is right now.
Yes, the tee areas have much to be desired. Yes, a few of the fairways have some bewildering obstacles (What the hell, hole 5? A mando wasn't enough? You had to throw a zombie tree in the way, too?) Yes, the course's brevity and lack of elevation keep it from having any stunning and memorable holes. And yes, the rough areas outside of the fairways can be more than a little irritating in some spots. These are all things that we already see at other disc golf courses, which means that Ockie Wisting is on the level as other courses that are trying to get themselves established. During my session, I was invited to join with a pair of locals at hole 11 and finish out the session. They told me all about how bad the course used to be and what changes have been made over the past year or so. That sounds to me like this course has had a rebirth
And yes, there are bugs here. It's Cape May County, New Jersey in between the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay. In related news, grass is green.
Bottom line: Ockie Wisting DGC might have been unfavorable in the past, according to legend, but those problems are being dealt with now. It's nothing awe-inspiring, but the course is perfectly playable. It is equal parts wooded and open, so players of all manner can find something to appreciate here. New players will find the distances to be reasonable and the woods to be fair. Come here with a few friends and just spend some time throwing and joking around.
