Pros:
1) Short quick course ideal for beginners. I assume that the coutryside west of Cedar Rapids doesn't have too many disc golfers so this would be mostly for exposure to beginners.
2) Concrete tees are always better than anything els ein my opinion. It was nice to see an investment in this course in the middle of nowhere, someone did it right in raising funds.
3) Chainstar baskets are in excellent conditions. They catch well and are installed properly.
4) There is a decent amount of variety in the hole distances with the shortest being right around 200' and the longest being somewhere over 400' or so.
5) This is a nice small park in a tiny town of only a couple hundred maybe. There is a picnic area with a shelter and picnic tables. There is a small playground, including a volleyball court.
6) There are a few trees used as obstacles on a couple holes. Hole #2 is cool because you start outside the trees and have to work your way through the middle part of the fairway which has a bunch of trees. Pick you line. Hole #6 ends with woods creating a pinch point forcing you to approach from a certain direction. I like how this hole gets harder the longer you throw.
7) The disc golf course is very removed from all the other activities except for the tee area on #1 which could be moved further towards the building along the railroad tracks.
Cons:
1) All in all there isn't enough character on this course to keep a seasoned veteran happy. It is overall very flat, there are only trees in pla on 2 holes, and the obstacles are simply few and far between.
2) There are only 5 baskets which I am not sure if that was by design, but getting a 6th basket would allow the #5 basket to be placed over in the woods to the right. This would make the course balanced in terms of open versus trees. I also think that would greatly improve the 5th hole. Right now it is as flat as it can be with a basket set out in the middle of a wide open turf area.
3) No tee signs which would help navigate, but I am sure that they don't expect many outsiders to come use their course. Little did they know harr0140 was coming to town! I'll play anywhere. Posts would be enough to satisfy my needs with the distance of the hole. Maps aren't really needed because the basket is right there in front of you on all holes, so it is eas to figure out your line.
4) I also wonder if the creek could have been used a little bit more. The third basket could have been a left to right shot (something this course is missing) with the basket on the right side of the road instead of the left. That wouldn't necessarily bring the creek into play but it would accent that there is a creek on the property.
Other Thoughts:
All in all this was a fun course to play. I was excited to see concrete (although I couldn't find all of them because of the snow on the ground) in such a small town park. This is the closest course to my Grandma's and I am sure I will be back at some point to give it another shot. I think the course shows as much potential to be better than it currently is. You could also make two big improvements without changing the teepads, because the basket could be moved on #3 and an additional basket added for #5 to the right in the wooded area. Moving #1 tee would be more difficult but might be a good idea to allow an open area of turf to be used to not infringe on the disc golf course . . . although then again, it won't be used much.