Bryan, OH

Recreation Park

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nwitter90
Experience: 10.7 years 71 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Hidden Decent Course with Shot Variety 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 10, 2019 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course offers a large variety of shots. It is one of the best pros about this course. Most of the front 9 forces excellent height control or you must be able to throw rollers. The back nine is a welcome difference after playing the somewhat technical front nine. There are a few long holes that allow players to grip and rip but still must be aware of where the disc lands because there is still OB and trees to contend with.

I have been to a number of courses where I find myself using the same few discs because the holes don't force different tee shots. This course offers many shot types off the tee including, rollers, hyzers, anhyzers, hyzer flips, force flex shots, and most of the holes have multiple options.

Cement Pads

Practice Basket (although pretty low to the ground)

The back nine has all the same baskets (Chainstar)

Restrooms open during the season and a portable available during the off season.

In addition to the cement tees, two more sets of tees. One set being shorter/combined with cement tees and the other set being longer. Other than the 8 combined white/red tees, these alternate tees are natural. For the most part they are good for footing but after a heavy rain, a few of them can be slick.

Cons:

Other than the 8 combined white/red tees, these alternate tees are natural. For the most part they are good for footing but after a heavy rain, a few of them can be slick.

The front nine has a few baskets that are Chainstars and the rest are older mach 3s. The mach 3s don't catch as good as other premier baskets I have played. It would be a welcomed upgrade to replace these baskets.

A few of the baskets are lower to the ground. they don't seem to be cemented into the ground which would explain some of the sink that has happened on a few of them.

A few of the holes can be unplayable (unplayable meaning that you have to skip it because there are pedestrians too close to the fairways) due to other park activities taking place such as soccer or flag football. This is not often but it does happen during the busy sports season.

What the course makes up in shot variety it lacks in elevation change. The course is flat.

Other Thoughts:

Hole 6 is something that many players don't like because it is challenging. I will take hole 6 at this course over a poke and hope wooded hole or wide open hole every time. The reward for throwing 2-3 good shots consecutively is very evident on hole 6.

The local leagues happen weekly and usually yield between 10-20 players.

There is a bit of a walk from 18 basket to hole 1 tee pad. This is unfortunate but is part of the design to use the park the best way the designers saw fit. I personally don't mind the walk but sometimes after a bad round no one likes to look in the distance and realize they have to walk over 500 feet back to the car.

The title of this review is hidden decent course because it is located right in the middle of Fort Wayne and Toledo. Unless you are from the area, most people venture to Toledo or Fort Wayne to play when they are up this way. I would say that this course is as enjoyable as any course in Toledo or Fort Wayne with the exception of maybe one course.
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Larcon
Experience: 3 played 3 reviews
4.00 star(s)

The Best Around 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 2, 2019 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This is the premier disc golf course in Northwest Ohio.
- Course is well designed with a nice flow of play
- Players of all levels can enjoy playing this course
- The variety of holes, requires different shot making skills
- Concrete tee pads
- Well maintained park with excellent facilities
- A practice basket has been installed near the No. 1 tee

Cons:

- Front nine holes are a mixed variety of baskets
- Hole No. 6 can ruin your day
- 18 different holes provide very few chances for an ace

Other Thoughts:

With new concrete tee pads installed during the summer of 2018, the course deserves a higher over all average rating than it presently has.

It is a fun, yet challenging course, that is a cut above most other disc golf courses, and that enjoyment will draw you back, again and again.
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ThunderInLowPlaces
Experience: 2 played 1 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Constant Improvement 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 22, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

New this summer are concrete tee launch pads on all 18 holes! They also replaced many of the signs making it even easier to find the basket, shorter/longer tee locations, and distance from each of them. Construction has also removed a few obstacles and troublesome trees making it feel more open in some places.

Cons:

Big Green Monster on hole one has been removed, not sure if this is temporary or permanent. There are markings for a cross country course through the area so it could be just for that. Seasonal youth soccer fields may block the course in a couple spots making it risky to play on if people are present.

Other Thoughts:

The low canopies on several holes have encouraged me to throw more rollers and they have proven to be quite effective.
Other players here are usually very friendly, multiple times I have arrived alone to play and immediately was invited to play with another group.
It looks like the park management values disc golf and input from players as it continues to make improvements in the quality of the course.
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cmsieja
Experience: 12.8 years 19 played 7 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Beautiful Course! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 16, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Loved the multiple tee pads, signage was very good, landscape was kept up nicely

Cons:

Very open course not good for windy days, tee pads were hard to find on some holes

Other Thoughts:

We got there in the early afternoon and took our first shot on hole one before we decided it was way to windy to play there. We decided to go do some hiking in Fort Wayne and try to come back at the end of the day. We got back around 4:30 that afternoon and the conditions were much better. Beautiful grounds and fun place to play. Some of the tee pads could use little flags or something to make them a little easier to find. We never found the white tee for hole 18 so we just took a guess since the sun was going down quickly.
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hoyle7780
Experience: 32.2 years 16 played 16 reviews
4.00 star(s)

What a Course! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 16, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Championship caliber course!
Has multiple sets of tee's to cater to all levels of players.
Has a Big Green monster on Hole #1 very much like fenway park, very cool!
VARIETY! This course does not have repetition. If you have allot of thumbers & rollers you will do well.
Challenging! - If you like simple easy hyser shots all day this course is not for you.
If you whine like a little girl because a hole is to hard then don't come here, If you want to test your game and see how good you aren't... then come here.
Vending machines on many holes.
Course map, scorecards and take along maps.

Cons:

Middle of nowhere - Not close to anything really. If you dont mind a drive then it's worth it.
A slight walk from #18 to hole #1
Can be confusing if you cant read or follow simple directions.
Flat

Other Thoughts:

I like how someone wrote in a previous review - "this course has no personal identity/nothing that sticks in your mind"
Really? How about the Big ass green monster wall on hole #1,

These guys have done a phenominal job with the park land they have been given. Not many shots play the same, allot of trick shots required off the tee, baskets placed to make them quite challenging.
I have played over 200 courses and this ranks in my top 10, if you are scared of a challenge then stay away!
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xxdestroyerxx
Experience: 13 played 3 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Best course in the area 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 18, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

1.Only 18 hole course within a hour
2.long wooded holes
3.great use of trees
4.nice tee signs ,and a huge map at the start of the course with scorecards
5.tape pointing you to the next tee
6.short and pro tees
7.#6 is epic unlike anything I have every played
8.most holes offer something different from the last
9.difficult and challenging
10.Very friendly locals

Cons:

1.Layout can be confusing at times ,some locals had to point me the right way
(after nine walk back towards big map at the start of the course and cross street)
2.walk back from 18 is kinda long (not a problem for me but my be a issue for some )
3.#2's tee is hidden by a green box and I had trouble finding it (walk past 8's basket and shelter it's next to a green box)
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Matt_The_dude
Experience: 14 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

New and improved 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 11, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

After playing the new layout with my brother ,
I was impressed with how much the course was improved by just moving things around just a little .
The walking paths are out of the way and theres no longer a risk of hitting cars/people .
The soccer fields are also now less of a issue
Hole 4 has a mando sign where theres no route onto the soccer fields ,there could be a problem on summer days with a lot of people during soccer games but during routine practices it won't be a problem at all.
The new 18 play long and slightly wooded ,To be honest I had trouble with holes because I just can't throw far enough , not that I didn't enjoy the challenge ,I liked it because each hole offered something different from the last .

This Is layout is big change from the mostly open old layout ,this course is tough and will test most players

Cons:

Some holes are just too long and are not enjoyable .
Hole 2 and 4 may not be playable during soccer games .
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discdude86
Experience: 31 played 3 reviews
4.00 star(s)

a good road trip 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 9, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

great mix of long and short holes ,with a good mix of both open and wooded technical hole .
Basket placement on #1 was very cool .
Bricks mark the throwing areas and give the tees a nice look .
soccer fields are no longer in play .
most of the course is now pretty wooded and technical ,but theres also a few bomb it holes .
the front nine are wooded with lots of pines ,but hole the back nine plays open then goes to a heavily wooded area with lots of mature trees .

Cons:

long walks between 9-10 and a little walk back to your car ,but the walks were not to bad.
grass tees
10 plays close to a low baseball fence
Pro tees are only marked with stakes and are hard to find

Other Thoughts:

Drove from ft wayne with a few freinds and glad we made the trip .
we met the course designer while playing and he showed us the new holes that are going in the spring ,the holes were only marked with poles ,and stakes
Can't wait for the basket for the other nine
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