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Provo, UT

Rock Canyon

2.185(based on 17 reviews)
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TheGrim
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.6 years 75 played 45 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Enjoy The Hike 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 31, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course has such a beautiful view of Utah valley. We played it at a great time of year just after the snow has melted and before the undergrowth has come in. I imagine this course is much more difficult in the late summer months when the undergrowth is long and dead and the leaves on the scrub oak limits visibility.

There is a great variety of shots that you don't find at many courses. Throwing uphill on the first few shots, over gullies and a couple fun downhill throws makes this a tricky but fun little course.

Tee pads and baskets are in great shape. The signs are helpful, especially with the blind shots, but nothing is better than an escort to show you the way.

This is like a mini Solitude, even ending off with a fun little downhill throw.

Cons:

There are at least three shots that are blind, requiring you to either lay it up or preferably to have a spotter. I've heard from several people that this course is easy to lose discs on, and now I see why.

It is in the foothills of Rock Canyon which can get very dry and covered in june grass in late summer. The trails help with that but if you go off into the rough it can get, well, rough.

Some parts of the trail are kind of slick from loose rocks. I suggest good shoes for hiking. It's also fairly exposed in the sun.

Other Thoughts:

I can see where this course can be very difficult for new and mid-range disc golfers like myself. I don't mind a difficult course to challenge me and this certainly fits the bill.

You will want to download a map if you don't have a guide.

Plan for a hike and be ready to look for your discs. As I stated above I'll be avoiding this course in the late summer.
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notapro
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Experience: 20.8 years 569 played 284 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Beginner/Intermediate 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 29, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Course is set on the side of the foothills surrounding SLC, well away from any of the other park activities. Shouldn't be any chance of interference here.
- Best feature of the course is the elevation changes; they aren't too extreme overall, but they are ever present. The first four holes play up the hillside in varying degrees, and #8 is a good uphill as well. #9 plays over a deep valley, #5 is a bit downhill, #10 is very much downhill, and #6 has a brutally nasty slope on the right to go over. Traversing the course itself takes a lot of ups and downs.
- There aren't many trees to speak of, but there are lots of nasty bushes and giant patches of rough to work around. #1 is either a short RHBH anny/thumber or longer hyzer, #2 is either a short blind flick or a long straight shot, #3 is a blind spike hyzer uphill over a giant patch of rough, #7 is a tunnel shot off the tee with a hyzer finish, and #10 is a straight downhill shot with rough right and long. Lots and lots of blind pin positions.
- Very good mix of hole lengths, there are four holes over 350', and three holes under 250'. Everything from drivers to putters will be needed here.
- Good signs, concrete pads (except #7), and baskets. Navigation can be a little tricky, like getting from #6 to #7; map is helpful the first time through.

Cons:

- The foliage here doesn't offer many distinct lines that have to be hit, with a few exceptions, bigger arms will be able to simply go over everything without much thought. For everyone else, it's a matter of staying out of the schule.

Other Thoughts:

- Pretty fun course overall, the elevation changes really go a long way. Enough trouble to get into to make each hole tricky and different from the others. Good variety in length and shapes as well. But, the open air above the bushes take a lot of the challenge away.
- Great for beginners and intermediate players, advanced players should have fun but will be able to easily cruise through.
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