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Sabattus Disc Golf - Falcon

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Reviewed: Played on:May 23, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is hard course to rate because it's not a course in the way in which this site typically defines a course. This is a layout of Eagle, in the same way in which Charlotte's Web and Renny Gold are layouts. For the majority of the holes, Falcon is present only as an am basket. Same tee, same fairways, significantly closer target. For a few, they share a fairway, but have separate tees and baskets. There are two or three holes for which Falcon provides a distinctly different hole. To me, that means the "course" should not be listed here.

That said, it's a solid, easy layout, the existence of which adds to the quality of Eagle. It presents a much easier way to experience Eagle without being forced to manage the difficulty. Where Eagle is long, Falcon is much shorter. Where Eagle throws over the pond, Falcon carves a path around it. Where the Eagle basket is on the other side of an OB creek, the Falcon basket is before said creek. The recipe is simple. Take an incredibly beautiful and magnificently appointed course that might play a bit too difficult for the newer players that Hawk is sure to attract. Then add a layout that removes most of that difficulty.

I also disagree with the notion that people on Falcon will interfere with people playing Eagle. They do so no more than people playing am pads on most courses interfere with people playing pro pads. There are no crossing fairways. They aren't coming into a shared basket from a different tee. They won't be trying to play the same hole at the same time, because they would have a tough time standing on the same tee.

Cons:

It probably compares somewhat favorably to Hawk. If you stripped out the Eagle-only parts of the course and took that layout as it played, you might find the design a little worse but the challenge a little higher. I might consider such a course in better light if it stood alone. But I really have to consider this as a layout. Additionally, there can be a lot of "extra" walking from basket to tee as the players have to traverse as much land as the Eagle players. They just spend less time throwing discs.

There is certainly a segment of the population that will enjoy playing Falcon but I'd likely never play it again. Why would I want to walk the entirety of the Eagle course while playing lesser holes, with the throwing lines of the Eagle course tantalizing me.
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