Pros:
+ The course plays throughout a quiet township park.
+ A wide open field surrounds the practice pin with a permanent circle around it. It is a 'practice fairway!'
+ The multiple flat paver tee pads per hole feel sturdy and level underfoot.
+ Water comes into play a lot, which adds an extra layer of challenge and drama to the course.
+ There are hook stands, benches and trash cans dispersed randomly throughout the course, but it is good to see some considerations for player comfort and convenience.
+ Tee signs are bright, colorful, informative and present on every hole with letter dials below each sign to tell which of three positions the basket is in.
+ Many baskets have stones with painted arrows implanted in the ground nearby pointing towards the next hole.
Cons:
- Where was hole 19? If the practice fairway is meant to serve as hole 19, then that's a dick move and this course ought to truly be considered as having just eighteen holes.
- The stone and/or wood walkways right on top of the fields every now and again tell me just how mucky and mired this place can get. Use footwear you don't mind getting dirty here.
- There aren't any meaty challenges here: no elevation to deal with and few occasions of avoiding trees.
- No lost disc box. (I could be wrong about this. I didn't look everywhere.)
- The strange layout makes players cross the same two roads twice.
Other Thoughts:
This review is based on my experience from the long tees.
My favorite hole to look at was 12 because of its scenic stream in the back of a sparsely wooded area. My favorite hole to play was 18 because you have to throw over the same stream twice (if you dare) to reach the basket. My least favorite hole was hole 3 because of how plain, direct, wide open and featureless it is.
Let it be known that Sellersville is a solid course that doesn't do much wrong. The tee pads are consistent. The signs, while only present at the long tees, are visual and succinct. The setting is nice; you can catch your breath here. The water features are both relaxing and intimidating.
However, the course itself doesn't throw you many curve balls. Most holes are plainly presented with little in the way of elevation or complex fairway negotiation. From my perspective, the toughest and, thereby, most enjoyable holes are: 7 for its dense pine tree-dodging, 11 for its crazy tight tunnel and 18 for its double steam cross and death putt. Otherwise, not much else challenges the player, and isn't that why we play to begin with?
Having said all of that, I do think that this course can appeal to all experience levels. At the end of the day, disc golf is still disc golf. Open and wooded holes are here in about equal measure, and we players must still contend with what the planners have set in front of us. Those trees still have to be avoided regardless of how good or bad of a player we are. But, speaking of planning, I am very much not a fan of crossing two roads to get from 7 to 8 and then those same two roads from 15 to the rest of the course. Sure, they are suburban local roads, but it's still a risk to the player.
In closing, I strongly recommend the course at Sellersville. All of these holes, if not altogether complex, are very cleanly maintained and consistently presented from start to finish. Quite a few courses out there could learn a thing or two from Sellersville. It will not dazzle, but not every course should. Still, if you find yourself at Sellersville, you are in for a good time. Just bring your galoshes if you play after the rain.