Shaver Rec. Center - Original reviews
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Where Locals Defeat You 2+ years
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Played on:Sep 30, 2017
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
-As far as hole quality goes, there are some fun holes here. #10 is a great challenging par three. About 325' and along a dried creek. #11 and #17 are both fun downhill holes. There's good fairway diversity as well.
-Very shreddable once you get to know every fairway. They are definitely different. This is a course where locals with a rating just below 900 could shoot -10 or -12.
-Ends in two circles. Holes 1 and 9 end in a circle, and 10 and 18 end in a circle. There is a trash can by the kiosk as well. There is also a practice basket.
-Nice accurate tee signs. You don't have to walk up the fairway to know where the basket exactly is.
-#3 is a cool par four. An extremely difficult three but I saw it happen. The fairway is wide enough at first and allows a longish hyzer. The fairway makes a huge "S shape." The amplitude of the curve is really big on the approach. The basket could be 100' ahead of you after a big drive off the pad, but the fairway you have to follow on the approach plays as a huge 200' flick. Neat hole.
-Shaver Championship: Great course! Just play there if you want to play quality disc golf.
-Very shreddable once you get to know every fairway. They are definitely different. This is a course where locals with a rating just below 900 could shoot -10 or -12.
-Ends in two circles. Holes 1 and 9 end in a circle, and 10 and 18 end in a circle. There is a trash can by the kiosk as well. There is also a practice basket.
-Nice accurate tee signs. You don't have to walk up the fairway to know where the basket exactly is.
-#3 is a cool par four. An extremely difficult three but I saw it happen. The fairway is wide enough at first and allows a longish hyzer. The fairway makes a huge "S shape." The amplitude of the curve is really big on the approach. The basket could be 100' ahead of you after a big drive off the pad, but the fairway you have to follow on the approach plays as a huge 200' flick. Neat hole.
-Shaver Championship: Great course! Just play there if you want to play quality disc golf.
Cons:
-My biggest frustration is how some of the locals treat this course. The baskets are warped and tilted, and there is a bit of graffiti on them. It's clear to me that a lot of money was spent on this course, more than average. I hope the Championship course (the new one) doesn't get treated that way.
-Erosion is severe. Holes #9 and #18 are usually full of debris. Many roots and weathering issues as well.
-Few weird fairways. #4 is about 340' and plays as a dogleg right. The landing zone forms an acute angle, meaning that you'd have to throw a 300+ flick that skips hard, right, and slightly backwards in the end to have an easier putt for two. #12's fairway curves a little too quickly. Hole is 335' and immediately turns a bit right. You disc has to quickly anhyzer past a big tree cluster.
-Hole 9. This hole is bad. Really bad. The hole is a cluster of trees and the basket is to the left of the cluster. You've got to clear the cluster to birdie this hole, and the greatest shot could be knocked down by one of the many trees. Other crappy filler holes such as #1, #6, and #8. Hole quality overall is no higher than a 2.5.
-The rough on a few holes is so bad to the point where even a roller could keep you in there. Holes #3-5 have it the worst.
-Erosion is severe. Holes #9 and #18 are usually full of debris. Many roots and weathering issues as well.
-Few weird fairways. #4 is about 340' and plays as a dogleg right. The landing zone forms an acute angle, meaning that you'd have to throw a 300+ flick that skips hard, right, and slightly backwards in the end to have an easier putt for two. #12's fairway curves a little too quickly. Hole is 335' and immediately turns a bit right. You disc has to quickly anhyzer past a big tree cluster.
-Hole 9. This hole is bad. Really bad. The hole is a cluster of trees and the basket is to the left of the cluster. You've got to clear the cluster to birdie this hole, and the greatest shot could be knocked down by one of the many trees. Other crappy filler holes such as #1, #6, and #8. Hole quality overall is no higher than a 2.5.
-The rough on a few holes is so bad to the point where even a roller could keep you in there. Holes #3-5 have it the worst.
Other Thoughts:
-The more I have played here, the less I enjoyed it. I'm lowering my rating because the long baskets were taken out. At least I think they were because they were missing during a tournament here. If not, let me know. This is good for casual play, but I was disappointed that we didn't play a second round at Shaver Championship. That's an excellent course that's great for tournaments and is not heavily biased toward local players. Shaver Original isn't the worst course, but it isn't very fun either as a whole. Course has some well designed holes, but many are boring.
-Many people like this course, especially the locals since it gets a good amount of foot traffic. Personally, I don't like it that much. It has it's perks and some originality to it, had more when it had those long pins in play! Now that the long pins are not here (as far as I'm concerned), you are only playing one layout and it's just okay if you want me to speak for most disc golfers. If you like it, then that's awesome! If not, I don't blame you. Many people in the tournament on 7/11th wanted to play a second round at Shaver Championship.
-Many people like this course, especially the locals since it gets a good amount of foot traffic. Personally, I don't like it that much. It has it's perks and some originality to it, had more when it had those long pins in play! Now that the long pins are not here (as far as I'm concerned), you are only playing one layout and it's just okay if you want me to speak for most disc golfers. If you like it, then that's awesome! If not, I don't blame you. Many people in the tournament on 7/11th wanted to play a second round at Shaver Championship.
