Plano, TX

Shawnee Park - Old Layout

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LeftyPower
Experience: 35.2 years 33 played 15 reviews
1.50 star(s)

A Few Good Holes But a Bad Layout Overall 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 14, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Good baskets
Some well designed designed shots
Easy to play if you want a quick round

Cons:

Layout crisscrosses some some holes that make it confusing to navigate
Some baskets right next to other tees effecting play when others are out there
Lots of other non disc golf players in way
No concrete tees
Not much to a few of the holes

Other Thoughts:

This is a small park course with some of the holes having a weird layout with the baskets and "tee pads" too close to one another. The flow of the holes also crosses over other holes which might confuse you as well but the tee areas are all well marked. I used to throw a quick lunch round out here when I worked in the area for several years but playing out here when there are more people playing or just using the park does effect your play. There is one hole next to a deep gully with a 25 foot cliff that you can throw your disc down into and I have a couple of times but never lost anything down there. There are a few good holes but there are just some generic open and flat ones that just aren't that great compared to average.
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mwgheaton
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 23 years 66 played 25 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Poorly Designed, but has a lot of potential 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 5, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

There are really not a lot of positive things to say about this course aside from locale and a handful of challenging holes. It is the only disc golf course located in Plano, a city with over a quarter of a million people. So, this course serves as the lone beacon of disc golf for Plano. There is one hole that flies over a nice treed gulch with a shallow creek at the bottom. Since the chances of clearing the gulch without hitting a tree are roughly 10% for most anyone, it makes for a nice shaded and refreshing break from the heat while retrieving your disc.

Cons:

This is a 9 hole course, despite what the map, websites and course designers may say. The "back 9" is almost literally laid over top of the front 9. Pads and baskets are too close to each other to play concurrently with other groups without the risk of hitting each other. A few holes cross fairways and a few holes use the exact same pads. Two holes actually use the exact same pad and basket, but you are asked to throw around the other side of a tree. Aside from a handful of holes, playing the front and back 9 seems pretty much like playing the exact same course twice.

Context: I believe that a course should be designed to fit the location and types of people using the course. This course was designed very poorly for context. It is located in a residential neighborhood on a green belt bike/walk trail with picnic tables and a soccer field. Almost half of the holes run the risk of hitting a mom pushing a stroller. Anyone who tries to sit at one of the picnic tables will be constantly ducking discs. The primary users will likely be families. The wide open holes are too long for most kids. I would predict that at least one out of four right handed newbies likely put their disc in the creek with a dangerously steep bank on #7/#16.

Other Thoughts:

As a 9 hole course on its own, this could be a relatively fun course. I personally appreciated the challenging aspects of quite a few holes. However, this is the kind of course that will turn newbies away from the sport. It is not enjoyable to play with people constantly waiting and jumping out of the way of discs. I would highly recommend that they shorten the course back to nine holes. They could still use the back nine tee pads as "B" pads for the front nine and make the course safer and more enjoyable for everyone.

Also, bring plenty of water. The course is exposed to the south and it is easy to get overheated in the Texas weather.
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Neuey
Experience: 14.9 years 27 played 2 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Two's a Crowd Here 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 23, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Some challenging/fun holes, not a great deal of walking needed, good mix of challenging and easy holes for groups of varying experience

Cons:

I had two problems with this course: 1) sharing of tee boxes/baskets - It seems like there's more room in the park to have either added one or two holes, or at least to not have needed to recycle the same areas for multiple holes. This is only a major issue on one teebox/basket that becomes two different holes based on a different mando. 2) The teeboxes are very poor, especially after rain - Since they're not concrete, some wear and imperfection is expected, but I found most of them were unacceptable. I tried to X-step on my drive on a few of the holes, but the teebox was a small valley that my feet couldn't even fit between. On other holes, you have to go uphill as you're attempting to drive.

Other Thoughts:

With a little more originality on some of the repeat teeboxes/baskets and some work on the teeboxes, this would definitely be a decent little course. As is, I wouldn't play it unless you're within close driving distance.
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