- a really cool, unique piece of private property that disc golfers everywhere are fortunate is shared with them
- pond and creek hazards nicely incorporated
- excellent incorporation of the elevation changes on the property
- technically challenging with lines you need to hit on almost every hole
- baskets are mostly portable to allow for different pin positions/reconfiguration
- significant hole variety for a 9 hole course - wooded, prairie plants, open, water, etc.
- difficult but fair

- private, need to set up a tee time
- really need a guide, at least the first time, to figure out the course
- can be a little on the rough/unkempt side in places
- baskets are on the more basic side, with one layer of chains for most
- tees are varied and mostly of a more natural variety (natural, woodchips, gravel, etc.)
- tee signs are very basic and many are wearing out

I always love to try out private courses when I can find a way, since they are often overlooked and underplayed. Casey, who set this course up on his parent's property, was very gracious about setting up a time to play and accommodating my inexact arrival heading up after finishing Rollin Ridge. He genuinely wants people to try the course and enjoy it, just make sure you set up a time first. He's not sitting there waiting for you at any given moment, and not only is this private land, but you won't have a clue where you are going!

The amenities on this course are pretty limited, as you'd expect. It's 9 holes and hopefully you are checking out other great courses in the area, so this wasn't much of a con for me. Casey did make it sound like you could camp onsite if it was desired. The tee signs are very basic and some are showing their age. You will need a guide through the course, and while the tees are mixed and the baskets are basic, you'll enjoy trying out this unique course.

Many of the holes are wooded, with some prairie grass rough off to the side on hole 2. Several play through tight wooded fairways, and missing your line is punishing. My personal favorite hole was probably 5, which throws over the pond and then over a creek which is lying a bit lower and is hard to see from the tee. You get over the pond thinking you're good, then may land in the creek after all. I also really enjoyed 6, which starts from up on some decent elevation and is a long throw down and to the right into the woods. All of the shots here are cool and challenging. Navigation makes sense but I wouldn't want to try to figure it out without Casey showing me around the first time.

The elevation isn't going to blow your mind, but it really is a big factor that makes this course so cool. At least 4 of the 9 holes, if not a few more, incorporate some notable elevation change either up or down that makes the holes more unique and challenging. That's part of the enjoyment here - every hole really has been laid out well to be different from the others.

While the rough is a little on the wild side in places depending on the season, having the course guide with you makes it pretty painless. I really enjoyed this course and would kill to have something like this on my property. I highly recommend checking it out. Casey is very laid back about accepting donations and doesn't require anything specific, though I think most people passing through give him some sort of donation and I'd encourage others to do the same.

This is a very well thought out course, while being only 9 holes, the two teepee and two baskets model makes it play more like an 18 hole course. Which was pleasantly surprising!! Being a private courses the amenities are sufficient ; tee pads, baskets, signs, benches, bridges, trash bins and more. Tees are mixture of natural, gravel, mulch, and a lone concrete one. All of which are level and work well. Signs are basic with holes number, distance and general flight path. Baskets are a hodge podge of DisCatchers, metal portables and one homemade one. Shuie did a good job of offering up a lot of unique lines out here. Your gonna need your whole bag, the variety out here is absolutely stellar! The course uses the elevation that is present to it's best and when not present things like hanging baskets and elevated pins are tossed in to up the difficulty. Water comes into play on three holes with hole 4 having the opportunity to loose one. Just a super fun place to come out and play

While the tee pad were sufficient, I'd like to see one set standard. Kinda sucks have to adjust you running up every drive. Same goes for the baskets, hard to get into the groove of putting when the targets keep changing. Other than that not to much to complain about. Maybe a port a potty?? Pretty much only available for weekend play or early morning and afternoon round during the week before Shuie goes to work.

Course is well designed and has a lot of very fun and challenging disc golf! If there was one set standard of tees and baskets this course would be an easy 4 but, being a private course I don't knock it too much because one dude went out of his way to make a stellar disc golf course. Hats off to Shuie for making this course and allowing people to play it!! You are an amazing steward to disc golf!!

Shu pond is a very underplayed and underrated, semi-private course that offers a lot of variety for being just 9 holes. The course is currently in the process of installing 9 "well loved" Innova DisCathers. While the course mainly plays in and around a semi-wooded area the majority of the course is designed to have either a rather tight gap to hit at the tee pad or mid fairway. On top of that, some of the greens are very well protected. So, you really have to think about your shot selection or your in trouble. Several of the greens out there have only one real way to get at the basket, so being aggressive sometimes can leave you in the rough on the backside, struggling to make your putt. The course boasts some amenities like benches and some recycling can/pails strategically place throughout the course.There is also some elevation in play but it is mainly off the tee. Holes 3, which I personally enjoy is a RHBH Hyzer through a slow moving 10 foot gap with a stump sticking up about 4 feet in the center of intended fairway.
I also like how the course brings water in play on hole 4 with the basket sitting right on the ponds edge but also have some crazy tight line with RHBH route being more favorable, plus a creek comes into play on hole 5 and 9. The wood-chipped fairways on 6 & 7 have really improved the look of the holes as well as help them drain better and making play much more enjoyable. Hole 7 has turn into quite the up hill battle as you shoot out of a heavily wood area to an openish landing zone, only to have abuout a 100' upshot up a 10' incline through some heavy woods. Hole 9 480 bomb off a 15 foot hill with a few trees in the center of the fairway, really cool to watch your disc just air out and fly on the last hole. Course has finally added tee signs, although they are simple, they do offer everything one would need(hole number, distance and general flight path). These do help with making navigation a bit easier.

Some tee pads are natural with most carpet . Its a hard course to get onto as I am usually off playing disc golf else where. The course could be seen as slightly rough by some people. The bugs do get pretty bad out here sometime too.

All and all this is a well designed course when coupled with Wittkopf, really make for an enjoyable day of score-able golf that will leave feeling pretty good about the tight lines you had to hit in order to go under par. Future plans are to extend the pond out to 18 holes.

Camping is available for travelers as well.

Update 4/2021: The Pond has started to integrate the two tee/two pin position concept. Not every hole will have two of each but, will be set up to were there will be at least 18 different shots available if the player so chooses.