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Southside Park reviews
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Wademade1
Experience:
47 years
64 played
5 reviews
Honest and Fair 2+ years drive by
Reviewed:
Played on:Sep 10, 2015
Played the course:5+ times
Pros:
Trying to provide a fair and honest review for a course that is well layed out for the limited land that was provided. And for the amount of work a handful of individuals have placed into creating this course - KUDOS to each of you.
Still struggling with the amount of land the city designated as a dog park. It has to be the largest dog park I have ever seen. Not sure I would let my dog off a leash inside that area. That aside, here are my thoughts:
Things I like about the course:
1) Good mix of wooded and open holes with both lefty and righty holes.
2) Not too long, so a beginning player wanting to learn the sport will be able to enjoy the course.
3) Baskets are mounted well (Level and right heights), Tee signs on every hole (have one issue here but will explain below)
4) A ton of work has been done on clearing out underbrush and small trees in an area that might have been one of the roughest areas to clear I have seen to date.
5) Location- Huntsville needed another course and having another one on the south side of town is a plus.
Still struggling with the amount of land the city designated as a dog park. It has to be the largest dog park I have ever seen. Not sure I would let my dog off a leash inside that area. That aside, here are my thoughts:
Things I like about the course:
1) Good mix of wooded and open holes with both lefty and righty holes.
2) Not too long, so a beginning player wanting to learn the sport will be able to enjoy the course.
3) Baskets are mounted well (Level and right heights), Tee signs on every hole (have one issue here but will explain below)
4) A ton of work has been done on clearing out underbrush and small trees in an area that might have been one of the roughest areas to clear I have seen to date.
5) Location- Huntsville needed another course and having another one on the south side of town is a plus.
Cons:
Things I don't like:
1) Even on a dry day this is a very swampy area with a lot of wet/muddy wetland type areas.
2) lots of holes that need to be filled in with dirt from removed trees I am guessing. A few ankle breakers out there if you are not careful.
3) The fence on the Dog Park comes into play on 3 holes and if you are not careful or on a windy day you may end up over the tall fence. It requires a very long walk to a gate and then a very long walk back to retrieve a disc that may or may not be easily found due to the growth of grass and bushes in the dog park.
Hole 18 can be tough.
4) TVA / HSV Utilities power lines, Power Grid and poles can all come into play. Basket 5 was shortened and moved yesterday because a few discs were landing inside the grid fence. CAUTION that area is restricted and you will set off an alarm if you enter the area. Also with 40-50k volts running through that area it is possible for power to arch to you and kill someone. DO NOT ENTER for a lost disc, not worth losing your life over.
5) Parking. Most of the locals have been parking along the road near hole one.No designated parking area, and no gravel or concrete for parking. Maybe something we could discuss with the city. As of now there is not a sign that designates where the DG Course starts or even where hole 1 is located, but that may be coming in the near future.
6) Mosquitos - Due to the amount of standing water, but what course doesn't have a bug issue when there is standing water. When the grass is high in the field, watch where you step because you are liable to get your feet soaked in areas that hold water.
7) Tee pads - Hopefully in the future there will be some dirt build up around the concrete pads. They are not level with the ground currently.
8) Signage - Distances are off, so don't depend on the signs for your throw.
1) Even on a dry day this is a very swampy area with a lot of wet/muddy wetland type areas.
2) lots of holes that need to be filled in with dirt from removed trees I am guessing. A few ankle breakers out there if you are not careful.
3) The fence on the Dog Park comes into play on 3 holes and if you are not careful or on a windy day you may end up over the tall fence. It requires a very long walk to a gate and then a very long walk back to retrieve a disc that may or may not be easily found due to the growth of grass and bushes in the dog park.
Hole 18 can be tough.
4) TVA / HSV Utilities power lines, Power Grid and poles can all come into play. Basket 5 was shortened and moved yesterday because a few discs were landing inside the grid fence. CAUTION that area is restricted and you will set off an alarm if you enter the area. Also with 40-50k volts running through that area it is possible for power to arch to you and kill someone. DO NOT ENTER for a lost disc, not worth losing your life over.
5) Parking. Most of the locals have been parking along the road near hole one.No designated parking area, and no gravel or concrete for parking. Maybe something we could discuss with the city. As of now there is not a sign that designates where the DG Course starts or even where hole 1 is located, but that may be coming in the near future.
6) Mosquitos - Due to the amount of standing water, but what course doesn't have a bug issue when there is standing water. When the grass is high in the field, watch where you step because you are liable to get your feet soaked in areas that hold water.
7) Tee pads - Hopefully in the future there will be some dirt build up around the concrete pads. They are not level with the ground currently.
8) Signage - Distances are off, so don't depend on the signs for your throw.
Other Thoughts:
Overall it is a fun course. Several ACE runs, and few holes to open up your arm. Concrete tee pads are being poured this morning (9/11/15) for the remainder of holes that do not have them installed.
Bathrooms are available at the playground and dog park parking area.
My one hope was that Aldridge creek would have come into play on some of the holes. But since the dog park takes up about as much land as the DG course, it was not possible.
Considering renting a wood chipper if someone had a 4 wheeler that could pull it around, it would be great to take all of the trees laid up in piles and provide a base for the fairways.
Thank you to those who donated garbage cans. Special thanks to John Chamness for the effort put into making this course come to life. I'm sure there are many others who have helped.
Wish we could get the city to consider a course at Ditto Landing with all the new plans that are being established. There is a great potential site on the south side of the harbor in the picnic area.
Bathrooms are available at the playground and dog park parking area.
My one hope was that Aldridge creek would have come into play on some of the holes. But since the dog park takes up about as much land as the DG course, it was not possible.
Considering renting a wood chipper if someone had a 4 wheeler that could pull it around, it would be great to take all of the trees laid up in piles and provide a base for the fairways.
Thank you to those who donated garbage cans. Special thanks to John Chamness for the effort put into making this course come to life. I'm sure there are many others who have helped.
Wish we could get the city to consider a course at Ditto Landing with all the new plans that are being established. There is a great potential site on the south side of the harbor in the picnic area.
