Spearfish Canyon Disc Golf reviews
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It Goes Uphill 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 24, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
+ Easy to get to
+ Absolutely beautiful scenery on and around the course
+ Lots of benches and trash cans
+ Mach 3's that catch as expected
+ A few hanging baskets. You normally don't see any hanging baskets anywhere but this course has 4. It adds another level of difficulty in the mind.
+ You have to have a variety of shots to be able to score well here. Off the tee I used almost every tool in my toolbox.
+ Not too many blind shots. This is nice since on a mountain course you don't really want to have to be running up and down the fairway on every hole just to find the basket, so that was nice.
+ Great tee signs. They show you everything you need to know. They also have an indicator to tell you which basket placement the pin is in.
+ Very easy to navigate. There weren't any times that I can remember where I didn't know where to go.
+ Absolutely beautiful scenery on and around the course
+ Lots of benches and trash cans
+ Mach 3's that catch as expected
+ A few hanging baskets. You normally don't see any hanging baskets anywhere but this course has 4. It adds another level of difficulty in the mind.
+ You have to have a variety of shots to be able to score well here. Off the tee I used almost every tool in my toolbox.
+ Not too many blind shots. This is nice since on a mountain course you don't really want to have to be running up and down the fairway on every hole just to find the basket, so that was nice.
+ Great tee signs. They show you everything you need to know. They also have an indicator to tell you which basket placement the pin is in.
+ Very easy to navigate. There weren't any times that I can remember where I didn't know where to go.
Cons:
- Surprise, surprise. Turf Teepads. Turf tees will always be a negative for me. The turf seems like it was from an old football field and some had different graphics on them that threw me off. The different colors on the tees were annoying. These were half way decent turf tees but turf tees are never good imo.
- It feels like this course has 22 holes that go uphill. To me, it felt like there was a disproportionate amount of holes that go uphill compared to down hill.
- No short loop back to the parking area once you start the course. You have to make sure you pack everything you need in your bag for a potential 3-5 hour round.
- No bathrooms on the course after hole 1. A course this long should have a bathroom or two along the way. Not even sure if potties are possible on a mountain course but this course needs it.
- There's a shooting range that seems to be pretty close to the course. Its not a big deal but the random gun shots can throw some off of their game.
- It feels like this course has 22 holes that go uphill. To me, it felt like there was a disproportionate amount of holes that go uphill compared to down hill.
- No short loop back to the parking area once you start the course. You have to make sure you pack everything you need in your bag for a potential 3-5 hour round.
- No bathrooms on the course after hole 1. A course this long should have a bathroom or two along the way. Not even sure if potties are possible on a mountain course but this course needs it.
- There's a shooting range that seems to be pretty close to the course. Its not a big deal but the random gun shots can throw some off of their game.
Other Thoughts:
Halfway thru this course I thought it was just Colorado-Lite mountain golf. By the end it was full blown mountain golf and tests your cardio at every turn. I honestly expected the golf to be a lot better on this course. There are just too many holes that go uphill that force you to throw full power shots, one after another after another. There weren't any holes that stuck out to me as amazing or terrible. This was just a normal course on a mountain to me.
