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Eastpointe, MI

Spindler Park

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cubeofsoup
Experience: 13 years 61 played 4 reviews
2.00 star(s)

good for practice, not much else 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 19, 2019 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Good use of trees and available terrain to create some good lines.
-Good use of existing sidewalks to create solid tee areas.
-Good parking, easy to find based on the directions.

Cons:

-Very much on top of and around other park features. No idea how this would be playable as a whole course while the park is being used by other visitors.
-Minimal signage to get from hole to hole.
-Some confusion on which basket is in play on which hole.
-Couldn't find a few baskets.
-Tight to fenced off areas and other features that could lose discs on easily

Other Thoughts:

-Missing baskets for winter, no signage to indicate that was the case
-Many teepads had been moved, some with no sign to indicate where to.
-I would not expect to play a full round throwing from both tee locations here. I would expect to use this course as a practice setting any play whatever is not overrun with other park activity, standing water, or mud that day.
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Kennygooo
Experience: 25 years 44 played 9 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Glad there is another course near me but. 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 28, 2018 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

It's one of 2 courses in the area

It has some terrain changes namely a big sled hill and 4 (8) holes that utilize it.

It has a few other challenges/obstacles like trees that make some of the flat terrain holes a little more interesting

There are regular bathrooms on the course.

Great bright red highly visible baskets.

Cons:

No tee pads just dirt or the sidewalk.

Little tiny bricks embedded in the dirt with arrows pointing to the next basket that are so small that you have to come up on most of them by accident.

1/4 of the tee posts were laying on the ground which made finding those tees very hard.

There are walking paths along parts of the course. Sometimes people are having picnics along the fairways. There is a soccer field in the middle of the course.

Other Thoughts:

All in all I'm glad there is another course near me besides Brys. The average hole length is longer, there is more obstacles and terrain than Brys but Brys is much better maintained. I'll be using Spindler Park though its not among my favorites.
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Soufle
Experience: 12.4 years 26 played 4 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Was a nice day 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 20, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Midday weekday the course was, as expected, not busy. I have little to add to the pros section others have not already mentioned.

Cons:

There were no dedicated slabs for tees, though some starting points were on pavement, often utilizing a sidewalk or the like. This made finding the starting points difficult. Most of the marker signs for tees were knocked down or gone. None of the baskets had numbers. As mentioned previously without a course map, it would be nearly impossible to figure out on your own.

Other Thoughts:

Worth playing but don't go out of your way like we did relying on an accurate overall rating.
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BogeyNoMore
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Experience: 20 years 484 played 183 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Flip City East? Well, not exactly... 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 18, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Shared use course plays all around a fairly busy, city park. Most (but definitely not all) holes route throws away from non-DG park traffic.

• 12 Chainstar Pro baskets with dual tees (that IMO should be listed as a 12 hole course, rather than 24). The "24 hole" layout consists of a 12 hole loop from the white tees (#'d 1-12), plus a 12 hole loop from the black tees (#'s 13-24). Entire course has 22 unique tees (a couple of tees are reused on the white/black loops for the downhill shots: 5 & 17 share a tee, as do 8 & 20).

• Variety: Good. Nice range of distances. Decent mix of required lines. Mostly open, with some particularly well placed trees that force you through a gap, and sometimes a low ceiling. A few tight holes, but most are fairly forgiving.

•Challenge: Decent. The DG itself is reasonably fun and challenging for the rec to intermediate crowd. Players who can place 300ft with good accuracy will score quite well, and might not find it as challenging.

• Elevation: Good.About halfway through either set of tees, a large hill comes into play several times in a variety of ways: A few steep uphills with nasty rollaway potential, plus a couple of downhill bombs, including a 316 ft downhill Ace Run # 5-17, which is basically the signature hole. The rest of the course is flat.
• Equipment: Decent. Red Chainstar Pros are easy to see. Each set of tees is clearly marked with a 2x4 post tipped with black or white paint, with hole # and distance. Some holes use existing paved surface for tees, others use natural tees, but all were well indicated.

• Navigation: Reasonable. Not too bad once you get the hang of it, but first timers will save themselves a lot of time by printing the map beforehand. A few walks between holes felt kinda long.

Cons:

Safety is always my biggest con, and I'm not necessarily a fan of shared use courses, as they often shoehorn holes into an area that invites unwanted outcomes. Spindler's no exception.

• Comes too close to non DG park activity... a bit too often for my liking. In some ways, routing players through for a 2nd look at each basket makes it harder for park goers to be aware, because discs can be coming from different spots. PLAYERS must exercise caution, courtesy, and respect for non-DG traffic, especially on a new course where people have no clue they're walking through a "fairway."

• Had to wait for pedestrian traffic to clear on a few holes, and there were a couple more where the potential for trouble was too significant to play an aggressive tee shot.

• The 2nd set of tees really doesn't change some shots that much, so the 2nd time through feels a bit repetitive. Plus it creates more traffic, so even if you're not waiting for pedestrian traffic to clear, you may be waiting for DG'ers (playing from the other tee) to clear.

Other Thoughts:

Shot for shot, the DG itself is good (but not great), and kudos for bringing the hill nicely into play multiple times. But IMO, the shared use nature of the course, and the frequency with which it brings others into play, keeps it from reaching it's potential.

As long as PLAYERS use common sense and restraint, there shouldn't be any issues.

Designer's tried to use Mandos and OB to keep players keep discs away from park traffic. Should relieve traffic at Brys Park, as they're the only two courses in the immediate area.

Bottom line: This is a decent neighborhood course, meant for neighborhood traffic. Courses like this are not the reason we take DG road trips. There's no reason to travel more than 25 miles to play this. You'd be passing better courses to do so.
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SpindlerParkDiscGolf
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
5.00 star(s)

Exactly what we needed 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 17, 2018 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Elevation changes, blind tee shots, island basket, forehand, lefty, anhyzer friendly.

Cons:

Mixed teepads.

Other Thoughts:

Air Conditioned halfway/clubhouse, with fresh water and great bathrooms, George Costanza would approve.
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