The variety of holes here is quite satisfying. The use of elevation is complete. There are steep ups to your almost looking down on top of the basket, downs. None of the distances are that intimidating when you first look at the course, which plays at 5650, but then your going to need a lot of mustard on your shots to get them upslope (e.g., hole 3 & 4) and into scoring position. The front 9 are all on a ski/cross country trails so mostly play open with trees lining the fairway or the putting circles. Note when I say open, I use the term loosely because this is, after all a mountain course so there are trees on every hole, they just might not come into play if your shot selection and placement are dialed in.

Storr's back 9 feels altogether different but is equally enjoyable. You play through the canopy of a mixed forest and the undergrowth is negligible so I had no problem finding discs that kicked off trees when I missed my line. Three or four steep down hill shots test your ability to throw straight without fading or turning (9, 14, 16 and 17) and 18, though much shorter than these four downhills, is a definite ace run.

I'm not a big armed player and found myself reaching for midranges and fairway drivers for placement more that I would have guessed. Hole #7 is 481 straight downslope with what seems like a two story tall flag marking the basket that you can see from the tee box. I was leary of throwing a fast disc and low and behold I can up only 80 feet shy of the basket with a 5 speed midrange. I've never thrown a midrange over 300 before so this hole is a delightful surprise. Take a few discs to throw from here because it really is a fun hole, but if you go high speed, you might reach the base of the mountain with a 1000' throw.

I found the tee signs, temp plastic yard type signs with decent graphics and placed with wire stake, sufficient for my needs. There were also some helpful next tee signs strategically placed throughout the course, but you do have to look for them as they are stained wood and blend in a little.

I wasn't a huge fan of the crushed gravel, but I do understand the logistics that would be involved putting in concrete tees into the course. If it had concrete tees I would go up another half star rating.

As The Valkyrie Kid noted, the walk from hole 9 to 10 and from 18 out is a drag. I also took a wrong turn at a post that had a disc screwed into the top of while navigating from 9 to 18. It took me down a trail that was not part of the course but I was able to backtrack quickly using the Udisc App to aid in my navigation when it was needed.

Some arrows hanging from the baskets pointing you to the next tee would be a nice touch (there were some, but not uniform).

The recreation area has nice facilities which is always a plus when driving from a distance to a course.

Course spreads across the beautiful land of Storrs Pond Rec Area, front 9 climbs up the side of the hill, back 9 stretches out around the pond adjacent to the campground. This is New England at its finest. The hike up the hill is not for the out of shape, but the rewards are glorious views over Hanover looking towards Vermont. The shot back down the hill (7) is blind and glorious. You don't get good without being challenged, which means that after you play this course a lot you will be amazing! Long shots uphill, roll away danger, blind shots, trees, tight corridors, huge downhills ... this course has it all.

Watch for ticks during the tick season, grass can get long when it's not mowed. Wear proper footwear, ground will be pretty saturated until it's fully dried out after mud season. The front 9 is used by Dartmouth XC when there's snow on the ground, which means the course is off-limits during ski season.

Bring your whole bag, you'll need all kinds of shots out here. Don't play solo for your first time unless you have extra time to search for your discs. Having a spotter on some of the shots, especially #7, is highly recommended.

I'm proud to call Storrs my home course. It can be agonizing sometimes when you can't catch a break, but it makes the hot rounds that much more satisfying.

Birdies do not come frequently at Storrs, make sure you can capitalize on those opportunities.

Very fun, hilly, tree course. Lots of different types of shots used. Beautiful views of Hanover on top of the hill. Lots of birdie opportunities, with a few ace possibilities as well.

Holes:

If you get through 1-4 unscathed, you're doing real well. Just be ready for a long shot downhill at 7 (Throw something stable and slow), and a nice ace opportunity on 9.

Walk to the back 9 on the dirt access road for the campsites. Much of the back nine is less hilly but can be a little more technical. You have another few ace possibles with 14, 15, 17 and 18.

Can be a difficult course if you haven't seen it yet. The course is separated. The front 9 plays up and down Oak Hill, then after 9, you take the campsite access road to the back. Can be confusing if you haven't played before.

I also wouldn't consider this a beginner course, although the recreational tees are a bit more forgiving.

The spring and early summer will bring the ticks out, so plan accordingly. It's a small hike up Oak Hill while you're throwing a disc, so be sure to bring proper footwear and lots of water.

Lots of fun shots. The front 7 are up and down a ski slope with open space on most of the holes. A few blind shots which makes things more interesting for me. A few of the holes give you room to let rip!. The back holes (8 on) are wooded and not as steep. This makes for a different challenge and breaks the course up so the holes don't all feel the same.

Need to work on the signs, just temp laminated ones at the beginning of the holes for the front nine, but the back nine have wooden signs. No trash cans on course. A few scattered across the course would be nice so I don't have to carry my empty "golf sodas"

The Front nine can be very steep at times but makes for a good workout. The Course was created last year and I can see the drastic improvements from this spring to now. The fairways are more open and mowed and the brush has been thinned out to open up the area more for better shots and easier disc finds.

Caution on hole 7. It is very steep and is easy to throw over the tree line behind the basket. One of my friend lost a disc, overshot by a couple hundred feet.

Storrs Pond Recreation Area Disc Golf Course is a brand new course designed by the the Marquis De Sade of course designers, James Beaulieu. Oh, how this resembles Pinnacles DGC, his other DGC of physical punishment and terror.

The front 9 at Storrs is built on BIG steep hill used as a cross country ski network. Then the back 9 plays through the lower campground and close to the pond. The back 9 is classic New Hampshire beautiful, wooded and technical. The course was built to challenge the best golfers and it does that, both physically and golf wise.

The tee pads are large and packed with gravel. The signs on the front 9 are currently just laminated and attached to a stick. Luckily, the teen crowd aren't going to hike all the way up here to vandalize them. The baskets are brand new Discatchers with the yellow bands and numbers on them. I'm glad they picked these baskets for this course. They're highly visible in the woods.

There are so many EpIc throws on this course!
# 3. Downhill but tight window and hyser at the end is nice.
# 4. Beautiful hole but 442' up and around a huge old Pine tree.
# 6 Gorgeous view of Hanover from here. Picnic table to take a rest and enjoy it from. By now, I needed a hammock, not a hard table.
# 6. The hole is diabolical. 335 over some brush to a small landing zone. Then a narrow road entry about 150' leading to the basket with a ravine on your left it's entire length. The basket is then perched about 1 foot from this ravine making for some scary putts and approaches.
# 7. 481 down a two tiered hill to a blind basket placement. I had been forewarned about being careful and not overthrowing this hole. Playing alone, I considered the risk/reward and thought about skipping it. Thought about throwing my trusty Roc. Finally, I decided to throw my driver but keep it low and not put too much zip on it. So I nice and softly let her go. I estimate when it passed 50 feet over the basket, it was traveling at Mach 4 and then took a hard hyser turn. It might have landed in the parking lot. It might have landed at the Dartmouth Commons. It might still be going!
# 9. 274' incredible straight shot down a very steep hill.
# 14. Great 290' steep downhill throw.
# 16. Pretty shot over a valley to basket sitting on other side.
# 18. Great little Ace run over a very deep ravine.

For many golfers, the pure physical effort needed here will keep some from playing here. That's a shame as there are so many wonderful, epic throws on this course. Few courses anywhere can boast of so many.

The long walkout after 9 and then again after 18.

Cheesy laminated signs, although I'm sure better signage is coming.

I'm not stating this as either a pro or a con but the pars for this course are all rated as par threes. Now, par is a relative term, so it's your number score that counts. So when you look at # 4 being 442' uphill or # 6 being a treacherous 335' or # 7's 481' downhill and almost all of us are raciking up the bogies and the double bogies, Just remember, those par 3's would be for a pro type player.

I wrote on another review that I have now finished my tri-fecta of top mountain courses in the area and this is how I rank them on my own personal enjoyment factor.

1. Storrs Pond. To many epic throws not to be first on list.
2. Otter Brook. Delicious front 9 and less painful to play.
3. Pinnacles. Loved 17 and 18 but the rest of the course less so.
4. Base Camp Outfitters. Have to add this course. Has two extremely difficult holes ( 1 & 3) but others didn't excite. Lacks natural beauty. Cheesy baskets.

The new Storrs pond course built just a few months ago is a great new course for anyone looking for some challenging and unique holes. The front 9 has some wide open holes with some big uphills and some huge downhills(hole 7 is about as big a downhill as you will find) The back 9 is played in beautiful pine forests alongside a small pond which is a beautiful setting. The views of Hanover looking down from the top of the front 9 are quite appropriate for this beautiful corner of the country.

The holes here challenge a variety of shots with tunnel shots, long drives, variety of dog legs breaking both ways with big elevation changes. Several holes go downhill and uphill. Some exceptional holes include my favorite a downhill tunnel shot on number 9. The hole is 275 feet down a tunnel right in front of you. Trees everywhere else, can you throw it straight that far? Hole 2 massive downhill dogleg left, nothing like watching those overstable discs do their thing.

This course is quite difficult with all holes rating at par 3. Of those I would say 5 or 6 holes for most mortals birdies are not realistic.

This course stands up well to the many great courses within an hour or so. Hope to see you out there!

I don't consider this a con but many people do. This course is a workout, you will sweat from walking up all of the hills. But the result is some amazing up and downhill holes. Ticks are a problem but that is a problem everywhere. Some might consider the fact that the front and back nine are a bit apart but it can be a pro if you want to play one or the other, you can park at either one.

This course is lots of fun and worth trying. It is not quite finished so the best is yet to come. Bravo to the folks who put so much effort into creating it!

Also if you are interested in making a day or weekend of it they have camping onsite and swimming, paddleboarding, mountain biking, you name it. Hanover is a great college town as well with some good restaurants and bars.

Designed to give the best golfers a challenge, This par 54 is as tough as they come. The front 9 is built on a cross country ski trail network. It plays across down and up a big hill from holes 1-6 then from 7-9 you go all the way down. Big open fairways will challenge even the biggest arms. Few birdie opportunities exist on the front 9, making 3s feel like a real accomplishment. the back 9 is classic New England tight, technical woods. This course has it all!

Storrs Pond is brand new this year (2014) and just had it's grand opening in September. The course still needs a bit of breaking in. It looks and plays like a new course. Some of the fairway edges and roughs are unforgiving to say the least. As time goes on and more maintenance is done, all of this will be taken care of but for now, its does detract from what will someday be a stellar golf course.

This course is not for the faint of heart, as it has over 400' of elevation change. Bring your hiking boots and a lot of water, it's a tough hike. The course is at a public rec area with a beach, pool, tennis courts, camping, kayak and canoe rentals. keep an eye out for other users.