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The Reserve reviews
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Course potential yet to be fully realized 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 15, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
- concrete tees, two per hole
- brand new dd veteran baskets, two per hole
- no fairway overlap
- beautiful birch filled landscape, subtle elevation changes
- quiet relaxing atmosphere
- tons of potential
- brand new dd veteran baskets, two per hole
- no fairway overlap
- beautiful birch filled landscape, subtle elevation changes
- quiet relaxing atmosphere
- tons of potential
Cons:
- underwhelming course design, repetitive
- underwhelming amenities in general
- temp tee signs, some missing
- no benches
- baskets aren't labeled
- lacks navigational aids
- $12 fee for a course that needs a lot of refinement
- mosquitos, mosquitos, mosquitos
- underwhelming amenities in general
- temp tee signs, some missing
- no benches
- baskets aren't labeled
- lacks navigational aids
- $12 fee for a course that needs a lot of refinement
- mosquitos, mosquitos, mosquitos
Other Thoughts:
The Reserve is a technical wooded course that circles a private property used as an event venue. Each hole showcases multiple concrete tees marked short/long with baskets placed in both short (white) and long (blue) positions. Fairways feature numerous limbless white birch trunks, forcing players to shape their shots.
Control is key. The rough is punitive, but unless you really fly off the fairway, I don't think many players will lose discs. I enjoyed the dense birch forest not only for it's beauty, but it helped keep a majority of the elements at bay. Winds seems like less of a factor on this course.
The elephant in the room is that the Reserve needs a lot more work before we can start comparing it to the top courses in the state. For starters, the Reserve only appeals to a very specific player skill set. Even then, too many fairways reward luck over skill. I felt bombarded by fairways that are too tight for realistic turnover throws. Also, Reserve features almost no immenities, yet. Tee signs are temp and numerous signs were missing. Navigational aids were poor at best. Another thing that perplexed me were a bunch of basket placements. Often white and blue baskets are directly in line with each other.
Overall the Reserve has tons of potential, but it's not quite there yet. If it were up to me, I'd want a course that appeals to a broader audience. I'd widen up the fairways, create some realistic throwing lanes, and wait to charge money until the course was actually finished. That's just me. Charging $12 per round is an unreal expectation considering the current state of the course. I liked the course, but too few holes actually excited me.
Control is key. The rough is punitive, but unless you really fly off the fairway, I don't think many players will lose discs. I enjoyed the dense birch forest not only for it's beauty, but it helped keep a majority of the elements at bay. Winds seems like less of a factor on this course.
The elephant in the room is that the Reserve needs a lot more work before we can start comparing it to the top courses in the state. For starters, the Reserve only appeals to a very specific player skill set. Even then, too many fairways reward luck over skill. I felt bombarded by fairways that are too tight for realistic turnover throws. Also, Reserve features almost no immenities, yet. Tee signs are temp and numerous signs were missing. Navigational aids were poor at best. Another thing that perplexed me were a bunch of basket placements. Often white and blue baskets are directly in line with each other.
Overall the Reserve has tons of potential, but it's not quite there yet. If it were up to me, I'd want a course that appeals to a broader audience. I'd widen up the fairways, create some realistic throwing lanes, and wait to charge money until the course was actually finished. That's just me. Charging $12 per round is an unreal expectation considering the current state of the course. I liked the course, but too few holes actually excited me.
