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Greybull, WY

The Shack - East

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Experience: 13.9 years 84 played 3 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Fun if you know what to expect 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 25, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course mixes it up pretty well even though all the holes are pretty short (longest is 230 ft but plays seriously uphill). Good mix of open and guarded baskets that challenges players to make precise shots.

It's pretty quick to play so you could get in multiple rounds if you want.

Lots of good ace runs and practice on approach shots on most of the holes. I brought my new putter and threw it for drives on most of the holes.

Hole 7 is one of my new favorite holes I've ever played. The shot is a RHBH or LHFH throw and it goes around 200 feet and then up a 20-25 foot cliff and then another 50-75 feet with a tree guarding the left side. For players that can't throw 300 feet, I would suggest throwing back towards the basket on hole 5 and then going up the cliff from there.

There's a guest book at the start of the course, which is a nice touch. Also there are course maps and information which were really helpful.

It's really the only course in the area, so if you're near and looking to play a round, this is it.

Cons:

Course seems to be made for beginners except a couple of holes. I could see it being tough if you can't throw at least 100-150 relatively straight. As a 900ish rated player playing with a group of 700-900 rated players, we had a good time. I could see a beginner really struggling to stay out of the thick brush and making it up the cliff on hole 7.

Don't forget your bug spray! We knew this ahead of time, but if you showed up without it, you'd be better off running into town and picking some up before playing.

The brush is very thick and there are piles of sticks throughout the course. You'll definitely want a spotter on holes 5 & 7 and it probably wouldn't hurt to have one on 4 & 6 either.

For beginners it could be tricky to get across the ravine on hole 9 and it would be really tough to get a disc out of there.

Don't come to this course looking to be unleash your long throws. It's pretty short and you probably won't need your distance drivers (for drives I threw 6 putter shots, a roc(hole 4), a thunderbird (hole 7), and a firebird(hole 5)).

Other Thoughts:

The street address isn't exactly right. My map took me one too many streets down. The parking lot of the course is just west of the dog park area and you start on the north west side of the parking lot. It's the closest turn on the north side of the road to the bridge going into/out of the east side of town.

1, 2, 3, 6, 8 and 9 are good for ace runs or practice with up shots. 4 will is a little longer of an up shot with some danger on either side. 5 is a little tricky and tucked right behind a pile of sticks after 200+ feet with lots of danger and probably a RHFH/LHBH throw. 7 is the iconic hole on the course and one of my new favorites, also is definitely a RHBH/LHFH.

The river was higher than normal when we played and it didn't come into play hardly at all. There was a ditch with some water on the right side of holes 4 and 5 and then in the fairway of 7 that might come into play, but there's a little bridge across behind 5 and the water level is ankle high.

I wouldn't recommend playing it alone because it's really nice to have a spotter even for an experienced player.

All in all, I wouldn't say this is a course you need to go out of your way to play, partially because it's a long way out of your way and a good, not great course. But if you're in the area and looking for a fun course, this is definitely worth your time. I would recommend it (probably play it multiple times) to anyone who happens to be in the area and likes disc golf.
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