Pros:
*beautiful new DD blue veteran baskets on every hole
* alternative Amateur baskets with Monkey traps that allow you to distinguish the difference on more than half the holes.
*good variety of shot shapes and distances
*good use of water hazards that won't steal your disc
*fun elevated pins
*blue tassels on every hole that show C1, and orange ones that show OB
*nice practice basket
* nice overhead map at the beginning
*right behind a school which could probably help #growthesport
Cons:
*very little elevation change
* some of the new long positions feel lame compared to the originals, and I wish I could've played those instead
*course layout can be a little hard to follow sometimes, and walking to another hole can cross a fairway (the walk to 17 crosses 8)
* hole 7 puts a basket in the back corner of an island of a sidewalk that feels like could be dangerous with the amount of walkers
*outdated tee signs (Although I met a nice local who said new ones would be finished in a couple of weeks)
*Hole 3 is mess (I was talking to an employee at the NWA Dynamic discs store, he told me a tornado ripped through the area and the city made all the damage into mulch. They then dumped it on hole 3 and it became free mulch for anyone in the city. I believe it will be fixed eventually)
Other Thoughts:
I am recently visiting from Saint Louis and I thought I would try this course. I played the "pro" layout that has the pretty new Veteran baskets. I enjoyed myself-- I found myself challenged and used a variety of discs because most holes differed. A couple standout holes: Hole 1- a 520 foot par 3 that gets pinched between the creek and the road, with a cool elevated basket.
Hole 8- a 280 foot blind bh hyzer hole that must cross a creek and is hevaily guarded by trees the whole left side
Hole 16- a downhill 520 foot par 3 that ends with a 10 foot mound with the basket making for a very scary putt.
I unfortunately had to UDisc often to find way around, and see the hole distances because the layout can get confusing. For example I actually played hole 17 as hole 5 mostly because it was the closest hole, and the tee sign was missing to correct me. However, I learned from a local that the new baskets/placements were just put in 3 weeks ago and that they would have tee signs soon, so I will cut some slack for that. Lastly like I said in the cons, a couple holes the Am baskets actually seemed like a cooler shot (Hole 2 and 14, and maybe one more that I am forgetting.
Overall I enjoyed myself at this course and was challenged pretty well (shot a +2 am a 923 rated player). Other than the confusing at time layouts and hole 3 this designers used the land it had to the best of its ability and created a quality course. Would recommend to anyone in the area after they played Creekside or JBeast first.