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Woodchuck Ridge DGC

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Ryal
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Experience: 6.9 years 222 played 184 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Flick A Smidge At Woodchuck Ridge

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 19, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

+ The course plays among a campsite, so it is naturally peaceful and relaxed.
+ Some nice hills and patches of trees give the course a pleasant challenge.
+ There are some brand new freshly poured concrete pads on the course, but not all holes have them yet.
+ Scorecard maps available by main office.

Cons:

- There is no lost disc box that I could find.
- Sometimes, the fairways can play uncomfortably close to each other, a road and/or camping areas.
- No 'next' indicators.
-/+ Kinda easy for an 18-hole disc golf course.

Other Thoughts:

My least favorite hole was hole5 because it played too straight, flat and wide open to keep my interest. Hole14 was nice to look at because, despite its brevity, it resembled a haunted passage through a forest. Hole2 was the biggest surprise and my favorite to play. Even though it throws right over a walking/horseriding path, I couldn't help but giggle with delight upon seeing the basket at the bottom of that steep downhill toss through a dense pine tunnel.

As a whole, Woodchuck Ridge doesn't get much more adventurous than that. I see that it is primarily designed for the campgoers who want something quiet and natural to do to pass the time. There are plenty of disc golfers who love to camp, but most campers aren't disc golfers, and I think this course is designed with the newbie/camper in mind.

If that's the case, however, then there really ought to be more guiding signage throughout the course. We disc golfers have learned what to look for if we reach a basket but don't see any arrow or sign to lead us to the next hole. Campers and novices who are brand new to the sport don't yet know about Udisc and don't have that "disc golfer's logic." But even disc golfer's logic won't successfully get someone from hole9 to 10. If you never got a map, then there is no way you can guess where to go. Just wrap a brightly colored piece of duct tape around one of the spokes of each basket or something.

The disc golfing itself is stuff that you've seen before. There are some healthy hills like the uphill fairway of hole15 and slanted fairways of holes8 and 9 to keep things from getting too dull. And there are a few throws through the woods to practice dodging trees. But, generally speaking, things are a bit too easy.

So, in closing, Woodchuck Ridge is a short but sweet little circuit of 18. It will challenge the newbie and entertain the camper looking for something to pass the time. Most other golfers will appreciate the birdies and ace runs but find the majority of the course to be more than a little underwhelming. It's not brilliant, but not every course should be. Gently recommended.
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valiant
Experience: 13.1 years 12 played 4 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Nice remodel 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 5, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Now includes woods and hills. Nice mix of short and long. Includes the longest hole i have played for the red tee. 597'. Discs for rent and sale in the camp store at the start of the course. Holes 1, 9 & 18 are all at the parking lot.

Cons:

Still newly updated. needs broken in. Wooded trails muddy on a wet day. still too fresh this will improve over time.

Other Thoughts:

More benches and trash cans needed. Need arrows for the next tee on a few holes. Maps available at the counter of the camp store.
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Bikinimower
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Experience: 21.7 years 174 played 67 reviews
2.50 star(s)

How much Disc could a Disc Chucker Huck if he Hucked at WoodChuck Ridge? 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 27, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice Park
Friendly Staff
Clean
Mowed Fairways
Markers signs and benches on every hole
Long enough for beginners but not so short that an experienced player couldn't have fun there
Some decent elevation change

Cons:

Lots of great land around but the spot they chose for the course was not in the prime area
Anything off the fairway is pretty thick
Kinda short, never far from the parking lot
Course is OK, but nothing stands out about it

Other Thoughts:

I was driving to my hometown for Easter and got a traffic ticket in Cambridge. I thought it unfair so I decided to go to court and contest it. So after a hard morning of fighting the man I decided I would make the most of my trip and hit up a local Disc Golf course.

Nice Park, Nice Course, friendly people. I did have little trouble finding it at first (Go to the Regular Camp, not the Horse Camp) but once I did navigating was no problem. Fairways are very nice but be sure and stay on them, cause any stray throws become difficult to find in the tall grass and itch weed. Each hole has a bench and a white pipe which doubles as a marker and a has a small map on it.

The Distances are such that a new player won't be intimidated but an experienced player wouldn't find ridiculously short, most holes are 250-300, with maybe a small dogleg and some slight to moderate elevation changes. Clearly designed for family's and people who need something to do while they are camping.

On the drive in I noticed It seemed like a beautiful area, I was a little excited because I love the nature aspect of Disc Golfing. But none of that great land was used for this course. It simply Zig Zags behind a parking lot, up the side of a small road, back down and to the lot again, I played 2 rounds in under an hour. This course is nice for what it is but it has a medium fun factor and nothing about it really stands out in your mind afterwards. Definitely forgettable.

To sum it up it, Nice Park, Fun Course, If you live nearby it's worth checking out but don't drive out of your way to play it. Hopefully this course is some what popular because it's in an area that's a little thin of courses. Come on Zanesville/Cambridge, wake up! Lets get some more courses in there
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danhyzer
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Experience: 36.1 years 2301 played 125 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Dillion Lake State Park is worth the long or short term visit 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 28, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

NO FEE at this STATE park (yet) (but their is a donation pipe that one should feed, if possible).

Benches at almost every hole.

Manicured fairways (mowed), the rough is jus higher grass.

good balance of LRC (left right center design)

Cons:

only 9 holes.

some holes play next to camp road (but with the amount of traffic and the slow speed limit, it shouldn't present to much of a problem, but it could).

Some holes play right next to camping lots (so if the people we're non friendly to DGers , it could present a problem or if players threw an errant throw)

No REAL long crusher holes (though they're are some good holes to play)

Other Thoughts:

directions can be misleading as Dillion Hills drive will appear before Clay Littick rd when driving WEST. Clay Littick rd is at a stop light, turn right at the light and veer left as the directions state on Dillon Hills dr. and follow to camp ground.

Camp store has delicious ice cream and plenty of other camping needs.

Nice lake to take advantage of

Camping is available.

I liked holes # 6 (blind RHBH hyzer) and # 7 (LHBH hyzer around the BIG tree) the best
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