Practice Courses??? in the united states

[lion]

So I noticed there are 61 practice courses in the United States and 11 in California. Its like we just cant win, so we put a practice course in. I have played 12 practice courses in the united states

1 in Nevada
1 in Arizona
10 in California

Anyone else play these? Do you even consider them? Would you even list a place with 2-8 baskets? I just had a friend beat me at a 5 hole practice course in Ventura and he celebrated like he won the super bowl. The ones I have played have had 2-9 baskets at there locations and most had make shift tees or areas where it looked like people were using as tees. Just surprised there arent more.

 

[smarkquart]

A high school near me only has three holes, but they have full tee pads and information painted on the pad. The first hole is okay, it is 310 feet with a row of young pine trees guarding the rhbh hyzer line in. When they grow more it will become a tricky shot. The second hole is wide open 280 feet. The only challenge is if you play the path and or beyond as OB. The third shot is worthy of most bigger courses. It is a 340 foot dogleg left but has gradual elevation. Deep on the left is a small pond that should not be in play unless you really fade out. There are younger trees on the right side of the dogleg that will really close down the hyzer bomb line when they mature. Considering it is 340 uphill and I would prefer to not tempt the water, it takes almost everything I have with an on-target clean release to park it.

From the top of that hill you can safari down to the practice basket which is approximately 200 feet.

 

[onemilemore]

Lion, do you consider Sunset Park in San Marcos a practice course, or just a short superclass course?

 

[bholy08]

never played one, don't know of any in the entire state.

 

[lion]

Practice courses are considered practice if there are no tees! Sunset in San Marcos is a course because of the tee signs. If you go to the courses tab and click browse courses. You will see an option to click practice courses. There are only 2 listed practice courses in Socal, ventura and rancho cucamunga have them. Sunset in San Marcos is a putter course or great for challenge rounds with frisbees. Superclass would be interesting.

Lion, do you consider Sunset Park in San Marcos a practice course, or just a short superclass course?

 

[mndiscg]

I wasn't even aware of this classification. I guess I've probably played a few of these without even thinking about it. I just considered them to be poor courses.

 

[BraveThrower43]

New013 created one at in the Triangle area called Lost pond. might get to play it this weekend.

 

[notroman]

There's one about a mile away from my office, 4 miles from my house. Three baskets in a small public park. No signs, no tees, nothing. Nobody that uses the park even knows what the baskets are for. I've never been there (despite driving past it every day) but a buddy stopped by and he couldn't even use two of the baskets because one was near a playground and the other had kids playing around it. Yet there they are, three nice Discatchers just sitting out in some park nobody knows about...

 

[harr0140]

I think I have played 5 or 6 of them . . . I may be the main reason these courses became something on DGCR because I listed a 2 hole course Kops Park on the site and took all sorts of flack for it. I think me rating it a 1.5 was what I took the flack for though. It is legitimately 2 holes though, tee areas, #'d baskets and they are decent length holes. I also put in 3 of these courses (3 holes each) two are for the disabled (Wil-O-Way Grant and Wil-O-Way Underwood) and one is for a senior center (Hart Park)

 

[Discwrangler]

Would love to see more of these. There are plenty of parks where 1-3 baskets would fit perfect. I think it would help the game grow too.

 

[AdamE]

I have played 2 practice courses. Miller Park used to be a 9 hole course and I discovered all but two baskets had been removed. I believe this was the second course listed as a Practice Area because I discovered the change just a few months before Harr's infamous Kops Park thread.

The other is Doverwood School and I discovered they have 3 baskets in the school yard and listed it on the site.

Neither of these are courses since there are no tee areas, but both are useful. They're both over 20 miles away from the nearest course and are good places for locals to practice without driving 30 minutes. I'm sure they don't get much use, but I believe any locations with baskets should be listed here.

I'm also in the process of installing a new practice area at a center for kids to go after school. They have a nice sized field with big hills that can comfortably hole 3-4 baskets. Me and a buddy were there earlier this year and showed the kids how to play. They loved it so much they're getting permanent baskets for the kids.

 

[1978]

We have a number of surplus baskets in Charlotte. i had an idea for the parks that dont have Disc Golf.

Put one basket in an open area.
Cement markers in a spiral 5'-50' (by 5') for an round the world game.
Install a Kiosk / informational plaque with the rules of disc golf, rules of around the world, and a county map with all the Charlotte area disc golf courses and addresses on it. Do this at 10-12 local parks through out Charlotte.

They would all be practice courses.

 

[bradharris]

We have one here, it's nine homemade baskets in a small field. There are no tees. It was originally listed here as a nine hole course, but I changed it to a practice area.

I think there are probably many more of these practice areas that are just miscategorized as courses.

 

[rd.bittle]

I have played one that should be classified that way. Epsilon Park, Shawnee OK. Used to be a 9 hole. Only has 5 baskets left, no tees, but it has a lot of nice trees and obstacles. Great to practice. Not a good course.

 

[lavon_andy]

There's a practice basket in a public park near my house. I do field practice there using the basket to aim at. Has a few decent trees nearby so gives me a hyzer, an hyzer, uphill and downhill shots. It's pretty cool actually and in the heat of the summer it's basically shady field practice.

 

[rd.bittle]

Just changed it to practice area. Thanks for the idea Brad. Wouldn't want to confuse anyone.

 

[birdman101]

I know of 2 here in the st louis area that are middle schools with 9 baskets, but there is no sign of teepads or anything. I have gone to one of them a couple times since its closer to my house than any course, and did some field practice, where i still had baskets to aim at and could putt and stuff

 

[giles]

There's a practice basket in a public park near my house. I do field practice there using the basket to aim at. Has a few decent trees nearby so gives me a hyzer, an hyzer, uphill and downhill shots. It's pretty cool actually and in the heat of the summer it's basically shady field practice.

finch park, not listed here at all.

I think at one time the city was interested in putting in a small course at that park, or at least a temp course layout.

 

[giles]

Mountain Creek In Grand Prairie should probably be listed as a practice course, I've never been so I don't want to do it myself. It is 9 holes, no tee markers, some baskets are damaged and missing chains.

Not my call to make.

 

[aggreen]

What are we talking about? Practice?!?