Ran Off The Course By Mosquito's?

[thrembo]

"Pros: The 5 holes we managed to get through seemed like a great layout for a course!


Cons: Mosquitos ran us off the this course from what I noticed every hole we played your best bet is to wear long sleeves and pants or else like us you won't finish this course!"

Normally I don't nitpick on reviews, but c'mon man.

 

[Martin Dewgarita]

Anybody with this attitude, please do not come and play my course between now and October.

 

[thrembo]

I played the course a week ago, and it wasn't that bad. Also, it was on the 24th highest rated course (last time I checked) in the country. I've seen swarms of mosquitos on a course before, and never let it chase me off.

 

[dashiellx]

 

[Reniger]

99% Deet! Bring on the carcinogens!

One of my leagues is at a notoriously buggy course. Not only mosquitoes, but biting flies. Never leave home without at least some Deep Woods off. Typically, if the parking lot is already looking swarmy, I get the Maxi-Deet out.

But, more to your point, yes. This is a crummy review. It happens.

 

[bradharris]

I actually don't think that's a terrible thing to complain about in a review. Some courses can have worse bugs than others, and it can be helpful to note that. My home course when I lived in NH had a couple large ponds that were prime breeding grounds for mosquitoes. I always got attacked way worse there than at other courses in the area.

I see it as no different than complaining about things like thorns or poison ivy.

 

[thrembo]

I actually don't think that's a terrible thing to complain about in a review. Some courses can have worse bugs than others, and it can be helpful to note that. My home course when I lived in NH had a couple large ponds that were prime breeding grounds for mosquitoes. I always got attacked way worse there than at other courses in the area.

I see it as no different than complaining about things like thorns or poison ivy.

That quote was the whole review. He gave a course with an average rating 4.5 a 2.5 after playing 5 holes. He is entitled to his opinion. And It is a good idea to warn people of insect infestations, but not sure if this is how.

 

[bradharris]

That quote was the whole review. He gave a course with an average rating 4.5 a 2.5 after playing 5 holes. He is entitled to his opinion. And It is a good idea to warn people of insect infestations, but not sure if this is how.

Fair point. It's worth noting, but not worth centering the entire review around.

 

[Noill]

holy moly!!! I played at an event at Rollin Ridge during an absolute mosquito outbreak...

NEVER AGAIN!!! it was just too much and more than I'd ever seen before

even with 99% DEET, they were so hungry and my blood must be more attractive as I got chewed up while others seemed fine... cripes!!!

edit: agreed on the 'squito stuff in a review... it should not affect the review other than to mention it... I'd never review Rollin Ridge and knock it down over the 'squitoes (which are much better now BTW)... Rollin' Ridge is an amazing place!!!

 

[CaptainAnhyzer]

Bugs.
They're out there.
Get used to it.

 

[Bamm]

NorthEast Creek Park in Jacksonville, NC. 6 years ago was one of the first courses I had played. I liked it, pretty clean, nice baskets, one monster signature hole, etc. etc. Fast forward a year and we went back and the mosquito's ran us off by hole 4. We had a high% deet spray and those guys were lapping it up like mad. We were getting bit time and time again. My son had welps coming up on him bad so we just quit an went to the beach. We itched for a couple days. Misery.
My point is, decent course the first time, decent course the second time. The only thing that changed were the bugs. I'm on the fence about whether it should be in a review though. Depends on how often they are a problem at that course. If it's constant, yes, if it's situational, i say leave it ut. I wouldn't not play a great course off of one review though.........

 

[BionicRib]

Isn't there a rule about having to at least played the whole course in order to write a review?

 

[ru4por]

I love reviewers noting poison ivy/oak and mosquitos in their reviews. I don't think it should be central to the review or impact the score. Really, if you disc golf, these things are norms in Michigan. Maybe there is a disc golf video game that would suit the needs of this guy better?

 

[Tripper]

If the mosquitos are especially bad I usually just mention in a course conditions update. Goat Island in Cramerton NC comes to mind. I played in the summer and even though I add MaxiDeet (99.9%) to my Deep Woods off, they were swarming like crazy. Not bad enough to run me off the course but bad enough to warn others.

 

[JC17393]

Bugs.
They're out there.
Get used to it.

No kidding. Generally speaking there isn't a whole lot that can be done about them either, at least from the course management perspective.

It's handy to know if a course is particularly buggy in terms of preparing to play it, but I don't see where it should be a big con in a review. Cons, IMO, are typically things that can at least theoretically be fixed...lack of signs, broken targets, trash everywhere, unsafe design, etc.

To me, bugs go right in the same category as bad weather. If you're there on the wrong day, you just have to deal with it, but it isn't the course's fault.

 

[RFrance]

^^I agree with update the course conditions. I checked and this was a review for my home course. I've played weekly for over 2 1/2 years and the mosquitos were the worst I've seen last week. But that shouldn't reflect in the review scoring, just as a CON.

 

[ejvogie]

I don't even think it should be a con. Make a note in the 'Other thoughts' section as a warning and move on...

 

[corin_brown]

Normally I don't nitpick on reviews, but c'mon man.

Good to know. Then I'm sure you won't mind when someone nitpicks the grammar in your subject heading.

As for the review in question, I probably wouldn't rate and review a course I hadn't played at least one complete round on. However, I disagree with the folks who think a bothersome presence of mosquitos should be ignored when writing a review of a course. If the course in question were transported to an area with zero mosquitos, say Arizona, shouldn't the course then be reviewed and rated better, with all things being equal besides the mosquitos?

Location, bugs, weather, among many other things, should all go into a review and rating.

 

[DavidSauls]

I love reviewers noting poison ivy/oak and mosquitos in their reviews. I don't think it should be central to the review or impact the score. Really, if you disc golf, these things are norms in Michigan. Maybe there is a disc golf video game that would suit the needs of this guy better?

The assumption is that mentioning these things as "con" means they affect the score. I mention a lot of things as "cons", because they might matter to someone else, without considering them in my course rating.

Of the 3 local courses I play often, 1 has a terrible problem with poison ivy, 1 has almost none at all. Might that be of interest to someone who is very allergic?

Likewise, 1 of my 3 regular courses has very few mosquitos, at any time of year. Enough that I rarely spray, and then forget when I play a course where they can be a problem. I appreciate the heads-up.

 

[brutalbrutus]

Sounds like the guy that gave Mt Airy a 3 because it was too hard...