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Carlton Disc Golf Sanctuary - Old Layout

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Tip #1
Tip by:MountainGoat Added on: Hole:#2
Smileyaili17 did a really good job describing this hole so I am just going to add a point or two.

It's worth noting that it's 15' downhill to the dogleg and this can be used to give your disc quite a bit of fade. I like to throw a Gateway Wizard here (stable putter) and I throw it hyzer and with a little nose up, I throw it hard enough to overshoot the dogleg about 20' but what happens is the disc loses energy during the climb since it is nose up while the hyzer line keeps it moving left. My aim is typically high and right because most of the trees you will hit are on the left so people who try to cut-off the dogleg often times get "unlucky" and hit a tree. The solution I have found is to stay right and come in from behind the trees and it works. I don't often hit them and I am often on that dogleg, and often well into it.

From here throw a Leopard aiming for a 25' elevated putt on my next shot.

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Tip #2
Tip by:MountainGoat Added on: Updated on: Hole:#1
Perspective: RHBH

Goal: Make a possible run at the chains while staying focused on closing this hole is just 2 strokes.

Tools: Gateway Wizard or Discraft Buzzz or any other stable disc with very little fade. If you cannot throw a midrange or putter this far, a good driver for this hole would be a Leopard or Shark.

Execution: As you step up to the pad you look down the fairway you see about 40' of open space and then a tunnel for another 100' or so and then the green opens back up. The basket is offset left from starting position about 10-12' so very little right-to-left is needed if you are looking for chains. The aiming point is going to be the massive Pine on the right of the path about 1/2 way up the tunnel. Aim as high as you can on this tree without throwing nose-up because we don't want to get into the canopy at all. The throw should be overall flat with just a touch of hyzer, this will keep the disc on a straight path, it will bend slightly more left as it approaches the green and slows down, and if it does happen to hit a branch or a tree, the angle of the disc should help favor the bounce toward the fairway. With the distraction of the tunnel and the branches you don't immediately notice but you are throwing about 10' uphill and because we are not throwing "glidey" discs here it comes into play. You are going to want to put 200' of mustard on this 169' shot and it is crucial that you stay to the right until you make the green.

Recap:
- Use a stable disc with little fade.
- Aim for the right side of the fairway about 90' out.
- High release with nose flat and a slight hyzer angle. Slightly nose up is okay if you can control it but remember that this will magnify any hyzer effect you put on the disc so you have to balance.
- 200' of power is what it will take to rake chains.
- Use a control grip as short is 100x better than woods.

Final Thoughts: There are a few places you really don't want to end up on this hole and a few that are actually not bad at all and I will quickly go over them here.

In the woods before the big pine tree; You can get a lucky path on the right but it's unlikely. On the left you will be left escaping, if you look around good you will see a really high spike-hyzer line from the left woods if you are around the pine tree, it's likely the best escape option for all seasons. Past the tree there is a lot of room on the right to still have an open look so just going straight and dropping is not bad at all where if your disc is fast fading left you can end up under a bench or just in front of it and there are scattered trees to play around and it's not a good place to putt from. Moving closer, there is not much good footing on the left side of the green just into the woods so this is why in general I am saying you want a flat to slightly hyzer drive with little to no nose up. We want this disc flat, flat, flat. Going off the back side of the green is not bad either, there are good lines and you are actually very close to this basket which is set to the back of the green. Again, the right is mostly wide open as there is another trail there so passing the Pine tree is a big deal and if you are still hugging right and the group is begging, "Left-Left-Left" don't worry, you will have a great look.

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Tip #3
Tip by:MountainGoat Added on: Updated on: Hole:#4
Perspective: RHBH

The Goal: Hit chains in 2 strokes, 3 if needed.

Tools: Very overstable driver (Predator, Force) You could use a Drone here if you wanted by my feeling is that the faster the disc is moving when it hits the ground or a small branch the likely hood for it to keep moving forward is much greater so I personally use a Z Force and it works well. A skip at the end of this flight is very good.

The Approach: This hole goes straight for 150', 110 Degree Dogleg Left for about 60' and then makes a sweeping curve like "C" to the pin about 100' and uphill about 10-12'. In this tip I am going to show you how to stay dead straight allowing us to cut off most of the dogleg, while holding a tight hyzer line in order to give us the best chance at a wide open putt for our second shot.

The Aim: As you take position on the teepad you will notice a big Aspen tree in the middle of the fairway about 100' in front of you in the center of the trail. (Tree is visible in photo 11 and 12, in 11 it's hidden on the left of the fairway, but in image 12 you can see it nearly dead center, it has a bend in the tree part way up) You want to throw to the right of the tree on a severe hyzer release. The idea is to get your disc out past that tree about 40' and then start tracking left... hard. It's okay if you go to the left of the tree, but your disc needs to be moving VERY fast in order to get the distance it needs before finding the ground. Do not try and air this throw out, it needs to be very tight. Close to tree, hard hyzer, thrown very fast, and thrown with just enough height to clear the initial elevation. This leaves me putting for Birdie 50% of the time. The other half of the time I have an easy layup for 3... Don't let this fool you into thinking I convert all those Pars. ;)

Due to the roll-off nature of the green, you will want to be very aware of the wind, your disc, and how you approach the basket. Making a quick run at it because you see a window may result in 2 more shots...

Note: I have just started working on my RHFH lately and this line looks like it would be perfect for a FH shot. It could be kept FAR lower which would mean less branches, and it could be thrown on a Left to Right S curve which would be very nice here.
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Tip #4
Tip by:Smileyaili17 Added on: Updated on: Hole:#2
Hole # 2

There is a 90 degree dogleg to the left, with the first segment far shorter than the second. From the tee, you will see a grass patch past the the few larger trees in the fairway. From there, the fairway goes straight to the left.

There are two large evergreens on each side of the fairway that leave only a 12-14 foot gap to shoot through.

After these two trees, there are a few trees scattered along the left side of the fairway.

The basket is at end of this long fairway segment (from the grass patched I described first) to the right on the side of a hill

Recommended Procedure:
Throw your first drive with a slight hyzer (I use a midrange) so that it lands preferably on the left side of that grass patch that is just past those larger trees. The reason for this is that it will put you in a better position for the second shot. You must also be careful because if you throw the first drive too hard, it will go beyond the grass patch and leave you with a VERY difficult second shot out of the woods. So make sure the first shot has just enough power to land on, or to the left of, the grass patch.

The danger with the first drive is that it takes a little bit of accuracy in order to throw it through the first segment of the fairway, and there are also all those trees right in the way. What I do is throw it and hope it doesn't hit any of them lol. It seems to work for me most of the time. And even if it hits one of those trees in the fairway, you can still hyzer a putter through the fairway to make it land right before the two big evergreens.

The second shot, if your first one went well, is the most important shot in my opinion. If you can get past the two evergreens, you will be able to launch a midrange disc comfortably down the rest of the fairway to the basket.

So make sure you land far enough down the first segment of the fairway (but not too far, because you can easily overthrow your first throw) so that you can throw past these evergreens.

From there, all you need to watch out for is the hill where the basket is on. When approaching the basket, your disc will most likely land on the side of the hill where you cannot see. Since it is on a hill, rolling is highly possible and it happens a lot. Luckily, there is a medium sized log only about 7 feet away from the basket that stops most rolling discs.

The ideal throws on this hole would be:

first throw: Land to the left of the grass patch at the joint of the dogleg

second throw: Throw a good distance through the two evergreens

third throw: By now, you are in range for either a long putt or placement shot

fourth throw: Finish out with a relatively easy putt if you did not make a long putt with the third throw
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Tip #5
Tip by:Smileyaili17 Added on: Updated on: Hole:#4
Hole #4

The hyzers and anhyzers described here are from the perspective of a RHBH thrower.

The hole has a double dogleg. The fairway goes up the hill in front of you and then where the large poplar tree is (the tree you see to the left of the middle of the fairway, just over the hill in front of you), the fairway starts its first dogleg to the left (from the tee, you cannot really see the layout of the dogleg, so when you throw your first drive, it's always a surprise to see where your disc actually landed). After this, the hole does another dogleg to the right which is also uphill.

Recommended Procedure:
Throw a hyzer (I use a midrange disc) for the first drive. Throw it up the small hill before you and then it should curve into a hyzer by the time it gets near to the big poplar tree. It should most likely land right before the second dogleg, and there will be a wooded patch between you and the basket, which you will see at the top of a hill.

Then, depending on where you land along the fairway, you could go through the woods with a finesse shot (I usually use a putter for this) or continue along the narrow and uphill right-doglegged fairway and throw a steep anhyzer. The only problem with an anhyzer from this spot is that it must be thrown at a steep angle in order to get uphill and past the trees to your right, and since it is thrown steep, it will land as a spike anhyzer. And since the dogleg goes uphill, the spike anhyzer will make it highly possible that the disc will land at just the right angle to roll down the hill past the basket or down the hill to the left of the basket.

The problem with going through the woods is that it requires some finesse. There are various branches that are in the way that require technical shots to get past as well as far enough through the trees to get a chance at an eagle putt. Also, there are tree trunks that happen to be in JUST the right spot to make this difficult as well.

I personally go through the woods because I know the course enough to know the good spots to aim for through the trees. So the choice is up to you. Neither shot is easy, and a 3 on this hole is difficult, but it can be done.

The first drive is important, and the putt is important, but the second shot is the difference between an eagle and a birdie, so think carefully about this shot! Good luck!
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