Recent content by HoosickTony

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    Review by HoosickTony in course 501 Disc Golf DGC

    4.50 star(s) Patience is a virtue... +Big time terrain +Lots of benches (you'll need them) +Excellent tee pads +Excellent signage +Excellent (yet simple) navigational aids +Nice scenery +Challenging yet fair hole designs +Good balance of left/right/straight up/down holes +Underbrush kept in check (scrambling...
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    Review by HoosickTony in course Thacher Park DGC

    2.50 star(s) Lotsa potential waiting for a zealot... * beautiful park with incredible geology (lots of fossils, karst topography, a huge escarpment with 100+ mile view on a clear day) * decent variety of left, right, open, choked, long, short holes. * good use of terrain. * this place just screams "BUILD A...
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    Review by HoosickTony in course Otter Brook DGC

    4.00 star(s) What woods golf is all about * Terrainimus Maximus!! * Balanced design (not overly lefty or righty friendly) * Good mix of up, down, and sidehill throws * BEAUTIFUL scenic woods trails that happen to have tees and baskets *Good baskets (placement and catchability) *Risk reward opportunities...
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    Review by HoosickTony in course Nesbitt Park

    2.50 star(s) Worth stopping for a throw... ** Easy to find, good parking ** Nice park atmosphere/ well maintained ** Scenic views of Luzerne County courthouse, Susquehanna River, and Wilkes-Barre city center ** Very hard to lose a disc here ** decent variety of throws needed given the setting ** good baskets...
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    Review by HoosickTony in course The Canyons

    4.50 star(s) Awesomeness * fun * terrainimus maximus * limestone walled gorge * creek that chews discs but does not swallow them. * multi-tees, multi-basket positions * solid tee pads * variety * people and pet obstacles * long walks between holes * I don't live closer to the course Bag used/needed: carried...
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    Review by HoosickTony in course Moraine State Park

    5.00 star(s) Best so far... So many pros, and they're already available to be seen in the reviews below. The biggest single pro... everything on this course was tough but fair. I never felt cheated by the design of the hole. I could always find a possible pathway to success that was not just a game of...
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    Review by HoosickTony in course Pittsford DGC

    2.50 star(s) Much improved since the last time I was here. *Great scenery *Easy to navigate *a fair mix of R/L and straight, altough it starts mostly RHFH or LHBH friendly *great swimming hole for when you are finished *nice use of topography *well maintained (you can see that some people who care about this...
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    Review by HoosickTony in course Colonial Acres

    2.50 star(s) Foot, disc, and ball golf, oh my... * Every hole a bomb! * Very well maintained grass. * Nice amenities. *Fairly easy to navigate (some baskets hidden behind terrain or off on a tangent in the woods, requiring scouting). *Some bend right, some bend left, some straight. *Novelty of playing with...
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    Review by HoosickTony in course Mine Kill DGC

    4.50 star(s) About as good as it gets This park almost feels like it was carved into the woods and farm fields with disc golf in mind. The scale is MASSIVE, with lots of distance, lots of terrain changes, lots of wooded tunnels, and plenty of big risk/reward situations. The tee boxes are good, signage...
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    Review by HoosickTony in course Willow Park

    3.50 star(s) Keeps getting better all the time... Excellent view of the Bennington Monument. Nice bathroom right near the first tee. Nice picnic spots. Great elevation changes. There are 4 holes that use the woods to nice advantage. Beginner friendly shot making. With the upcoming alternate tee...
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    Review by HoosickTony in course Beacon Glades

    4.00 star(s) Getting better all the time 1. Atmosphere: UNREAL and unique. Throwing with a run-up out from under a pavillion? Hucking between cabins? Using a mid-range teeing downhill 350+feet and going past the hole? A ship's mast as a field obstacle? SICK. 2. Use of terrain: Up and down and all around...
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    Review by HoosickTony in course Riverview Park

    3.00 star(s) 9 holes? Nope. Try 18... 1. Logical layout- It's very easy to navigate except for the three hiccups noted below that could be corrected with more signage. 2. Good use of terrain - Kudos to whomever designed the basket placements on this course, they have really proved that you can make a...
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    Review by HoosickTony in course Central Park

    4.00 star(s) Gem in the making 1. Variety, variety VARIETY. 2. Two sets of tees with two different problems to be solved on each hole. The amateur tees are not just short "throw and putt" locations; they push the beginner to learn how to play the game. 3. Good risk/reward opportunities 4. All baskets well...
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    Review by HoosickTony in course Conklin DGC

    2.50 star(s) Nice break from driving (car, not disc) My rating is based on the following... I'm an intermediate disc golfer, right handed, and I drive about 250-320 feet with either a backhand or a flick forehand. I've played about 25 courses over the years, courses rated between 1.5 to 4.5 stars. All of...
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    Nobody throws it but me!

    I have a small blue 150 class Whammo Frisbee putt and approach disc (not an 86) that I bought up in Ottawa 15 years ago. It's kinda like a smaller Birdie without the thumbtrac feature. It never leaves my bag. I use it for short putts that need a major league anhyzer around obstacles, and I...
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