Elon, NC

Beth Schmidt Park DGC

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Fox-17
Experience: 8 played 3 reviews
0.50 star(s)

Under Construction/Repair 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 4, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

some really short holes for practicing your short game. There are a few good hole design ideas, really focuses on your short game.

Cons:

Half of the holes run along-side a major road, so a miss-through could have a disk going into traffic (rather easily, especially on #3, and #6. ) on hole #7 briars abound on the right, so if your disk slices, it's good as lost.

Other Thoughts:

Road Construction makes half the course unplayable. Best to avoid this course until construction finished.
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LeeLK
Experience: 15.8 years 68 played 52 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Course under construction 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 26, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

4 nice pads, 8 nice baskets. Short enough to be a fun ace run course.

Cons:

No pads for 5 holes, 1 basket is in bad shape. The course/park is currently under construction so there's obstacles everywhere. It just doesn't seem like it plays like it was intended to.

Other Thoughts:

I would barely call this a playable course unless you just want to randomly pick where to throw from for most of the holes and also be dodging construction debris.
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reposado
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.7 years 278 played 273 reviews
1.00 star(s)

fun, sorta 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 18, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

It's a nice course for beginners. And I mean, beginners. Most will grow out of this course vary quickly. But it can definitely be fun. The entire nine holes can be played in about fifteen minutes. A lot of the holes are fairly quirky.

It is a nice looking park, and if you can avoid the street, you can have an enjoyable experience on the way to somewhere else while warming up the putter.

Cons:

Strangely, there are nice cement tees for four of the holes. The rest? Well not only is there no tee or sign, there is no earthly way to identify where to tee off from other than by estimating from the course map. And it is a pretty rough estimation.

That's fine though really. It's a short course, and if you play it more than once(why you'd bother to show up and play only nine holes I can't imagine) you can set your own spots for the tees. The big issue here, for a short course, is how many of the holes are parallel to a busy road. Six, the longest hole, is a griplock disaster waiting to happen.

And beyond the major problems, its not a very good layout. The first hole is a long putt. The others have a bit more distance but for the most part, are no more interesting. Most of the holes are about a hundred feet and then a sharp turn.
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BHDragn4207
Experience: 13.1 years 8 played 6 reviews
3.00 star(s)

My Review 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 21, 2011 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This is a very short course. Only 9 baskets and most are within 100 to 200 feet of the tee. This is a great course to practice on and I stop by a few times a month to have some fun. Basket 6 thru 9 are nice cause they're a little longer. I'll probably get my first ace here...who knows, I'm still pretty new to the game.

Cons:

Could use a new basket or two.
Needs a couple tee pads installed/replaced once the road construction is done.

Other Thoughts:

Good for fun practice for beginner or intermediate players.
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NCSU2002
Experience: 24.7 years 46 played 8 reviews
1.00 star(s)

I know I get a lot of crap for negative reviews...but 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 8, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Park is beautiful, nice landscaping, fountains, gazebos etc.
It also has nice baskets with the exception of either 7 or 8 which has a car rim on top with some chains hanging from it, but at least they fixed, but our group missed some putts on this one(not neccessarily blaming the basket.
Certainly some ace opportunities--I think I read someone said that #1 is 69 ft--it's short and the basket is signed a bunch of times. A pity my buds were in a hurry to get to cedarock when we played this--I would bet I could hole one If I had thrown the whole bag (about 22 discs) at it.

2 of the holes in the woods are pretty standard and a little longer, so they were ok, then there were a couple short ones where there was no apparent throwing lane and you kind of had to chuck and pray.
This would be a very good course to bring young kids or practice putting

Cons:

#1 is a joke, my buddy could not believe we had the hole/pad combo right cause it is the shortest hole by far I have ever seen, I mean I practice 60 ft putts on the practice basket all the time and that is pretty much what you've got here except for the two "goalpost" which narrow the window to 10 ft or so in front of the basket.

Construction on the road has ruined 2-5 or so (which is kind of a big deal when only 9 holes) There are no tee pads for these that we could find, so we made up our own. Even once this is fixed, these holes can't be of any length.
You have to play across and around these little fenced in garden areas and hole #2 backs up within 5 feet or so of this, so pretty easy to put a disc in there and it seems a shame to trample in there to get it.

Other Thoughts:

I don't think I would stop to play this course (at least until the road construction is complete and they retool) if I was driving right by it and had free time. Cedarock and Wellspring are within maybe 8 miles and they are great courses. Also if you do decide to go, look sharp on the right side (coming from 85) because the park sign is pretty much impossible to see.
Would not recommend for any intermediate to Pro players unless you just want to fool around.

I do hate to be negative, because I definetly want to encourage municipalities to build courses for us and anything that exposes more people to the sport is a positive, so I guess that's why I rated it as highly as I did.
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ckDiscItUp
Experience: 7 played 7 reviews
1.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 21, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Good course to practice putter. especially on #1. I got a one on that hole with my undominate hand. Good for young players to practice.

Cons:

Too short from anyone on skill level intermediate to expert. Not able to use driver. Construction interferes with a few holes. Not very good for practicing on improving your overall game.
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Borrachos
Experience: 20.9 years 65 played 3 reviews
1.00 star(s)

Least they are trying! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 13, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Quick to play if your in a hurry
Good for mid-range practice
Good for younger kids learning the game
Well maintained
If you're searching for an ace, this is the place

Cons:

Road construction prevented me from playing 2-5
Extremely short
Uncreative

Other Thoughts:

I was on my way home (eastern nc) from Charlotte and stopped at a restaurant in Elon and remembered there was a DG course in the area. Glad it was short, so I could get back on the road, but I thought the first hole was a joke. Then I saw the mailbox with the scorecards (add that to the Pros) and, yep, the first hole 69ft. I may come back out for an attempt at the world record for most aces in one day haha. I have two young children and if I lived closer I would definitely use this as a starter course for them. This is what the course is so experienced players should bypass this course. Either way there are tee pads and a basket to throw at which was incentive enough for me to check it out.

7-9 were interesting holes. I think if they want all short holes they should put them all in the woods.
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DiscGolfCraig
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 19.8 years 585 played 538 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Dead Schmidt

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 5, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Beth Schmidt is a nine-holer that needs to be reworked or moved to another part of the park. Until then, there are major issues with the first five holes.
- Course is split into 2 parts, separated by park road. First five holes are in the open, playing in, and around the garden area. Last four holes are in the woods, tougher, and longer (on average) than first five.
- Great neighborhood park, and very family friendly with good amenities: large playground, nice garden, rec center, restrooms, walking trail. My favorite aspect of the park, and my round, was the old-timey looking building near #7 & 8.
- Course is aimed at beginners, not advanced players. Seven of 9 holes are less than 200 feet, with three at 101 or shorter. You can easily play the 9 holes in 15 - 20 minutes.
- There's a mailbox on #1 that has tons of pencils & scorecards/maps.

Cons:

There's a major problem with the layout, and it has nothing to do with the road construction. From holes # 2 - 5, as stated above, they play in and around the garden area. The basket for #2, is within arms length of the garden's fence and a large shrub. I was feeling weird throwing towards/through parts of the garden for these holes. That may have had to do with the weird looks I was getting throwing a disc, and walking, through the area. Seemed like the mulched area, where #4 & 5 play, would be off limits to people.
- As the note on the course's main page states, the road construction has impacted the first 6 holes. Hopefully, this means holes will be moved.
- Course has a lack of challenge and creativity. You don't (or shouldn't) want to be aggressive on the "garden holes" and hit flowers, shrubs, trees, etc, so that takes a lot of the fun out of things. Only holes with some challenge are #6 - 8.
- On the wooded holes, #6 - 9, people use the DG holes as walking trails. Be careful before throwing.

Other Thoughts:

If they moved all nine holes to the far side of the park road, there seems to be enough room back to build a fun 9-hole course. If you can have 9 holes the quality of #6 & 7, this would be a good neighborhood course.
- Between the layout and road construction, this course doesn't offer much. Even if road construction weren't affecting some holes, the course would still be lacking.
- The amount of TLC that was given to the rest of the park clearly wasn't given to the disc golf course. If they can clear out plenty of room in the woods for nice walking trails, you'd hope they could clear out room for some DG holes.
- It's only a couple minutes off I-85, but unless you're a local, or padding your 'courses played' stats, it's not worth playing. It will be worth checking out after the road construction to see if they've improved the course.
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avillion23
Experience: 21.8 years 34 played 6 reviews
0.50 star(s)

meh 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 24, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

The landscaping in the park is very nice in Spring.

Cons:

Poor layout, short holes, no map, hard to find tee pads. Played it once and unless my 7 yr old asks to go back, its not on my to-do list even though it is a half mile from my parents house

Other Thoughts:

Take your putter and your kids under 10...they will enjoy it.
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Dave242
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 29.8 years 393 played 271 reviews
1.50 star(s)

C = Average beginners’ course 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 13, 2007 Played the course:once

Pros:

What I personally like and how this course stacks up in my list of 9 hole courses:

1) Holes with good risk/reward. Fair, but harsh punishment for bad decisions or execution. == C
(Holes 7-9 close the course out with pretty nice tight holes albeit short. It is really impossible to conceive of any bad drive ending you up with a bogey since the holes are so short, but I like the fact that this course does a good job of introducing real disc golf holes to beginners.)

2) Holes that have rewarding birdie opportunities for me. I'm a Blue level player (950ish skill) who throws 300' accurately, 360' max. == C-
(Only 2 holes are mildly rewarding, but tightness on a couple short holes makes them fun.)

3) More wooded than open - lots of variety of shots required caused by hole shape and topography == C
(Decent variety for such a small and short course.)

4) Natural beauty (Appalachian beauty preferred) and seclusion. == C-
(The course is quite nice for a rural town's park. A power line going down most of the course really detracts from the beauty. Seclusion is pretty minimal.)

5) Bonus points for multi-throw holes with defined landing zones, good risk/reward and multiple options to play them. == NA
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mhdisc03
Experience: 23.6 years 20 played 19 reviews
2.00 star(s)

PUTT PUTT 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 20, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

VERY SHORT 9 HOLE COUSE THAT IS PRETTY. 2 HOLES OVER 200 ONE IS 300.LIKE THE EFFORT ELON PUT IN FOR THE KIDS SO IF UR SHOPIN IN BTOWN BRING UR PUTER AND CHALENGE A FRIEND TO A GAME OF PUTT PUTT

Cons:

NOTE 2 EVERYONE THERE ARE NO ACES HERE EXCEPT HOLE 7 AND 8 REGARDLESS IF IT HAS A PAD AND GOAL 75FT PUTT IS NO ACE SORRY GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we play the course as par 2 for every thing even the two long ones.

Other Thoughts:

NICE DOG PARK BESIDE IT. BIG PLAY GROUND FOR KIDS, AND WALKING TRAILS
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BrotherDave
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.7 years 192 played 188 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Shorter than a book on French war heroes. 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 7, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Well kept park, bathrooms, amenities. All but 1 of the 9 holes has Discatcher baskets. The course is easy to follow with no difficulties of any kind at all. Mostly open with 3 wooded-ish holes. Sweet little building on hole 6. Plenty of ace opportunities.

Cons:

It's ridiculously short. All holes are virtually straight ahead with only a couple ending to the right. Lots of other park goers, especially elderly and dog walkers. A little bit of a walk from 9 back to 1. Basket on 6 is kind of a homemade variety and catches about as well as the venus de milo statue.

Other Thoughts:

A good place to bone up on your putting and approaching. I nearly aced #1 via straddle putt, it's that short. You can finish a round in 20 minutes easy. I'd just bring a couple of putters. Not really worth playing except for the aforementioned up shot practice, so if you're road tripping don't go out of your way to play here. Overall, a very nice little park with a nice little course.
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Trey133
Experience: 15.8 years 15 played 14 reviews
2.00 star(s)

Trey133 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 14, 2009 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The scenery of this course is beautiful. Lovely eye catching flowers all over the area. Well maintained and kept up. FUN. Everything is an ace run! Very short, bring a couple putters and have a blast.

Cons:

Too short to really be a challenge. Some homemade baskets that really don't catch at all... even good shots bounce out.

Other Thoughts:

Great little course to have fun on while on your way to play the Burlington courses!
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andyclpp
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
2.50 star(s)

elon disc golf 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 8, 2009 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Fun for new players like myself, holes are easy for begginers but could be good practice for anyone, good place to practice technique

Cons:

Short, you dont need to use a driver

Other Thoughts:

I made my first ace here on hole one. The only one I have made yet.
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winstone31
Experience: 7 played 1 reviews
1.50 star(s)

My first course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 16, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

I just began playing disc golf in August. This is where I first started playing and learned the basics. It is a good course to learn on as well as teach others to play. It's also a good course to play when you only have a few minutes to get in a quick game.

Cons:

I can play the entire course with my wolf and birdie every hole. I imagine more experienced players could almost ace every hole.
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Tyson
Experience: 22.8 years 61 played 15 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Beginner course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 12, 2008 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Below average, short course where I can reach every hole with a putter. I stop here for approach practice if I have to be in the area. Takes 15-20 mins. to complete. I would not drive out to this course unless you have small children to teach the game to, or would like a park that is handicapp accessible. It is that, and that is pretty cool.

Cons:

9 holes, basket damage

Other Thoughts:

I have played there 2-3 times, and really do not drive out of my way to get there. I will ace hole #1 very soon, I usually throw it a bunch as it is about 70 feet, and very aceable.
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dbhill_nc
Experience: 16.8 years 18 played 2 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Putt and Putt 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 29, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is a good place to teach people how to place disc golf. It is a beginner's course to the extreme (a couple of holes are less than 100 ft). The first 5 holes are handicap accessible, which is a nice thing to see. The last 4 holes are slightly more challenging. However, since the course is not heavily used, it is pretty easy to create your own holes.

This is the type of course you can just take a Roc to, though hole 7 offers a couple of different ways to the basket, and 8 is very tight if you go straight at it (you will shoot through a gap of maybe 4 feet between trees that are < 10 ft. in front of the pen - good way to learn to control your release).

Overall the park is well keep, has a wonderful playground, a Koi pond, walking trails, etc.....

Cons:

Again, the course is very, very short. The top basket on # 7 is car wheel sans tire. There can be a little bit of traffic with walkers and joggers on 7 & 8. The distances on the score cards can't be right, but the lay out is.

Other Thoughts:

Don't plan a trip to come play this course unless you are teaching a kid how to play, and even then, don't drive far to get here. If you live in the area and want to get in a few hole / chipping and putting practice, or teach your kid how to play, then it serves it purpose
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