Darmstadt, Germany

Darmstadt

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Shifty06
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11.7 years 93 played 60 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Disc Golf at the campus 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Mar 1, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The course is located at the outside campus of the TU Darmstadt and offers a cool layout with nice surroundings.

Ob's and tight tree passages impede your play together with the average length of 280ft/85m+ and an island-hole .

I liked the placement of some baskets and even though the flow was not 100% perfect, the layout was elabored, complex and always fun to play.

Baskets/teesigns were in good condition and navigating was quite easy.

Some people were taking their dogs for a walk/jogging but i would not say that traffic is a big problem. You might have to wait at certain holes sometimes for people passing by but rarely.

Even though there were some dogs around, the area seemed clean and kept well.

Cons:

Some benches are placed alongside particular holes making them !at least! uncomfortable to play when taken.
(Im not sure about the conditions in summer but it might be a bit more crowded)

Most tees were in good/ok condition but some were worn badly.

Although the layout is good and challenging the lack of elevation is noticeable. It's not vast but during play it feels like something is missing.

Other Thoughts:

The course-area still has a lot of potential to grow and modify.
Definitely an advisable course for beginners as well as advanced players.
Worth to play a couple of rounds.

As the course is right at the campus, it is good to reach with public transportation.
Parking your car is possible right in front of the course map close to tee #1, but you have to pay about 2-3€ (whole day).
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Qikly
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11.7 years 181 played 148 reviews
2.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 6, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Darmstadt's DGC mixes open air line shaping with moderately wooded technical holes effectively, alternately emphasizing flight precision, obstacle avoidance, and controlled placement. The wooded holes come in a variety of flavors, from low ceilings to bordered fairways to tight windows, while the open shots allow for a bit more devil-may-care approach in avoiding their lesser obstacles. The split between open and wooded holes is roughly even. Pin placement is thoughtful, often behind bottlenecks or near treelines. Numerous holes allow for multiple shots and routes, and there are places where having a throw other than RHBH will provide an advantage; I wished I had a legit roller at one or two points. Distances tend towards the shorter (~250') end of the spectrum, but within that are well varied in an effort to encourage disc variety, with a few 300'+ holes helping to mix things up. There are a few creative perks, such as the tight (5 meters!) landing zone around 15's basket (a fun but doable challenge at ~160' of distance).

The fairways seemed well-mowed relative to the fact that the course seems to be low-trafficked. The course is easy to find on the campus, which itself is conveniently accessible from the Hbf via bus (K line towards Lichtwiese, I believe).

Cons:

There are a lot of little things, but primarily Darmstadt's DGC is overall a basic, unspectacular course. As mentioned above, it has a little bit of this and a little bit of that, but none of these elements are exceptional. The course comes off as utilitarian and passable, though very much so.

Virtually all of the holes here are twoable, and with an exception or two easily so. The fact that none of the lines are anything uncommon aids the birdie fest. The openness of many holes allows for hyzers of various degrees, which lowers the difficulty and enhances repetitiveness. I played the course with only a handful of discs and never felt limited. I wish the designers had taken better advantage of the natural variety of woodedness found here, as there's the capacity for some multistage and more challenging holes. It's hard to say whether this limit was their design ability or restrictions provided by the university. As such the wooded holes are pretty straight forward, if fun.

The tees were crappy: sandy soil led to ill-footing, and the wooden beam marking the front of the tee box is a tripping hazard. I often drove from behind the tee box for better footing and to add a much-needed bit of distance.

The rough seems like it could get bad. It wasn't too high when I was there, but I still had to search a bit on some off-target shots on the more open holes. In the woods there are a few spots where discs can get swallowed if you're not careful.

The course plays alongside a walking path at several points, which seems way more used than the course itself. Conflict with pedestrians isn't too bad, but I found myself waiting for walkers/bikers/dog owners on several occasions. Mindfulness is necessary.

Other Thoughts:

Despite the aforementioned cons, Darmstadt DGC was overall a better course than I anticipated. The wooded holes provided some nice looks even though they were fairly basic, and the variety of woodedness broke things up. The course is well worth the visit if you're in the area.

***Be advised: the course is on the Lichtwiese campus of the Technical University, which is a bit further outside the city than main campus. I made the mistake of first walking to the more centrally-located campus, and ended up with a bit of a hike. Just take the bus!
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ElementZ
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 14.9 years 212 played 197 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Darmstadt 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 28, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The biggest pro that this course has is that it's new with excellent quality baskets and tee signs. It's a great use of the land there.

When I played there this morning, the fairways were mowed and the course was in good condition. I wouldn't be surprised if they're not always mowed though.

Cons:

This is a pretty boring course. The land is flat with 0 elevation change and most of the holes are very open. There's no creative 'signature hole' to make this course memorable.

The weeds on the sides of the fairways or behind the greens are really thick and stinging nettles are abundant.

This land is filled with non-disc golf players, so you need to watch out when you're throwing.

Course flow is a little awkward sometimes, so make sure to print or take a picture of the map!

Other Thoughts:

I don't think I'll be coming back here again. I played two rounds and found it to be pretty monotonous.

**Pictures and Course Map are uploaded, and course information is completely up-to-date. Enjoy!
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discinsoldier
Experience: 15.8 years 8 played 8 reviews
4.00 star(s)

DarmStadt in the Rain 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 6, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Fun Course. I haven't played in over a year, so as a refresher course it was definitely good. Some challenging holes are avalible and some that are pretty easy. Well laid out, Course layout map is avalible at the location of the 1st basket, not the tee. Tees were marked with posts/signboards. Grass Tees.

Cons:

There are people around. We got lucky, since it was raining it was pretty empty, but even so, There were holes that played across the walkways and it was decently busy today. The course is not upkept. Vegetaion everywhere, and tall grass through the fairways on the open shots. so throw brightly colored discs, as they can disappear in all the tall grass

Other Thoughts:

There are lots of prickly type plants...They almost cause a rash...similar to Poison oak, but not the same. Just irritated my most of the day. WEAR PANTS....biggest problem with this plant is from hole 2-4 and 10-13. However, it is everywhere throughout the course. Also Parking for the course is right there next to the first basket or the first tee. I took a picture of hte map at the beginning and it was a good reference when locating some of the holes...Pictures will be up when I have internet that won't take forever and a day!
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