Red Arrow Park DGC reviews
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Reviewed:
Played on:Jan 15, 2023
Played the course:2-4 times
Pros:
Red Arrow park is a short ways off of Hwy 29 and serves as a good place to stretch the legs out and toss some discs if traveling through central WI.
The course is right across from the high school and for the most part shouldn't be too busy. It's a pretty tiny park in a pretty small town.
The baskets are Mach V's. These are all in solid shape and catch nicely even after 15 or so years in the ground. 3 baskets total, but laid out as a functional, albeit wonky layout.
The park itself is pretty clean and generally not real busy.
There are/were tee signs with basic hole info on them. Nothing special, but serviceable in a pinch for a course like this one.
The design is congested here. But there's actually some pretty fun shots. It's a wonder they were able to fit "9" holes in here but they did.
The course is right across from the high school and for the most part shouldn't be too busy. It's a pretty tiny park in a pretty small town.
The baskets are Mach V's. These are all in solid shape and catch nicely even after 15 or so years in the ground. 3 baskets total, but laid out as a functional, albeit wonky layout.
The park itself is pretty clean and generally not real busy.
There are/were tee signs with basic hole info on them. Nothing special, but serviceable in a pinch for a course like this one.
The design is congested here. But there's actually some pretty fun shots. It's a wonder they were able to fit "9" holes in here but they did.
Cons:
To start, It's 3 baskets placed in a sliver of the park, which mostly consists of a baseball field. Criss crossing fairways throwing at the same 3 baskets from different angles.
The tee signs used to be pretty helpful. That was 15 years ago when it was new. There are maybe 3 left standing today. The map on DGCR is very helpful in getting you to the right spot for the intended "tee".
There's a playground that can come into play on hole 8. The outfield fence is in play on a hole or two as well. The one hole has you throwing through/around the frame of the scoreboard for the baseball field. Pretty awful.
As har0140 said prior, this wouldn't be ideal if the course was busy. The course essentially is made up of crossing fairways. You're main concern won't be other disc golfers, just other park users.
No tees and next tee signage make playing this without a map nearly impossible currently. It's basically safari golf anyway, but you'll get 9 holes out of using a map.
The tee signs used to be pretty helpful. That was 15 years ago when it was new. There are maybe 3 left standing today. The map on DGCR is very helpful in getting you to the right spot for the intended "tee".
There's a playground that can come into play on hole 8. The outfield fence is in play on a hole or two as well. The one hole has you throwing through/around the frame of the scoreboard for the baseball field. Pretty awful.
As har0140 said prior, this wouldn't be ideal if the course was busy. The course essentially is made up of crossing fairways. You're main concern won't be other disc golfers, just other park users.
No tees and next tee signage make playing this without a map nearly impossible currently. It's basically safari golf anyway, but you'll get 9 holes out of using a map.
Other Thoughts:
This course has been around for 15 plus years and still isn't even on Udisc. That speaks volumes about it's quality, and the quality of the disc golf in Colby/Abbottsford. It's there, but barely. I was the one who added the Colby HS course last year after finally exploring the property after seeing a basket by the football field many times when heading up to Hwy 29. Turns out there was a 9 hole course there too (also not on Udisc).
This course is actually better than Colby HS which has 9 baskets and is more wooded. Red Arrow is more park style on a tiny scale. Colby is unmaintained woods golf where you'll lose discs, bleed finding them and possibly get Malaria.
Red Arrow is nothing to go out of your way to play. But it does serve it's intended purpose of serving as a PE activity for students and serves as a decent course/practice area for locals. Bring up the DGCR map on your phone and it's a quick 30 minute or so play. As long as it's not busy.
This course is actually better than Colby HS which has 9 baskets and is more wooded. Red Arrow is more park style on a tiny scale. Colby is unmaintained woods golf where you'll lose discs, bleed finding them and possibly get Malaria.
Red Arrow is nothing to go out of your way to play. But it does serve it's intended purpose of serving as a PE activity for students and serves as a decent course/practice area for locals. Bring up the DGCR map on your phone and it's a quick 30 minute or so play. As long as it's not busy.
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harr0140
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Reviewed:
Played on:Jul 28, 2013
Played the course:once
Pros:
1) Another small town with baskets is always a good thing.
2) Good use of limited space using 3 baskets for 9 hole with 9 different tee locations.
3) Tee posts are very visible and have the hole # distance engraved in the post, a simple hole direction and the distance listed.
4) Nice new baskets installed properly. The orange tape makes them easy to see too.
5) Beginner friendly with a touch of distance challenge.
6) Enough trees to force some tough lines.
7) The fairways seemed to keep your throws away from other activities, but if the park were crowded with other park users, it might be tough to play a round and the safety would be compromised.
2) Good use of limited space using 3 baskets for 9 hole with 9 different tee locations.
3) Tee posts are very visible and have the hole # distance engraved in the post, a simple hole direction and the distance listed.
4) Nice new baskets installed properly. The orange tape makes them easy to see too.
5) Beginner friendly with a touch of distance challenge.
6) Enough trees to force some tough lines.
7) The fairways seemed to keep your throws away from other activities, but if the park were crowded with other park users, it might be tough to play a round and the safety would be compromised.
Cons:
I would like to see Hole #'s put on the side of the posts facing the previous basket to help with navigation because without knowing in advance you could meander the park trying to find the next hole. When I found a tee I threw a disc until regardless of the order. This would not work if it was busy however.
2) I would be worried if more than one person were here playing at a time. People have to be aware of where you are throwing and if fairways cross it always has the potential to get someone hurt.
3) Overall this land is very flat . . . the biggest elevation change is only a couple feet so this is a non factor on this course.
4) No garbage cans . . although then again I did not see any garbage either.
2) I would be worried if more than one person were here playing at a time. People have to be aware of where you are throwing and if fairways cross it always has the potential to get someone hurt.
3) Overall this land is very flat . . . the biggest elevation change is only a couple feet so this is a non factor on this course.
4) No garbage cans . . although then again I did not see any garbage either.
Other Thoughts:
More exposure for the sport. I would say that this course does more good than harm since it is in a very small towns park. I imagine it will not draw outsiders to come play it will just be the town kids who want to give it a shot. I do fear for the overall safety at times and hope people can be respectful and not throw when they shouldn't and to alert the other park users as to what they are doing and where they are throwing.
