man made obstacle opinions please

[esdubya]

Like this? (Lawrence Tech, Southfield, MI) Full disclosure: this placement did not last long. The "art piece" was removed shortly after the course went in. I liked it though.

Man-made obstacles can be great, or terrible. Completely depends on the how they are deployed. In general, I like them and I think that they will only be used more and more as this sport grows. Just need to rely on good, professional designers to deploy them well.

 

[BrotherDave]

^random intervals = luck. You never want to reward luck over skill. (referring to thug-nificent's post about actuator powered "limbs")

Might as well ask the Obama administration for a grant to build windmills for the course. :|

 

[John Rock]

I live beside a hay field and have had the same thought, be cool to stack 3-4 of them on top of each other. :thmbup:
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I want to see a basket on top of a jungle gym, like this:

I put a basket inside one of these for a glow round. It was a big hit. Actually I used most all of the playground equipment that night and it all seemed to work great. Night-time play only so no nongolf crowds trying to use the playground - SAFETY FIRST!

 

[Gblambert]

Here's a man made obstacle. A chute, a screen, and 4 car hoods. Pick your poison.

 

[Highway Bill]

"Pinehenge" Hole 2 @ Quarry Run in Augusta, ME.

 

[joecoin]

Hole 16, Panther DGC,McComb, OH.

 

[mfcastillo17]

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=398

Yeah, check out the "Baca" The "borg" as we call it makes for obstacles when the landscape provided none.

 

[nate22]

Have boulders the size of trucks here, no need to get fancy ;-)

 

[discoriented]

Although not man made, another good obstacle is ornamental grasses. I have a few on my course that a friend dug out of her yard and they have flourished and confounded many a golfer.

 

[Dan S]

Heres something they did at a local course, makes a fun hole out of an area that otherwise would have been a zero obstacle
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course_pics/6728/e5a3ec66.jpg

same course has this one as well, poles are all mandos

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course_pics/6728/26d12002.jpg

(auto correct almost made me tell you the poles were all mangos...)

 

[Steve West]

Heres something they did at a local course, makes a fun hole out of an area that otherwise would have been a zero obstacle
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course_pics/6728/e5a3ec66.jpg

same course has this one as well, poles are all mandos

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course_pics/6728/26d12002.jpg

(auto correct almost made me tell you the poles were all mangos...)

Alternating inside/outside double mandos?