Pros:
PROS A moderately hilly field with solid baskets.
-Baskets: Nine DGA baskets.
-Elevation: On an otherwise boring plot of land, mild elevation is a saving grace. A majority of holes play up or down hills, including some trickier basket placements on slopes and plateaus. Distance control will be very helpful.
-Shot Shaping/Gameplay: The hills make for a mildly interesting time. (6) and (7) are the only holes with significant trees, and in my opinion far and away the best. (8) doglegs around the school building, which does indeed add an obstacle, if a clumsy one. The rest of the holes are entirely open, but as mentioned, elevation change makes touch and precision important. A drive slightly off will be rewarded with a putt still, but it will be a tricky one. Holes are mostly under 300', so there's plenty of birdie and ace chances. However, if playing basket-to-basket (see why I did that in cons), (7) and (8) are pretty lengthy and feel like shorter par-4s.
-Openness: The nature of the course means it's pretty good for field work - I used it to figure out how my discs fly at altitude, having just arrived in Colorado.
Cons:
Lack of infrastructure and lack of trees.
-Amenities: Virtually none beyond baskets. There were once tee signs, but only two remain. There is no other indication of where to tee off from, so I just played basket-to-basket for most of the course (which had the added perk of lengthening holes a bit). The baskets, though there, are noticeably short and often leaning.
-Openness: The hallmark of a decent practice area, but not of a good course.
-Maintenance: UDisc said that the course is not maintained during the summer months, and I believe it. Grass/brush was knee high throughout the course, and I felt the need to keep a very close eye on where my discs landed.
-Safety: There's a school building, windows included, in play on (8). The parking lot is a risk on (9).
-School: The obligatory note that, of course, this course is unavailable when school is around.
Other Thoughts:
Cresthill is bare of trees and tees. Unfortunately, it is not bare of knee-high shrubbery. Combine these two, and a generous sampling of hills is the only thing keeping this course from descending to the depths of the Bad. As is, Poor is a very good descriptor. I enjoyed learning how to throw at altitude here, but I would hardly recommend it.