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East Flat Rock Park reviews
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DiscGolfCraig
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Experience:
20.1 years
610 played
552 reviews
Flat Rock Park
Reviewed:
Played on:Apr 27, 2024
Played the course:once
Pros:
A new 9-holer in Hendersonville area. The area is slowly putting together a disc golf scene.
- This brand-new course has solid bones. It's a major work in progress, but it has the making of being a quality 9-hole layout.
- Course has a good flow through the back portion of the park. It's removed from other park activities.
- Course makes great use of the terrain. Multiple holes have elevation factors, with #4 & 5 being most notable.
- Layouts range from lightly wooded on #1, 4, & 5 to significantly wooded on #7 & 8. Other holes have fairways between the trees, so hit your lines.
- Course rewards good shot making. Birdies can easily be had with good tee shots. I enjoyed the tee shots on #3 (slightly uphill, slight dogleg right) and #6 (another dogleg right).
- Course has a long and short layout. Short layout averages 199 feet; long averages 352 feet. At this point, the short layout has gotten a little more attention.
- Concrete tees. Quality baskets.
- Three practice baskets.
- This brand-new course has solid bones. It's a major work in progress, but it has the making of being a quality 9-hole layout.
- Course has a good flow through the back portion of the park. It's removed from other park activities.
- Course makes great use of the terrain. Multiple holes have elevation factors, with #4 & 5 being most notable.
- Layouts range from lightly wooded on #1, 4, & 5 to significantly wooded on #7 & 8. Other holes have fairways between the trees, so hit your lines.
- Course rewards good shot making. Birdies can easily be had with good tee shots. I enjoyed the tee shots on #3 (slightly uphill, slight dogleg right) and #6 (another dogleg right).
- Course has a long and short layout. Short layout averages 199 feet; long averages 352 feet. At this point, the short layout has gotten a little more attention.
- Concrete tees. Quality baskets.
- Three practice baskets.
Cons:
Course is a work in progress. In the week after I played, designer & volunteers did another major round of trimming and clearing on the course.
- The entire area around #8's basket was covered in a foot (or more) of leaves. Watch your footing. Watch for snakes. Be prepared to clean out your shoes.
- Lots of areas on fairways that need leveling. Mini dirt/debris piles in spots.
- A better path across the creek will be needed.
- Some of the info on UDisc was already wrong when I played. I possibly attribute that to decisions to move baskets and/or tees on some holes.
- Signage was lacking.
- Hole #6 had two baskets. Not sure why. Nor an indication as to why. Was told one is an alternative. So, not sure why this is the only hole with an alternative.
- Going from #8's basket to 9's tee, you're walking of #9's fairway backwards. Just push #8's basket further back.
- No tee signs at the time of my round.
- The entire area around #8's basket was covered in a foot (or more) of leaves. Watch your footing. Watch for snakes. Be prepared to clean out your shoes.
- Lots of areas on fairways that need leveling. Mini dirt/debris piles in spots.
- A better path across the creek will be needed.
- Some of the info on UDisc was already wrong when I played. I possibly attribute that to decisions to move baskets and/or tees on some holes.
- Signage was lacking.
- Hole #6 had two baskets. Not sure why. Nor an indication as to why. Was told one is an alternative. So, not sure why this is the only hole with an alternative.
- Going from #8's basket to 9's tee, you're walking of #9's fairway backwards. Just push #8's basket further back.
- No tee signs at the time of my round.
Other Thoughts:
EFRP will be a fun layout once it's finished. Pair it with Flat Rock Middle School 5 minutes away and you have a full 18.
- That said, I like the variety and entire layout at Flat Rock Middle more than here.
- #5 is a fun downhill hole. Control your distance as you don't want to go long. There is some thick growth/bamboo and a fence. So, coming in fast and/or too high could easily result in a lost disc.
- #1 was another fun, slightly downhill hole. Fun start to your round.
- #7 is a tight fairway. Most accurate tee shot needed on the entire course.
- This is a small parking lot. If there's a soccer game or other event going on here, it may be an issue. On the Saturday afternoon I was here, park seemed to have a typical amount of foot traffic. Only one other group of disc golfers, and there were only a few parking spaces were available.
- I'll consider this a fairly average nine-hole layout. Hopefully, when all is said and done, it'll be above average if everything goes according to plan.
- That said, I like the variety and entire layout at Flat Rock Middle more than here.
- #5 is a fun downhill hole. Control your distance as you don't want to go long. There is some thick growth/bamboo and a fence. So, coming in fast and/or too high could easily result in a lost disc.
- #1 was another fun, slightly downhill hole. Fun start to your round.
- #7 is a tight fairway. Most accurate tee shot needed on the entire course.
- This is a small parking lot. If there's a soccer game or other event going on here, it may be an issue. On the Saturday afternoon I was here, park seemed to have a typical amount of foot traffic. Only one other group of disc golfers, and there were only a few parking spaces were available.
- I'll consider this a fairly average nine-hole layout. Hopefully, when all is said and done, it'll be above average if everything goes according to plan.
