Pros:
Tripton Park has spent some impressive cash on building one of the prettiest small-town parks around. They have beautiful playground equipment, paths and benches throughout the rolling acreage, a scenic pond, a beautiful piece of artwork at the entrance, a new bathroom building, excellent parking, …why, I even saw a couple of dedicated leash-holder posts for when you're playing cornhole, and need Fido to wait for you! Oh, and a significantly above average, nine-hole, dual-tee disc golf course suitable for skill levels from beginner to intermediate. The place actually reminds me of a slightly scaled down, but ritzy golf course.
As you walk around the path between the playground and the pond, towards the southeast, you'll spot not one, but two DisCatcher practice baskets, and a warm up net. Then, excellent, accurate signage at each of the 4'x8' level concrete tees, offering unique lines from long and short positions, and all baskets clearly visible, well maintained, and capped off with a flag for visibility and judging the wind. The course requires some shot shaping without being overly punishing: in the winter, when the rough is thinned out, you're unlikely to lose a disc here. You will get a reasonable amount of exercise, as the terrain is rolling, and the loop finishes a good distance from the place you parked (I noted a player finishing on hole 6 and heading down the path toward some more parking along Greensburg Street: possibly the closest to the course?). From the short tees, the course averages 218' per hole, while the longs stretch that out to 300'.
Cons:
The cons here are limited: 1) the tee pads are a little on the small side for modern run-ups, especially for that long tee 500-footer. And 2) when I look at safety, fun and challenge (for the intended target audience), I think the course designers did a really good job …except for the paths. Players are going to need to be extremely aware of other park patrons walking, jogging, leashing, pushing a stroller… on several shots, but especially on holes 2, 3 and 6.
Other Thoughts:
But these instances of 'paths in play' may be the only thing keeping me from saying this might be one of my personal 'Top Five' nine-hole disc golf courses. I'd happily play at a course like this every week if it were in my hometown.