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Post by johnwood on Oct 12, 2009 15:35:14 GMT -5
I took 2 newbie work friends to Smyrna Sunday. I hadn't played Sharp Springs in over a year. Dry weather meant a full lot & Teepads. Very nice landscape timbers & plants added to hole #1. Hole #17 has a new rocky basket placement. The big pond & creepy 'I aint' skeeerd!' swamp are full waiting to thwart hapless players mis-throws. The tree islands underbrush is all cleared out making the course easier but speeding up play. Kudos to the guys for a great job! The course which I like, is as I remembered it only better. The PDGA website lists 20 baskets. I did see the old practice basket by the parking lot & on #15 ace run hole there is an extra basket about twice as far. Are there 2 other hidden holes, like at 7 Oaks that I didn't see? And YES, it's still Skeeter City!
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Post by RD on Oct 12, 2009 15:56:29 GMT -5
john, the "20" holes are the long position of 15, and the alternate holes on #3 and #9, both of which can play over water or not. so during a round of 20 you play 3 and 3A, 9 and 9A which flow rather well, then on 15 take you drive towards the original pin, then from the same pad, take a bomb shot towards the far pin, walk down and finish the original, then find your bomb drive out in the beans somewhere, mark your OB and finish out the hole. thus making it a 20 hole course.
I love sharp springs, its my favorite course in middle tennesee, maybe my absolute out of almost 40 played.
I also played it over the weekend (sat.) lost 2 discs in the pond of I aint scuuuurd. but I AM scuurd and left them for some other brave soul to swim for.
shot a 4 up playing clint with 2 other double partnerships, so it wasnt a great round i kept getting greedy with clint and reshot a couple drives that i should hav saved for putts. oh well, the weather was great and they really have done a great job with the course, #1 looks outstanding---good job guys!
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Post by johnwood on Oct 12, 2009 19:52:07 GMT -5
rd, Ohhhh..... yeah, right, got it. That makes sense! Since I was with newbies we skipped the big pond (although 1 time I did chuck a brand new Hydra out into the middle on its virgin throw. Hey?! It turned right! So I stripped & swam out & got it.... but that's another story). I have donated probably 6 discs there in the past. They skipped the swamp also but I made it. The group of 3 behind us ended up fishing w a LONG stick...nyuck, nyuck, nyuck! I noticed some new wooden benches & thought the course looked great. Cedar Hill is probably my favorite course though. Maybe the skeeters have something to do with that!
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Post by slowroll on Oct 13, 2009 10:26:03 GMT -5
First. lol....standard 18 holes +3 alternates = 21 holes...come on guys, you're better than that! Second. The general idea is to throw them over the water, not to strip down and go for a swim. Third. Just a tip. A great way to warm up for your round out there is play hole 1, then instead of #2, play 11 back to the parking lot, 12, then 13 back to the practice basket. Plenty of chances to bomb one in the open and build confidence before you actually start keeping score. And Lastly. Yea, there aren't many courses I've played so far that compare to Smyrna. I've heard many different pros say, "if you want to get better at discgolf, play Smyrna and Cedar Hill". I tend to agree with them.
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Post by RD on Oct 13, 2009 14:45:41 GMT -5
DANG!! haha 18 + 3=.........wheres my 8 year old.
Yes, Cedar Hill is by far the most challenging course I've ever played. I've been 5 OVER going into the 4th hole when those first 2 holes are in the long position. Smyrna is my fav. because hole for hole it has a good mix of all the aspects I personally like.
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Post by johnwood on Oct 13, 2009 20:52:43 GMT -5
If #3 & #9 have alternate Teepads & baskets that makes each a complete hole. Thus #'s 3, 9, 3a & 9a = 4 distinct/seperate holes. But #15 has only ONE Teepad with the player having an option of WHICH basket to play. That still counts as ONE hole. If you choose to play 2/both baskets from one Teepad that is your business but probably not sanctioned in the rule book. I knew what you meant RD. Smyrna is the course that has everything = woods, open, water, big rocks, farm fields, some change of elevation (a little bit). We should go play Cedar Hill w Slowroll & gang up on him so he can handle tournament pressure. LOL Maybe Sunday?
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Post by slowroll on May 19, 2010 8:20:48 GMT -5
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Post by bryan on Jun 8, 2010 14:54:30 GMT -5
I played Sharp Springs this morning. Man oh man do I hate what they've done to 9 and 9A. I consider 9 to be one of two signature holes for the course (13 is the other). I hope these placements are *very* temporary for last week's event.
The pin for 9 has been moved to the right, making it a longer pull across the water. There is not a real obvious path to the basket, at least not for my game. 9A is straight back from the tee and also has no clear path.
Boo.
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Post by ambroze on Mar 12, 2012 15:12:04 GMT -5
Well now that my new home course is literally 1/2 mile away from my new house in Smyrna I have one huge question for those of you out there. The holes on 4,6,13 and 14 which have the corn fields, are these OB? I stay away from them of course in the summer when accidentally throwing into them could be a huge pain to throw out of or to even find your disc. But I was hearing that these are considered OB any time of year. Well, I play right into these and don't care right now. But if they are OB, I need to steer clear of them to assure that I'm playing the course the correct way.
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Post by Ron Pittman on Mar 12, 2012 20:22:40 GMT -5
Well now that my new home course is literally 1/2 mile away from my new house in Smyrna I have one huge question for those of you out there. The holes on 4,6,13 and 14 which have the corn fields, are these OB? I stay away from them of course in the summer when accidentally throwing into them could be a huge pain to throw out of or to even find your disc. But I was hearing that these are considered OB any time of year. Well, I play right into these and don't care right now. But if they are OB, I need to steer clear of them to assure that I'm playing the course the correct way. Jimmy, Good question. A SS local may have a better answer, but the answer is Yes. When the corn is in season --- the city, the local club, and the farmer prefer the players to stay out of there. It is always marked OB during an event. Sure, when the corn is not in season---- those holes get played both ways for casual play (OB/not OB). It is no surprise that they only mark it OB for an event --- even if they ain't no corn there. I am most certain that Jeff's original design was to treat the corn plant areas as off-limits. (OB) Like you, I prefer to play the course by tournament OB's. It gives you a better handle on the level of your play. Be sure and connect with the local club. Great bunch. Ron
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Post by ambroze on Mar 13, 2012 15:39:28 GMT -5
I'll have to do that Ron. I believe I'll start playing the corn fields as OB from here on out. The only thing is determining where OB really is without it being officially roped off. I guess I can make my own judgement call for that. Yea, I want to play it as if I were playing a tournament. It might be a little hard to convince someone to play the same during a casual round - I guess I just made an already difficult course even that much more difficult
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