[Bullseye Disc Golf.com]

Not to diss the good intentions and hard work of all who have made Leverich a reality...
But I also agree that the tees for hole 1 and 7 are not right.

I'll list a few reasons why.

1) Having to even slightly consider about potentially slamming your hand into a tree on your tee shot is not a good way to make a hole more challenging. It's just plain bad course design. I believe Hole 1 at Timber is a good example of a proper distance between trees and tees. That's about as close as you want to get.

2) What's the point of wasting concrete and labor there when the corner of the parking lot can play as the tee just fine? Spray paint a 4' x 10' box and it's done. Save money, save labor, hole plays better.

3) From an environmental/botanical standpoint, pouring concrete directly over tree roots is kind of a lame thing to do. Not good for the health of the trees right next to the tee pad.

4) Hole 7 next to the trees and building just doesn't feel right. It feels cramped and awkward throwing from that spot. Let's use the 3 car length rule as an analogy. One is supposed to drive 3 car lengths behind the car in front of you for safety and courtesy for the driver in front of you.

Say the average adult's arm length is 3 feet. Having a tree 4 feet from the tee is not far enough away to inspire confidence they will not hit it with their hand. I would say either a tree or building needs to be at least 6 feet if not 9 feet from all sides of the tee pad. The issue here is that the fear of injury should not be a method for making a hole more challenging.

The hole at Milo East next to the bathroom with the tree right at the back of the pad drives me nuts as well. I think that tee should move up by at least 3 feet even though the tree is not in the way of your arm swing.