Meadow Ridge rating on DGCR - Horning's Hideout

sillybizz · #1 January 4th, 2010, 07:04 PM

Meadow Ridge is getting a 4.81 on www.discgolfcoursereview.com right now, with two more reviews added it will have the minimum number of reviews to make the top ten. If it were added right now it would be number four, two spots above Whistler's Bend and four spots above Milo Mciver State Park. I live in Washington but I have been down there to play the new course twice now and it is awesome. All the people who have put in hard work to get the course so beautiful should be thanked, so I thank you.

Adam Schneider · #2 January 4th, 2010, 07:15 PM

Guess I'd better not review it then, my 4 will bring it down.

sillybizz · #3 January 4th, 2010, 07:39 PM

It will just even out my five, hehe.

Vector_2008 · #4 January 4th, 2010, 07:58 PM

If Meadow Ridge gets two more great reviews, it will really piss off the people at the Woodshed. It only has 11 reviews and would be pushed to number 5. There's going to be a review pissing contest.
Lucky for us it is freezing cold in W. Virginia.

I foresee a busy summer for Horning's Hideout this year.
Great job Bob.

Bob Horning · #5 January 4th, 2010, 09:42 PM

Thanks everyone, I'm actually very humbled by all this, and very thankful that everyone has enjoyed this and the other courses. Right now I'm working on the baskets on the canyon course, bringing them up to the Meadow Ridge caliber of targets.
Thanks

Adam Schneider · #6 January 4th, 2010, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob Horning

Thanks everyone, I'm actually very humbled by all this, and very thankful that everyone has enjoyed this and the other courses. Right now I'm working on the baskets on the canyon course, bringing them up to the Meadow Ridge caliber of targets.

How does that work? Can you reconfigure them, or are you making whole new baskets?

Hey, by the way, put in short pads -- even gravel ones -- on Meadow Ridge and it's at least a 4.5 in my book.

(I haven't given any course a 5 yet.) I can envision where you could put 'em on almost every hole.

Bob Horning · #7 January 4th, 2010, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Adam Schneider

How does that work? Can you reconfigure them, or are you making whole new baskets?

Hey, by the way, put in short pads -- even gravel ones -- on Meadow Ridge and it's at least a 4.5 in my book.

(I haven't given any course a 5 yet.) I can envision where you could put 'em on almost every hole.

I'm reconfiguring them, smaller tops, longer and one more set of chains so they match the certified baskets.

As far as short pads, perhaps by this fall, just got too much going on this spring and then summer hits when I'm swamped with summer events. Would like to go over your ideas sometime soon though, just so I can plan.

Bob Horning · #8 January 5th, 2010, 09:38 AM

One of the things I do have on slate this spring is to do a walk through with folks (some of the pros have been playing here, taking notes) and we'll be looking to do some final touches on the course. Admittedly there can be improvement, a couple of trees I did leave in just because it's harder to put them back up than take them out, and would rather give people some playing time to decide.

Bluedisc · #9 January 5th, 2010, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob Horning

One of the things I do have on slate this spring is to do a walk through with folks (some of the pros have been playing here, taking notes) and we'll be looking to do some final touches on the course. Admittedly there can be improvement, a couple of trees I did leave in just because it's harder to put them back up than take them out, and would rather give people some playing time to decide.

Bob Horning · #10 January 6th, 2010, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Vector_2008

If Meadow Ridge gets two more great reviews, it will really piss off the people at the Woodshed. It only has 11 reviews and would be pushed to number 5. There's going to be a review pissing contest.
Lucky for us it is freezing cold in W. Virginia.

I foresee a busy summer for Horning's Hideout this year.
Great job Bob.

Your comment does bring up something that should be addressed, hopefully to keep there from being, as you put it, a pissing contest. Even though it would be great to be listed there, I think it should happen with only legitimate posts, and not posts just to attain a rating. Fluff posts, if filled with BS that is untrue or too dramatizing may disappoint folks when then get here and then in effect have the opposite result later.

Adam Schneider · #11 January 6th, 2010, 09:22 AM

Unfortunately, the nature of DGCR is that even with legitimate reviews, "pissing contests" happen. But the good news is, they seem to happen mostly with east-of-the-Rockies courses. I haven't seen crappy drive-by reviews of Oregon courses by disgruntled Flip City fans.

sillybizz · #12 January 6th, 2010, 02:21 PM

I really can't see anyone giving this course less then a 4.5 honestly. (sorry Adam)

The reviews that are up are all pretty informative and done well and don't just look like a local getting their course a higher score which should help with curbing any "pissing match" that might come.

Keep up the great work Bob!

Adam Schneider · #13 January 6th, 2010, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by sillybizz

I really can't see anyone giving this course less then a 4.5 honestly. (sorry Adam)

I can't help but review courses based on my own feelings about playing them. In their current configurations, I have a lot more fun playing the Canyon Course than Meadow Ridge. MR is certainly a 4.5-star course for big arms, but I don't have a big arm. (And I think the safety issues around 2-4 and 11-13 probably keep it from being 5 stars even for pros; 5 stars, in my book, means it could barely be improved at all.)

Scott · #14 January 6th, 2010, 03:30 PM

I agree with Adam. If I were to review it today I would probably give it four stars. It is an excellent course and I like it a lot but there are several factors that prevent me from giving it five stars: The aforementioned saftey issues, the walkouts (particularly to holes 1, 8, and 10), lack of am pads, and a few holes that seem to rely more on a lucky bounce than a skilled shot.

I'm not ripping the course or Bob's efforts here - I'd like to stress that I absolutely love this course (and maintain that it is the toughest course I've ever played) - I'm just pointing out that a few minor issues can justify giving a course a lower than perfect rating.

sillybizz · #15 January 6th, 2010, 04:01 PM

I don't have a big arm either (maybe 280 in the winter and 300 in the summer, I suck in colder weather) but I still enjoy the Meadow Ridge course, in fact it's my favorite Oregon course so far with the Canyon Course not far behind. MR out weighs Canyon for me because of the tee pads, new baskets and beautiful down hill throws. I believe a course can be five stars and still have flaws because EVERY course has flaws. I do see what you guys are saying though. I would say for me Seatac is tougher and so is Milo but it's still very hard, I shot a +15 or something like that the first time playing. Still all the Horning's Courses are going to remain in my top 10 for a long time.

Adam Schneider · #16 January 6th, 2010, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by sillybizz

MR out weighs Canyon for me because of the tee pads, new baskets and beautiful down hill throws.

FYI, Canyon now has the same big-ass pads, and the baskets will be upgraded soon too.

sillybizz · #17 January 6th, 2010, 04:18 PM

Really? A group of us are trying to make the trip down there tomorrow morning (very early) to play a night golf round at Highland and then play the others in the day time. This is awesome news, I will love the Canyon course even more now then, that's so awesome.

smobro · #18 January 6th, 2010, 04:37 PM

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Really? A group of us are trying to make the trip down there tomorrow morning (very early) to play a night golf round at Highland and then play the others in the day time. This is awesome news, I will love the Canyon course even more now then, that's so awesome.

What time are you going to be playing HH tomorrow?

sillybizz · #19 January 6th, 2010, 04:41 PM

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What time are you going to be playing HH tomorrow?

I don't know yet, I'm waiting on my friend to call me tonight but we are thinking of leaving here around 2am which puts us at Horning's around 5:30 to 6:00am, and playing the Highlands around that time and then probably Canyon and then MR after that. You down to join us?

Bob Horning · #20 January 6th, 2010, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by sillybizz

I don't know yet, I'm waiting on my friend to call me tonight but we are thinking of leaving here around 2am which puts us at Horning's around 5:30 to 6:00am, and playing the Highlands around that time and then probably Canyon and then MR after that. You down to join us?

The solar lights on the Highland course does not power up very well in the winter and at 6 AM there won't be any on. You're welcome to set up other lights like glow sticks, just letting you know