Kevin Tyburski

Positives: Multiple tees: Both pro and am tees on every hole. Level and of decent size. Same pad design as Rockness. Perfect design for this course setting. Great mix of holes: Hyzer, Anhyzer, short, long, over water or land. There are a great mix of holes on both the front and back. Water holes: I love a challenge and water holes are usually that. These are very well done since there are places to layup if you're unsure or unprepared with your distance. Signs: Quirky and fun, but inf ...
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Positives:
Multiple tees: Both pro and am tees on every hole. Level and of decent size. Same pad design as Rockness. Perfect design for this course setting.

Great mix of holes: Hyzer, Anhyzer, short, long, over water or land. There are a great mix of holes on both the front and back.

Water holes: I love a challenge and water holes are usually that. These are very well done since there are places to layup if you're unsure or unprepared with your distance.

Signs: Quirky and fun, but informative.


Negatives:
Directions: If you haven't played here it can be a little difficult to figure out the next hole location. There are directional arrow that hang below each basket, but they're small.

Not a big arm course: Only one hole is really there to air it out but that's North Carolina disc golf for ya. Would be nice to have more openness, especially with Rockness right down the road, just for variety.

Overall:
An overall great course. I also love the idea of having 2 top notch courses in Roxboro within 10 minutes of each other. Makes for great tourney opportunities. I think this course will grow into one pros will visit and love. Beautiful setting, great mix of holes and definitely a challenge.
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***** UPDATE (6/2013) ***** Had to update my original post because it was a long time ago and a lot has happened at Rockness. Plus i forgot what i wrote so here goes. The big change is pads on all holes at white and blue tee locations. Now for those picky players out there, stop complaining, and second they are not concrete, which I actually think wouldn't do this course justice. They are level and natural and beautiful. Probably never heard that said about tee pads eh? I think concrete wo ...
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***** UPDATE (6/2013) *****

Had to update my original post because it was a long time ago and a lot has happened at Rockness. Plus i forgot what i wrote so here goes.

The big change is pads on all holes at white and blue tee locations. Now for those picky players out there, stop complaining, and second they are not concrete, which I actually think wouldn't do this course justice. They are level and natural and beautiful. Probably never heard that said about tee pads eh? I think concrete would really make the course look bad. I like these a lot better.

Second change are tee signs on all holes (white location). These are pretty sweet with both some info, distance, elevation and plan view. Also a couple pics for blue location and behind the basket if you've never played. nice touch. *wink wink*

And lastly a main kiosk is up. Just adds to getting tourneys and other info out there for DGers.

I believe they are also going to put a locked disc slot box for lost discs on the kiosk.

I think the tee pads alone have bumped this up to an A.
Once it gets a great walkthrough and played though more, in a couple years this could be the home of some pro tourneys.



***** ORIGINAL REVIEW *****

one of my favs. i dig this course. not just because its where i work, and i get extended lunch breaks on some days, but because its one of the most thoughtful courses out there. the designer took everything into consideration, most of all other players opinions, instead of just throwing it haphazardly together. probably a boy scout. i'll list my review from positives to negatives.

positives:
great mix of heizer/anheizer, long/short. technical and what's the opposite of that?.
3 tee pads (beg, inter, adv)
incredible elevation changes and use of natural surroundings
great challenge from blues
amazing signs (*wink wink*)
alternate basket locations (6 holes - 3 front & 3 back)
new, so never crowded
benches, stairs and bridges where needed

negatives:
no concrete tee pads
summer bugs (spiders, tics, bees and so on - so watch it)
hard to walk/navigate for beginners
new, so not worn in
no main kiosk

in time a few of the negatives can be taken care so that's why i'd put this course on the definite upswing even though it's new. give it a few years and pro tourneys should be lining up as a destination. a definite course to make on your "must play list"
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just like in my school days i give this course a D for doodoo. that's what it feels like if it rains just a little bit on the course. i saw dogs sniffing the ground confused. baskets are old. like abe vigoda old. come to think of it, it reminds me of abe. old but funny. remember him in look who's talking? those were good times. anyway, now for those pros out there its just a bunch of aces runs and warm ups, for those like myself it can present a challenge because...you're a pro an ...
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just like in my school days i give this course a D for doodoo. that's what it feels like if it rains just a little bit on the course. i saw dogs sniffing the ground confused.

baskets are old. like abe vigoda old. come to think of it, it reminds me of abe. old but funny. remember him in look who's talking? those were good times.

anyway, now for those pros out there its just a bunch of aces runs and warm ups, for those like myself it can present a challenge because...you're a pro and i'm not. don't need to explain that.

i think with some work (i'm not offering) and planning (still not) this could be extended to a harder 9 to add onto course 2. add some distance here. shave a few things here. but as for now, it sits there for beginners like abe vigoda just waiting to die.
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enjoyable course though it is the bane of my existence thus far in my short career. 1-3 are fairly simple which gets you thinking, "Hey, I'm gonna do well". Then comes 4 and it's all downhill for the average thrower. 10-12 are killer. hardest 3 holes in a row i've ever played which doesn't say much because I haven't been playing that long. distance and accuracy needed, of which neither i have. snowmen abound. 13-16 starts the watery fun and on some days the wind seems to grab your disc li ...
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enjoyable course though it is the bane of my existence thus far in my short career. 1-3 are fairly simple which gets you thinking, "Hey, I'm gonna do well". Then comes 4 and it's all downhill for the average thrower. 10-12 are killer. hardest 3 holes in a row i've ever played which doesn't say much because I haven't been playing that long. distance and accuracy needed, of which neither i have. snowmen abound. 13-16 starts the watery fun and on some days the wind seems to grab your disc like a magnet to the water. i think i saw poseidon and lockness laughing at me out there. thanks guys. 18 is my nemesis. if i were superman, 18 is lex luthor. mind you, i'm not saying i am superman but i'm also not saying i'm not superman. i think the baskets are actually made of kryptonite. I can sum it up with more superman references. It's like superman 3, i want to hate it but learn to love it as i keep thinking richard pryor might save the film. actually...that makes no sense.
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First off, I don't mind the name of this course. That's usually the first thing I look at. Is it named after some old white guy, a nabisco treat or a cute pun. Don't know the origins and actually don't care as I put up a 89 spot my first time out. I say I love a challenge so this fit my needs quite well. How come when I say I want a million dollars or an Arby's Rueben combo it doesn't happen, but a challenge, of course. Sontag is another one of those courses that teases me with two openi ...
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First off, I don't mind the name of this course. That's usually the first thing I look at. Is it named after some old white guy, a nabisco treat or a cute pun. Don't know the origins and actually don't care as I put up a 89 spot my first time out. I say I love a challenge so this fit my needs quite well. How come when I say I want a million dollars or an Arby's Rueben combo it doesn't happen, but a challenge, of course.

Sontag is another one of those courses that teases me with two opening holes that got me thinking "I'm the MAN!", only to crush my boys in the hood to dust. A good mix of open and wooded holes and enough distance+accuracy to make you rip a disc in half. Always wanted to do that, like the phone book trick.

Hole 4 and 14 will put you into temple of doom with your heart being ripped out and held beating in front of you. at least to me. Hole 10 is just a tease. naughty thing. back 9 always kills me so watch your back. ENJOY!
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---------------- update - April 2014 --------------------- well it's been a few years since i updated a review on here. actually, i forgot my password to recently and just didn't bother to figure it out. didn't change my review since again, up and downs. A couple holes are now more difficult and longer (#4 blue, #7 white), which makes it better for the pros. not that i'm a pro. then again, some easy options could make this course great, but it's not being done. new hole #4 is nice from th ...
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---------------- update - April 2014 ---------------------
well it's been a few years since i updated a review on here. actually, i forgot my password to recently and just didn't bother to figure it out.

didn't change my review since again, up and downs. A couple holes are now more difficult and longer (#4 blue, #7 white), which makes it better for the pros. not that i'm a pro. then again, some easy options could make this course great, but it's not being done.

new hole #4 is nice from the blue. almost impossible 2, and a deceptive 3 with the creek in the way. i think that warrants a bump up by adding some distance aside from holes 16 & 18, BUT....i'm still scratching my head on why there are not alternate basket locations. plenty of places to add them. it would add a different look, feel and path you have to throw on almost every hole.

on the bright side, at least those in charge stopped cutting everything down...for now.

---------------- Update - August 2011 ---------------------
now as you can see i didn't change the rating on this course. it got better, but worse all at the same time. even steven. just like my cuz. he plays some mad drums.

start with the good. concrete tee pads. well done. also blues on most holes. also well done. kudos on that. hole 12 is much better. signature hole. great work done by those involved, but, that's it unfortunately.

i'm an artist by trait so i critique more than praise. only way i got better in my career.

i thought back on my original review, how pedestrian, and there really isn't much left and right as i first stated. maybe because i only started playing. just like how big people look when your 5. my son thinks i'm a giant. it's quite awesome. but when he's 16, he'll crush me. that's how it is here. it's a whole lot of straightness. other than 12 and 13, everything is almost dead on with a teenie tiny slight draw or fade. no massive hooks that are pro hard. this could have been amplified with the blues, but wasn't. the pros should be challenged by the pro tees. if i'm not, they won't be. too bad. so sad.

also STOP CUTTING DOWN TREES AND CLEARING BUSHES. completely took away most of the risk/reward on the course. i loved being in junk when i screwed up. thats how you learn NOT to screw up. thats like every time my son fell down when he was learning to walk i put a pillow down. every time i come back and play more stuff is gone. i think one day it'll look like Tunguska.

no tee signs. hmm. really? at least leave the old ones up. great new course additions with no signs to market it? told some friends to play the new course. very excited! they almost kicked me to sleep because they didn't know where to go or what to do. they mentioned the ginormous overcompensating kiosk with no map? a few minutes with illustrator and google maps and its golden.

i could go on but i need to stop before i have an aneurysm. its frustrating when you love the sport and love helping, but there's a lack of communication and outreach with this course. i've unfortunately slowly stopped playing this course due to that. lets turn it around.


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now we're in the C's. beautiful. i actually like this course because i play it all the time and don't have to drive very far. i've never played it in the summer so i bet that's gonna suck as i buy stock in calamine lotion before then. good assortment of holes both left and right. much better than a roll of necco wafers. i love the pink ones and what do i get? like 3 of'm. but i do get a bunch of yellows. yellows suck.

just like neccos this course needs multiple tee boxes and they need to be concrete, brick or even a dead yak. just something harder than dirt. half are, half aren't. paved that is, not dead yak's. now that's fine for those rich stuffy guys, but i only have one pair of shoes.

also they need to leave some trees and bushes. cutting trees to make it easier is dum. just make another tee box that's easier. that's just me but i'm usually right. ask anyone.
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