The single most important ingredient contributing to a successful disc golf course is DESIGN. As in traditional golf, there are many factors to be considered when designing a Disc Golf course. We strive to utilize each of these aspects to create a disc golf course that is unique to your park and will challenge players of all skill levels to come back again and again.
Why use a professional designer?
- Many amateur designers will build a course to suit their skill level and style of play without taking into account those of other skills and styles. This often creates an unbalanced course that addresses a limited skill-set.
WCDGD understands how low or high-tech discs will fly coming from the hand of a beginner or a World Champion. We can build a fair and balanced course that promotes a wide variety of throws and allows a championship-level player to shine while not intimidating a newbie, which will encourage growth and participation at your venue.
- Safety is paramount for players as well as the other patrons in your park and it is the absolute biggest hurdle our sport faces with new course installation. Amateur designers may not consider all of the potential safety hazards or fully take advantage of available playing hazards.
Recognizing the difference between a potential safety hazard and a playing hazard can be tricky. Every course design is unique. Having played a combined 1300+ courses, our team has experienced safe, well-designed courses, as well as safety nightmares. We strive to reduce the likelihood of an incident by applying that knowledge base to our work.
- While Disc Golf is an environmentally friendly sport, many amateur designers will not take into account the environmental impact of their designs.
WCDGD keeps this in mind and has a professional arborist as part of our team. Our courses are installed with minimal impact on plants and animals.
- To the inexperienced designer it may be OK to think "lets just get the course in the ground and we'll fix it later".
Fixing a course "later" is by far more difficult than doing it right the first time because basic flaws or oversights have already been engrained into the design. We design a course so that it is not only functional once installed, but we also plan for possible expansion based on numerous factors including newer and faster discs, and an expanding and improving player base.
