*Course Closed – Latest Update 1/2/10*
+
+Perfect Swing Return
+to Connecticut
+page
+
845 Sullivan Ave
+South Windsor, CT 06074-2047
+(860) 664-1001 Other
+Activities: Ice cream, batting cages
Cost: $5.50
+Par: None listed
+2007 Ratings 2011 +Ratings
+Difficulty: 4 Difficulty: +7
+Creativity: 2 Creativity: 8
+Atmosphere: 8 Atmosphere: 8
++
Perfect Swing must be named for
+its batting cages considering no one’s really taking swings in mini
+golf. The Putting Penguin played this course on a beautiful sunny
+Sunday in early May, and we were the only people there! Really it
+was a shame because it was a good course. We hope they get a website
+running or do some more advertising.
This course looks like many other
+tournament-style courses. Most of the holes were a variation of a
+curve and some type of bump in the course. It looks pretty
+generic. So did the score card. It has no course name on
+it or the par for each hole. The cups were a little too shallow on the front
+nine, and the ball hopped out on a number of occasions. There are
+flags in the cup at each hole, which is a minor annoyance because you have to
+remove and replace them throughout play. The water wasn’t running,
+but it was early in the season. Hole 13 was a 3
+tiered hole and was neat except for the pvc pipe that was a little beat
+up and didn’t allow you to get the ball in the hole at the
+bottom. There were some small lumps in the mats on the back nine
+that we weren’t sure if they were purposeful or a problem with the mats, but they
+didn’t seem to interfere too much with the movement of the ball.
Despite these criticisms we
+enjoyed this course. The layout and vegetation looked great, and the
+course was well maintained. Considering how prices have been going
+up for miniature golf we thought the $5.50 was quite reasonable. The
+location is great; it’s just down the street from the Buckland Hills Mall and
+Evergreen Walk. We would recommend this course to
+everyone. They even have Gifford’s ice cream!
2011 Update
It has been four years since we
+have reviewed Perfect Swing, and right off the bat we have to say it is well
+worth the visit if you live in the South Windsor area. It hasn’t even changed its price!
One noticeable difference between
+our review in 2007 and our update is that we have changed the Creativity score
+quite a bit. After playing over 100
+courses, we have to admit that there are hole designs at Perfect Swing that we
+have never seen any other courses. We
+also noticed this time that the “variation of a curve and some type of bump in
+the course” appear to be purposeful. If
+someone were to play this course a few times it would be possible to putt along
+these curves and bumps and make an easy 2 or even an ace. We’re thinking we must not have had that kind
+of appreciation for the course the first time we played there.
We still don’t like the rubber
+starting mats, but the course no longer has the flags in the cups, which we’re
+happy about. Unfortunately, now there
+are no hole numbers on the course so a player needs to pay attention while
+keeping score on the score card. The
+scorecards themselves are still generic with no pars listed, some of the cups
+are still too shallow, some of the carpets need a little work, and the pvc pipe
+on hole 13 is still beat up. But on a
+positive note, the landscaping is still excellently maintained, and there’s a
+lot of space between the holes.
The Putting Penguin still highly
+recommends this course!
Reviewed by Pat, Mandy and Putt
+Reviewed in 2007 & 2011
++ +
Course Pictures +(click to enlarge)
+
You can also see pictures of all 18 holes on our Flickr +Page
+Map
Price: +$5
+Par:
+41
Difficulty: +3
+Creativity:
+3
Atmosphere: +2
++
This +course was wonderfully reviewed in the past but seems to have fallen into +disrepair & neglect. It was early in the season but water features were not +on, holes were not numbered & carpeting was not well maintained.
+Reviewed +by Glenda R
+Reviewed +in 2018
+