We've gone viral

Well, not really, but we are sorta getting some free advertising out of Discraft's latest ad campaign for their new discs, the Hornet and Buzzz SS. If you are a PDGA member, check out the back cover of the latest issue of DiscGolfer (Winter 2011) for this ad.

Should I start carrying these discs? Is it cosmically meant to be? Ha, I just said bee.

Show us your Hive!

Even with 11 inches of snow and counting, Mother Nature respects the Hive enough not to cover it up.

That's right. We're hot. Very hot.


I respect Mother Nature and will be closed today. Who's up for some tee pad shoveling tomorrow morning? Email me or comment here.

A new home on FB and the FSD

We're trendier than ever

Have you tried to find us on Facebook but failed miserably? Probably not, but just in case you have, you can now find us at our new, easy-to-remember address:

• facebook.com/killerbdiscgolf

Share it with your disc golf friends. I'd love to hit 200 friends by the end of the month. That would make me all warm and fuzzy. And slightly tingly too.

Golfers who check in at the store using FB's Place feature will also get an entry into our monthly Free Stuff Drawing.

Free Stuff Drawing
If you've stopped in the store recently and signed up for our newsletter, you're automatically entered in our monthly drawing for free stuff, otherwise known as the FSD. This month we're giving away a new ABC Disc Flying Squirrel midrange disc.

Come in, write name, win stuff.

ABC Discs - The new kid on the course

Dan Pastore, owner of ABC Discs, stopped by the store this morning to show off his line of new discs. While ABC Discs is a relatively new company, Dan has been playing for over 24 years and is well-known on the Midwest pro scene. And even though he's a Chicago Bears fan, we got along just fine.

Overall, I was pretty impressed with the feel and flight of their three drivers (Screamer, Gamma Ray, Secret Weapon), two mids (Flying Squirrel, Mission), and one putter (Money). The drivers and mids come in Gold plastic (similar to Champion and Z) and the Money is available only in their version of DX plastic.

We headed over to the soccer field next to the Devens disc golf course parking lot and despite the breezy cold conditions, ended up playing catch with all the discs for about 35-40 minutes. After a few tips from Dan and a few launches at different angles, I found the perfect hyzer release for the Secret Weapon and unleashed a few effortless and accurate bombs. It quickly became my favorite of the bunch.

The Flying Squirrel was real flippy and the Mission flew very much like a Buzzz but with what seemed like more glide. The Money seemed to have a taller rim than most putters and was pretty predictable on the approach. I didn't do any putting with it, though.

The other two drivers were fairly easy to figure out. My brain was a bit frozen by then, so I don't quite remember what they did. We decided to call it a day after I lost his new prototype driver which I think he said he was appropriately calling the Beeline. I threw it into the steady headwind, it flipped, rolled, and then just disappeared in the field. Even though we had both watched it, we just couldn't find the damn thing. I guess it didn't help that it was a clear disc! So, it you find a clear, unmarked, unstamped disc out there, let me know.

I grabbed a few Flying Squirrels, Missions, and Secret Weapons, so be sure to check them out the next time you're at the store.

New Latitude 64 in the house!

We got our latest order of sparkly new Latitude 64 discs today, along with a few of their new monster tourney bags. You could use this thing to pack for a week and still have room for your discs.

I shoved 18 discs in the main compartment and two putters in the side putter pocket. There are three huge pockets for all your stuff, 3 pencil holders, a beverage holder, mini pocket, and a couple of smaller pockets. It has Velcro straps on the back to hold your umbrella and also has a cool, fat, bike messenger-style four-point strap for you to sling over your neck. Pretty sweet in my opinion.

Now, gaze at the new lovelies that await you ... Flows, Rivers, Cores, Strikers, Fuses, Visions, and more.

 

 

Get you some Ice Bowls!

Ok, the new year is here and so is Winter Golf! Check out some of the Ice Bowl tournaments you can register for on the Events page. Come on, help those charities out and have some fun doing it!

If you are running an event of your own, let us handle registration or hook you up with some sweet trophies. Contact us and let us know what you need!

Show me your hive!

Marcy and I took the buzz to the Patriots game Sunday. On to the Super Bowl!