Happy New Year!

We're closing at 3 PM today (New Year's Eve).

Sunday we're off to the Patriots last regular season game, so we won't be open again until Tuesday, Jan. 4.

Happy New Year!

Things are going to start happening to me now.

Yep, we finally got Internet, cable, and phone service yesterday. The new number for the shop is 978-391-4160.

BTW, The Jerk is definitely one of my top 10 favorite movies.

Show me your Hive!

We've had our first Hive sighting! Jeff Wiechowski sent in this photo from Central Park Disc Golf Course in Schenectady, NY. Looking good, Jeff!

Send us a photo of you and your hive!

Merry Christmas!

Killer B #3 Aspen wishes you all a merry Christmas!

Killer B. I've heard of that.

I stopped at the local grocery store on the way in today to grab some lunch supplies. The woman behind the counter looked at my new Killer B jacket and uttered those sweet words. Glad to see the signs (and now our jackets) are doing their job.


When I got to the store someone was waiting for me to open and there's been a steady stream of people for the past two hours. I wish every day was the day before Christmas Eve!

Don't forget, we're open until 6 tonight and have special hours tomorrow, 10-3.


Now for some Christmas hilarity, Devens style.

What do monkeys sing at Christmas?Jungle Bells, Jungle bells. Ho ho ho.

Open late, closing early

Just a reminder that we are open until 8 tonight as usual. Come on by for some Christmas cheer and for what's left of those cookies. I've had one or two since Saturday!


Christmas Eve we'll be opening early at 10 AM and closing at 3 PM. Then it's a few days off and open again on Tuesday.

Merry Christmas!

Ice Cube Open registration open!

Registration has opened for the Devens Ice Cube Open Ice Bowl on Jan. 30. Sign up on the Register for an Event page.

Pro clinic: Win before you begin

Warming up before a round is just as important as practicing your putts! Here are some tips for you to think about on this last day of Autumn.

They even come by bus

This merry group of golfers stopped in between rounds today. When I asked where they were from, I thought I heard, "The bus."


I asked, "The bus?" They looked at me and said, "Uh, no. Boston." We had a good laugh over that one but I guess you had to be there.

Free Cookie Weekend returns this Saturday and Sunday. Free homemade cookies to all customers while they last, courtesy of our neighbor Lisa.


Please come eat them before I do!

Frostbite Classic and WT Ice Bowl registration now live!

Registration has opened for the following events:

• 16th RI Frostbite Classic/Ice Bowl
• W. Thompson Ice Bowl

Sign up on the Register for an Event page.

It's Ice Bowl time! Registration opens soon!

The Ice Bowl season is just about to start! Yes, crazy as it may sound, we do play throughout the winter, but usually it's for a good charity.

Check out some events that Killer B is providing online registration for on the new Register for an Event page.

Most of these events will go live this weekend, so don't miss out. If  you're hosting an event, email us for info on how we can set you up!

• What is an Ice Bowl?

Tick tock!

Tick tock, tick tock. Time's a ticking. Christmas is just over a week away!

We had a good batch of Christmas shoppers today. A couple people came in looking for presents for their disc golfing friends, boyfriends, and parents. "I have absolutely no idea what he wants. I just know he loves playing disc golf," was the general theme for today. To those shoppers I always suggest a gift certificate and a mini marker to make it a little more fun to open.

Usually I just listen and try to pull out bits of extra info that'll help me guide them in finding an appropriate disc or bag. It's a bit like being a detective and is pretty fun for me.

So, come on down and get your favorite person some new plastic and grab a free candy cane or two for yourself! We're open noon to 6 every day.

Open til 8 every Wednesday

We're open until 8 pm tonight and every Wednesday. Stop in and do some Christmas shopping or send your Secret Santa instead.


If you play Devens often, I'd appreciate your business. It's an easy way to say thanks for a great free course, but really, it'll make me all warm and fuzzy inside.

Golf locally. Shop locally. Killer B.

Honor Above All video

Check out this new video shot at the 2010 Presidents Cup in October. If you went to the Vibram Open or were a Devens bagtag member, you might recognize a few participants!

See the whole video at Discgolf Planet TV.

Closed Sunday

We'll be closed this Sunday. I'll be playing in a team challenge in the rain (oh joy) and Killer B #2 is fighting a cold and will be home in bed watching football (lucky girl, sort of).

If your friends don't know what you want for Christmas, let them know that Killer B gift certificates fit everyone!

Two paws up

Killer Bs #4 and #7 stopped in last night on their way home from the groomer.

Smokey and Duncan dig disc golf

It was Duncan and Smokey's first visit to the store and they seemed to approve, although Smokey didn't quite know what to make of Chuck the mannequin.

New Fade bags are in!

We got our second order of Fade Tourney and Crunch Box bags in today. Lots of nice blue on blue, a couple orange and blue, blood red, and camo.

Isn't it time you ditched that plastic grocery bag you've been using and got yourself a real bag, son!?

Lost & found

Having the Devens lost and found here at the store is paying off. Someone just came in to pick up a disc that he has been trying to get back for months.


Thanks to all who have been dropping them off. Good disc golf karma is coming your way!

Most found discs (except the ones in this crate) are listed on the Devens website.

The sign is working

Last week, I had at least 4 people stop in the store after seeing our kick-ass sign out front near the road.

Get your very own Hive window decal!

Two people even thought we were a ball golf store! One guy wanted to know if I re-gripped clubs, while one woman saw "Disc Golf" and immediately thought it said "Discount Golf". She had a good laugh about it and was excited to learn about disc golf. "I'll tell my kids!"

Saturday a father and son came in after seeing the sign. "I just had to see what the heck this was," the father said. "I knew what is was!" his kid said confidently. The dad was all pumped up about trying it out and telling his fellow firefighters down at the firehouse. "They'll have a blast. We'll be back!"

Yesterday, a guy drove by the plaza, turned around, and came back to the store. "I saw the basket logo as I was driving by and after I passed, it clicked in my brain what it was. Then I saw 'disc golf' in my rearview and I had to come back and check it out."

The best thing was earlier in the week when a guy came in, shook my hand, and thanked me for opening the store. He had just learned about DG this summer and was glad there was a shop near him now. Then as quick as he appeared, he left!

I've got the Hives
I love hearing cool stuff like this! If you love our logo as much as we do, stop by the store and grab a hive basket window decal. Or, if you're far away, send me your address and $4.75 and I'll mail you one (includes tax and stamp!).

Then send me a photo of your sticker on your ride and I'll post it!

They're back

I used to see Jeremy and Matt at Devens all the time but they disappeared in 2010. I'm happy to report that they're back playing and this time they have a new recruit with them, their friend Nick.



Thanks for stopping by the store guys and testing out my text message sales receipt. Enjoy those new Nukes!

Mystery solved

Lots of people stopped by the shop today, the sun was out, and I got to play a few holes on the backdoor loop. Good deal!

I spent most of the afternoon with my friend T.M. after going over the online registration details we are setting up for his upcoming Ice Bowl.



A few Santas came in to buy gift certificates and discs for their good little boys and girls. Sorry, I promised not to mention names and spoil Christmas morning.

Jim B stopped in after playing a round at Cogshall Park, a new course in Fitchburg, Donnie stopped in for his daily fix of Bit-O-Honeys, and two people stopped after seeing our sign and wondering what the heck disc golf was.

But the coolest thing of the day was that the mystery hole 10 bench donator at Devens revealed himself and then made a very generous cash donation to the course insurance fund. Thanks very much, Dean, and thanks for offering to bring more benches over. Benches good!

See the rest of you tomorrow!

Another first

We got our first mangled mail this morning. Now that's uhh, umm... an awkward typo. Sounds painful.


On a more civilized note, our neighbor gave us this great treat jar the other day.


Now that I filled it with treats, Aspen really loves coming to the store. The Bit-O-Honeys are for all you humans.

One more year

Another landslide victory! I was re-elected as MA rep for the New England Flying disc Association (NEFA). It's hard to lose when you are the only one running, but I did get 22 votes which is 21 more than I thought I'd get!

But seriously, thank you for voting for me. I appreciate the support.

If you have any questions about disc golf in New England, or MA specifically, feel free to ask me. Becoming a NEFA member is a great way to help support your local and regional courses. Look for a new membership drive to begin early in 2011. The past several years we have had 2-for-1 deals, so don't miss out.

If you'd like to support disc golf on the national level, you can also join the PDGA. If you use my PDGA # 23492 as a referral before the end of the year, Devens Disc Golf Course will receive $5!

Killer B #2, Marcy, is the MA state PDGA coordinator, so she can give you more info on what the PDGA is all about. Email her.

Plaza renamed Killer B Shopping Center

This weekend, Rob and Steve put up our new outdoor store signs: one 6-footer on each side of the plaza tower and one 8-footer above the store. They are just a teeny bit bigger than the rest, no?

Killer B logo designer Josh Hughes came by with Jeff Cooper one last time before returning to Philly and played one more round. "I need to pull a good round together and shoot par," Josh told me before heading out.

Well, he did better than that as he ended up aceing hole 11 and finishing with a 53! Now that's some good karma payback.

A bunch more stopped by this weekend including one of my first disc golf friends, Roger Gagnon, who I was happy to see resurface on the disc golf tournament scene this year. Thanks for driving out and good luck with your dye experiments, guys!

Yesterday afternoon Marcy came in and had the brilliant idea of me going over to the course and putting flyers on car windshields. It was brilliant because about 30 minutes later, two carloads of golfers came in saying that they had seen the flyer. Why didn't I think of that earlier?



The Radford family has the DG bug!



In between customers, I finished hanging discs on the wall and rearranged once again. I think I'm happy with how things are set up now, but we'll see...

Thanks to all of you who have joined our Killer B Disc Golf Facebook page. We're almost up to 75 fans! Please keep spreading the word.

 







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Signs, signs, everywhere signs

Wednesday evening I got the call from Jeff at Sites & Signs in Pepperell that my store signs were ready. I hustled over there and man do I like what I saw!

Killer B Disc Golf is going to take over the Devens Shopping Center. These signs blow away all the other ones and definitely inject some life into our little strip mall. I can't wait to put them up.

This afternoon, my friend Josh Hughes who designed our awesome hive basket logo, stopped in to see his masterpiece. Josh does great work, no?

Here we are looking strangely short.



Aspen takes a break after restocking our Innova order.

Busy busy

Wednesday was a busy day as several players stopped by mid-round. Tales of windy conditions and lost discs in the leaves were common.

Devens tagholder Patrick Johnson stopped by with his Trader Joe buds to drop off a lost disc they had found and pick up a few new ones.



Other regulars like Tim Seiger and Nat grabbed some new gear and Dave James and his daughter Carly surprised me with a pre-Thanksgiving lunch. Thanks!

Black Friday Sales Blowout Doorbuster Extravaganza!

It's our first Black Friday Sales Blowout Doorbuster Extravaganza! Starting at 11 AM everything will be marked at full price! Yes, you heard right! Full price!

Forget getting up at 4 AM. Sleep late. It's your day off, for crying out loud! Go play a round at Devens and stop by the store later. Free leftovers for all while supplies last (limited quantities available).

Happy Thanksgiving, golfers!

The Big Es

Stephen and Nick Economos came up from Worcester today to play a round at Devens and check out the store.


The two brothers were bitten hard by the disc golf bug earlier this summer and have been playing a ton. Mark my words, after they get a few more tournaments under their belts, they'll be making some noise in NEFA next year.

You've been warned!

Some good news, some annoying news

First the good news. Despite being open just a few hours this weekend, we had several golfers stop by to check us out! The world-of-mouth buzz is definitely working. Keep spreading the word!

The other good news is for all you Facebook addicts. I've set up an official Killer B store page on FB so you can like us and keep track of what's going on down at the Hive. Now you'll be able to see all my thought-provoking and witty updates on your wall. Yeah!

Look in the right column over there --> and see all the other cool kids who like us. You do want to be cool, don't you?

• Killer B Facebook page?

The slightly annoying news is that if you previously liked us, you'll have to do it again to the store page, unfortunately. None of the "likes" got moved over.

The best good news is that our outdoor store signage should be done in the next day or so. Can't wait to see them!

Weekend hours

Saturday we will be open from 9 to about 3 because Marcy and I have to go down to Pyramids to help run the NEFA Charity Auction.

Sunday is our annual Bagtag Bonzana tournament at Devens, so I will be at the store from 8:30 to 9:30 and Marcy will be there starting around noon.

After this weekend, we'll have regular hours so please bear with us. Thanks to everyone who stopped by today!

Pulling them in from the West Coast

I opened at 11 today and was "swamped" by six customers the first hour.

Andy D was the first to drop by and picked up a new Hill Yeah long-sleeve shirt, a couple discs (another Flow out the door!), and a bitchin' Killer B hive basket window sticker.

Next was Chris from Washington state in town for business and some golf at Devens. He brought along local newbie Travis who picked out a few discs and was excited to play his first round ever.



While they were checking out, Mr. Devens himself, Brian McNulty, and Mark Hamilton came in to say hi on their way out for a second round.

Rounding out my first sales rush was Devens regular Pete N who picked up, yep-- a Flow and the new Vibram first run Ascent driver. He also grabbed a KB hive decal because he knows what's dope.

So, now that the 'rush' has died down, it's time to fire up the pricing gun and get to work!

Our first customer

Devens regulars Donnie Phillips and Doug Callaghan were the first golfers to stop by the store this evening.

After waffling between the Opto or Gold lines, Doug grabbed a beautiful pinkish Latitude Flow Opto and a bluish River Opto to become our first paying customer. Thanks Doug!

Doug is #1!

Another Devens regular, Dave James, came in shortly after and picked up a few discs and a camo Fade Crunch Box bag for his friend. He also toasted us with some sparkling cider too. Thanks Dave!

Dave's friend is going to be a happy golfer.

We will be open Friday from 11-6. Stop by and fondle some plastic while I continue to set things up!

And we're official!

I'm happy to announce that as of 11:27 AM, Killer B Disc Golf is now officially open!

After a very quick look-see, the building inspector issued our occupancy permit and wished me luck. Done!



I'll be in and out the next few days tending to prior commitments, but feel free to call me at 978-433-6133 to see if I'm in the store and then stop by!

You can also "like" Killer B on Facebook to keep tabs on us too.

Here we go! Keep on chucking!

Gateway arrives!

Putters filled my mailbox today as our order of Gateway Wizards, Magics, and X-outs arrived. That should about do it for plastic for now.

Could Thursday be the day?

Looks like Thursday may be our opening day at the store. I just got a call from the building inspector and he's coming Thursday morning. Good news!

Yesterday, my beautiful order of Latitude 64 discs came in. These are some cool looking discs, especially the Gold line. They have this crazy textured shiny look to them, kind of like bowling balls. Stop by and check them out!

Rob and his dad Steve built me two more tables last night, so now I have somewhere to display my stuff. Today I pick up some bins and by the end of the night, we should look a little more like a store!

This made my day!

I showed up at the shop this afternoon to find this note on the door. I guess the buzz is building! See you soon, T.S.



In case you can't read it, the note says:

"I can't wait!! Finally a pro shop close to us!! Call when you open. I'll be here."

These Fade bags are killer!

I just unpacked our first Fade order and man do these bags look great. I'm liking the blood red and the Devens-appropriate camo a lot.







The WeatherGuard bag straps are pretty cool too. The straps have a removable raincover that goes over your entire bag, including the bottom.

We also ordered some Phenix bag straps yesterday and sent in our Gateway order this morning.

A banner day

Put up a couple banners today courtesy of Maple Hill disc golf course and received some good news about getting hooked up to phone and Internet. It's possible but will take 4-6 weeks. Better than nothing I guess.


Fade bags and straps came in this afternoon and I scored a cash register off Craigslist. Nice!

Tomorrow we get our new heating unit just in time for an oddball 60-degree Saturday.

New walls, new heater, new Fade bags

The new theme continues this week with new walls, a heater, and bags.

Last night, Rob and Gizmo came by and helped install some wall slatboard that I got from another unit. After taking some time to figure out where the studs were located, we put it up relatively fast. Don't know if I'll actually use the wall, but it adds another level of "storeness" to the place.

Our shipment of Fade bags should arrive today. I can't wait to see the colors we selected. Blood Red sounded pretty cool. Don't mess with me, trees.

And lastly, the new heating unit is finally scheduled to go in tomorrow.

Don't forget, we are installing new FlyPad teepads Saturday morning at Devens. Please help out! Free lunch and much good karma.

VO video

Here's some great video from an event I blogged for this past August, the Vibram Open. Derek does some fine work, that's for sure!

Innova arrives and it's the end of the world!

Our fives boxes of Innova gear arrived this afternoon. The UPS driver asked me what all this stuff was, so I told him I was opening a new store, trying to be a patriotic American and help spur on the economy.

"Oh, yeah? That's great. I'm sure you'll do well. Good luck," he said.

Then he launched into an anti-government, doom and gloom, China is going to take over the world, politicians don't give a damn about you, me, or anyone else except their bank accounts, 9/11 conspiracy theories, Americans don't care that their country is going doing the drain as long as they have their NFL, SUVs, and big-screen TVs, gas will be at least $5 a gallon next year, we're going to be in a depression worse then the Great Depression in a year tirade.

He made some good points, but the funny thing was that it was so out of the blue, like he was just waiting for someone to let it all out on while driving around all day.

"I don't mean to rain on your parade, but I'm just saying. The facts are out there. Turn off your TV and find the facts. Buy silver now and start saving your cash. The first thing to go will be banks and you'll need cash to buy food, gas."

I like my UPS guy and look forward to my next shipment for his next installment!

Duncan likes what he sees. Look at that tail go!

Today's haul.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh, pretty plastic!

Quality control checks-in our Discraft order.

Lots of bright colors perfect for winter golf!

Another exciting day at the Store -- I put up Exit signs.


Now we wait for the Occupancy permit and our first orders to arrive. Discraft should be coming today!