Winter trip pix

This cold snap today made me realize I never posted pix from our quick trip South last month. Check them out if you forget what green grass looks like.

• What we did on our Winter vaction pix

KOH registration opens Sat @ 9 AM

Online registration opens this Saturday, March 5, at 9:00 AM EST for Devens King of the Hill 3.

I will post the link on Killerbdiscgolf.com, Devensdiscgolf.com, and facebook.com/killerbdiscgolf. Only online registration will be accepted.

Some highlights for KOH 3

• Divisional winners from KOH2 have until Wed. March 31 to claim and pay for their reserved spot. Unclaimed spots go to people on the waitlist if there is one. 
• If the event fills before I have a chance to close registration and you are one of the last to register, you may end up on the waitlist.
• This is a trophy-only, NEFA points, and PDGA ratings event for AMs. Pros play for cash and trophy. 
• Entry fees are cheap and AM player packs are worth more than your entry fee. Pros are $45, AMs are $25. PDGA members receive a $10 discount. NEFA members receive a $1 discount at check-in when you show your NEFA tag.
• There will be a fun event at halftime using something from your players pack.
• Hole sponsors have a chance at winning a Killer B prize pack.

We are looking for official tournament sponsors to help defray costs. Cash is good, but so is stuff for the players pack. Contact me if you can help.

In case you forgot if you won last year, here's the list of winners:

• Pro Open - Billy Dunne 104
• Pro Master - Doug DeSalvo 120
• Pro GM - Ken Gary 111
• AM1 - Derek Brazauskas 110
• Adv Master - James Beaulieu 115
• Adv Women - Rachael Hudson 131
• AM2 - Leo Lacwasan 114
• Rec - Jeff Cooper 134

One day left for our slogan contest!

You've got just one day left to send in your amazingly creative Killer B Disc Golf slogan ideas for our contest.

We're up to 80 or so entries so make sure it's a good one. What am I saying, of course it'll be brilliant. Forget I said that and send it in.

• Enter here or on Facebook.

While you're on Facebook, become a fan of Killer B Disc Golf and help spread the word.

We're officiallly certifiable

It's official -- we're official. Killer B #2 and I are now PDGA Certified Officials.

Now don't get too excited for us; anyone can become one. All you have to do is pay $10, take the test (it's open book), and pass.

If you plan on running a PDGA event or playing a Major or NT event (as a Pro or AM) this year, you must take and pass the test. Once you pass, you're good for three years and you get a snazzy Certified Official badge.

• Become a certified official
• Test FAQ

Even though it is an open-book test, they throw in some tricky questions. I was 23/25. Many of the questions dealt with the new and updated rules for 2011.

If you'd like to take the test or just want to brush up on the new rules, stop by the store and grab a 2011 rule book. It's always a good idea to carry a book in your bag so you aren't that guy who stands there avoiding eye contact when a decision has to be made!

New! Flights charts added to the website!

There's no need to go to every disc manufacturer's website to find their flight chart anymore because we have them all here in one place (at least the brands we sell, anyway).

Check out our new Flight Charts page featuring the updated and very helpful Innova charts that show the actual flight path of each disc. Now that's smart.

We've also got Discraft, Latitude 64, Vibram, ABC, and Gateway charts.

Or, if you're old school, come look them over down at the store.

The Official We Need a Slogan Contest is on!

We've got a great logo, now all we need is a great slogan!

Send us your best Killer B slogan and be entered to win a 2011 Killer B Buzzz SS, Hornet, or Nuke! Enter as many slogans as you want, but you only get one entry for the prize drawing.

Slogan contest winner receives a Killer B shirt with your 2011 slogan, disc, mini, and sticker!

Good luck and thanks for your help!

Killer B's winter vacation - Day 1

A few weeks ago after yet another snowstorm, Killer B #1 and # 2 decided to shut the shop for a week and head south in search of warmer weather and more specifically, green grass. Three feet of the white stuff and frigid temperatures had finally made us reach our tipping point, so we packed up the Killer B Sportster and pointed her south to FL.

We set our sights on Ft. Myers where Marcy's relatives live and thanks to another overnight dose of wintry mix, hit the road a little later than we had planned. Our first stop was the store where I slid acros the ice skating rink of a parking lot and put a "closed" sign in the window. When we returned, my neighbor the barber told me that the sign made a lot of people laugh.

When we hit NYC, there was a small backup getting on the GW bridge. Two lanes were merging into one and a car was blocking traffic while it waited to get into the left lane. In a bit of cosmic awesomeness, a NYC cop appeared out of nowhere on foot, walked up to the car blocking traffic, and started chewing out the driver. It was awesome. He made the guy get out of line and continue straight. It was great to watch and I liked NYC a little bit.

We got through NY and most of NJ when Tom Tom, our GPS, decided it was time to take us the scenic route. We knew I-95 was the way to go but decided to see what Tom had in store for us. We ended up getting off somewhere in southern NJ and cutting across to I-95 on regular roads with traffic lights. It didn't make much sense, but it was a nice way to break up the drive.

Back on 95, we steamed south through Philly, Maryland, DC, and Richmond, Virginia. Nothing too exciting happened on this part except seeing the Washington Monument and Capitol from a distance. We finally decided to call it a day around Rocky Mount, NC. We were not even halfway there.

For those of you with a smartphone, I highly recommend just winging it on your next roadtrip. Don't worry about where to stay. Use the Priceline mobile app or Hotwire to find a hotel. We did that every time we needed a place to stay and it was useful because we didn't have to worry about being in a certain place at a certain time.

Stay tuned for more Winter Vaction adventures later!

Have you bid on this great Killer B hat yet? Only a few days left.  Bid now!