[Discraft] Comet love?

[Skamanda]

I played a tournament yesterday, at Rolling hills in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It's a very technical, wooded course, so a great many of my shots were with comets. About midway through the second round, one of my competitors asked what it was I'd thrown. Of course it was a comet. That's exactly what she said I got the CTP for FPO, with my LE ESP comet. One of my competitors who had played with me at a tournament the week before said she bet she could guess what disc I threw for that shot, even though she hadn't been on the card I threw it on.

Took third place, and since I'm turning down cash until after the amateur state championships this year, spent my winnings on merch. Of course I grabbed the only comet she called me out on that too

 

[Skamanda]

I keep giving myself giggles by throwing spike hyzers with this overstable pink Z Comet I've got. Totally nailed #15 at Renegade's Trail with one, much to the amusement of my card mates (and myself).

 

[Skamanda]

Played the Toboggan for the first time in probably 15 years today. I'd been struggling to decide which discs to throw on the big downhills like #3. Turns out I should just throw Comets...

 

[Skamanda]

Has anyone found any consistency with the modern Comets, in terms of which ones are stable (for a Comet) vs flippy (for a Comet)? I keep picking up new ones, and the mold changes have really turned the old logic of flat = flippy on its head...

 

[Skamanda]

So I was playing a round the other day, and I found an old, well seasoned, 173g X Comet just kinda sitting next to the fairway. No ink. I was explaining how flippy they are compared to the ones I bag to the people I was playing with, and gave it the gentlest toss on the next hole (Oakland University's Grizzly Oaks course, hole 16), a gentle, downhill, corridor shot with an island green.

Bounced off the basket.

Can't say I wanna keep something that hard to replace in my bag, but it was a funny thing to have happen on the very first throw with it...

 

[Skamanda]

Anybody interested in a UV color change Comet? I picked up an extra blue one at DGLO (clearish blue to blue transformation), 177+g weight. Figured I'd give you folks first dibs...

 

[ILUVSMGS18]

Anybody interested in a UV color change Comet? I picked up an extra blue one at DGLO (clearish blue to blue transformation), 177+g weight. Figured I'd give you folks first dibs...

I'd definitely be interested in it since I figure it'll be more OS than my current Z and I really need to rethink my Comet setup. Plus that one's super pretty...

 

[Skamanda]

I'd definitely be interested in it since I figure it'll be more OS than my current Z and I really need to rethink my Comet setup. Plus that one's super pretty...

If it flies anything like the pink UV one I threw from the same batch, it's stable, but still kinda straight. Less stable than either of my Z swirl ones, more stable than some of my stock Z ones, less stable than my most stable one...

 

[ILUVSMGS18]

If it flies anything like the pink UV one I threw from the same batch, it's stable, but still kinda straight. Less stable than either of my Z swirl ones, more stable than some of my stock Z ones, less stable than my most stable one...

So the real comparison I think I need is to the Icon ESPs from last year, which I know you have a lot of experience with. I honestly wouldn't mind having a glider '20 MJ...but idk if that is even possible. Also what are we looking at $$$wise (PM me if you don't want to publicly state it)?

 

[Skamanda]

So the real comparison I think I need is to the Icon ESPs from last year, which I know you have a lot of experience with. I honestly wouldn't mind having a glider '20 MJ...but idk if that is even possible. Also what are we looking at $$$wise (PM me if you don't want to publicly state it)?

I'm playing my last round at DGLO today, so I won't have a chance to throw unknown plastic until later in the week, but I'm adding these, and the pretty new Z swirl one I couldn't let sit sad on the shelf into my bag. I'll keep you posted.

As far as price, it cost me $20. I'm not a price gouger. That, plus shipping is fair.

 

[Brychanus]

Has anyone found any consistency with the modern Comets, in terms of which ones are stable (for a Comet) vs flippy (for a Comet)? I keep picking up new ones, and the mold changes have really turned the old logic of flat = flippy on its head...

I keep finding the recent Big Z flat ones (most of mine came through Infinite Discs) fly more like neutral fairway drivers than a couple years ago. They can handle low forward-penetrating lines like slow fairways. The regular Z's seem slightly flippier. The higher shoulder domey Big Zs are still probably the most overstable (for a Comet) ones I've thrown. The recent stock ESP surprised me because after throwing it quite a bit it definitely seems a touch more stable than the flat Big Zs, but not as overstable as the domey Big Zs.

Yesterday I had this revelation that I can handle almost every wooded tee shot within a certain distance with a Comet with more confidence than anything else in my bag. I get that they're not for everyone but damn I love them.

 

[ILUVSMGS18]

I keep finding the recent Big Z flat ones (most of mine came through Infinite Discs) fly more like neutral fairway drivers than a couple years ago. They can handle low forward-penetrating lines like slow fairways. The regular Z's seem slightly flippier. The higher shoulder domey Big Zs are still probably the most overstable (for a Comet) ones I've thrown. The recent stock ESP surprised me because after throwing it quite a bit it definitely seems a touch more stable than the flat Big Zs, but not as overstable as the domey Big Zs.

Yesterday I had this revelation that I can handle almost every wooded tee shot within a certain distance with a Comet with more confidence than anything else in my bag. I get that they're not for everyone but damn I love them.

Hmmm, I've noticed that I've been throwing a lot more of my Comets off the tee for most BH tee shots between 180'-300', especially if it's a wooded hole. Are the Big Zs almost Buzzzlike?

 

[Skamanda]

Hmmm, I've noticed that I've been throwing a lot more of my Comets off the tee for most BH tee shots between 180'-300', especially if it's a wooded hole. Are the Big Zs almost Buzzzlike?

Mine all are. I've got a couple regular Zs in pink that are even more overstable than that, but the big Zs seem pretty consistent in that stability, to me...

 

[Brychanus]

Hmmm, I've noticed that I've been throwing a lot more of my Comets off the tee for most BH tee shots between 180'-300', especially if it's a wooded hole. Are the Big Zs almost Buzzzlike?

I'm usually using them 250-300' in woods or stretch them a bit further than that occasionally (and like to use them any line I possibly can since I get the most practice with them).

Agree with Skamanda that they tend to be on the more overstable end. I'd say that most of the fresh Buzzzes I have thrown are probably still a touch more overstable than the Big Z Comets in that distance range, but I haven't really missed my Buzzz much after discovering the Big Z Comets. I still keep the Buzzz in the bag since it seems just a little more torque resistant.

 

[Skamanda]

Ok I just took both colors of UV color change Comet to the course, to learn them. Holy crap are they glidey! Quite possibly my longest Comets. Stability is similar to the Z Swirl ones, just a hair straighter.

 

[ILUVSMGS18]

Ok I just took both colors of UV color change Comet to the course, to learn them. Holy crap are they glidey! Quite possibly my longest Comets. Stability is similar to the Z Swirl ones, just a hair straighter.

Ooooooooooooh that seems to be a nice blend of stability and glide which could make me even more deadly on my area courses. 300' dead straight would open up a bunch of birdie opportunities that I only occasionally get.

 

[JHern]

I threw my favorite Comet off a mountain teepad in the Tahoe area some years ago...it held the line and never hyzered out. Lost it for good.

So I just picked up a new Z Comet to teach my 8 year old son how to throw properly. The older Comet is an awesome training disc, it flies true with proper form, but flops around like a dying duck with improper form. I imagine the Z Comet will be slightly over-stable at first, and beat in straight over time?

 

[Skamanda]

I haven't beat in a new Z Comet. I'm still working on beating in my first production run Z ones. It should do what you want though, with enough abuse...

 

[jvaudreuil]

I've found Z Comets to be dead straight off the shelf and slowly break in. I've had one in my bag for 2 years that has that true -2 turn now, and a fresh one that's an absolute laser beam.

 

[Skamanda]

Just took 2nd in FA1 at the Michigan Amateur State Championships, and probably 75% of my shots were Comets... The only times I reached fir anything else was when I needed something way shorter, or on the 5 shots all weekend that needed more than 350' of distance. The rest was all woods golf, where the Comet reigns supreme (even if my putting didn't )...