The Ask MJ & Comet Love Thread

[DesertFox]

Awesome news!

 

[mj20300]

AWESOME! Will you still be attending the Ace Race on August 10th or is it practice mode now? Looking forward to finally meeting you:thmbup:

I am still planning on doing the Ace Race on the 10th

 

[damagedLIVER]

I am still planning on doing the Ace Race on the 10th

Good to know. Just signed my father-in-law and myself up!:hfive:

 

[Shreddedcoconut]

MJ in the Midtown Chiropractic tournament you throw a lime green midrange. Just curious as to what it is . . .:thmbup:

 

[tylerc]

lime green banger?

 

[mj20300]

MJ in the Midtown Chiropractic tournament you throw a lime green midrange. Just curious as to what it is . . .:thmbup:

More than likely its my green ESP Banger, but I do have a big stamp z buzz in my bag that is the same color.

 

[discguy42]

Nice finish in the Midtown tourney :hfive:! Good to see you getting into some video coverage too :thmbup:!

 

[pmorgan1214]

MJ- have you ever throw a spectra. What is your thoughts???

 

[uNicedmeMan]

First, thanks for being so active in this thread MJ, you are the man!:thmbup:

Second, thanks for posting the below way back when. I've never felt comfortable with the power grip and I get all sorts of terrible results whenever I try it. I've always thought that I was missing out on some potential D by not using the power grip but your distance is more than enough. I shall experiment with the power grip no longer.

the thing is, is that its not the pressure in my grip its how i let my wrist break and my hand and fingers tranfer the power and spin to the disc. A big key is to not lock the disc against the palm of your hand when you grip it, it should stay out in the fingers with it just touching the hand where your index and middle finger meet the hand

the pressure in the grip is a different topic, but you press up with the index and down with the thumb, thumb is pressing in between the index and middle finger in that space. and you press back with the pinky. the middle and ring fingers just control the flight plate, not a lot of pressure on them at all

So when you say the index finger is pushing up, are you pushing up with the tip of the finger or between the first and second knuckle under the rim? And, are you pushing up into the flight plate with the pinky as well or pulling it into the hand? Are there any other tips you can provide for a fellow fan gripper? You make long tosses look pretty damn effortless.

Thanks MJ, I wish you the best in all you do.

 

[jdawgl]

Hi MJ, seems I have read that you like to play some ball golf. Do the top pros in disc golf discuss the distance parallels between ball golf and disc golf? Do some pros know their distances to a precise yardage. For instance, someone throws their comet 300ft +/- 10ft.

Disc golf can be of a 'feel' sport than b-golf, so the comparison breaks down. There is the obvious wind resistance that effects a disc much more than a golf ball, but I have not seen a pro discuss this issue. Do any pros say 'I can throw my [insert midrange] 303ft +/- 5ft consistently with a grooved throw' much in the same way 'I can hit my 7 iron 157yds +/- 2yds'.

Best of luck in the coming tourneys and let me know if you want to play some ball golf around Greenville,SC. I have a couple free passes to some local courses :thmbup:.

 

[mj20300]

MJ- have you ever throw a spectra. What is your thoughts???

That is one disc that i never managed to try out

 

[slingdiscs]

First round with my big z comet, last hole, 5 friends, beautiful ace! Second ever! Cant believe it took me so long to replace when I lost my first z comet. Such a sweet flight

 

[damtroll]

Is the Big Z Comet comparable in stability to a regular Z Comet? I have a beat up X and ESP bagged right now, and 2 Z's on the shelf for backups. Just wondering if I should add a Big Z.

 

[slingdiscs]

Comparable is a good word, my big z is 166 and if im remembering lines correctly ever so slightly less stable than the 170 elite z I lost. Has enough oomph to fade back to flat or back to straight depending on release. I should mention mine has a nice high shoulder and a pretty flat top

 

[sandelius]

I bought an MJ Comet today. Beautiful disc! Super glidey, controlled distance with ease.

I have never seen anyone thrown it live. But I trusted what i've read here and It felt good in the hand so I decided to give it try. Good choice!

 

[mj20300]

Is the Big Z Comet comparable in stability to a regular Z Comet? I have a beat up X and ESP bagged right now, and 2 Z's on the shelf for backups. Just wondering if I should add a Big Z.

They are a little more stable to start with from what I have used of them

 

[mj20300]

I bought an MJ Comet today. Beautiful disc! Super glidey, controlled distance with ease.

I have never seen anyone thrown it live. But I trusted what i've read here and It felt good in the hand so I decided to give it try. Good choice!

:clap:

 

[badsmurph]

Have fun out there buddy

 

[HiFi]

Yeah good luck :hfive:

 

[Anon]

Winning vibes from ND.

:: Holding my MJ Comet to the sky ::