konza_kid
Birdie Member
Oh man been looking for a '19 Tour Series in the 164-166 range for a long time. Probably take forever to arrive
With those colors, I'd end up looking forever in the bushes for that thing! Beautiful disc though.
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Oh man been looking for a '19 Tour Series in the 164-166 range for a long time. Probably take forever to arrive
Whaaaaatttt!?!
I'm sure this isn't new, but I feel betrayed somehow by my fondest disc mold. I've been bagging comets for a while and have collected older ones, just because. And just recently I've discovered...the old mold comet isn't the same as the current ones.
I shouldn't be surprised but when did this happen? Clearly the old comet " Saturn/ Comet stamp, Russell series" has a much smaller diameter to the point the diameter of the bead fits inside the rim of the current mold.
I've got a Ron Russell and a 2019 Tour Series...
I'll check them out tomorrow and see if it's "shrinkage" or mold changing.
If I understand things correctly, if they did change the mold (diameter) they would then have to resubmit it to the PDGA for approval as it would then be a new mold. Therefore it is shrinkage.
I shouldn't be surprised but when did this happen? Clearly the old comet " Saturn/ Comet stamp, Russell series" has a much smaller diameter to the point the diameter of the bead fits inside the rim of the current mold.
Checked my Ron Russell thrower (very beat up) against one of my thrower MJ (ESP GLO) Comets and they were identical (laying their beads together).
Checked my wall hanger Ron Russell (signature series, #1 of 100) against my wall hanger MJ (ESP GLO) and my MJ (ESP Saturn stamp, 2019 tour series) and they are also identical.
Checked my OG Saturn stamp Comet (inside storage, used, not a wall hanger) against the two MJ Comets mentioned above (wall hangers) and they are also identical.
FWIW. I have about 60-70 Comets . . . only disc I collect. Don't doubt you had a Russell with shrinkage or some kind of variation in yours though. I've never noticed anything as drastic as you described though.
No changes have happened to the comet mold. It's all just difference in plastics, how they set up, when they were molded and so on
Sorry if this has been asked before but can you elaborate on your putting grip? I thought you used the same grip for throwing and putting. Do you use a fork grip or modified fan grip for putting? Are you pinching the plate with tip of index finger and thumb?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO5zH_jQYjQ he shows his grip in this video
Pretty sure I got the above Saturn in 2005. Anybody know when the Saturn started being used on production runs?