The RPM Kiwi is the most overstable driver RPM makes. Four fade against four glide at 10 speed is a low, hard, deliberate flight built for wind rather than distance.
RPM calls it a dependable, very overstable medium-speed driver for any wind condition, and notes the current version holds a consistent angle through high speed before a sharp finish. Infinite reviewer averages of 9.8 / 4 / -0.4 / 3.1 read it as slightly less overstable than the rating, and Infinite publishes the manufacturer numbers as 10 / 4 / 0 / 3 rather than RPM’s own 10 / 4 / 0 / 4 — so expect a shade less fade than the number on the page. It does not need a big arm to behave, but it does need one to go anywhere.
That puts it firmly in the utility slot: forced hyzers, headwind drives, spike shots, forehands that have to come back. RPM also points to its stability making it a good utility roller. Do not buy it for distance — at 10 speed with four fade it comes down early and comes down left, whatever you do to it.
The Kiwi is RPM’s first driver, and it has been sold before under two other names — the Raptor and the Taniwha — with the original PDGA approval dating to 2006 and a retool in 2020. The name is New Zealand’s national bird, flightless, with hair-like feathers and an egg that can reach a fifth of the female’s body weight; the Māori name is imitative, taken from the bird’s call. RPM names its lineup for New Zealand native wildlife throughout. Made in Strata, Cosmic, Atomic and Glow.
How much the Kiwi turns and fades depends on how hard it is thrown. These three shapes are drawn from the manufacturer’s numbers, not from measured throws.
Measured by the PDGA when the Kiwi was certified. Each card names discs that share the number, so you can feel it in the hand.
