The RPM Takapu is a stable putt and approach disc that finishes left. Two fade at 2 speed means it does not glide past the target — it fades, and it drops.
RPM describes it as a beadless disc with a slow, very stable flight and a gentle late fade, with a rounded nose that helps eliminate wobble, and says that powered up it holds its line like a laser. Infinite reviewer averages of 2.1 / 3.2 / -0.1 / 1.9 confirm the rating. A New Zealand retailer review adds the most useful detail: the stability holds up even at low spin, which makes it more reliable than a neutral putter on long putts that come in slow.
That puts it at the overstable end of RPM’s three putters — the Tui is the understable one, the Ruru the stable middle, and the Takapu the one that finishes. It suits short hyzers, into-wind upshots and anything where skidding past the basket costs a stroke. The same reviewer compares it to an Innova Aviar shape with more stability and fade added, and notes similar glide to an Axiom Envy despite a narrower wing. On a long putt that two fade will pull left of the chains unless you allow for it.
The tākapu is the Australasian gannet, a bird with a wingspan close to two metres that hunts by plunge-diving into the sea at speed and with considerable precision. RPM names its lineup for New Zealand native wildlife throughout. PDGA approved in May 2022 and made in Strata, Cosmic, Atomic, Magma and Glow, with soft and hard Magma variants widely stocked; a limited Atua Series re-stamp of this mold is sold as the Tangaroa.
How much the Takapu 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 Takapu was certified. Each card names discs that share the number, so you can feel it in the hand.
