The RPM Tui is an understable putt and approach disc with almost no finish. One turn against a fade RPM publishes as half a point means it holds whatever angle you give it nearly to the ground.
RPM’s framing is that with a strong throw the Tui will hold a turnover and not fade back, which makes it a utility disc as much as a putter. Infinite reviewer averages of 3.1 / 4.2 / -1.1 / 0.2 confirm the turn and put the fade close to zero. Four glide is generous for the class and stretches an upshot further than 3 speed suggests. Lower-power throwers get a straight, easy flight; a strong arm gets a genuine turnover.
That puts it at the understable end of RPM’s three putters, with the Ruru as the stable middle and the Takapu as the overstable one. It works as a straight putter for players who fight a hard-fading disc, and as a turnover approach when the line bends right. There is nothing in it to bring the disc back, so a headwind will flip it and keep flipping it, and it will not hold a line across a crosswind.
The tūī is the honeyeater with the white tuft at its throat, found in native forest and bush across the three main islands, feeding mainly on nectar from kōwhai, pōhutukawa, rātā and flax, and acting as an important pollinator of native trees — often heard before it is seen. RPM names its lineup for New Zealand native wildlife throughout. Along with the Kiwi it is one of RPM’s two founding molds, PDGA approved back in 2006, and it carries one of the widest plastic ranges in the lineup: Strata, Cosmic, Atomic, Magma and Glow.
How much the Tui 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 Tui was certified. Each card names discs that share the number, so you can feel it in the hand.
