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RPM Discs Kahu XG flight numbers
The RPM Discs Kahu XG is an understable distance driver in our disc database, with manufacturer flight numbers 13 / 5 / -2.5 / 2. Try Discs lists it as discontinued.
Manufacturer ratings supplied by Try Discs. Plastic, weight, run and wear can change flight. DiscField has not yet checked this model against RPM Discs’s own pages; confirm the numbers on RPM Discs’s website. How to read flight numbers
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What the Kahu XG flight numbers suggest
Speed 13 is a distance driver rating. Recreational players usually see the rated flight only with a fast, clean throw. Thrown slower, a disc this fast fades early and loses distance.
Turn -2.5 and fade 2 describe an understable flight: it moves right early in the flight before the finish, the shape slower arms and hyzer flips rely on. The -2.5 turn means it is rated to turn noticeably at full speed, which suits slower arms, hyzer flips and rollers, and the fade of 2 means a clear finish as it slows down. Those directions are for a right-handed backhand; a forehand or a left-handed backhand mirrors them.
Glide 5 is typical for a distance driver in our database. Glide is the rating that changes least between similar discs; plastic and weight matter more for how long it stays up. The rim is 2.4 cm wide (about 0.94 in), wider than most distance drivers in our database. A rim this wide usually calls for a firm power grip.
Try Discs, our catalog provider, lists the Kahu XG as discontinued, so you may only find it used or in old stock. The ratings still help you understand a copy you already own and find a current disc that flies the same way.
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Kahu XG flight path
Illustrative top view of the published ratings, not a measured flight. How the curve is drawn
Discs with flight numbers like the Kahu XG
Current distance drivers within one point of the Kahu XG in speed, turn and fade, ranked by how close the four ratings are.
| Disc | Speed / glide / turn / fade | Compared with the Kahu XG |
|---|---|---|
| Axiom Tenacity | 13 / 5 / -2.5 / 2 | same ratings |
| Discraft Crank DiscField guide | 13 / 5 / -2 / 2 | +0.5 turn |
| DGA Tempest | 13 / 5 / -3 / 2 | -0.5 turn |
| Discmania DD2 | 13 / 5 / -2 / 2 | +0.5 turn |
| Discraft Crank SS | 13 / 5 / -3 / 2 | -0.5 turn |
How the Kahu XG compares with DiscField guide discs
DiscField has written full guides for these distance drivers, with plastics, weights and buying advice checked on the maker’s site. They are the guide discs with ratings closest to the Kahu XG.
| Disc guide | Speed / glide / turn / fade | Compared with the Kahu XG | Side by side |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discraft Crank | 13 / 5 / -2 / 2 | +0.5 turn | Compare |
| Discraft Thrasher | 12 / 5 / -3 / 2 | -1 speed, -0.5 turn | Compare |
| Discraft Hades | 12 / 6 / -3 / 2 | -1 speed, +1 glide, -0.5 turn | Compare |