Contents
  1. Overview
  2. Flight characteristics
  3. Recommended uses
  4. Plastics & variants
  5. History
  6. Notable throwers
  7. Similar discs

The Discraft Ringer GT is a 4-speed overstable putt & approach. With published flight numbers of 4 / 4 / 0 / 3, it is most often described as suited for driving putts and short tee shots that need a sure fade, forehand and backhand approaches with a soft landing.

Overview

The Discraft Ringer GT is, in Discraft's own words, 'a beefier Ringer': the company took the standard Ringer and added a subtle Groove Top — a shallow thumb channel on the flight plate — 'that increases grip confidence while shifting the stability of Ringer from 1.5 to Ringer GT's 1.7 rating.'[1] Discraft rates it 4/4/0/3.[1] Team Discraft's Jacob Deeter calls it his 'go-to throwing putter,' and Brandie Myers highlights its low speed for distance control and the groove's grip for both forehand and backhand.[1]

Flight characteristics

Flight numbers: manufacturer vs. community
SourceSpeedGlide TurnFade
Discraft (mfg) 4 4 0 3 Published spec
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Flight numbers describe the published behavior of the disc when thrown at its design speed. Real-world flight varies with plastic, weight, age, and thrower power. The community-averaged numbers above reflect crowd-sourced observations from real throws — typically slightly more understable than the manufacturer's published values, which is the most consistent pattern across nearly every commercial mold.

Discraft says players use the Ringer GT 'more often for driving and approaching when a soft landing is mandatory and wind needs managing.'[1] Disc Golf Puttheads found its flight true to the numbers — stable and straight with a dependable fade — and recommends it as a driving and approach putter more than a putting putter, since the fade is pronounced for inside the circle.[4] The groove top gives forehand throwers a confident purchase for flat, torque-resistant upshots.[1][4]

Best for:

  • Driving putts and short tee shots that need a sure fade
  • Forehand and backhand approaches with a soft landing
  • Windy putts and upshots
  • Distance-control approaches inside 250 ft

Plastics & variants

The Ringer GT is available in the following plastic blends from Discraft:[1]

Jawbreaker, X (Soft)

Plastic blend significantly affects flight character. Premium plastics like Champion, Z, or C-Line generally fly more overstable when fresh and hold their stability over time. Base plastics like DX, Pro, or Active beat in faster and become more understable workhorses with use.

History

The Ringer GT was PDGA-approved on April 21, 2017 (certification 17-70), eight years after the original Ringer, and the PDGA announced it with the tagline 'Slay Your Short Game.'[2][3] It shares the Ringer's low-profile shape — 21.1 cm diameter, 1.7 cm height, 1.0 cm rim — with a 175.1 g certified maximum.[2] Discraft's official plastic pages list Jawbreaker and X Soft versions, and the disc remains in production.[1] Limited runs include a Michael Johansen special-blend edition — Johansen, famed for putter drives, bags the Ringer family.[5]

Notable throwers

Michael Johansen

Similar discs

References & further reading

Sources

Content on this page has been cross-checked against the following sources. Numbered citations in the prose above link to the matching entry here.

  1. Ringer GT — Discraft official disc page
  2. Ringer GT — PDGA Equipment Certification (approved 2017-04-21, cert 17-70)
  3. Slay Your Short Game: Discraft's Ringer GT Putter — PDGA announcement
  4. Discraft Ringer and Ringer GT Review — Disc Golf Puttheads
  5. Michael Johansen Special Blend Ringer GT — Gotta Go Gotta Throw

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