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

The Discraft Challenger OS is a 2-speed overstable putt & approach. With published flight numbers of 2 / 3 / 0 / 3, it is most often described as suited for driving putts into a headwind, forehand approaches.

Overview

The Challenger OS is the overstable branch of Discraft's Challenger putter family, rated 2 / 3 / 0 / 3 with a stability figure of 1.7.[1] Discraft points it at driving putts, headwinds, forehand approaches and hyzer putts rather than at straight putting from inside the circle.[1] PDGA measurements list it at 21.1cm across and 2.0cm tall with a 1.5cm rim depth, capped at 175.1 grams, so it keeps the deep Challenger profile.[2] Dan Schlitter of Team Discraft calls it a spin putter's disc that the wind does not move much on the green.[1]

Flight characteristics

Flight numbers: manufacturer vs. community
SourceSpeedGlide TurnFade
Discraft (mfg) 2 3 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.

The Challenger OS is a windy-day putter and an approach disc. Discraft lists driving, headwinds, forehand approaches and hyzer putts as its jobs.[1] Jared Pittman, quoted on Discraft's own page, says it goes straight with a stable finish no matter how hard he throws it, which is the property that matters when the same disc has to cover 150-foot upshots.[1] Discraft sells it in Putter Line and D Line, so you can pick a grippier or a firmer feel.[3][4] The standard Challenger covers the straighter end of the same shape.

Best for:

  • Driving putts into a headwind
  • Forehand approaches
  • Hyzer putts
  • Upshots that must not skip past

Plastics & variants

The Challenger OS is available in the following plastic blends from Discraft:[1]

Putter Line, Putter Line Hard, D Line

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

Discraft's Challenger OS was PDGA-approved on September 26, 2017 under certification 17-107.[2] It takes the parent Challenger mold, keeps the slow flat putt-and-approach shape, and adds fade at the end.[1] Discraft still lists the mold as in production and sells it directly in Putter Line and D Line blends.[3][4] The PDGA record notes a flexibility reading of 8.05kg and a rim configuration of 61.00, both consistent with a firm putter rather than a soft one.[2] Discraft rates its stability figure at 1.7, and the disc has stayed in the catalog since approval, appearing in the same Putt and Approach lineup as the Challenger and Challenger SS.[1]

Notable throwers

Dan Schlitter, Jared Pittman

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. Challenger OS — Discraft Discs
  2. Challenger OS from Discraft — PDGA
  3. Putter Line Challenger OS — Discraft Inc.
  4. D Line Challenger OS — Discraft Inc.

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