BLUF: the Banger GT is my primary approach disc and will likely remain so for the foreseeable future. This is a review for ESP/Ti plastics, compared to Jawbreaker, for those who wish to know how they stack up. I to convince some to reach out to Discraft and show the demand signal for premium plastic Banger GT's exists.

I picked up a handful of Jawbreaker Banger GT's for myself and friends for Christmas. Long story short 4/5 of us are bagging it regularly as our primary approach disc, with one of us putting with it as well. Like many, I searched the inter-webs and heard of these fabled Titanium Banger GT's that were produced a handful of times over the years, as well as the super small MJ ESP runs. Unfortunately, there haven't been regular production runs of the Banger GT in premium plastic for a long while. 

Recently, I was lucky enough to pick up 3x Banger GT's second-hand, a well-loved 2005 ESP, and 2x white Ti from a Michigan event. The stamps on the latter are tough to make out entirely as they were wiped clean to do some dying experiments. I've been enjoying the ESP Banger the most, as even in it's very played state, the ESP plastic feels amazing in the hand and the disc holds lines with much more snap than my Jawbreaker. While it certainly takes a firmer snap than the Jawbreaker, it's so much smoother. Cleaning the disc after a throw is far easier, as the plastic wipes clean in one go, while Jawbreaker can often feel sandy still after a quick wipe, making harder snap further difficult as the disc begins to slip a bit out of the hand. I've found not only can I snap the ESP harder, it consistently feels that grippy with little towel use.

The Ti is like-new from a 2015 run, it was used to dye and has very little wear. The newer premium feels fantastic, taking plenty of snap for straight shots or turnovers, but having the most fade of any of them. It isn't as grippy as the ESP, but the Ti plastic offers a great firmness over the Jawbreaker. I've found "flutter-hush" style approaches were easiest with this, as the Jawbreaker be touchy on stall shots and just hold a soft anny all the way to the ground when I don't want it, while the ESP is beat enough that it prefers to anny to flat.

The difference in grip among them seems to change in the rain. The ESP holds up until "all-wet" state, when it's difficult to grip. The Ti holds up much better, I'd say partially due to the plastic and partially being less-worn. The Jawbreaker can be 80% dry and still has fine grip, so in the rain it wins out but otherwise I don't prefer it. 

Regardless, I've been fortunate enough to grab an ESP/Ti Banger GT and will be bagging one or the other along with a Jawbreaker for the foreseeable future. I hope my review is helpful for anybody wishing to know what these unfortunately rare molds are like.I don't feel the Jawbreaker is enough to hold that spot for more serious players, it just can't handle a ton of snap. Premium plastics allow this disc to shine, as anyone who's seen MJ plop it 250 under the basket and walk away like a boss.

I hope Discraft will bring back regular production runs of the Banger GT in each of these plastics. If the demand signal wasn't there in the past, I feel even a small amount of advertisement preceding a larger run to supply the market would do wonders to get the mold back in the conversation for great approach discs. 

A little more stable than the base plastic blends. This is a perfect "thrower". I don't like it for putting because the plastic doesn't grab the chains as well as the Pro-D or X-Soft. I have been wanting a premium blend Banger for a long time. Discraft used to produce ESP Bangers but discontinued them a few years ago. Shame. Premium Bangers need to be produced on a regular basis. I've scooped up 5 of these Ti fundraisers. Just in case Discraft doesn't start making them in ESP or Ti again in the future. Bang Bang!