The new Callaway Elyte fairway woods feature a refined shape and new Ai10x clubface design, both design with the help of AI, to help deliver straighter and farther shots off the tee or off the turf. It represents an advancement from the Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke fairway woods that were released in 2024. In a head-to-head test, how does the Callaway Elyte fairway wood stack up with the Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max?
0:00 Intro
3:24 Testing (Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max)
10:13 Testing (Callaway Elyte)
13:32 Data & Conclusions
In this video, 2nd Swing's Drew Mahowald is joined in the Tour Van by master club fitter Kevin Kraft to test and review the Callaway Elyte fairway wood in comparison to its predecessor, the Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max fairway wood.
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I’m not upgrading but I think people are missing the difference in these it’s really not about yards but the elyte design is supposed to have better turf interaction.
With all due respect, don’t all of you get a tad tired of having to promote the advantages of every manufacturer’s “latest and greatest “new models every year. I recently watched another very well regarded (as are you) you-tuber who compared the Sim 2 versus the Q 35 and candidly admitted that the performance improvement was minimal and that the Sim 2 was a better economic investment. I almost fell out of my chair. I subscribed immediately….
Based on the results no need to upgrade.
2-3 yards difference is meaningless in the real scheme of things. No reason to upgrade.
Love my Elyte 5 and 9 woods. Slot perfectly between mini driver and stronger lofted 6 iron.
I love Callaway three woods. I traded my ai smoke w the Callaway 50 percent bonus. Not that the ai smoke was not performing it was mainly because I tried and wanted the aretera shaft for $100 and like the feel of the elyte. Plus I like the matte finish