Happy New Year! Today Ian is in the bay to test out the brand new Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Driver family. Come see what all the fuss is about as Ian tries out the Max, Max D and Triple Diamond varieties and gets into the details of what makes this year's drivers different from the original Paradym series.
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Filmed at: Club Champion Toronto
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TIMECODES:
00:00 – Introduction
01:43 – First Impressions
03:42 – Ai Smart Face Technology
04:51 – Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max D
08:15 – Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max
11:19 – Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond
12:32 – Ai Smoke Driver Comparison
13:32 – Paradym Triple Diamond vs Ai Smoke Triple Diamond
18:52 – Results
20:07 – Final Thoughts
LINKS FROM VIDEO:
Callaway Paradym Driver Fitting: https://youtu.be/OUqKn_DPsMc
SLICE AND ANTI HOOK DRIVER SETUPS // Never Slice Again!: https://youtu.be/mIMPNzGCzVE
Stealth2+ vs. Paradym Triple Diamond // 💣 BOMBS AWAY 💣: https://youtu.be/6ntLcP0T8UQ
Callaway Paradym Drivers // Initial Review: https://youtu.be/k_WMrpuunJA
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It's noticeable that the lie angle can vary quite a bit from one driver to another. What do you think the optimal lie angle at impact should be?
I have an AI Max D with Denali blue stiff shaft on the way. I have been gaming a 9.5 (10.5 adj -1 in Draw) Epic Max Tensei blue stiff with sliding weight and misses are push and OB push slices with the weight in the heel. Had the same misses with the prior regular flex shaft. On Trackman I get 160-165 ball speed, but hit way to high with launch angle (16-22 deg) and height in the low 50 yd range with the 9.5 degree head. Did a QI35 demo with a Denali Blue 60 stiff and got it out to 298, so my dream is that shaft in the Max D heads helps with the Denali shaft, or just go with the Max head and figure it out with swing lessons.
I just won one of these in a raffle! Can't wait to try it out next week.
Bought a Paradym and it's a nice driver. Very happy with it. Upgraded from a Callaway Diablo
472 Gaylord Points
The TD compared to Qi10 standard seems to show Qi10 doing better with dispersion and distance…
So to some up it is no better than last year or the year before
Callaway all bluster. Buy last year model
Thinking about buying ai smoke but i have Callaway epic speed and its a great driver too
PLEASE Test the Triple Diamond MAX by callaway. All I can find online is these type of reviews, but I am very interested in the Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond MAX MAX MAX.
When is the triple diamond max review coming soon I hope
Already into May I love my Max D.
I struggle to see why anyone (minus the very top end players) would take the Triple Diamond over the Max. Having hit both extensively, the Triple Diamond is far less forgiving (especially on toe strikes) and spins so low that even at 105-110 clubhead speed it struggles to stay in the air.
Not a huge cally fan typically. I own darkspeed x. The smoke max is so unbelievably consistent across the face it's unreal. It's like it has no sidespin. The cobra can be longer for sure but is not as consistent. It's very good but I'm having a hard time missing the fairway with the ai smoke max.