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This is the new Callaway Paradigm AI smoke driver it promises you’ll be able to hit the ball further than mf4 and it’s replacing the number one driver in the world I put them Head to Head and the results they will surprise you the Paradigm driver that cway
Brought out last year was a raging success a massive success it netted Callaway the number one selling driver globally so on the entire planet the Paradigm was the most Wanted by you guys watching this video the smoke is Callaway’s Gambit to try and continue this trend of success and I’ll be
Testing the new driver against last year’s Paradigm for distance for forgiveness for feel and if there’s a noticeable improvement over last year’s model first we have some issues to talk about normally I’m a big fan of naming a driver after something rather than just giving it a new numerical designation
You think about the stealth if you think about Arrow jet you know there’s a lot of examples throughout golf that make it just a little bit more evocative however to give this driver its full name the Callaway Paradigm artificial intelligent smoke it’s not exactly setting my blood on fire I am
Imagine that the smoke name is due to the pattern caused by the forging of the carbon I mean even that you know it’s reminiscent of beautiful things like burnt newspaper or a forest fire also just a small thing but it’s those small things that I’m kind of
Really looking for here even the text that they’ve spell out the smoke in we’ve got the forge carbon the max the AI the smoke the Paradigm and the Callaway they’re all like different fonts and it’s really bothering me B listen looks as everything else is subjective and once it goes behind the
Ball I mean it follows a very similar pattern a very similar design to some of the very best drivers in the world you’ve got that little bit of titanium at the front and then a big sweep of carbon after it Callaway has also ripped out of this
New driver one of the main selling points that they’ve spoken about for years I’m talking about Jailbreak technology now this is pretty simple there’s a couple of bars in behind the club face that connect the sole of the club to the crown of the club now that
Keeps the structure of the head a little bit more solid than it otherwise would be it also allows the face to flex more freely giveing more distance and forgiveness that’s according to Callaway and they’ve spent literally years explaining why this technology is so good why it is so necessary but now
Apparently this new AI supercomputer face has MA jailbreak redundant it’s not not needed anymore all four of these models have a titanium face a carbon crown and a lot more carbon within the body the swirly Smokey pattern comes from forging the carbon this is something that no other major driver
Manufacturer does the flagship model is the max and the one most people will be using it has a movable weight to help alter the ball flight Direction this is something that the other models don’t have the maxd is a draw bias Club to help golfer struggling with a slice as
Address the toe points a little bit more inwards to help close the face the triple diamond is meant to be used by the best ball Strikers with a slightly smaller compact head it doesn’t have an alignment aided on top and the club sits a little bit more open at a dress I’ll
Focus on the max in this video as it’ll be the one that most of you will be interested in although I might be popping the other drivers into further tests now the biggest and most controversial Claim about this driver is the new face so to create this driver
Callaway say that they’ve gathered data on 250,000 real golfer swings using a variety of launch monitor tech before feeding that data into a super computer the computer then spat out 50,000 different face iterations and concluded the best face construction includes micro hinge or deflection points which Callaway claim makes lots of multiple
Sweet spots across the face face rather than designing a face which is based on hitting good shots these are faces designed on where most golfers actually strike the ball from so all the heads in the Smoke line up they all have different faces based on the type of
Golfer that is going to be using those drivers so the face will Flex more or less depending on where it struck to try and get that ball back online and that is a that’s a good one to get on camera now this has been done in a very General
Sense with tailor made and the twist face but what Callaway claim is that with all the data that they’ve input into the computers and the AI technology that they’re using is that they are well ahead of the competition and all of this Tech is leading Callaway to make some
Pretty big claims so you can see here from this graphic this is how far Callaway are claiming that if you strike the ball from each of these points on the face how much further the ball is going to be going now to make these kind of claims Callaway must really think that they’ve
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The look of it it is similar to a lot of products out there on the market so you’re not going to get anything visually which is crazy out there but it looks nice it looks strong it looks powerful the smoke does have this sliding track system at the back which
Can alter ball fly if you want a little bit more fade or Draw bias this is the only driver in the Smoke family that has that feature soundwise it is different than the Paradigm it sounds a little bit more solid in some respects and I don’t mean
That in a positive way it sounds a bit harder I wouldn’t actually mind if Callaway decided to change their shaft sleeve as well it’s been this system for quite a few years it only offers the option of knocking it down one degre so this is a 9° head which I move down to
8° you can up the Loft by up to 2° but compared to some of the other offerings out there maybe it just doesn’t offer quite as much adjustability oh I must admit I do like that type of ball flly though you know what I would also really like if you hit
The thumbs up on this video and Now ladies and gentlemen on to the data and we have some surprises for you now both drivers I was using at 8° of course with the ventor shaft now for testing I also used the prov1 and that is with all my
Driver test that is just to make sure that the data is accurate from driver to driver this year I’m going to be swinging at 1150 M an hour that is my cruising speed for my golf swing now this doesn’t happen very often with driver testing year on year but I
Actually did see a difference with the data and the numbers but not only that there are some intangibles which I also found quite a difference in as well so first of all let’s just have a look at those basic numbers of distance so with the smoke I was carrying it
96.8 yards whilst with the old Paradigm old Paradigm from last year it was 293.50 and respective total distances of 39 19.2 for the smoke and 37.2 with the Paradigm but here’s where I really did start to see the difference and hopefully I wasn’t just sucking in
By what the marking was saying but from around the face I really think the smoke is a better driver than the Paradigm one of the big differences I found here was from the heel of the smoke so normally when you hit it out the heel it spins up
Quite a lot you lose a bit of distance and that is still the case with the smoke but compared to the Paradigm it was actually performing much better out of that area of the club high toe on both these drivers they were both really good and out the center I maybe found a
Slight Improvement in the Smoke than the Paradigm but over the many drives that I hit the result was simply the smoke was just performing that little bit better which is actually quite nice to see I mean it’s not always the case when drivers come out that you see an
Improvement but in this case I did one thing which really stood out with the spin rates from the the smoke now normally when you strike it from around the face the spin will increase so if HS out the heel the spin will increase HS out the toe it usually decreases but
Actually from around the face here the spin ratees seemed very very consistent which is a huge plus so one thing I found was the dispersion between the two drivers was different so the smoke was definitely Tighter and I did hit all these drives from everywhere on the face
So heels toes highs lows there was a good spread and like I said the heel area out of the just seemed to be a little bit tighter and not losing that much of a distance it was it was noticeable and as mentioned that’s not always the case when you’re testing
Variations of driver year on year so is the smoke better than last year’s Paradigm the number one selling driver in the world I would say yes but now this is one of the intangibles when I was striking it with the smoke it just didn’t feel as nice so
When I struck the Paradigm from last year it felt soft it felt responsive it felt fast the smoke just feels a little bit harder it feels a little bit firmer it’s not unpleasant but it is actually noticeable I would say that if I could hit last year’s Paradigm and just get
The performance that we got from the smoke that would be a perfect driver for me but that is something you should bear in mind if you are considering one of these two drivers I have to say the Callaway are on a little bit of a role to get the number one selling driver
Last year in the Paradigm which was really good and to them back it up with the smoke which on paper looks really really solid and in practice and in testing does seem to perform that little bit better nothing lasts forever and everything is cyclical but I have to say
That Callaway at the moment really are on top of their game and they’re riding the crest of an absolutely dollar studed wave and it shows no sign of slowing down but what really matters is your opinion so get down into those comments and let us know and if you want more
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23 Comments
Great review, production quality and tone to this video Pete. Less Top Gear cheesy Dad vibes, more cool cheeky, informative and to the point. ❤🎉😅
Not paying 575.00 for a gain of 2 -3 yards from last years paradym ….no thanks
Rouge st best callaway driver
I'm not sure that Callaway need to mess about with the loft sleeve. Only top tier golfers like yourself would want to be lofting down more than a degree. Thanks for the review. I will wait until it comes down significantly in price.
Do you genuinely care about the name? I reckon 95% of people aren't bothered…this will just be called the 'smoke' by people…
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Good review but notice you didn’t mention the price of £569. Which is bonkers 🤯
Cant wait to see you test the darkspeed ls
Great looking club!
Imagine getting so bothered about font lol
Srixon make some of the best clubs hands down. They don't need to advertise their products and turn them into gimmicks. Its hilarious how these companies brainwash golfers to buy their overpriced products and make them think they can hit it further than last years model. If your a callaway fan buy the Rogue, it's one of their best looking drivers that they have made and will be just as good as this model. To be honest this smoke looks dirty at the bottom. I wouldn't game it.
Bravo – better review than you know who on this one! 🎉
Hey Peter, first off I'm a big fan. I enjoy the content I'm not sure if you are aware but the is an aftermarket adapter available that adjusts to -2. It's on ebay.
I always love your vlogs and reviews however are you a bit subjective on this one as your used to a softer face with the Taylormade fall out face Stealth
Would be great to see a review of the new Paradym vs something like the Rogue ST Max. Probably more likely to be interested in changing a club that's a few years old to changing last year's model. 😊
Pete I already have last years Paradym so I wasn’t really interested in the club review. I just watched so I could hear your beautiful voice and see your handsome face with that infectious smile.
Great review but frankly the differences are marginal if any. What would be significantly beneficial is the availability of the paradigm og at a hugely discounted rate with the introduction of the new ai smoke knowing the performance distances drop off are negligible. Paradigm IMHO is a phenomenal driver and smoke has huge shoes yo fill. No Jail break after about 8 iterations hmmm interesting😮
Your mate Rick was a lot more complimentary…funny how opinions differ …great review 👍
Thanks Pete, looks like I'm going to switch – again 😵
Best selling driver? I literally have never seen a paradym and I’ve played with quite a few different golfers over the last year.
Maybe it’s time for Callaway to go to a 2 year cycle of driver introduction If the improvement is so minimal.
Geez the price of these things
I like the new look. Better than Paradym in my view. Plus, they have got rid of Jailbreak finally!