Alan is back with his to take a look at the newest irons from Callaway for the 2024 season, the Paradym Ai Smoke.
The new Paradym Ai Smoke irons from Callaway represent a major breakthrough in iron technology and performance. These irons utilize an industry-first “Ai Smart Face” designed using artificial intelligence and real player data to optimise ball speed and dispersion across the face.
Key features and benefits of the Paradym Ai Smoke irons:
Ai Smart Face is engineered using swing data from thousands of golfers to create multiple sweet spots across the face for maximum distance and tight dispersion.
Longer blade lengths, thinner top lines, and wider soles promote faster ball speeds while maintaining control and precision.
Hollow-body construction and modern shaping blend innovation with refined aesthetics.
Dynamic Sole Design with pre-worn leading edge improves turf interaction for consistent contact.
Longer mid and long irons (1/4″ longer) increase swing speed and distance without sacrificing control.
Optimised for golfers with moderate to high swing speeds seeking more distance and consistency.
The Paradym Ai Smoke irons represent an exciting leap forward in applying artificial intelligence and data analytics to optimise iron performance. This revolutionary Ai Smart Face technology helps golfers of all skill levels gain more distance and dial in dispersion for consistently solid iron play. Callaway continues to push the boundaries of innovation to help all golfers get the most out of their iron game.
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Well Callaway say this is sweeter from every spot and we’re here to put it to the test the new Callaway AI smoke iron for 20124 let’s get into it remember if you like our videos please hit that subscribe button and tell all your golfing friends so Callaway have called it this
Year this is their most advanced iron face AI smoke face technology well what’s it all about well they’ve got two irons this year they got the standard AI smoke and the AI smoke HL what’s the difference well one’s going to hit it higher high launch one’s not main difference from a loft
Perspective you’ve got 28° in the standard and 30° in the HL so what’s the technology about well they’ve used their smart face technology in these irons to help gain data for well they gain data from lots of golfers to understand where they need to put the weight where they
Need to how they need to design the face to enable you to get maximum ball speed across the whole face they know that every single golfer doesn’t hit it out of the middle all the time you know you’ve seen those Tiger Woods wear patches of his little small golf ball
Imprint where he smashed millions of golf balls and worn in the middle of the face well most golfers aren’t like that they’re aware that you’re going to hit it out the toe out the heel high in the face low in the face and what the AI technology has done has enabled them
Because they’ve used real golfers rather than just golf pros is take data on that type of golfer that would like this iron and make sure that the weight in the face is designed in such a way that gives you maximum consistency across that face they have done what again what
I like about this is there’s a clear story to the AI smoke iron family You’ got two irons standard HL well why would you have HL this is a common theme that has come out in in Brands over the last 24 months really I think for me that the
This really this HL language if you like in the golf industry kicked off with the mauno range a couple of years ago um when they brought out the HL iron um why well because over the years as we know Lofts have got stronger and stronger and
Stronger and stronger a 28° 79 when you think about it is ridiculous it’s it’s why each of these sets has to have two Gap wedges it’s not normal but you have to have it because they’ve strengthened all the Lofts however with the HL iron for that guy that struggles to maybe Pop
The ball up in the air get the land angle on the green maybe get some flight the HL head with that slightly weaker loft is definitely going to be a great option shaft options well standard is Elevate they stick that in both of them and in the graphite you’ve got the
Cipher shaft as well so some nice options nice clean story nice clean product it’s time to get these things on track man and see if they’re as good as they say they are so we’re in the bay here at Milton keing the AI smoke is the
First one I’m going to test I’ve got it in the Elevate stiff they’ve led me this to have a try I’m actually going to do something slightly different in this test we’re very very fortunate that a good friend of ours at Callaway Nathan has given us some irons to try with
These to allow us to do these videos because as much as I love doing these videos and and sometimes it’s easy just to do them with the seven iron it’s also nice to hit the long IR as well so I’ve got a five iron there in both heads and
I’ve got a pitching wedge in both heads as well I’m going to make sure we get that five iron just so you can see what the effect of the longer iron is remember the standard head is the stronger Loft so 28° typ what what’s really good straight
Away is it looks like a Callaway iron they haven’t tried to reinvent the wheel Callaway is Callaway it does a great job at just this is what Callaway should be about they should just do what they’re good at right so Callaway iron is a nice thick Top Line looks smart you feels you
With confidence as soon as you lay down and this thing should be pumped out there as far as anything solid as a rock absolutely superb that look at the ball speed off a 7 iro love that oh wow Chris did you get that did you get that sound oh my word 136 ball
Speed that’s 1 194 carry with a 7 on now now in the past I’ve done these videos and I’ve complained that that ball goes too far now don’t get me wrong I’m not sure I’d step up with a set but that was fast that felt so good off the middle of the
Face there’s your toe just to make sure that we keep it real there’s your toe one ball speed hasn’t dropped as much which is the important bit right so that’s where this technology and what they’re talking about with this technology is actually when they strike
It out of the toe that we don’t lose as much as maybe we want to yes I’ve just hit it in the front trap but at least I can find it okay one more and then we’re going to hit some five IRS with this head
Oh There She Goes let’s hit a fat one to finish with the seven ons right let’s grab that five on and see what she does so this is It’s good to see a five IR isn’t it because when you get to do these videos it’s
Quite often let’s have a look at the 79 how do it performed have we changed that over could you just grab that if I get Chris to just pop that the dispersion on there we can see and get some real time as to how far this actually goes see if
We can get one in the air first so good off the face and that was low off the face as well how far’s that gone 202 carry low off the face as well brilliant ball speed brilliant off that isn’t it you know what even though it’s not a
Typical iron that I go for it remind and they’re going to hate me for saying this Callaway are going to hate me for saying this it actually reminds me of the old X12 Pro Series in look still Lov that iron and you and back in those days x14 X2 Pro Series
Used to be an eying that even low single figure handicap golfers would play and I think the AI smoke has that about it it has that you know if you’re a decent lwh handicap golfer you’d even pick this sign up and think you know what looks good enough for me to
Smash that was good how we looking on so yeah consistently bad but but at least the club’s good Height’s lovely okay one more five on and then we’ll hit the HL oh I’ve absolutely smoked that look at the consistency in that yardage we just need to square the face up but
That is definitely me not the club so let’s grab HL now this is going to be a little bit harder to test mainly because it’s not an iron that I really need to hit it higher and also I’ve only got it in the graphite option so got it
In that CER nice light weight but we’re going to see this iron sold a lot in this graphite option because that go for that needs maybe a little bit more help to get it in the air may have a littleit lower Club Ed speed may need to increase launch a little bit
More so that lighter shaft is going to help so let’s see what we get in terms of H yeah definitely feels lighter wow and definitely goes higher I mean yardage is good club B speed’s good but very very high 130 ft in the air I’ve nuted
That I mean that is coming down like a butterfly with saw feet 141 ft in the air carried 193 get me a set on order just play with a six IR down yeah graphite set HL iron Cipher what’s this regular that’ll do I’ve absolutely ripped those 11 you can see the difference in
The height though right so you can bring up how high that iron goes so let’s grab the five iron because what I don’t want you to be this year when you go into your fittings you’re scared of a long iron there’s so many good irons that
Have been designed to help you get the ball up in the air let’s not be afraid this year of trying four and five irons out you know I think the days of just having 79 down might be on the back end of this for us but let’s see if we can
Get this one in here little py lovely ball speed look at that ball speed going a long way a’t it 213 carry with a five line yeah I know Club speed’s good we’ve had a lot of comments about that it’s hard to test designs but
I can only swing it in a certain way I mean I can try and swing it at 70 if you want doesn’t really work for me if I slow it down that much so let’s I can only give you the swing speed I want thanks Chris hit that delete
Button okay let’s get a couple more five ones it just is going to go miles this it feels so good off the face it launches it so easily more so than some of the irons I’ve tested this year already really good just such a nice launch 123 ft for
5 IR 206 carry thanks very much longer than the standard head just overall a really good iron so guys there you go the five iron and the 7 iron hit they are really really good irons there’s some great custom fit options this year I think they look really I mean
Even HL it doesn’t look cumbersome it doesn’t look clumpy yes you can see on the five on a little bit of the back Edge but do you know what I don’t mind that I actually think that actually works for me on that particular product I think that’s maybe due to the Top Line
Being that little bit thicker um standard head looked brilliant I think I would happily play that iron this year I have no quals in that the the it it was really really good when I hit I mean I hit a couple there you heard them I hit
A couple there that absolutely out the middle of the face and they were superb in terms of the feel the distance the carry the launch everything about it was absolutely brilliant so I hope that was helpful I would definitely be saying to you put this in the mix when you’re
Thinking about a new set of irons AI smoke Callaway some brilliant technology some simple story standard head HL you know what they’re going to do they’re good they feel good they look good hope that was helpful if you like our videos guys remember please hit that subscribe button and tell all your golfing
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3 Comments
i stopped watching after you hit your
first 2 shots,
170 carry, 120 ball speed
then 139 ball, 194 carry?
yea the average golfer really needs an inconsistent iron like this lol
Callaway has been making some seriously ugly looking clubs lately.
They also have a 'fast' option for people with slow swing speeds