Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max D is the best driver for distance and offers plenty of upside when it comes to forgiveness. We define "forgiveness" as how consistently a golf club produces similar outcomes for ball speed, carry distance and dispersion. The Paradym Ai Smoke Max D performs well in this respect in addition to its top distance ranking.
► You want distance: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max D is the best driver for distance in our testing. For 40% of our testers, it was the best for carry distance. This propels it past the Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond.
► You want help with a slice: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max D is draw-biased. By design, it is suppose to help limit a slice or fade. The driver adaptor sleeve also allows for a "draw" setting.
✖︎ You already draw the golf ball: Since the Paradym AI Smoke Max D is a draw-biased driver, we recommend you avoid it.
✖︎ You don't want to break the bank: This driver, much like others, is $599.99.
We collect tester feedback with each driver. This feedback does not count towards overall results but our job is to inform you what other golfers are saying about the golf clubs they test.
“One of the best-looking Callaway drivers in a long time.”
“Very consistent and one of the longest clubs I’ve tested to date.”
“Hot off the face and a sleeper pick in the driver category. I’d label it as slightly draw-biased and one of the best drivers.”
“Feedback across the face is great. It lets you know where you hit it.”
“First Callaway driver I’ve liked in some time. I was pleasantly surprised.”
“Stellar balance, very workable and the distance is there. It also sits great despite being a draw-biased driver.”
Distance Taking into account total distance and carry distance, our distance scoring is a metric ultimately telling you the total yards achieved by the club.
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Accuracy Accuracy evaluates if a player’s shots with each club are above or below what’s expected based on that player’s skill level. By eliminating variables in player ability, accuracy determines how well the club improves a player’s overall score.
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Forgiveness Forgiveness measures how well a club corrects for hits that are center or off center off the face of the club. A high forgiveness rating tells you that a club does well at maintaining consistency in performance when your swing fluctuates.
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Ball Speed Ball speed measures how fast the ball is traveling off the face of the club. We eliminate variables like player swing speed or ability, so you can compare ball speeds off the face as affected by the club, not the player.
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Fairways Hit We evaluate the percentage of shots that hit the fairway compared to shots in the rough. This shows the accuracy of a club, with a higher percentage earning a higher accuracy rating.
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Cancer Survivor. Amputee Golfer. Essentially, a OneLeggedBoss. When he isn't facilitating testing or analyzing data, Phillip enjoys his family time, practicing and playing golf, unwinding with video games, capturing photos of nature, or devouring pretzels.
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