Callaway Golf has announced the new ‘Paradym’ family of clubs that includes drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, and irons. The new driver lineup has three models Callaway says are targeted to fill the needs of a variety of player skill levels. This new line is a “paradigm shift” to reflect how the design departs from the usual interplay of forgiveness and distance. The drivers use the company’s first all carbon chassis thus eliminating titanium which has been the industry standard particularly for drivers. Each of the three driver models again make use of a forged titanium face created using Callaway’s AI software as seen in previous models. With the substitution of carbon over titanium the overall clubhead weight is 44% less. The idea being to make a driver that ends the debate between distance and forgiveness. The goal was to maximize distance while also maximizing ball speed, should impact be off center. The carbon fiber body allowed engineers to relocate weight so that stability and distance are improved while helping decrease dispersion and increase the overall MOI. Callaway Director of R&D for woods, Evan Gibbs said, “The Standard Model with the sliding weight is going to fit the broadest segment of player, it’s the head shape that’s going to appeal to the most players, plus it’s the highest MOI model. And with that APW, you’ve got an opportunity to influence the shot shape. If you need a little more draw bias, you can go to the Paradym X with the slightly larger footprint, more draw bias, and higher launch and the most forgiveness. Lastly the Triple Diamond is going to appeal to better players, it’s going to be our #1 model on Tour, very neutral trajectory, and interchangeable weights.” Paradym Drivers from Callaway By Ed Travis Fast Facts Callaway Paradym series drivers Forged carbon fiber sole Triaxial carbon crown Titanium face variable thickness insert Jailbreak internal stiffener Adjustable hosel Stock shafts: Aldila Ascent PL Blue, Project X Hzrdus, Mitsubishi Kai’LI Stock Grip: Golf Pride Velvet $599.99 at retail Feb.24, 2023 Paradym Game-improvement category 15-gram sliding weight in skirt Paradym X Super game-improvement category Draw bias Paradym Triple Diamond Better player category 450cc head Interchangeable front & back weights Michigan Golf Journal
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