Callaway

Why we like it
For Callaway, making a driver face more flexible is not enough. It must be flexible in specific ways. Starting with the detailed data behind 250,000 swings, Callaway’s team and its artificial- intelligence platform worked backwards from where those shots ended up to find four kinds of drivers (and four kinds of faces) to fit four kinds of golfers. Aided by a body made nearly entirely of weight-saving carbon composite, the intricately varying dips and swirls on the face create pinpointed “micro-deflections” at impact to enhance everything from off-centre ball speed to spin and dispersion.

Paradym Ai Smoke Max

• Carbon composite in the crown and sole saves more than six grams.
• The face-thickness pattern is optimised to maximise off-centre hits.
• A 10-gram sliding weight lets golfers dial in ball flight.
• 9, 10.5, 12 degrees (with an eight-way adjustable hosel).

Top 5 highest launching, drivers, slower swing speeds

Paradym Ai Smoke Max D

• Made for medium swing speeds with inconsistent contact and a tendency to slice.
• Fixed rear weight lowers the centre of gravity for the highest launch in the family.
• Largest shape and face area of the four models.
• 9, 10.5, 12 degrees (with an eight-way adjustable hosel).

Top 5 most forgiving, drivers, high-handicaps

Paradym Ai Smoke Max Fast

• Targets moderate-swing-speed golfers with an ultralight grip and shaft.
• The built-in draw bias helps to mitigate a slice and square the face at impact.
• It has the largest face area in the Ai Smoke driver family.
• 10.5, 12 degrees (fixed hosel).

Top 3 lightest drivers

Paradym Ai Smoke ♦♦♦

• The most compact of the four drivers is the lowest spinning as well.
• Interchangeable front and rear weights allow for tweaks to lower ball flight and spin.
• Targets swing speeds of 105 miles per hour or higher.
• 8, 9, 10.5 degrees (with an eight-way adjustable hosel).

Top 5 best-looking, drivers, low-handicappers