The Masters-winning driver
How well do you know your driver? We’re going to breakdown the tech inside the Masters-winning Paradym driver and how it'll help you play better golf.
Equipment
What's your mix?
There’s a big gap between your driver and your approach irons, so which clubs do you use to get close to the green if you’re still a long way out?
Some players prefer to play with fairway woods, while some use utility irons and others swear by hybrids. There’s no right answer as each of these kinds of clubs nicely fills the gap between your driver and scoring irons.
By-and-large, hitting woods and hybrids off the deck will help you pack a punch and they’re easy to make good connection with the ball with, but longer irons provide that much-sought-after length and accuracy.
We’re seeing a modern trend of tour players opting for smaller fairway woods like 7-woods to help bridge the distance between the fairway and the green.
So, while there are different options open to you, what are the benefits of lining your golf bag with fairway woods?
Why use a fairway wood?
We all know that golf is a very challenging game, and as we’ve already hinted at, fairway woods will help give you a better connection with the ball when you’re hitting straight off the fairway rather than teeing off. The soles on fairway woods have been meticulously designed to power through the short grass, allowing you to translate that momentum into distance on your strikes.
When you play with a fairway wood, your strikes will simply glide across the top of turf and will have the power to give you both a higher ball flight, and a better landing on the green. Callaway’s Paradym Ai Smoke Max fairway wood has a lightweight carbon chassis that allows for weight to be better distributed, giving you ideal launch and height on your shots.
While it can be tempting to reach for an iron simply because you’re hitting off the fairway, there are potentially more benefits to hitting a fairway wood. If you tend to suffer from either a fade or slide when hitting the ball, fairway woods will give you a higher launch on your strikes, and have better shot-correction tech built into the larger clubhead.
Why use a hybrid?
You may be inclined to fill this gap between your clubs with a hybrid, and they’re an excellent choice if you do. Hybrids won’t give you as much power on your strikes when compared to fairway woods, but they’re very maneuverable to swing and will help you punch though the turf if your shot has landed in a poor area.
The Paradym Ai Smoke hybrid from Callaway is an incredibly versatile club, and will be your got-to recovery club when you find yourself wayward of the fairway. With a more pronounced sole camber, this club will give you a precise, clean contact with the ball.
Why use a utility iron?
Some golfers prefer to play with utility irons when they find themselves a good distance from the hole. A huge benefit of adding long irons to the bag is your set up to the ball and swing are similar to your scoring irons, allowing you to retain a consistent sense of feel when striking the ball from the fairway to the putting surface.
With a dynamic sole design and pre-worn leading edge, Callaway’s Apex utility irons are designed to give you consistent contact with the ball, rather you’re playing off a pristine fairway or second cut.
Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke fairway woods
The latest fairway woods from Callaway don’t just look fantastic. There’s a lot of tech that’s been packed into the clubhead to give you a trouble-free time on the golf course.
These fairway woods benefit from Callaway’s Ai Smart Face, a fantastic bit of tech that creates micro-sweet spots across the face. Allowing you to get the most out of your strikes if you don’t hit the ball out of the very center of the face.
The Ai Smoke Max has 24g of total weight repositioned in the clubhead to make the club more efficient, and the centre of gravity has been pushed low and forward to give you exceptional launch and distance. This fairway wood is ideal for players that want a consistent launch and ball flight.
Should you suffer from slicing the ball or regularly playing with a fade, you’d get on well with Callaway’s Paradym Ai Smoke Max D fairway woods. This club has all the tech in the Max model but with the added bonus of a built-in draw-bias.
Some golfers have naturally slow sing speeds, but the slower you swing the ball, the less distance you’ll get on your strikes. If this sounds like you, you’d benefit from the Paradym Ai Smoke Max Fast fairway woods. This club is the lightest model in the series, allowing you to swing the club faster to compensate for your swing speed, giving you truly beneficial results.
If you’re a more adept player, we have just the club in the range for you. Callaway’s Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond fairway woods are pleasing to the eye, and have a steel sole and forward weight screw, allowing for a more penetrating ball flight with low spin.
These fantastic Callaway fairway woods are available right now in the pro shop. If you pop by the shop, we’d be more than happy to book you in for a custom fitting.
