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Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke MAX vs MAX D driver

Choose the MAX D if your drives curve right (a right-hander's slice).

Choose the MAX if you want to set the flight either way yourself.

Paradym Ai Smoke MAX $399.99Paradym Ai Smoke MAX D $399.98, each with its shop and checked date

Both are Callaway's Ai Smoke heads, 460cc, with the Ai Smart Face and a carbon body over a titanium frame, in 9°, 10.5° and 12° and both hands, at 45.75 inches. The MAX D is the forgiving one: Callaway built it with high MOI and a head stretched back at address for players looking to hit a draw, with a fixed 5-gram weight at the back, a high launch and a more upright 60° lie; it scores 4 of 5 here. The MAX is the adjustable one: a weight that slides around the back of the head corrects the shot's shape by up to 19 yards, Callaway says, from a neutral flight, with a mid-high launch, lower spin and a 58° lie; it scores 3.

  1. Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke MAX

    $399.99 at Callawaychecked 12 Oct

    Used from $263.99 at 2nd Swing Golf10.5°, stiff flex, below average condition · checked 31 Oct

  2. Forgiveness 4.0 out of 5

    Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke MAX D

    $399.98 at PGA TOUR Superstorechecked 16 Oct

    Used from $271.99 at 2nd Swing Golf9°, regular flex, below average condition · checked 31 Oct

  1. Head side view, drawn from its loft

    Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke MAX

    Callaway's 2024 adjustable 460cc driver, with a weight that slides around the back of the head to set a draw or a fade, in 9°, 10.5° and 12°.

    $399.99 at Callawaychecked 12 Oct

    Used from $263.99 at 2nd Swing Golf10.5°, stiff flex, below average condition · checked 31 Oct

    Lofts
    9°, 10.5°, 12°
    Draw help
    None
    Hand
    Left or right
    Flex
    Regular to extra stiff

    Fits golfers who want some help on mishits, short of the maker's most forgiving head.

  2. Head side view, drawn from its loft

    Forgiveness 4.0 out of 5

    Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke MAX D

    The draw model of Callaway's 2024 Ai Smoke drivers, which Callaway built with high MOI and a head stretched back at address for players looking to hit a draw: a fixed weight at the back for launch, in 9°, 10.5° or 12°.

    $399.98 at PGA TOUR Superstorechecked 16 Oct

    Used from $271.99 at 2nd Swing Golf9°, regular flex, below average condition · checked 31 Oct

    Lofts
    9°, 10.5°, 12°
    Draw help
    Draw model
    Hand
    Left or right
    Flex
    Regular or stiff

    Fits a slice: the head is built to close the face.

    Same score for less? Tour Edge Hot Launch Max D, $299.99, 4.0 of 5.

Side by side

Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke MAX vs MAX D driver
DetailParadym Ai Smoke MAXParadym Ai Smoke MAX D
Forgiveness score3.0 of 54.0 of 5
ClassGame improvementMaximum forgiveness
Stock lofts9° · 10.5° · 12°9° · 10.5° · 12°
Draw helpnoyes
FlexesR · S · XR · S
HandsRH · LHRH · LH

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