Head to head

Callaway Paradym vs TaylorMade Stealth irons

Choose the Paradym if you strike it well and want a compact head with a forged face.

Choose the Stealth if you want more help on a mishit, especially if a slice is part of your miss.

These are two kinds of iron, and that decides it for most golfers weighing them. The Stealth is TaylorMade's game improvement iron of 2022: 4.1 mm of offset at the 7-iron, weight moved from the toe into the sole for launch, and a little draw bias in the long irons. The Paradym is Callaway's players distance iron of 2023: a compact hollow head with a forged face and 2.8 mm of offset, which Callaway's chart puts at handicaps of 4 to 12. The Stealth's lofts are stronger in the long irons (a 21° 5-iron against 23°) and a degree stronger at the 7-iron (28° against 29°); the two meet at a 37° 9-iron. The Stealth scores 3 of 5 here and the Paradym 2.

Forgiveness 2.0 out of 5

Callaway Paradym

Sold new by Callaway in Jul 2026; not priced here

See used at 2nd Swing Golf

Used from $615.99 at 2nd Swing Golf7 clubs (5-PW, GW), graphite, regular flex, below average condition · checked 31 Oct
Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

TaylorMade Stealth

Listed new by TaylorMade in Oct 2026; not priced here

See used at 2nd Swing Golf

Used from $418.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (7-PW, AW), steel, stiff flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

Callaway Paradym

7-iron loft 29°; offset 2.79 mm; sole medium.

TaylorMade Stealth

7-iron loft 28°; offset 4.1 mm; sole width not published.

Drawn to the same scale from each maker's loft, offset and sole: drawings, not photos. A dashed line marks a dimension the maker does not publish.

Side view to scale: 2.8 mm offset

Forgiveness 2.0 out of 5

Callaway Paradym

Callaway's players distance iron of 2023: a compact hollow head with a forged face, 2.79 mm of offset at the 7-iron and a 29° 7-iron, for handicaps of 4 to 12 on Callaway's chart.

Sold new by Callaway in Jul 2026; not priced here

See used at 2nd Swing Golf

Used from $615.99 at 2nd Swing Golf7 clubs (5-PW, GW), graphite, regular flex, below average condition · checked 31 Oct

Offset
2.8 mm
Sole
Mid-width
7-iron loft
29°
Hand
Left or right
Flex
Light, regular or stiff (Callaway gives its Light flex no letter)

Fits good strikers who want distance and a little help.

For more help on a mishit, choose the Paradym X: Callaway gave it a wider sole and 4.83 mm of offset at the 7-iron.
Side view to scale: 4.1 mm offset

Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

TaylorMade Stealth

TaylorMade's game improvement iron of 2022: a Cap Back head that moves weight from the toe into the sole for launch, 4.1 mm of offset at the 7-iron and a 28° 7-iron, with a little more draw bias in the long irons.

Listed new by TaylorMade in Oct 2026; not priced here

See used at 2nd Swing Golf

Used from $418.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (7-PW, AW), steel, stiff flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

Offset
4.1 mm
Sole
Not published
7-iron loft
28°
Hand
Left or right
Flex
Regular or stiff in steel; senior, regular or stiff in graphite

Fits golfers who make decent contact and want help on the misses.

Choose the Qi Max HL instead if your swing is slow and the ball stays low: a 31° 7-iron, light shafts and a wider sole.

Side by side

Callaway Paradym vs TaylorMade Stealth irons
Detail	Paradym	Stealth
Forgiveness score	2.0 of 5	3.0 of 5
Class	Players distance	Game improvement
7-iron loft	29°	28°
Offset, 7-iron	2.8 mm	4.1 mm
Sole	Mid	not published
Flexes	R · S	A · R · S
Hands	RH · LH	RH · LH

Loft, club by club

As each maker publishes it. A stronger loft flies lower and longer; it is not more forgiveness.

Lofts by club
Club	Paradym	Stealth
4-iron	20°	18.5°
5-iron	23°	21°
6-iron	26°	24°
7-iron	29°	28°
8-iron	33°	32°
9-iron	37°	37°
PW	42°	43°
Wedges	AW 47° GW 52°	AW 49° SW 54° LW 59°

See every specification side by side, and add a third club if you like.

Callaway Paradym: the full page
Callaway's players distance iron of 2023: a compact hollow head with a forged face, 2.79 mm of offset at the 7-iron and a 29° 7-iron, for handicaps of 4 to 12 on Callaway's chart.
TaylorMade Stealth: the full page
TaylorMade's game improvement iron of 2022: a Cap Back head that moves weight from the toe into the sole for launch, 4.1 mm of offset at the 7-iron and a 28° 7-iron, with a little more draw bias in the long irons.
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Callaway Paradym vs TaylorMade Stealth irons