Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond Driver Review

garyt1957

Just got a chance to take out my Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond driver with stiff Hazardous Silver Gen 4 shaft. This is long because I'm bored so jump to the TLDR at the end if you don't have a half hour to waste,lol.
This is a club that probably shouldn't work for me on many different levels, be it the stiff shaft or the low spin head.
I've been feeling like I don't get quite the distance I should for my swing for some time now. I got to thinking it's a spin issue so I've been wanting to try a low spin driver, although fearing the lack of forgiveness might eat me up.
So I read a bunch of reviews saying the Paradym TD was very forgiving for a low spin head, so why not give it a try?
Got to hole 1 and the twosome in front of me offered me to play through. Since I was afraid I might slice the new driver off the planet I pulled my old driver and promptly pulled it well left.2nd hole a par 3 so finally pulled the TD on hole3. First swing center cut 225 which is good distance for me.
Last couple rounds my driving has been bad so I was actually trying something new.
The driver was set to Draw and +1 loft, so 11.5 *. I left it there to start. After the first hole I did start pulling some shots which has been my tendency the last few rounds. Still, even mishits were going farther than mishits with any other driver by about 10 yards. So much for lack of forgiveness.
I never really felt like I killed one and still hit several in the 230s. Maybe spin was killing my distance?
Because of the pulls I dropped down from draw to standard and 10.5 loft. This seemed the better setting for me as shots didn't start so far left and faded back.
There was no excessive side spin even on mishits. I thought maybe I'd slice some weaker swings but it was as accurate as any other driver I've used recently.
Still have some playing around to do with the settings but so far very happy with the purchase.

TL/DR. Took my new driver out. Impressed with the forgiveness and accuracy for a low spin head. Seems 10yards longer on mishits , pretty much the same on decent hits and didn't feel I really pured anything to tell how it would do when flushed.
Very playable head if you have spin problems.

sdandrea1

garyt1957

Love the short version
👍

Typhoon

garyt1957 I liked the info in the long version. The great thing about the Callaway dual cog adapter is you can change face angle independently of loft. If you get the pulls I’d keep it at Standard or open but because of the low spin maybe go back up to 11.5. Glad to hear you’re liking it!!

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I'm glad it's working for you.

garyt1957

Update: Again a TL/DR at the end. Went out again today. Figured I'd try some new settings. For S&G's I thought I'd move the heavy weight up front, thinking I'd probably slice it off the planet. Lo and behold, the heavy weight was already upfront and I've been striping it.
At the turn I switched the weights to the more forgiving position, first drive was mediocre and went 192. First drive I'd had that didn't go at least 200 including some worse hits. So next hole I really get one, center cut, nice draw. We get there and it's only 198!
Put the weights back the other way and first drive is 220! Nothing special, either. I must be producing a ton of spin and the low spin head with the weights forward is compensating for that.
And forgiving? This thing is string straight, incredibly forgiving. Doesn't move much either way. If you were afraid you couldn't handle a low spin head like I was give this head a try. Anybody can hit this thing.
My mishits would often go 190-195 and sometimes less. Now they are 205-215. That's a huge improvement and will give me much better scoring opportunities. Good hits now approach 240.
I swing in the neighborhood of 85 mph so I always felt I was leaving distance on the table using the 2.5 yards per mph SS . Even 85 should get me 210-215 yet I rarely got there and sometimes would be in the 180-190 range. I'd literally hit my 3 wood off the deck farther. Hope this isn't just the honeymoon phase.

TL/DR I hit the club much better (surprisingly) with the heavy weight at the front. Likely 10-20 yards longer. Head is unbelievably forgiving for a low spin head. Don't think you can't handle a low spin head like I did.

sdandrea1

garyt1957

Again, loved the short version.👍