I am an older man. Have grandchildren. I started with wooden drivers back in the day. I could hit them 260-275 yards. Today’s average men golfers can’t hit one of them 230. This means nobody is finding the dead center of that face. Taking weight and and stretching the head longer in the back is doing nothing but creating poor golfers. Of today’s professional men used Jacks clubs and balls from back in the day, they would all come in dead last. Nobody m no ow a j hi ow to hit clubs today and it’s the fault of the manufacturers who are making them more forging but for me they are way shorter than what I can hit a persimmon sized steel driver. 50 extra yards more with a tiny driver. I grew up learning how to hit dead center of the club face every time. Just sayin. Oh, and go read Harvey Penick’s “Little Red Book”. He was a professional golf coach and he saw this coming and wrote to not allow the driver head to become too big. I think today’s woods are UGLY. Sorry but that’s my opinion.
Over time, manufacturing of a new technology, e.g. the all carbon crown, becomes cheaper due to process optimisations. Also, the supply and shipping crunch from Covid affected last year's price. So it's only correct for Callaway to reduce the price of the driver compared to last year. However, £569 is still much higher than the 2022 Rogue ST, which was £479, so Callaway is really just doing everyone a tiny favour.
Excellent review, by far the best i have seen about the new Callaway drivers. The details about club construction, the new selling narrative by Callaway, the performance figures and progress versus last year's model are spot on. This is benchmark stuff and a review the average golfer better relates to. Great. Keep it up and keep new reviews coming.
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No such thing as a straight driver , it’s ridiculous that a new £600 driver is released every year. Drivers haven’t really moved on in 5 years for average golfers and you’d be better getting a few lessons and buying a 3 or 4 year old model
Golf club manufacturers obviously need customers to buy their new and latest version clubs. The savvy golfers (90%) will wait a year or three and let the other 10% buy new at stratospheric prices.
Thanks for the feedback! Please hit subscribe and turn on notifications if you want to see more from us. Georgina used the Tensei AV Series 65 gram stiff shaft.
When you do, can you tell us what swing speed the Max Fast is for and if the (high handicap) ladies shaft is designed to help our much slower swing speeds increase a bit?@@GolfalotTV
Learned to hit golf balls on a field at 7 years old (1982) started playing golf at 10 in 1985 the best thing ever taught to me was with a sticker on my driver head saying head down for 2 seconds (seriously) I play off 5, I’m not even a every week golfer too The last driver I bought was a Taylor made R5 duel I can hit that with accuracy like a missile hits a bunker, 260 carry to 270 My advice to the average golfer is use the £600 and invest in a gym membership to increase upper body strength and a cheap old driver that does what it’s called with no fancy gimmicks and learn to hit that pin point! Todays club golfer depends too much on tech Play golf the KIFS system imo
The odd 350-360drive makes it worth it tho.....lol totally agree! A friend gave me an M6 it was a great driver, I've tried and played everything else across the big brands including Krank......M6 forgiveness is right there with stuff released today .....distance not as long even out of the center but the M6 can easily play with the new stuff
Good review dear. My swing speed and ball speed is almost identical to yours with this driver and saw the same carry and total distance in the simulator. It does in fact go straighter than any other driver I've tried and I've been playing since I was very young. I only tested the max D because I hit across the ball for a pull fade and that head straightened it out, but I'm eager to try the max as well.
Fix your swing. Look at a video of your swing. A down the line view. Watch your right shoulder and elbow. With a cut across the ball swing. You will see on the start of the down swing. The hands immediately starts moving with the flat turning right shoulder . So the hands get "outside" and you come across it. Your hands and right elbow should drop quite a bit before the shoulders really start turning.
I'm a bloke and this is not intended to be misogynistic, but how on earth can you, or anyone,play with long hair swishing about? Isn't it a distraction?
It depends on the person and everyone is different. When my hair was down past my waist, it got in my way. Cut it shorter to middle of back and now it is not in my way. But when it is very windy, I braid it or I stuff it in a golf hat.
Thanks for getting in touch! Yes we will be reviewing all the new drivers for 2024 as soon as possible - so stay tuned and make sure you have notifications turned on!
2025’s edition they will add back Jailbreak. Else how to keep it fresh and convince golfers to buy again? It will be called Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Jailbreak… watch this space…
I am an older man. Have grandchildren. I started with wooden drivers back in the day. I could hit them 260-275 yards. Today’s average men golfers can’t hit one of them 230. This means nobody is finding the dead center of that face. Taking weight and and stretching the head longer in the back is doing nothing but creating poor golfers. Of today’s professional men used Jacks clubs and balls from back in the day, they would all come in dead last. Nobody m no ow a j hi ow to hit clubs today and it’s the fault of the manufacturers who are making them more forging but for me they are way shorter than what I can hit a persimmon sized steel driver. 50 extra yards more with a tiny driver. I grew up learning how to hit dead center of the club face every time. Just sayin. Oh, and go read Harvey Penick’s “Little Red Book”. He was a professional golf coach and he saw this coming and wrote to not allow the driver head to become too big. I think today’s woods are UGLY. Sorry but that’s my opinion.
Lol!
Over time, manufacturing of a new technology, e.g. the all carbon crown, becomes cheaper due to process optimisations. Also, the supply and shipping crunch from Covid affected last year's price. So it's only correct for Callaway to reduce the price of the driver compared to last year. However, £569 is still much higher than the 2022 Rogue ST, which was £479, so Callaway is really just doing everyone a tiny favour.
Good points raised @nildex34 - thanks for getting in touch!
Excellent review, by far the best i have seen about the new Callaway drivers. The details about club construction, the new selling narrative by Callaway, the performance figures and progress versus last year's model are spot on. This is benchmark stuff and a review the average golfer better relates to. Great. Keep it up and keep new reviews coming.
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@@GolfalotTV may i just suggest you add a comment about the shaft with your opinion on the stock shaft on offer.👍
The smoke colour looks dirty I would be forever cleaning the bottom of the driver. I brought the paradym but ended going back to the Rogue ST
Cheers for getting in touch Richard! I think you would get used to it after a while...
I bought the tsr2 but I still get outdriven by the callaway from 2years ago st version.
No such thing as a straight driver , it’s ridiculous that a new £600 driver is released every year. Drivers haven’t really moved on in 5 years for average golfers and you’d be better getting a few lessons and buying a 3 or 4 year old model
You're right, but there is such thing as a "straighter" driver...
Golf club manufacturers obviously need customers to buy their new and latest version clubs. The savvy golfers (90%) will wait a year or three and let the other 10% buy new at stratospheric prices.
@@zazhoubut so do car manufacturers etc. I find the new stuff interesting but of course I don’t have to actually buy any if I don’t want to.
It gives the marketing people a chance to think up a new name (usually followed by "technology").
Don’t agree. A new driver fitted properly can make a lot of difference
Nice review Georgina.
Hate the name 'Smoke' though, maybe it will grow on me...
Thanks for the great feedback! Yes, it took us a little time to get used to too...
Should have called it VAPE..
great video. what shaft, weight, and stiffness were you testing with?
Thanks for the feedback! Please hit subscribe and turn on notifications if you want to see more from us. Georgina used the Tensei AV Series 65 gram stiff shaft.
@@GolfalotTVseems like a poor fit for someone with her swing speed and smooth tempo. Wouldn’t regular flex be a better choice?
It’s alright golf pro’s doing these videos, but how about doing one with players that they are aimed at, let’s see if they work then?
Georgina is not a pro golfer, she's an amateur golfer that hits bad shots like the rest of us, just maybe not that often...
Can you do a follow up video comparing the max fast vs the max
Great idea - we haven't got our hands on the Max Fast model yet...
When you do, can you tell us what swing speed the Max Fast is for and if the (high handicap) ladies shaft is designed to help our much slower swing speeds increase a bit?@@GolfalotTV
Learned to hit golf balls on a field at 7 years old (1982) started playing golf at 10 in 1985
the best thing ever taught to me was with a sticker on my driver head saying head down for 2 seconds (seriously)
I play off 5, I’m not even a every week golfer too
The last driver I bought was a Taylor made R5 duel
I can hit that with accuracy like a missile hits a bunker,
260 carry to 270
My advice to the average golfer is use the £600 and invest in a gym membership to increase upper body strength and a cheap old driver that does what it’s called with no fancy gimmicks and learn to hit that pin point!
Todays club golfer depends too much on tech
Play golf the KIFS system
imo
The odd 350-360drive makes it worth it tho.....lol totally agree! A friend gave me an M6 it was a great driver, I've tried and played everything else across the big brands including Krank......M6 forgiveness is right there with stuff released today .....distance not as long even out of the center but the M6 can easily play with the new stuff
Agree with everything but focusing on upper body. I’d say legs/hips are where the true power lies. Also, flexibility is also important.
What about the Max Fast head, there’s four heads not three 🤷♂️
We haven't got the Max Fast head just yet but will follow up with a review on our website soon
No one seems to have the max fast for review. Maybe not ready at the time of this review
Good review dear. My swing speed and ball speed is almost identical to yours with this driver and saw the same carry and total distance in the simulator. It does in fact go straighter than any other driver I've tried and I've been playing since I was very young. I only tested the max D because I hit across the ball for a pull fade and that head straightened it out, but I'm eager to try the max as well.
Perhaps fewer hand movements would be a little less distracting?
Did last year’s model have Jailbreak?
Yes, every Callaway driver since the GBB Epic has had Jailbreak...
In an earlier video you promised to add captions asap to each video. There are no captions on any videos from the past month. Please correct this 🙏
There is captions available on all of our videos now Mick 👍
@@GolfalotTV thanks 🙏
I think the Smoke driver is the best looking driver without a doubt.
30 yards of slice collection and some pretty decent distance could be a big winner for us power faders out there
Agreed - we were seriously impressed by the Max D model!
Fix your swing.
Look at a video of your swing. A down the line view.
Watch your right shoulder and elbow.
With a cut across the ball swing. You will see on the start of the down swing. The hands immediately starts moving with the flat turning right shoulder .
So the hands get "outside" and you come across it.
Your hands and right elbow should drop quite a bit before the shoulders really start turning.
Falling asleep listening to this 😴😴😴
Thanks for the feedback Paul! We'll try make it more interesting for you next time 👍
I'm a bloke and this is not intended to be misogynistic, but how on earth can you, or anyone,play with long hair swishing about? Isn't it a distraction?
It depends on the person and everyone is different. When my hair was down past my waist, it got in my way. Cut it shorter to middle of back and now it is not in my way. But when it is very windy, I braid it or I stuff it in a golf hat.
Great review. Can’t wait to take it for a spin!
Great review. Can’t wait to it for a spin!
Wrong title?
They are not available till Feb.. Good review.. Looking forward to seeing you test the NEW Ping G430 Max. 10K...
Thanks for getting in touch! Yes we will be reviewing all the new drivers for 2024 as soon as possible - so stay tuned and make sure you have notifications turned on!
2025’s edition they will add back Jailbreak. Else how to keep it fresh and convince golfers to buy again? It will be called Callaway Paradym AI Smoke Jailbreak… watch this space…
Hahahah we like your thinking!
What type of mortgage would you need for these?
🤣😂🤣😂
Probably a reverse one provided you sprung for the Paradym last year 😂
No. Enough is enough of this non sense promotion.
Unless you are able to hit a shorter iron into the green, Keep what you have and save $600+ , Spend it on lessons !!!!🏌🏌🏌🏌