Without a doubt, the driver segment is in the midst of the biggest arms race we have seen since perhaps the move to 460cc. However, this time around that race is more nuanced and specialized than any of us could have ever dreamed. Every single manufacturer has their lane when it comes to the big dog, the concept to which they are hitching their wagon, but you would be hard pressed to find a company that has the swagger behind theirs like this one. Today, the Callaway Elyte drivers are officially introduced.
That chip on the shoulder is rightfully earned though, as with each and every generation they have pushed the design envelope while continuing to build more success in worldwide tours. This time, where Ai Smoke was excellent, Callaway Golf is declaring that the “Future of Performance is Elyte”.
Going Elyte

Thanks to the debacle that is the USGA Conforming List, as well as some social media golf sleuths, you have more than likely seen the new Elyte drivers from Callaway and already formed some opinions based on the name, or maybe even the return of green as an accent color. However, trust me when I tell you, those pictures have given you no clue as to just what is going on under the hood.
Callaway is working with the tagline, “Going from good to Elyte”, but being honest, that is short selling both what this new driver release is, as well as what the Ai SMOKE was. The brand is likening this lineup to their Tour staffer and superstar, Xander Schauffele, someone who has always been top-tier, but made it a point to go back and look at all aspects of his game to re-evaluate. The result there was a breakthrough winning two Majors this season, and with Callaway Golf taking the same path of re-evaluation, one of the biggest manufacturers on the planet feel they too are poised for a breakthrough with Elyte.
Now, it needs to be understood that the belief Elyte puts them on the brink of a breakthrough is not at all a ding on what Ai Smoke has been. In fact, the past season that lineup has been on fire for Callaway, being lauded by Tour players, reviewers, and amateurs alike. The thing is, driver design has always been a trade off between speed or forgiveness, a give and take that has always improved with disruptive innovations, but always continued to exist. Callaway believes they have found a way to blend it all, eliminating the tradeoff battle to unlock the next generation of driver innovation.
The Elements of Callaway Elyte Drivers
Yes, the green is back. Yes, it will be a love it or hate it thing, but do yourself a favor and don’t assume the return of the EPIC color scheme is a step back to that design concept because this is a new animal. Callaway believes they have everyone’s needs covered, with four different Callaway Elyte Drivers coming to market. The key to that is the implementation of advancements in shape, materials, and of course, AI.

When looking for speed we always think about CG location being key, and it is very important, but the shaping of a head is equally critical. Historically, when you make the shape faster it usually also means smaller, which impacts forgiveness via CG movement. The one short coming that Ai Smoke had for Callaway was it struggled in airflow, costing overall speed, so, the shape has changed. You will notice in all of the Elyte heads, the heel side now has a lower profile compared to the toe and the crown has been pulled a little higher and deeper as well.

These changes were made possible by the two million dollar investment Callaway has made in 3D printing with their own machines to allow rapid prototyping. What used to take months to get a handful of heads made and tested, became seventy-five protos with the Elyte driver design, many iterations being done in just days. This many prototypes let the company find the most efficient shaping possible which was faster through the entire swing. Usually companies look for 0.2 MPH of head speed gains as a good improvement, Elyte has generated 1.3 MPH among testing across the spectrum of swing speeds. By the way, that gain is before the testers were fit/dialed in shaft wise.
However, the key was still battling the historic tradeoff of the shape changing also raising the CG of the head. That, is where the material change comes into play with Elyte through the development of Thermoforged Carbon Fiber. This aerospace grade material is even lighter, stronger, and has a new level of precision molding potential which means more carbon wrapped around the perimeter. Why is that important? Because it let the titanium portions be moved to lower the CG compared to Ai Smoke, despite the shape change. This in the same broad skill testing by Callaway is yielding 2.1 MPH more ball speed across all swing speeds.

All of this is tied together in a bow with AI. The Smoke release was a massive leap in innovation with Ai Smart Face creating multiple “micro deflection” sweet spots all across the hitting surface. This year with Ai10x there are 10x more control points, meaning more data entered into the AI systems refining the Callaway “Swing Code”. The results are more micro deflection zones than ever, all across the face, improving the spin consistency and downrange dispersion. Where MOI is the trendy marketing term, Callaway prefers dispersion as the average golfer can digest that better, and Elyte has 19% tighter dispersion than Ai Smoke.

As mentioned, there will be four different driver heads offered in the Elyte release from Callaway, but we will get to those momentarily as there is another very cool tidbit to discuss first. Along with the other premium shaft offerings we will present, Callaway is also the exclusive launch partner with ARETERA for their new EC1 driver shafts. The EC1 uses “CONTROL CENTR™” technology to provide a smooth balanced feel with higher launch conditions while still minimizing spin on off center strikes and providing consistent contact with fluid loading. What will be a $320.00 premium shaft upon its release, will be available in all Elyte drivers for just a $100.00 upcharge.
Callaway Elyte Driver

This is the meat and potatoes driver of the Elyte lineup, the one that will fit the biggest portion of golfers. The Elyte will be offered in 9, 10.5, and 12 degree options for both RH and LH golfers. The head is built on being fast with high MOI as well as low spin. According to Callaway, this is an extremely neutral clubhead.
The Elyte showcases the new Thermoforged Carbon crown in matte, a Titanium sole, and a new adjustable perimeter weighting system which has been cleaned up and simplified. The adjustable weighting in this particular head will have three locations in the rear for draw, neutral, and fade options. Additionally, the Elyte head also has a single forward weight port in the sole and Opti-Fit adjustability as well.

Shaft options for Elyte will be the Project X Denali Charcoal (50 – R/S, 60 – S/X), Mitsubishi Chemical Vanquish (40 – R2), or the upcharge Aretera EC1 Blue (65 – S/X, 75 – S/X).
Callaway Elyte X Driver

The Elyte X is a bit of a new animal, while it is built around speed as well as high MOI and a draw bias, this is not simply the new Max D. Offered in 9, 10.5, and 12 degree lofts for RH and LH golfers, this showcases all the bells and whistles of the matte Thermoforged Carbon crown, Titanium sole, and refined adjustable weighting with neutral and draw locations along with Opti-Fit adapter.
While this technically replaces the Max D from the Smoke lineup, the head as whole aims to be much a much broader fitting option. According to Callaway, with the adjustable weight in the draw setting it is more left than the Max D, but in neutral it is also more right than last time around. Not only that, even though 10K is not one of the main talking points here, this is the head capable of hitting that number with correct weight setup.
Shaft options will be the Project X Denali Charcoal (50 – R/S, 60 – S/X), Mitsubishi Chemical Vanquish (40 – R2/R), or the upcharge Aretera EC1 Blue (65 – S/X, 75 – S/X).
Callaway Elyte MAX FAST Driver

The MAX FAST offering isn’t likely to be the most talked about of the Elyte lineup, but personally I love that it is becoming a staple of the main release rather than an after the fact one as we have seen at times in the past. The head will be offered in 10.5 and 12 degrees for both dexterities and is all about speed.
This is the lightest head weight and total weight of the Elyte drivers with high MOI as well, achieved via the matte Thermoforged Carbon crown, a carbon fiber sole, and new adjustable weighting with neutral and draw options. Perhaps biggest of all though, this head now includes the Opti-Fit adjustable hosel.
Shaft options are the Mitsubishi Chemical Vanquish (40 – R2) or Mitsubishi Chemical Eldio (40 – L).
Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond Driver

Admit it, you were worried for a moment, you shouldn’t have been though, of course the Triple Diamond is back. Not only is it back, but it has become a staple in drivers being the #1 model in both usage on global tours as well as #1 in global wins. With 11 Majors, 98 Tour wins, a Gold Medal, and a Grand Slam to its name, the Triple Diamond is going nowhere. However, it is ever evolving.

The 450cc head will be offered in 8, 9, and 10.5 for right handed golfers with 9 and 10.5 for our lefty friends and it also showcases the tour preferred shape we have come to expect. It features a 360 carbon chassis with gloss finish crown and also continues to use the dual weight screw sole design as well as the Opti-Fit adapter. What has changed though is just how neutral the Triple Diamond is now, with the Elyte version being so straight in testing Callaway was as first concerned it may not be workable for their Tour staff, though testing proved that a non-issue.
Overall, this head remains about speed maximization with low spin, but the technology is making it more accessible for golfers of all skill levels with each new generation. Shaft options will be the Project X Denali Charcoal (50 – S), Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Black (65 – S/X, 75 – S/X), or the upcharge Aretera EC1 Blue (65 – S/X, 75 – S/X).
The Details

As you can see, the Callaway Elyte drivers are not just a filler release. No, the company has bigger expectations than ever for this release, believing they have truly had a breakthrough in what is possible for driver design for blending speed and forgiveness. All models will be available for pre-sale on 1/17/25 and will hit retail on 1/24/25. Price point on the Elyte, Elyte X, and Elyte MAX FAST will be $599.99 with the Elyte Triple Diamond at $649.99.
For more information, head over to www.callawaygolf.com.
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Saturday will be the Elyte’s maiden voyage, so exciting.
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What shaft?
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What shaft?
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Proto V2
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Proto V2
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That stock shaft didn’t even get a waggle
[QUOTE=”JW Smoove, post: 12913711, member: 63219″]
So had my second fitting today, which was just hitting as many balls as I wanted for an hour + into the screen with trackman (when it decided to work).
Best distance was with the Aretera 55 stiff – yes, stiff, also required the most work. They did not have a regular version. Most consistent for both distance and accuracy was the denali blue r 50.
As I have not played a stiff shaft in 3 years. can anyone chime in with what might expect should I go that route. I was (with both shafts getting about 10 or more yards over my current ST-MAX driver – color me shocked, truly. Also slightly better dispersion, though was sort of wild today with all the clubs – I was trying to go after ‘it’ after using the stiff aretera.
The Qi35 had the longest ball of the day but it was only by 2 yards or so, and was not duplicated – it was a 1 shot shot.
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You should also try the vanquish if you can get your hands on it. [USER=75282]@mrs.outlawx[/USER] has it in her rogue st max and it’s worked wonders for her.
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I’ll likely be in stiffer than “R” shafts in the near future.
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You best be. ?
I wanted to, they didn’t have it. I’m concerned that it might be too loose, but can’t be sure without a demo. It was one of the 3 in Mitsubishi recommendations. I want to try the tensei blue 1k or tensri 1k blue as well.
R flex? What’s her swing speed?
[QUOTE=”JW Smoove, post: 12914200, member: 63219″]
I wanted to, they didn’t have it. I’m concerned that it might be too loose, but can’t be sure without a demo. It was one of the 3 in Mitsubishi recommendations. I want to try the tensei blue 1k or tensri 1k blue as well.
R flex? What’s her swing speed?
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S and when I convinced her to swing on the radar it was 94ish.
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Yesss! Did you do the shaft as well?
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Only a couple holes on the course today where the TD can be pulled. Wasn’t my best performance with driver, but man that 10X face is glorious! First hole I wanted the wind to move the ball back towards the fairway, but it held it’s line over those trees on the left.
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Ended up just staying in the rough but was able to stick this one close enough for a 2putt tap in par
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Second opportunity was the only P5 on the course and hit it lower on the face than normal and just rocketed off the face in a direct line to the gap up top by that single pine tree.
Set me up with a straight shot into the green (didn’t end up being an approach I drew up:ROFLMAO:) and will give it a birdie assist.
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The 10X face on this club is surprising me more and more with how it can help. Center mass is obviously the goal and can flat out send it, but it’s the other area’s that has impressed me thus far.
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Second opportunity was the only P5 on the course and hit it lower on the face than normal and just rocketed off the face in a direct line to the gap up top by that single pine tree.
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Set me up with a straight shot into the green (didn’t end up being an approach I drew up:ROFLMAO:) and will give it a birdie assist.
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The 10X face on this club is surprising me more and more with how it can help. Center mass is obviously the goal and can flat out send it, but it’s the other area’s that has impressed me thus far.
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The spin reduction on this face is so unbelievable
I concur!
My Paraym finally got replaced (yes, 2 years is pretty short compared to my previous habits) when I chipped the sole of it on an aligment stick while taking a practice swing….. it got worse (I kept playing it) and developed into a full blown hole.
Did a quick fitting hoping to plug in my shaft from the paradym. Tried the X and I couldn’t get it to not go very hard right to left (I am RH). Hit the core model (10.5 Denali Charcoal 60 5.5) and it was good. Then switched into the denali charoal 60 6.0 and it was obvious we had the combo. Will test out my Accra shaft in it and see if it is better or not but I would be very happy playing with the denali charcoal. Sound is great, kind of a metallic crunch. Forgiveness is pretty great as I missed a few and didn’t have a spin rate lower than 1950 or higher than 2550. Goal was to keep toe shots above 2k and open heel strikes below 3k.
If it performs like this on the course… I will be a very happy camper.
Well this is about a week earlier than expected, and just in time for a 30 minute lesson in the sim tomorrow ???
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Well this is about a week earlier than expected, and just in time for a 30 minute lesson in the sim tomorrow ???
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Love it when it shows up just in time for something! Looking forward to your thoughts!
[QUOTE=”JimmyDee, post: 12906247, member: 16050″]
Did you swing your Ai Smoke TD Max first to get some benchmark data? If so, what kind of improvement did the data comparison show?
I play the same Ai Smoke TD Max and was curious (a) what head you got fit into and (b) what were the gains especially hitting back to back.
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Getting back to this, I don’t have the benchmark data, but I did get fit into the TD 10.5 head. I’m using the TD Max 9* right now. I’m using a Ventus TR Black 7x in the Max TD head, but didn’t hit the shaft in the Elyte as the Denali Black 6.5 60 was a good fit and felt easier to load.
I’m not sure if I can say the new Elyte TD head is as forgiving as the TD Max because I haven’t had as much time with it, but I was really impressed when we got the right setup figured out how good it was on off center strikes. The Elyte TD has the better sound/feel IMO.
Hit the Elyte TD this past weekend and compared it to my AI Smoke TD Max as well as the Qi35.
First the obvious. Both the AI Smoke TD Max and the Elyte TD were faster on ball speed and better on spin for me than the Qi35. Like noticeably. I was hitting 158-161 mph on both of hte Callaway offerings and mid 150’s for the Qi35.
In comparison between the Elyte and the AI Smoke, there wasn’t a ton of difference in the results. Saw the Elyte maybe a hair faster but also a bit higher spin on average. Carry and total were pretty similar in both cases. The Elyte did seem to launch higher considering I was using 8 degree heads in both cases. 12.5-14 ish for the AI Smoke. 13 to 15 for the Elyte.
The biggest difference was the sound. The AI Smoke has that now very well known deep muted thud when smashed. The Elyte was higher pitched and sounded more active from a sound profile. Not tinny or hollow, but more expressive and sharp. Not displeasing at all frankly but I still preferred the more muted TD Max of the AI Smoke.
End conclusion, another step forward for Callaway and still leading hte pack in my mind. Probably not of a difference over 1 fitting session to warrant me changing from my existing head but I can see the difference and the benefit of moving to the head.
People who have tried the Elyte, have you looked at club head speed vs current gamer or others?
About same as AI Smoke TD Max. 3-4mph faster than the Qi35. All same loft. Haven’t compared to the Cobra or Titleist heads yet.
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About same as AI Smoke TD Max. 3-4mph faster than the Qi35. All same loft. Haven’t compared to the Cobra or Titleist heads yet.
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Did you get enough swings to see any difference in dispersion between the Elyte and the Ai-Smoke?
When I did my Golf Galaxy fitting, the Elyte was between 1-2mph faster in club head speed, vs my gamer Mizuno ST Max as well as the others that I tried – Ping G440 and Qi35.
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When I did my Golf Galaxy fitting, the Elyte was between 1-2mph faster in club head speed, vs my gamer Mizuno ST Max as well as the others that I tied – Ping G440 and Qi35.
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Similar results with same clubs. Elyte was faster (I do not recall how much), Ping and Qi were better fits at first fitting, Elyte was conisistently better than all the rest at my second.
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People who have tried the Elyte, have you looked at club head speed vs current gamer or others?
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Yes. There is some difference. This was one of the claims I was really interested in.
The fact that this moves faster than the most aerodynamic LS last year is huge.
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People who have tried the Elyte, have you looked at club head speed vs current gamer or others?
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Not enough to make legal claims, but I haven’t seen a drop off in the core vs my aerodynamic prior gamer
Excited to finally get the TD out for its first round today! Downside is I haven’t played in over a month, so hoping it’s not terrible ?
Had an interesting day with the Elyte core model driver yesterday. My swing seems to be in a pretty bad place right now. Think I need a few range sessions to try to figure something out…or maybe some lessons. Was hitting it really low all day, talking like maybe 30-40ft peak height. Obviously lost a lot of distance because of that. However I didn’t lose any balls, which is unusual for when my swing goes that way. (Water on 14 holes). The gains in dispersion, especially side to side dispersion, are real.
Hit the TD on the range as I’m about to start my round. This thing sounds really good and feels even better. Very solid feeling. It’s that feeling like hitting a wooden bat from the sweet spot. It’s low 40s out here here today so I’m sure feel will be even better once warm. Messed with settings a little bit to get ball flight I want. We will see if it works out. 8* head set to S/N. I can definitely agree with @Jman that this head is much more neutral.
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Hit the TD on the range as I’m about to start my round. This thing sounds really good and feels even better. Very solid feeling. It’s that feeling like hitting a wooden bat from the sweet spot. It’s low 40s out here here today so I’m sure feel will be even better once warm. Messed with settings a little bit to get ball flight I want. We will see if it works out. 8* head set to S/N. I can definitely agree with [USER=1579]@Jman[/USER] that this head is much more neutral.
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I haven’t hit it outside yet, but the sound/feel of the TD is as good as any driver I’ve hit in a while.
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I haven’t hit it outside yet, but the sound/feel of the TD is as good as any driver I’ve hit in a while.
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Yeah I really liked it today. More to come. Had to quit my round after about 11 holes bc I’m so weak. Whatever this crap is is killling my energy.
So some thoughts after my partial round today with the TD. I messed with the settings a little bit on the range and eventually ended up with 8* (S/N) due to a couple reasons. At one point warming up I had it on 8* (S/D) and everything was going left. This TD is definitely more neutral, which I like.
Sound: Callaway knocked it out of the park with the sound. To me it sounds like a solid wooden bat when hit.
Feel: I take back what I said about the OG Paradym. Best feeling TD to date that I’ve used/played. It’s just solid. There is no other way to describe it. I know I keep going back to a wooden bat, but if you’ve ever used one you know the solidness feel. That’s what it reminds me of.
Forgiveness: I tested the face today (partly haven’t played a round in over a month and then being weak/still sick) and I was generally surprised mostly out of the heel. Most drivers you will see spin up and banana slice. I didn’t experience that once today. The one shot I remember particularly was on hole 4 (par 5) and I hit I mean dead hit right in the corner of the heal and it started left side of fairway and came back to middle fairway. Was a little shorter than normal than where I end up on that hole but was fairly impressed at the spin retention and the fact it didn’t banana slice. Part of the distance loss could have been due to the cold as well.
All in all, I am very happy with my purchase. I do need more time to get in a groove with it though (this is what happened with the Smoke TD), but all in all I am pleased with the purchase (despite the price) and the fact I haven’t played a round in over a month.
Got 10 holes in yesterday. Hit two heely fades that were my typical miss. Did not seem to go as far right as they could have. Didn’t lose much distance. Caught one on the toe pretty bad and it didn’t lose anything. Hit three solid out of the center of the face and was amazed by the ball flight. The flight is penetrating and just keeps going. Best drive I’ve ever hit on the 10th hole. Also, got to play a fairway finder where I tee it low and basically it a squeeze fade. Again, straight as an arrow. I think some people are gonna have a hard time getting this club to produce bendy fades and draws. But man, it bombs it!!
Will probably take a few rounds in warmer weather when I’m striping it to see what it can really do. For now, I’m just aiming straight down the middle.
Did get on the range a little this afternoon. Definitely appreciate the fade bias on well struck shots but not fading as much as the AI smoke.
Good luck everyone!
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Callaway is just a bit too smart. Sent me the 50% bonus for a new driver just when I was thinking about buying one, just in time for a Florida golf trip.
Callaway Elyte Fast driver ordered. Sorry, Paradym, but it is time to check out the Elyte.
was there a link to a “Trade In! Trade Up!” .pdf? Or did you use the normal trade in link to determine the value?
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was there a link to a “Trade In! Trade Up!” .pdf? Or did you use the normal trade in link to determine the value?
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Used the link in my email. The trade in extra 50% came up automatically once I put in the trade in.
Hard to not keep repeating myself, but the TD is reaching new parts of fairways and helping me when I didn’t think it could!
Had a couple where the guys wanted to know the distance. Just said further than I’ve been before.
Really don’t have to upsell or talk about the driver, but I relay the improvements from the AI Smoke when asked about it.
One just needs to swing it and let it do the talking. I think there will be a another wave/spike in sales during the season when people start seeing how these perform in other bags. They will probably go straight to demo/purchase one afterwards.
What is Callaways criteria for who gets the 50% bonus email and who doesn’t?
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What is Callaways criteria for who gets the 50% bonus email and who doesn’t?
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If you have to ask, it’s not you. Kidding, I’m interested if the answer as well.
This driver set up has been really exciting. So far I am gaining about a 1.5 shots with driver compared to previous driver. I’m sure a lot of it is being custom fit versus fitting myself in AI Max.
But I am for sure hitting more fairways and further down fairway. I’m hitting 6h, 7i and 8i on holes o used to hit Heavenwood, 4h, 5h.
Today on shot scope the line for my average was just over a bunker I would never have even though I could carry. Sure enough I carried it and ended up exactly at the 228 line my map had and just inside the 150 marker.
I can’t wait to get out some more and for a dry course to see how far I am going to be hitting it compared to last year later this spring and into the summer.
I’m looking forward to trying the TD. I find the slightly smaller club head appealing.
I stopped at DSG while I was running errands this evening and finally saw these in person. There was someone in the bay so I didn’t get to hit them but the Triple Diamond looks so damn good to my eye. The Core doesn’t look bad but the TD just has that same eye candy factor that my GT3 does. Need to get some swings in on one sometime soon.
Well [USER=22002]@JDax[/USER] what did you think?
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Well [USER=22002]@JDax[/USER] what did you think?
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I got to the course and didn’t have the V2 in it, I had a M40X Blue. It was a rough day, for me off the tee. The wind conditions made it hard to get a gage.
The one time I hit it on the screws, I ended up in the heather and had to hack it out.
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The sound and the ball fight was what I expected from reading the feedback in this thread. Looking forward to getting more swings with this one.
So what’s this about a trade bonus?