When the Callaway Paradym driver burst onto the scene in January, golfers took notice. Yes it was a new line from an industry leader, but it was different, fresh and the messaging was bold. Then it hit the PGA Tour and had validation unlike anything we have seen in recent years winning seemingly every week and players both on staff and those unpaid were putting it in the bag.

We can rehash the tech story with the industry first 360 degree carbon chassis. The new AI designed Jailbreak system. A fresh face design to assist with downrange dispersion. All of these things and more make up what Callaway calls a “Paradym Shift” in construction.
THP Forum Members that participated in the Grandaddy were some of the first that were able to put the Callaway Paradym in play and you can read all of their reviews here. The only negative mentioned online at times seems to be that not everybody was in love with the blue finish. While on a personal level, I think it looks outstanding and stands out in a crowded space, for whatever reason, not everybody loves the color.

That brings up an interesting discussion point about releases and should more colors or less be offered? If every driver was the same matte or glossy black, would people crave more personality? Maybe.
Whether this means that Callaway was listening to its user base or that the company saw an opportunity is really up for debate (although they have told us that it was about consumer feedback). But today, Callaway Paradym is entering NIGHT MODE.
This limited edition Callaway Night Mode is the same Paradym from a tech standpoint, now featured in a sleek, dark profile. We could write a lot of fun things about the look and design of the Paradym Night Mode, but honestly, the pictures say more than our words will.

With Night Mode, the Paradym head is painted differently, but it didn’t stop there. The Project X HZRDUS shaft has a custom cosmetic look that matches the Night Mode motif perfectly. Important note here, Callaway is offering both the standard Paradym and the Triple Diamond heads. In the Standard head, the HZRDUS Silver is available in 50g regular flex. The HZRDUS Black is available in 60g stiff flex. For the Triple Diamond, the HZRDUS Black is available in 60g stiff and X stiff shafts.
The Callaway Paradym Night Mode driver launches today and is available for pre-sale immediately. It will also hit retail and be available on June 14th. The price tag is $699.99.
Which do you prefer? Current offering or entering Night Mode?




[QUOTE=”McLovin, post: 11550528, member: 23812″]
when a guy who designs shafts for a living and has a wall full of degrees in disciplines i can’t pronounce and puts food on his table by working for a company that sells shafts tells you they don’t make near as much difference as the head, well…
imho it’s the golfer that is the biggest variable. changes in delivery, dynamic loft, path/face, strike point, etc can certainly come from a shaft that works (or doesn’t) with the golfer’s unique timing and feel.
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It is indisputable that the head is the biggest factor in determining launch and spin. I am not smart enough either to know why certain shafts perform markedly differently for me than others in the same head. Like you point out, it could be that a stiffer butt section contributes to delivery of the head differently than another shaft with a softer butt and stiffer tip (just as an example), but I know for me, the shaft can make a significant difference in the actual numbers on the same head. I know, because I am dumb enough to have purchased multiple shafts that I can plug into the same head and then hit on a monitor.
Anyway, I don’t want to belabor it so as to hijack a thread. This is a really cool offering. The drivers look fantastic and I have no doubt that Callaway will sell through them without a problem. I love to see these special editions.
my goodness that is a pretty driver.
Looks great but I like the
<---Blue and Gold better :)
Such a sweet looking club. Love the all black. Much better then the blue
I kinda wish they kept this the same price as the OG Paradym. I know most LE versions come with an upcharge but Cobra kept their LE versions the same price this year
Looks badass and the head cover is perfect match
[QUOTE=”Tenputt, post: 11550430, member: 42964″]
It certainly is fine for us to agree to disagree, but I believe you are in the minority when you say that you are not a big believer in spin and shafts. It would be interesting to hear from somebody at Club Champion or [USER=24739]@vgolfman[/USER], who stress the importance of fit.
I have hit both the standard and the Triple Diamond heads on a launch monitor with the Silver 50 6.0, Silver 60 6.0 and Black 60 6.0 (as well as a Graphite Design AD GP 60 stiff) and there was a material difference in the numbers, so I am not speculating. Again, I may have a very unique swing (or down right weird).
As you know, the standard Paradym head has some stock options that I am suggesting that Callaway must have thought were necessary to fit the bell curve. See, below.
As previously stated, I totally understand that limited releases can’t always offer the same variety of shaft options, so, it is what it is. Not every club release is going to fit every golfer. I certainly couldn’t expect to play well with some other offerings, such as blades, and there is an option available for everybody in the Paradym line of clubs. My thought wasn’t really intended as criticism, just an observation based upon my own experience with the heads.
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My response is going to focus on the fitting side. The head is the most important AND most predictable aspect of getting a player dialed in. If we change to more loft, we know launch angle and spin rate will increase. Less loft will decrease launch and spin. If we move to a head with a more forward CG, we know the launch and spin will both come down and everything else being equal, lower MOI. Higher CG head means more spin. If we move to a head with a more heel-ward CG… etc. We KNOW what is going to happen to ball flight with a club head change for ALL players, assuming we know the loft, CG and other essential head properties. The magnitude can change from player to player based on speed and head delivery, but we KNOW directionally what the ball will do. Its very consistent and very predictable. For shafts, I have little idea what a shaft change will do for any one, individual player.
Most players will swing the club faster with a lighter shaft and most will swing it slower with a heavier shaft weight, but even that isn’t true 100% of the time. Many shafts are some version of “low launch/low spin” or “mid launch/mid spin” or etc. but I truly don’t know if that is true for YOU. There are NO industry standards for what constitutes a low launch/low spin (or similar) shaft and it could differ greatly from one company to the next. There are no industry standards for what constitutes a “stiff tip” or “soft butt” or “firm midsection” or “low torque” shaft and again, one company’s stiff tip is another’s firm tip could be another’s mid tip stiffness. There isn’t even an industry standard for how to measure torque or for flex designation either. We/Callaway do our best to normalize that information when we publish shaft specs though.
Head/loft/cg and strike location are the BIGGEST factors in determining spin! Shafts can and do affect delivery in small ways that can and does affect speed and strike location. Example, some players subconsciously feel and react to a stiffer butt section or a stiffer tip section but in different and not predictable ways.
A common issue is a player will hit a head/shaft combo, look at the numbers and say something along the lines of “This shaft spins less than the last one.” For that shot or couple of shots it probably did, but without knowing where on the face it was struck its IMPOSSIBLE to say the shaft was any factor. It is possible to say something like “I keep hitting it lower on the face with this shaft, which causes lower launch and increased spin.” We’ve all switched to a new shaft and seen one shot go 9* launch/2100 spin and then next is 12* launch/3600 spin, all due to impact location. Now, if you have two or three center(-ish) contact shots with one head/shaft combo and have two or three center(-ish) contact shots with another head/shaft combo, then and only then can you make any good claims and decisions on launch/spin differences, if any. Its also possible and THE goal, to say something like, “this shaft feels great, I’m swinging it consistently at the top end of my speed range AND my impacts have been more centered on the face than any other combo.”
It should be noted the head is a free body at impact, meaning the shaft obviously helps deliver the head, but at impact the head and ball interact and react on their own with no more “input” from the shaft. Think of it another way, people (trick shot artists mainly) can hit decent golf shots with a rope or a chain in place of a shaft as its a connection between the head and the hands. That connection is important though and again can have a small effect on how the head is delivered.
Finally and to be clear, SHAFTS MATTER. FITTING MATTERS. However, the most important part of a shaft fitting is…
Find the shaft that you can swing the fastest with the most consistent strike location, that also feels good to you. If you get a small launch and/or spin difference based on the resulting head delivery, then great, bonus!
[QUOTE=”vgolfman, post: 11553730, member: 24739″]
My response is going to focus on the fitting side. The head is the most important AND most predictable aspect of getting a player dialed in. If we change to more loft, we know launch angle and spin rate will increase. Less loft will decrease launch and spin. If we move to a head with a more forward CG, we know the launch and spin will both come down and everything else being equal, lower MOI. Higher CG head means more spin. If we move to a head with a more heel-ward CG… etc. We KNOW what is going to happen to ball flight with a club head change for ALL players, assuming we know the loft, CG and other essential head properties. The magnitude can change from player to player based on speed and head delivery, but we KNOW directionally what the ball will do. Its very consistent and very predictable. For shafts, I have little idea what a shaft change will do for any one, individual player.
Most players will swing the club faster with a lighter shaft and most will swing it slower with a heavier shaft weight, but even that isn’t true 100% of the time. Many shafts are some version of “low launch/low spin” or “mid launch/mid spin” or etc. but I truly don’t know if that is true for YOU. There are NO industry standards for what constitutes a low launch/low spin (or similar) shaft and it could differ greatly from one company to the next. There are no industry standards for what constitutes a “stiff tip” or “soft butt” or “firm midsection” or “low torque” shaft and again, one company’s stiff tip is another’s firm tip could be another’s mid tip stiffness. There isn’t even an industry standard for how to measure torque or for flex designation either. We/Callaway do our best to normalize that information when we publish shaft specs though.
Head/loft/cg and strike location are the BIGGEST factors in determining spin! Shafts can and do affect delivery in small ways that can and does affect speed and strike location. Example, some players subconsciously feel and react to a stiffer butt section or a stiffer tip section but in different and not predictable ways.
A common issue is a player will hit a head/shaft combo, look at the numbers and say something along the lines of “This shaft spins less than the last one.” That shot or couple of shots probably did, but without knowing where on the face it was struck its IMPOSSIBLE to say the shaft was any factor. It is possible to say something like “I keep hitting it lower on the face with this shaft, which causes lower launch and increased spin.” We’ve all switched to a new shaft and seen one shot go 9* launch/2100 spin and then next is 12* launch/3600 spin, all due to impact location. Now, if you have two or three center(-ish) contact shots with one head/shaft combo and have two or three center(-ish) contact shots with another head/shaft combo, then and only then can you make any good claims and decisions on launch/spin differences, if any. Its also possible and THE goal, to say something like, “this shaft feels great, I’m swinging it consistently at the top end of my speed range AND my impacts have been more centered on the face than any other combo.”
It should be noted the head is a free body at impact, meaning the shaft obviously helps deliver the head, but at impact the head and ball interact and react on their own with no more “input” from the shaft. Think of it another way, people (trick shot artists mainly) can hit decent golf shots with a rope or a chain in place of a shaft as its a connection between the head and the hands. That connection is important though and again can have a small effect on how the head is delivered.
Finally and to be clear, SHAFTS MATTER. FITTING MATTERS. However, the most important part of a shaft fitting is..
Find the shaft that you can swing the fastest with the most consistent strike location, that also feels good to you. If you get a small launch and/or spin difference based on the resulting head delivery, then great, bonus!
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That was an incredible post. Thank you for taking the time to write something so thoughtful.
Been bugging me all day that the TripD sold out so fast. Grr.
[QUOTE=”OldandStiff, post: 11553791, member: 53737″]
Been bugging me all day that the TripD sold out so fast. Grr.
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Well that sucks as they haven’t even hit the Canadian site. I hope they have some set aside for Canada
[QUOTE=”vgolfman, post: 11553730, member: 24739″]
It should be noted the head is a free body at impact, meaning the shaft obviously helps deliver the head, but at impact the head and ball interact and react on their own with no more “input” from the shaft.
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[USER=24739]@vgolfman[/USER] talking free bodies…
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Takes me back to MMAE 200
Still like the OG better, but this is very sharp!
I should not have seen this…. Now I really want one
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[QUOTE=”mikeg_74, post: 11556482, member: 15992″]
I should not have seen this…. Now I really want one
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