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Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke MAX

2024 • Max

The MAX is the forgiveness-focused model in Callaway's 2024 Ai Smoke driver family, built around the AI-trained Ai Smart Face and a movable rear weight for tunable draw/fade bias.

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GEARCADDIE FIT VERDICT

Who should play this club — and why

BEST FOR

Golfers who prioritize forgiveness, consistency, and miss-correction over outright workability or the lowest spin numbers.

PROBABLY SKIP IT IF

Better players seeking a more compact, lower-spin, shapeable head — that role is filled by the Triple Diamond model in the same family.

VERIFIED PRODUCT FACTS

What is specific to this model

The Paradym Ai Smoke MAX is Callaway's most forgiving driver in the 2024 Ai Smoke family, pairing the AI-trained Ai Smart Face with a 460cc head and a sliding rear perimeter weight designed to maximize forgiveness and shot-shape correction.

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head size

460cc

available lofts

9°, 10.5°, 12° (RH and LH)

lie angle

58.0°

standard length

45.75 inches

adjustable hosel

Callaway OptiFit hosel, approx. 3° of loft adjustment plus draw/neutral lie settings

adjustable weighting

Sliding 14g rear perimeter (track) weight, movable between heel (draw bias), neutral, and toe (fade bias) positions; Callaway/reviewer testing cites up to ~19 yards of shot-shape correction

stock shafts

Project X Cypher 2.0 (40g), Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei AV Blue (50g/55g/65g), Project X Denali Black (as offered by retailers/Callaway custom options)

stock grip

Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 / Callaway Universal 22

price usd

Approximately $399–$599 (MSRP at 2024 launch reported around $599.99 by multiple retailers; current listed price on Callaway's site has since dropped to $399.99, reflecting typical post-launch price decay for a 2024 model)

loft options

9°, 10.5°, 12° (right and left hand available)

adjustability

Adjustable hosel plus adjustable perimeter/sliding weight system; Callaway states this combination allows up to 19 yards of shot shape correction

head size volume

460cc

360° Carbon Chassis (~15% lighter than prior-generation Paradym, with internal titanium support structure)Adjustable Perimeter WeightingAi Smart FaceAi Smart Face (AI/machine-learning-designed variable-thickness face trained on tens of thousands of simulated iterations and hundreds of thousands of real golfer swings)Carbon ChassisForged Carbon soleMicro Deflections (localized face flex zones activated on off-center impact to optimize launch/spin)OptiFit adjustable hoselSliding rear perimeter weight (draw/neutral/fade positions)

GEARCADDIE MODEL ANALYSIS

What this exact club is designed to do

The MAX is the forgiveness-focused model in Callaway's 2024 Ai Smoke driver family, built around the AI-trained Ai Smart Face and a movable rear weight for tunable draw/fade bias.

WHAT YOU SHOULD NOTICE

Delivers a stable, mid-high launching ball flight with strong forgiveness on off-center strikes, and the sliding weight lets a fitter dial in a draw or fade bias to correct a miss pattern.

MAIN BENEFIT

Highest forgiveness in the Ai Smoke lineup combined with meaningful, fitter-adjustable shot-shape correction via the sliding rear weight.

WATCH OUT FOR

As the largest, most forgiving head in the range it typically launches higher and spins slightly more than the Triple Diamond, and offers less shot-shaping feel for better players.

GEARCADDIE RATINGS

Scored out of 10

Forgiveness9/10
Distance Help9/10
Launch Help8/10
Shot Shaping6/10
Ease Of Use9/10
Full technology & specs list
360° Carbon Chassis (~15% lighter than prior-generation Paradym, with internal titanium support structure)Adjustable Perimeter WeightingAi Smart FaceAi Smart Face (AI/machine-learning-designed variable-thickness face trained on tens of thousands of simulated iterations and hundreds of thousands of real golfer swings)Carbon ChassisForged Carbon soleMicro Deflections (localized face flex zones activated on off-center impact to optimize launch/spin)OptiFit adjustable hoselSliding rear perimeter weight (draw/neutral/fade positions)

head size

460cc

available lofts

9°, 10.5°, 12° (RH and LH)

lie angle

58.0°

standard length

45.75 inches

adjustable hosel

Callaway OptiFit hosel, approx. 3° of loft adjustment plus draw/neutral lie settings

adjustable weighting

Sliding 14g rear perimeter (track) weight, movable between heel (draw bias), neutral, and toe (fade bias) positions; Callaway/reviewer testing cites up to ~19 yards of shot-shape correction

stock shafts

Project X Cypher 2.0 (40g), Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei AV Blue (50g/55g/65g), Project X Denali Black (as offered by retailers/Callaway custom options)

stock grip

Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 / Callaway Universal 22

price usd

Approximately $399–$599 (MSRP at 2024 launch reported around $599.99 by multiple retailers; current listed price on Callaway's site has since dropped to $399.99, reflecting typical post-launch price decay for a 2024 model)

loft options

9°, 10.5°, 12° (right and left hand available)

adjustability

Adjustable hosel plus adjustable perimeter/sliding weight system; Callaway states this combination allows up to 19 yards of shot shape correction

head size volume

460cc

stock shaft

Mitsubishi Tensei CR Blue 50 (Graphite, Regular flex tested/listed as stock); additional flex and premium aftermarket shaft options available through Callaway's custom fitting program

price at launch

$399.99 USD (approx. £569 RRP in the UK market)

chassis

360° Carbon Chassis, ~15% lighter than the prior Paradym generation with internal titanium support to redistribute mass for launch and forgiveness

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