Tour Jon Rahm mini WITB (w/ new Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond driver and fairway woods) – 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions

[Garydean]

Why no forged carbon face?

[OhioGolfDude]

I miss the Chevron. Hope the regular offerings have it

[Mookieb10]

On 1/3/2023 at 10:09 PM, Tommyboi95 said:

Once again I know it seems like I’m just trying to swim up-stream here. But the crowns on these just look so cheap to me, especially the fairway woods

i’m here with you. I’ve dropped out of the hoing space for 6-8 months, so this is my first look. I totally agree. It just looks like it’s gunna crack at that massive, ugly seam. 

[AlohaPineapple]

those are some deep faces on the fairway, interesting

[TheMoneyShot]

On 1/4/2023 at 10:33 AM, OhioGolfDude said:

I miss the Chevron. Hope the regular offerings have it

Regular models have eye chevron.  Only kidding on the 💎💎💎 models. 

[Claybird15]

sick putter headcover

[Tommyboi95]

3 hours ago, Mookieb10 said:

i’m here with you. I’ve dropped out of the hoing space for 6-8 months, so this is my first look. I totally agree. It just looks like it’s gunna crack at that massive, ugly seam. 

Thank you! Like I've said having to hold my ground against some of the Cally stans, they literally haven't missed in YEARS but, dang dude these look like JDM meets their Costco Box set

Edited January 5, 2023 by Tommyboi95

[Lacey Underall]

Another "yes" vote for the fairways here.  Might finally kick my Epic out of the bag.

[Ben Berube]

On 1/3/2023 at 8:18 PM, getitdaily said:

That fairway pic angle has me all like "oof". Rogue st ls was better looking based on that angle. 

I agree.  Looks closed off.  But then again he is cut all day long so maybe that's the idea.

 

I would hook and hood the crap out of these. 

[mogc60]

Head shape on the fairways is good but not a fan of the big face progression of the lead edge. I don’t prefer that look

[Joe2282]

Love seeing people drool over product that will never make it to retail, meanwhile the retail fairways look brutal. Callaway has NINE versions of this driver for tour. Knowing that, god only knows what trash actually trickles down to the retail spec.

[Golf Scientist]

393 yards with his driver on the last hole, for the longest drive of anyone during the first round. Good distance with the new driver.

[axrh87]

On 1/4/2023 at 6:23 AM, getair23 said:

That 5w looks so perfect at address.  Possibly a little deeper than the last few fw's?

Definitely appears to be the case, agree it looks phenomenal 

[Mp14forlife]

5 minutes ago, Golf Scientist said:

393 yards with his driver on the last hole, for the longest drive of anyone during the first round. Good distance with the new driver.

Interested to see if he'll stick with the triple diamond head or move to the regular model? Not a solid driving day for him and some of them looked pretty squirrelly. He definitely piped one on the last but that hole is a lot about catching that perfect line for the roll out. 

[js707]

I believe the standard weights for the TD are 14g in the front and 2g in the back. Interesting to see Rahm with 5g front and 10g back, perhaps looking to add a bit more spin?

[Golf Scientist]

42 minutes ago, Mp14forlife said:

Interested to see if he'll stick with the triple diamond head or move to the regular model? Not a solid driving day for him and some of them looked pretty squirrelly. He definitely piped one on the last but that hole is a lot about catching that perfect line for the roll out. 

I think Rahm was a big proponent of not having a chevron on the top of the triple diamond head, so I can't picture him switching to a driver head that has one. I'd think he'd be more likely to tinker with the weights, but unlike a Mcilroy he's not analytical and wanting to know everything every thing about how his equipment works...so I don't know that I picture him doing that either...  

[third-times-a-charm]

15 hours ago, js707 said:

I believe the standard weights for the TD are 14g in the front and 2g in the back. Interesting to see Rahm with 5g front and 10g back, perhaps looking to add a bit more spin?

There is no standard for the 14+2g config, its just two weights in two spots that can be changed. Id bet clubs on the rack next months have the 14g rear for the extra forgiveness during demos. 14g rear would be the most spin. Rahm's config with 10g rear and 5g front would be less spin than 14g rear and 2g front but more spin than the heavier ones forward.

[Holmes]

It looks so dope 🔫

[meliaant]

I just came here to give Rahm an old fashioned atta boy for sticking with that shaft for so, so long.  Talk about finding something that works and sticking with it...

[Golf Scientist]

On 1/7/2023 at 6:44 AM, meliaant said:

I just came here to give Rahm an old fashioned atta boy for sticking with that shaft for so, so long.  Talk about finding something that works and sticking with it...

I saw a Callaway tour van video a while back where someone talked about how the shaft company making Rahm's driver shaft was phasing that model out, so Callaway bought a lifetime supply of that shaft model so that Rahm will always have that for future drivers he said. Rahm apparently isn't a person that likes to experiment with new equipment and try new things, but if he does and moves away from that shaft they are going to be stuck with a lot of them...

 

added:

For those that haven't already seen it here a video of Rahm getting fit for and testing the Paradym driver.

 

 

Edited January 9, 2023 by Golf Scientist
added Rahm fitting video

[DamianD]

I got excited after seeing the rounded leading edge on the fairway woods here and had a tripple diamond 3w in my hands today. Unfortunately Rahm's 3w is nothing like the one Callaway will sell, it's a completely different thing. The leading edge of the one that will be sold is much less rounded, the face is shallower and it seems the angle that the sole makes with the face is different too. (The consumer version looks a bit closer to a hybrid.)

[gvogel]

There is a picture of Jon on Golf Channel swinging a lofted club, maybe a wedge, with a blue shaft in it.

 

Maybe it's the reflection of the sunlight, but it looks like an old Grafalloy Blue in a wedge!

 

Anyone know what's going on?

[gvogel]

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