G430 Max vs. Paradym 💎💎💎

[skraly]

Max 430 with GD Tour AD XC is as long as any driver I have ever used and is as forgiving a s one could hope for.

[paztormike]

From the beginning of the year, I completely dismissed the Paradym. I didn't love how they looked and wasn't a fan of last year's Callaway drivers. I tried the Cobra, Srixon, Titleist, and TM drivers. I liked them all but ultimately ended up putting the 430max in the bag. 

The 430 is exactly what everyone says, forgiving and sounds better than any of the recent pings. I personally love how the pings look, and the g430 is a great club. 

My miss is to the left when I over-draw any driver, including the ping. Even in the "flat" setting, I just sometimes feel like it's quite easy to turn it too much to the left. 

 

Last week, we had Callaway come out to do a demo day at the course. The rep asked what I thought of the Paradym, and I admitted that I hadn't tried it at all. After hitting a few with the Paradym, he handed me the Triple Diamond.

 

I was shocked at how great it sounded and at how forgiving it was. So I asked him to do a fitting for me. I ended up with the Silver Hzrdus in it, and it was the straightest I have hit driver all year. I was going back and forth with my Ping and taking occasional iron swings in between and I was quickly confident with the Paradym Triple Diamond. I felt like I could swing as hard as I wanted and still not lose it to the left. 

 

I haven't been able to get the Paradym Triple Diamond off of my mind ever since that demo. 

 

 

[Retrop1]

On 9/15/2023 at 2:59 PM, Kdgolf said:

This is some solid feedback and it’s appreciated. If I’m looking at missing out on 3-4 yards I’m not concerned as much as being offline. I however don’t want to leave 15+ yards on the table if we are talking about only missing 10% more fairways. The ping is extremely reliable for keeping me online or near it but some of the online reviews make others like the Paradym TD are just as accurate but longer. I see more free agents on the pga with stealth drivers and paradym TD than I do g430 range, but maybe I’m not paying attention.

I think that may be true on the PGAT, but I personally am not as consistent as those players with strike. I think the standard Paradym or G430 LST may provide a nice middle ground, but with my personal experience all the gains for the low spin are on the launch monitor and not really on the course.