Callaway releases 'Night Mode' versions of the Paradym, Paradym Triple Diamond drivers
Callaway released the Paradym, Paradym X and Paradym Triple Diamond drivers in early January, and since that time, those clubs have been used by stars like Jon Rahm, Sam Burn, Chris Kirk and Si Woo Kim to win on the PGA Tour, and now Rose Zhang used one to win in her LPGA debut.
A key technology in the Paradym drivers is a 360-degree carbon fiber wrap that encircles the middle of the head and is made using forged pieces of carbon fiber. Callaway gave it a deep navy color, but now for golfers who love all-black clubs, Callaway is releasing Night Mode versions of the Paradym and Paradym Triple Diamond.
Like the standard versions, the Paradym and Paradym Triple Diamond Night Mode drivers feature faces that are designed using artificial intelligence (AI) to help maximize ball speed across a larger portion of the hitting area. Using triaxial carbon fiber in the crown and forged carbon fiber in the sole reduces weight by 44 percent. That allowed Callaway designers to redistribute weight in the Paradym Night mode to a 15-gram sliding weight in the back of the head that helps players create a draw or fade bias.
In the Paradym Triple Diamond Night Mode, Callaway added a weight screw behind the leading edge to pull the center of gravity position forward, which lowers spin, decreases the launch angle and increases ball speed.
The Paradym and Paradym Triple Diamond Night Mode drivers will each cost $699 and be available in 9 and 10.5-degree versions and come standard with a Project X HZRDUS Black GEN4 Night Mode shaft and Golf Pride New Decade MCC Black grip.
2023 Charles Schwab Challenge odds, predictions: Favorites and picks from the field
Last week we won big on Brooks Koepka (+2200 at FOX Bet) at the PGA Championship. Let's see if we can replicate the magic as we turn our attention to the Colonial for the Charles Schwab Challenge.
The par-70 track is 7,209 yards long with Bentgrass greens. The 87-year-old course has hosted the tournament since 1946, making it the longest-running non-major tournament at the same venue. This helps us from a betting perspective, as we can dig through plenty of data to help us narrow down our card.
Sam Burns won the tournament last year in a playoff over Scottie Scheffler. Burns comes into this week at +2200 to repeat, while Scheffler is the clear-cut favorite to win, +400 at FOX Bet. We'd be remiss if we didn't talk about PGA professional Michael Block, who was the real hero of last weekend outside of Koepka. Block, a sponsor’s exemption this week, is listed at +30000 to win the tournament.
I can go on and on about how good Scheffler is, but his number is just too short for me to throw down some pizza money on.
Now that we teed off with the basics, let's approach the favorites and my outright portfolio for this tournament.
Charles Schwab Challenge Odds & Field
Scottie Scheffler +400 (bet $10 to win $50) Jordan Spieth +1400 (bet $10 to win $150) Viktor Hovland +1400 (bet $10 to win $150) Tony Finau +1400 (bet $10 to win $150) Collin Morikawa +1600 (bet $10 to win $170) Sungjae Im +1800 (bet $10 to win $190) Max Homa +2200 (bet $10 to win $230) Sam Burns +2200 (bet $10 to win $230) Justin Rose +2500 (bet $10 to win $260) Rickie Fowler +2800 (bet $10 to win $290)