TaylorMade Vs Callaway – Gloves Are Off In the Battle For The Best Driver Of 2023
The battle of the 2023 drivers is well and truly underway following the launch of the Callaway Paradym (opens in new tab) and TaylorMade Stealth 2 drivers (opens in new tab). These two brands certainly know how to grab attention and raise anticipation within the golfing world even before the clubs are available to put in the bag.
Since TaylorMade and Callaway announced launches of their new clubs on January 10th and January 4th respectively, the bout for the best golf driver (opens in new tab) of 2023 has been shaping up nicely – although Ping will have something to say about this having topped the driver count at the Farmers Insurance Open with its G430 LST model. While it is important to see how the two clubs perform against each other before drawing solid and sound conclusions, a little bit of friendly competition is never a bad thing. In 2022, it was certainly the Stealth which caught most attention, compared to the Rogue ST. Is this the case for 2023?
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The answer, at this stage, is likely no. The TaylorMade Stealth 2 has been available for pre-order since January 13th but there were many golfers holding out before purchasing their driver for the 2023 season because they wanted to put Paradym through its paces which has been available for pre-order since January 20th (understandably so – it is always worth trying as many drivers as possible before investing).
Also, Callaway certainly caught the attention of the golfing world with the acquisition of YouTube golf sensation Good Good. The ever-growing channel with over 1 million subscribers, comprising of ‘6 dudes’, announced they would be teaming up with Callaway (the video of the announcement has been viewed over half a million times). The video by Good Good was timely released just a day before Callaway launched Paradym, which can’t have hurt Callaway’s brand appeal.
Since Callaway and Good Good announced the partnership TaylorMade has responded. Former Good Good members Micah Morris ‘Tig’ and Grant Hovart have joined Team TaylorMade.
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