Callaway Paradym Vs Taylormade Stealth 2 Fairway Wood Comparison Overview

Remember when you used to peek over at your classmate’s test sheet when you weren’t sure about an answer?

That seems to be what golf club manufacturers are doing with each other.

And we can’t blame them – if some new feature or technology works to improve play, then you can hardly argue against it. Still, this can make choosing the right fairway woods difficult for the average golfer. To help, we have prepared the following comparison overview of the Taylormade Stealth 2 and Callaway Paradym fairway woods.

Callaway Paradym Fairway Wood Overview

Callaway Paradym Fairway Wood

“It would seem that Callaway took a page of Taylormade’s and Cobra’s playbook with the Paradyme woods.”

The Paradym woods feature up to 23 grams of tungsten positioned forward in the head – a common Cobra play. They also utilized forged carbon fiber for the soles of these fairway woods – a typical Taylormade move.

The combination is actually pretty impressive even if it is unoriginal. Our testers were getting very fast ball speeds and considerable carry distance: an average total distance of 218.9 yards after three swings.

The Paradym fairway woods also utilize a widened internal brace that Callaway calls the “Batwing Jailbreak” design. What it does is increase stiffness in the perimeter of the head so you get less twist on all shots. This makes for pretty tight shot dispersion and good consistency.

Taylormade Stealth 2 Fairway Wood Overview

“The Taylormade Stealth 2 fairway woods are packed with forgiveness features that make them a great choice for high handicappers.”

First of all, you have the inverted cone design that makes more of the face the actual sweet spot. Then, the slight curvature of the face doesn’t punish mis-hits as harshly as you would expect. Lastly, the speed pocket helps keep ball speeds up on low-face strikes.

Combine all that with a carbon fiber crown and a steel sole plate and you’ve got yourself an extremely forgiving and high-launching fairway wood. Surprisingly though, distance wasn’t as good as with the Paradym fairway woods: an average total distance of 215.7 yards after three swings.

“The Callaway Paradym may have pulled ahead of the Taylormade Stealth 2 fairway woods in terms of distance thanks to tighter shot dispersion. The Paradym is the more consistent and slightly longer wood between the two. The Stealth 2 fairway wood is significantly more forgiving though.”

Callaway Paradym Fairway Woods

In 20 Words or Less

“The Callaway Paradym Fairway Woods will increase your ball speed and carry distance by neutralizing spin and increasing accuracy.”

Taylormade Stealth 2 Fairway Woods

In 20 Words or Less

“The Taylormade Stealth 2 fairway woods have a very nice feel and launch high. A solid option for high handicappers.”

Callaway Paradym Fairway Woods – First Impressions

“With just one glance, you can tell that this was a fairway wood built to modern specifications.”

What we mean is that they bear more of a resemblance to modern hybrid clubs than any other Callaway wood we have seen before.

They were certainly built with mid and high handicappers in mind – although the Triple Diamond version definitely has something to offer lower handicap players.

Upon swinging the Callaway Paradym Fairway Woods, we were impressed with the lowered spin and moderate increase in carry distance for most of our testers.

Callaway Paradym Fairway Woods Family

“The standard Callaway Paradym Fairway Woods are great for mid and high handicappers.”

The Paradym X fairway woods have a slight draw bias so they would be the best choice for players struggling to fix a slice.

The Triple Diamond Paradym fairway woods have the most classic-looking profile and the deepest faces.

This is the best choice if you are able to work the ball and want to attack long approaches more aggressively.

Taylormade Stealth 2 Fairway Woods – First Impressions

“Our first impression of the Taylormade Stealth 2 fairway woods was that they didn’t really change much from the last Stealth offering.”

And while this assessment was generally astute, we can’t fault Taylormade for it. That’s because what they did change was how forgiving the Stealth fairway woods are. Forgiveness and feel have definitely been improved since the original Stealth Fairway woods and that’s really what high handicap players will be looking for.

Taylormade Stealth 2 Fairway Wood Family

“The Standard Taylormade Stealth 2 fairway woods will be a great option for mid and high handicap players.”

The Taylormade Stealth 2 Plus fairway woods are the only ones that don’t have a C300 face construction. Instead, Taylormade used titanium, which isn;t bad; but it just doesn;t feel as responsive as the C300 steel faces that the standard and HD versions have. The HD version has the biggest head though at 200cc (3 wood).

Callaway Paradym Fairway Woods Selling Points

The face has a lively feel and response at impact
Moderate distance gains from low spin rates
There is a model for high and low handicappers
Very good side-to-side forgiveness
Adjustable loft sleeves

Taylormade Stealth 2 Fairway Wood Selling Points

High launch
The face feels smooth and responsive
Very forgiving
Good carry distance
Great for high handicappers

Who are the Callaway Paradym Fairway Woods for?

“Luckily, there is a Callaway Paradym Fairway Wood for every type of player – except maybe scratch players.”

The Triple Diamond Callaway Paradym Fairway Woods are great for low handicappers and the distance they produce is market-leading, they are considerably longer than the stealth 2 fairway wood.

Other than that, the Callaway Paradym Fairway Woods and the Paradym X fairway woods are great for mid to high handicappers who still get most of their distance from higher launch angles.

The Callaway Paradym Fairway Woods and the Paradym X fairway woods are also very forgiving on toe and heel misses.

The C300 maraging steel faces give plenty of feedback too – you know exactly when you mis-hit with any of these woods.

Distance: 94/100

Accuracy: 95/100

Forgiveness: 96/100

Feel & Control: 96/100

Overall Score: 95/100

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Who Are the Taylormade Stealth 2 Fairway Woods for?

“These are definitely great woods for your average mid to high handicapper.”

The inverted cone technology will help you keep your ball speed up even if you miss the sweet spot. The slight curvature of the faces will also help you launch the ball high on mis-hits. There is even a laser-etched alignment marker on the top of the face to help you square up on your downswing.

Everything about the new Taylormade Stealth 2 fairway woods was designed to help high handicappers get down the fairway in a hurry.