I tried them out and the smoke max hl it is no joke it was dropping dimes and definitely feels better then the standard

Those are some great looking irons

Thinking of getting the Max Fast, they look great

Just got fitted and these were the best performing irons for me, ordered em up, cant wait to get them.

Went and got fitted for new clubs today and it came down between the AI Smoke irons and Mizuno. I went with the Callaway because it went further and felt the best! Can’t wait for them to come in! Also grabbed the Smoke driver and 3 wood

Played this weekend and didnt have my own clubs so they gave me a rental set of Smoke Irons. I was absolutely not in the market for a new set of irons with having just bought a new set of Ping 525’s but these things blew me away on feel and distance. Reaching out to my pro shop to see cost, etc

Thank you for sharing!

Also much more reasonably priced than many other iron sets out there

good to see you at scottsdale store last week, love to see a "HL" battle between this and my 923 HM-HL? wish they'd just improve my fav x-16s, can you hit a few 1" fat for us hackers? ;0)

Be great too see compared to last years non X and X models

If you go back to the Rogue St pro. It was such a different design with a great look. I always thought Callaway was testing a change with that iron. A very underrated iron. But it was too small for the masses, even smaller that apex 21. I see the same look in this standard model with the high chrome and shaping, but these are bigger.

I just got a custom set of AI Smoke originals, they are almost identical to my Rogue ST Pros. I got mine 1Degree weak and had to decide to keep them all long or shorten to normal, so I decided -.25 of in. I am an 11 handicap, use to be a 4.5, but don’t play as much and that’s mainly due to driver issues. These are compact, I don’t understand how anyone can say they aren’t: they have less offset than almost all Players distance clubs, even if you compare 7 to 8 iron T200s still have more offset. Perfect for 5-15 handicap

Hi, From forgiveness perspective do you recommend AI smoke or Great Big Bertha. Couple website ranked GBB as the most forgiving Callaway irons. Also price is not an issue.

my m2 are 7 years old now , went to see my fitter and tried a couple of irons out , when i hit these irons i gained 15 - 20 yards and a tighter grouping with a faster ball speed ....

That first paragraph in the description..., how does this "smart face" iteration different from the previous model over than different marketing jargon?

HL model makes sense 30 degrees is as low as a 7 iron loft should get glad there are options

These are not clubs designed for me but could suit my playing partner. Back of the club is a bit too busy for me, not as bad as some of the irons of the past - yes Cobra I am thinking of your irons where the back of the club was a glorified advertising billboard. Overall not a bad looking club, although there haven't been any really bad looking clubs since the Taylor Made MGCB which I considered to be eye wateringly ugly. Spin rates are a bit low for my taste but I suspect for the golfers these are aimed at their longest iron should be a 6i. Would be interesting to see someone with a slowish swing speed trying the HL and Fast models to see the differences

Wow good ole Kevin looks like good tour player

what are the stock shafts in each?

These are the kinda clubs that I hope keep improving for when I am 70 years old. As of now, I dread the day I might need these.

How are these vs stealth HD irons?

is an ai smoke pro iron coming? Replacement for rogue st pro?

Standard loft specs are just a starting point. Can bend these 2 degrees weak if you need more spin. A lot of players won’t - these fly high and land on a steep angle. Indoor testing always shows lower spin because it is off a mat surface.

Question, which do you like better last year’s paradigms or these AI smokes in the standards thank you

What’s the steel used on the face?

I got fitted for the “old” Paradyms a month ago should have them in a wk. Now they come out with these. Be nice to see the difference between the two. Oh well I’m happy with what I ordered … great irons. Played Mizuno 223 Pro prior.

I’d like you to do a comparison with the Paradym irons.

How about a comparison between the Callaway AI Smoke HL vs the Mizuno Hot Metal HL vs the Taylor Made Stealth HD? These will suit the average swing speed golfer.

Nice one boys are these irons forged faced or cast 😊

HL is 2 degrees softer in loft though so can't compare distance.

Is 41-42 deg landing angle with 4.5k spin, enough to stop on a standard green?

Are the faces of these clubs forged? Thank you.

That regular smoke isn't going to work for a lot of guys. This tester is a lot faster than the majority of golfers and still couldn't generate a good level of spin, or a good landing angle. The HL fits the average guy a lot better.

Not sure I like what Callaway is doing with the Paradym AI Smoke series. Callaway used to just have the Paradym for Players Distance and Paradym X for Game Improvement. At 0:40, this vid shows us three models of AI Smoke, then he says there’s two models. There are actually FOUR; Paradym AI Smoke, AI Smoke HL, AI Smoke Max, and AI Smoke Max Fast. I guess he’s confused too. Along with Paradym X, Callaway actually has FIVE game improvement irons! We only have so much time with a fitter and we should walk in with some idea of what clubs we’re interested in. Isn’t the Paradym AI Smoke series spread a little thin to make a real difference?

Are they forged?

Can u add +2 to -2 lies on both of these

I guess If golf is growing at the rate it is, then the money is in clubs for "new to the game" players ?

They seem like rebrand from last year with just color change. Not much change from Previous Irons.

Compare Ai Smoke with Paradym irons and woods…

You should’ve used the same shafts…

I guess I actually should see these in person before commenting, but I can’t get over the graphics on Cally products. Cheap looking graphics, reminiscent of stuff you would expect to find on the shelves of Walmart. Huge negative for me.

Where is Thomas?

The loft-jacking continues! A 28 degree 7 iron isn’t a 7 iron. It just isn’t. You can only hit it high enough with a steep enough descent angle if you have high swing speed. And if you have high swing speed you don’t need a 28 degree 7 iron that goes almost 200 yards. You’d need 5 wedges! Bonkers

My God, zero chance you get that 7i to stop on a green! Had on average for the standard model like 13 yards of run! The "HL" 10 yards of run. Gonna have a bunch of 30- 35 foot Putts or get used to a bunch of chips.

Hey fellas, that was the funniest test of ai smoke irons I ever saw, when 5" tal midget with a flat swing says the ball flight is too low and low spin, I've been playing these irons for a month, Im 5 11" and Im hitting it higher than 46 and spin rate is 5600 for 7 iron , and I don't work for Callaway, that guy does need a super impruvment irons to get the ball up in the air, lol

the back of it looks like a cheesy dashboard from a 1980 american car

28 degrees in a 7 is out of control

Hit the dam ball

Old guy can swing but needs to fire his barber.

Just start putting loft numbers on clubs at this point, like wedges. Getting ridiculous.

“GAME IMPROVEMENT “ aaaaaagggghhh!!!! Rubbish. These are for EVERY hcap who wants to play better golf without the need for hours of boring practice.

All of the major known brands are always coming up with new gimmicks because they need to over charge us the average golfers in order to fill the pockets of their signed pros. I was always falling into the same trap and just got fed up. I'm currently waiting for my set of Takomo irons which provided me with a beautiful set of new clubs (4-p) for less $500 US.

Way too much yakking! Just hit the ball already!

Design gives me “flashy Walmart” vibes… maybe it’s just the blue. Idk

Junk irons

God way to much writing on the back. In my opinion simple and clean is beautiful that’s to busy.