How Callaway's 'Industry-First' Drivers Could Provide You With A Quantum Leap In Distance
With a Tri-Force face and the addition of a new model, Callaway has high hopes for its Quantum family of metalwoods and irons. Here are the details you need to know...
Callaway is known for producing some of the most advanced club designs on the market, and following on from the Elyte range in 2025, the new Quantum lineup promises more speed and consistency than ever before. While the Elyte family refined speed through smarter face mapping and aerodynamic designs, the Quantum range represents a fundamental shift in golf club face construction, said to achieve unprecedented ball speeds.
Admittedly, the Elyte family never quite commanded the same room-filling presence as its predecessor, the Paradym Ai Smoke. Throughout the 2025 season, eagle-eyed gearheads would have noticed a telling trend on tour - a significant number of Callaway staffers actually kept their trusted respective Paradym models in the bag. Whether it was performance or aesthetic preference, the Elyte family just didn’t have that ‘wow factor’. Callaway's R&D team took note and reverted to the high-tech carbon look that made the Ai Smoke range such a standout.
What Is The Technology?
Where the Elyte drivers focused on optimizing a titanium face with advanced A.I. and thousands of data points, the new Quantum drivers introduce a true industry first - the Tri-Force Face design. This sees a carbon fiber plate and Poly Mesh layer married with Titanium to create a material combination never before used in a driver face. It is one that Callaway believes is the key to producing ball speed while remaining forgiving and durable at every point.
Callaway Quantum Technology
The new range has been designed with breaking limits in mind and to deliver a ‘Quantum leap’ in energy transfer as well as weight savings that increase the MOI to a level the brand believes isn't possible through a pure titanium face design.
The Quantum driver family also features a new Advanced Perimeter Weighting (APW) system, which utilizes a 10g rubber weight, allowing you to effortlessly switch between neutral, fade, and draw settings, providing the ability to fine-tune shot shape and launch direction.
Callaway Quantum perimeter weighting
The OptiFit hosel offers loft and lie adjustability across eight unique configurations to help create certain launch characteristics and ensure each club can be tailored to match specific performance needs. Beyond its adjustability, the driver features a clean, new aerodynamic shape, designed to inspire confidence at address and be fast throughout the swing.
What Are The Models And Who Are They Aimed At?
Callaway Quantum Fairway Wood lineup
Quantum Max Driver
Designed as the most versatile option in the lineup, the Quantum Max will suit the widest spectrum of golfers, offering a solid blend of speed and forgiveness. It features a clean, streamlined shape that looks very symmetrical behind the ball, sitting extremely square to your target at address.
The Max head is engineered for players seeking fast ball speeds, mid-to-low spin, and reliable consistency. With the Advanced Perimeter Weighting (APW) system that has been introduced, golfers can fine-tune the neatly hidden 10g weight for a neutral or draw setting to help dial in their preferred shot shape or fight against an unwanted shot pattern.
Read our full Callaway Quantum Max driver review
Quantum Max D Driver
For players who battle a slice or simply want as much help as possible launching the golf ball, the Max D is the model worth considering and will likely be one of the most forgiving drivers in 2026. It boasts the same Tri-Force face as the other models but with specific internal heel weighting to promote a draw bias. The Max D offers a confidence-inspiring look at address, with the face sitting slightly closed, and an elongated head shape for maximum forgiveness.
Read our full Callaway Quantum Max D driver review
Quantum Triple Diamond Driver
Built for better players, the Triple Diamond features a compact, tour-inspired 450cc shape. It is engineered for lower spin, workability, and a penetrating flight, which those with faster swing speeds will likely gravitate towards.
The APW system here allows for Neutral and Fade settings with a face that sits slightly open at address to suit those who like to hit a gentle fade. It features a deeper face and a much more squat profile than the other models - something preferred by many professionals and elite ball strikers.
Read our full Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond driver review
Quantum Triple Diamond Max Driver
A new addition to the lineup is the Triple Diamond Max, which bridges the gap between the tour performance offered by the Triple Diamond model and the forgiveness of the Max. It utilizes a full 460cc footprint, offering good levels of stability, all while maintaining the lower spin and speed characteristics that better players and faster swingers of the club demand. This model has the makings to become one of the best golf drivers in 2026.
Read our full Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond Max driver review
Quantum Max Fairway
The core model features a shallow face design that inspires confidence and promotes high, easy launch, and a chevron alignment aid on the top of the crown to encourage a central strike.
Like the other fairway woods in the Quantum lineup, the Max features a new Step Sole design to help with turf interaction, ensuring the club cuts in and out of the grass more quickly for cleaner contact. The Max is the most versatile wood in the range, featuring an equal blend of power, forgiveness, and versatility.
Read our full Callaway Quantum Max fairway wood review
Quantum Max D Fairway
This is the most forgiving fairway wood in the family that will appeal to those newer to the game or less consistent with their ball striking. The Max D features a larger footprint and a slightly shallower face to promote easy launch, and the internal weighting is strategically placed more towards the heel to create a draw bias, helping golfers who typically slice the ball square the face up a little easier.
Read our full Callaway Quantum Max D fairway review
Quantum Triple Diamond Fairway
With a compact, deep-faced profile, the Triple Diamond is a fairway wood that will suit the eye of more confident ball strikers and will likely be the model that finds its way into the bags of the Callaway Tour players. It features a neutral CG allowing for maximum workability, all while producing a penetrating trajectory and slightly lower spin than the other models in the range.
Read our full Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond fairway review
Quantum Max Hybrid
The Quantum Max hybrid delivers balanced performance in a midsized shape that will suit those looking for a little more forgiveness and launch than they currently receive from their long irons. This hybrid features a neutral CG and the new Speed Wave 2.0 that is in the fairway woods, offering a versatile club that can be hit from various lies on the course. With a Step Sole for better turf interaction and an OptiFit4 hosel for precision tuning, this club is designed to create a seamless transition from your fairway woods to your irons.
Callaway Quantum Max Hybrid
Quantum Max OS Hybrid
The Quantum Max OS offers an oversized, high-MOI profile designed for maximum forgiveness and easy launch that will please the eye of higher handicappers. It again features the new Speed Wave 2.0 technology, as well as a draw-biased setup to help fight against a slice. The Ai-Optimized face helps maintain speed on poorly struck shots which will massively help golfers who are less consistent with their contact.
Quantum Max Irons
These irons offer the larger shape you would look for in game-improvement irons, while balancing looks with performance. They feature Callaway’s Progressive Tri-Sole design, which sees the sole ever so slightly change to adapt to the different attack angles golfers are likely to produce from long irons to wedges.
This ensures smooth turf interaction and efficient speed retention, even if the club does strike the ground a touch early. The same Urethane Microspheres found in the likes of the CB12 wedge are embedded in the cavity to absorb vibration and deliver a soft, forged-like feel, all from a larger, forgiving head.
Quantum Max OS Irons
These irons are designed for maximum help, featuring much of the same tech as the Max irons. The Max OS (Oversized) irons feature a larger head profile and slightly wider sole to inspire total confidence at address and prevent the leading edge from digging too deeply into the turf.
They are built for the highest launch and most forgiveness in the lineup, making it easier to get the ball airborne and keeping it on line even on off-center hits - ideal for those seeking more consistency.
Read our full Callaway Quantum Max and Max OS irons review
Who’s Using Them On Tour?
While the Callaway Quantum range hasn’t even officially been seeded on tour yet, the Triple Diamond Max model has already made its way into the bag of Nicolai Højgaard this week in Dubai on the DP World Tour.
As each of Callaway’s contracted professionals starts their respective seasons, I would imagine to see the likes of Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele and Sam Burns all make the switch into one of the new Quantum models. Burns is still gaming the Pardym Triple Diamond S+ head - a tour-only offering from 2023, but with the new technology on display in these new models, there’s every chance he’ll be tempted to make the switch.
What Callaway Says
“We’ve engineered this new lineup to provide a true Quantum leap for golfers. This is especially evident in the Tri-Force Face for our drivers, which is the first face ever to combine these 3 exceptional materials into one design for incredible ball speed and distance.
Our fairway woods and hybrids are moving speed, launch, and versatility forward. And the irons will be a great fit for game-improvement players looking to hit more greens with our Modern 360 Undercut.”
Our First Impressions
While the performance of the Callaway Elyte range was fairly solid, I think the aesthetics really let the lineup down and were a big reason as to why many professionals didn’t bother making the switch out of older products in 2025.
I think the new Quantum family is one of the best-looking and performing lineups I have experienced in quite a few years. While the triangular shaping of the drivers may not suit everyone’s eye, I noticed during my testing that the ball speed was so consistent from both centre and off-centre strikes, and so I feel the performance of these products could sway the minds of those not so keen on the aesthetics.
The Triple Diamond Max, in particular, is my favourite addition to the lineup, and I think it will prove to be very popular among better golfers who want tour-level performance out of a more forgiving profile.
Specs, Pricing & Availability
On Sale: January 30th 2026
RRPs: Max and Max D drivers: $649/£599
Elyte Triple Diamond driver: $699/£649
Elyte and Elyte X fairway: $399/£359
Triple Diamond fairway: $449/£369
Quantum Max / Max OS Hybrid: $349/£309
Quantum Max Irons: Steel – $164 / £167 pc, $1149.99 per 7-piece set. Graphite – $178 per stick, $1249.99 per 7-piece set
Quantum Max OS Irons: Steel – $164 / £167, $1149.99 per 7-piece set. Graphite – $178 per stick, 1249.99 per 7-piece set
Driver/Woods Stock Shafts: Mitsubishi Chemical Vanquish, True Temper Project X Denali Frost Silver, Fujikura Ventus Black/Charcoal
Hybrid Stock Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Vanquish, True Temper Project X Denali Frost Silver
Irons Stock Shafts: Mitsubishi Chemical Vanquish, True Temper Project X Denali Frost Silver, KBS Max 90
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