TaylorMade Qi4D Max
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Why We Like It
- The most forgiving model in the Qi4D family benefits from a titanium-free construction that blends carbon composite in the crown, sole and face with a lightweight aluminum frame.
- Stretched longer front to back than the core model, the Qi4D Max features the deepest center of gravity for improved stability and higher launch.
- Switching out titanium for aluminum in the frame saves enough mass to create two adjustable sole weights positioned in the front and rear. Flipping the 13- and four-gram weights raises or lowers ball flight, increases forgiveness or reduces spin.
- An updated design of the slot in the sole (thinner in the middle and wider at the heel and toe) improves the way the lower portion of the face flexes compared to past models.
- A new shaft-fitting algorithm, based on 11 million shots captured during the past two decades, analyzes the rate a golfer closes the face coming into impact and then matches that tendency to one of three shaft profiles to improve center-face contact.
- The composite face maximizes deflection thanks to a new variable-thickness pattern arranged through 60 layers of carbon composite.
- Part of that new face design includes added face curvature from the crown to the sole to produce more consistent speed, spin and launch on mis-hits.
- MOI rating: Extreme
- 9, 10.5, 12 degrees (with a 12-way adjustable hosel)
- all
- low
- mid
- high
Hot List testers noted a beautiful, tech-revealing but tasteful finish and a compact, confidence-inspiring profile. Sound and feel earned praise — a meaty bass thump with stable, controlled impact. Forgiveness was exceptional: abnormally high, consistently long ball flight and strong off‑center performance (heel strikes tended to steer back with only slight distance loss). Workability is dialed back but still allows small draws/cuts. One caveat: extreme mis-hits weren’t rescued by the club.
Hot List testers noted exceptional forgiveness and consistently high, long shots. Mis-hits—even heel strikes—tended to correct or only slightly reduce distance with a bit lower flight. Reviewers praised its compact, attractive look and confidence-inspiring feel that suggests controlled shotmaking. Distance isn’t class-leading, but is ample enough that many would accept the modest sacrifice for its playability and accuracy.
Feedback included praise for a beautiful, tasteful finish and visible but unobtrusive tech at address. Sound and feel earned strong marks — a meaty, bassy thump with balanced volume and stable impact feedback. Very forgiving with an emphasis on consistency and steady ball speed; workability is reduced but still allows small draws and cuts. Delivered distance and control on good strikes. One downside: it punishes big mis-hits and won’t rescue significantly poor strikes.
Range Results
We tracked 20,000 shots through player testing and then had them analyzed by our team of scientists. These graphics reflect the relative performance our players saw for each club in the category.
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From the Manufacturer
TaylorMade Qi4D Max
Aluminum is lighter than titanium. That’s why we’ve created our first modern non-titanium driver. The collar has been forged out of the highest aircraft-grade 7075 aluminum and machined with exacting tolerances allowing engineers to provide all golfers with adjustability in a max MOI head without compromising speed.
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