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TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD driver
Maximum forgiveness, 4.0 of 5
TaylorMade's draw-biased driver of 2023, which it called the most stable and forgiving of its Stealth 2 drivers: a carbon-faced 460cc head with its weight set toward the heel, in 9°, 10.5° or 12°. The Qi4D Max replaced it.
4.0 of 5 forgiveness score
$239.99 used at 2nd Swing Golf
In average condition or better: from $299.99
New instead: TaylorMade Qi4D Max, $649.99 at TaylorMade, checked 2 Nov
Choose it if
- Your misses come off all over the face.
- You slice: the head has a draw bias built in.
- You need a left-handed club or a senior flex: both were stock builds.
- Class
- Maximum forgiveness
- Stock lofts
- 9° · 10.5° · 12°
- Slice help
- Draw bias built into the head
- Stock flexes
- Senior to stiff
- Hands
- Left or right; left-handed in 9° and 10.5° only.
- Used
- From $239.99 at 2nd Swing Golf, checked 31 Oct
What changed in the Qi4D Max
Both are TaylorMade's most forgiving driver of their year: 460cc, with a carbon Twist Face and a 4° loft sleeve, in 9°, 10.5° and 12°, and rated for a high launch and mid spin on TaylorMade's charts. The Stealth 2 HD is built to draw the ball, with its weight set toward the heel, and is 45.5 inches long as standard. The Qi4D Max has no draw bias; it has two weights you can swap (13 and 4 grams), a forged aluminium collar that TaylorMade says makes it its first modern driver without titanium, and a standard length of 45.75 inches.
Used Stealth 2 HDs at 2nd Swing cost a fraction of a new Qi4D Max. Choose the Stealth 2 HD if your miss is a slice and you want a draw-biased head for the least money; choose the Qi4D Max for a new head and weights that tune its flight.
| Detail | Stealth 2 HD (previous) | Qi4D Max (current) |
|---|---|---|
| Class | Maximum forgiveness | Maximum forgiveness |
| Forgiveness score | 4.0 of 5 | 4.0 of 5 |
| Stock lofts | 9° · 10.5° · 12° | 9° · 10.5° · 12° |
| Slice help | Draw bias built into the head | None stated |
| Stock flexes | Senior to stiff | Senior to extra stiff |
| Hands | Left or right; left-handed in 9° and 10.5° only | Left or right |
| Price new | No longer sold new | $649.99 at TaylorMade, checked 2 Nov |
| Price used | From $239.99 at 2nd Swing Golf (10.5°, senior flex, below average condition), checked 31 Oct | From $499.99 at 2nd Swing Golf (10.5°, regular flex, average condition), checked 31 Oct |
Head to head: TaylorMade Stealth 2 vs Stealth 2 HD driver
Build a whole bag around it, or check the lofts in the bag you carry.
The TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD came in a senior (A) flex as well as regular (R): what the senior flex changes, and who it suits.
Stealth 2 HD: the questions buyers ask
- Is the TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD forgiving?
- Yes. It is TaylorMade's maximum forgiveness driver, with lofts up to 12°. It scores 4.0 of 5 on our reading of what TaylorMade publishes about it, the top score among the drivers we cover.
- Who is the Stealth 2 HD for?
- It suits a miss that goes anywhere on the face, with a draw bias built in for a slice.
- Does the Stealth 2 HD come in senior or ladies flex?
- Senior, yes; ladies, no. TaylorMade listed senior (A), regular (R) and stiff (S).
- Is the Stealth 2 HD sold left-handed?
- Yes, at 9° and 10.5°; TaylorMade made the 12° right-handed only.
- How much does the Stealth 2 HD cost?
- TaylorMade no longer sells it new. Used from $239.99 at 2nd Swing Golf, checked 31 Oct. In average condition or better, from $299.99. Prices change; the seller's page has today's.
How the 4.0 adds up
The forgiveness score is our reading of what TaylorMade publishes about the head, from 1 to 5. It is not a test result. How every score works.
| Part | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Head | 4 | A maximum-forgiveness driver head, the most forgiving kind TaylorMade made. |
| Forgiveness score | 4.0 | of 5 |
Draw help, lofts, flex and hand don't change the score. They decide which version fits you, and the picks for a slice or a slow swing use them.
Specification sheet
| Maker | TaylorMade |
|---|---|
| Model | Stealth 2 HD |
| Model year | 2023 |
| Type | Driver |
| Class | Maximum forgiveness |
| Handicap range the maker states | – |
| Offset | – |
| Sole | – |
| Moment of inertia (MOI) | – |
| Face technology | 60X Carbon Twist Face |
| Construction | A 460cc head with a carbon face, a carbon composite ring and its weight set toward the heel for a draw, with a 4° loft sleeve. 45.5 inches. |
| Stock steel shafts | – |
| Stock graphite shafts | Fujikura Speeder NX Red |
| Stock flexes | A (senior), R (regular), S (stiff) |
| Stock lofts | 9° · 10.5° · 12° |
| Hands | Left or right; left-handed in 9° and 10.5° only. |
| Men's or women's | – |
| List price when new | $599.99 (2023 model); not a price today |
| Price at TaylorMade | – |
Compare with other maximum forgiveness drivers
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| Lofts | Slice help | Hand | Where to buy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | Maximum forgiveness | 10.5° · 12° · 15° | Draw-biased head, built to reduce a slice | A · R · S | RH · LH | $299.99 at Tour Edge checked 2 Nov | ||
Cobra OPTM MAX-D (2026) | 4.0 | Maximum forgiveness | 10.5° · 12.0° | Draw-biased head, built to reduce a slice | A · R · S · X | RH · LH | $399 at Cobra checked 2 Nov | |
Cobra OPTM MAX-K (2026) | 4.0 | Maximum forgiveness | 9.0° · 10.5° · 12.0° | – | A · R · S · X | RH · LH | $399 at Cobra checked 2 Nov | |
| 4.0 | Maximum forgiveness | 9.0° · 10.5° · 12.0° | Slight draw bias built into the head | A · R · S | RH · LH | $399.99 at Srixon checked 2 Nov | ||
| 4.0 | Maximum forgiveness | 9° · 10.5° · 12° | Draw setting on the adjustable weight | A · R · S · X | RH · LH | $447 at Golf Discount checked 2 Nov | ||
| 4.0 | Maximum forgiveness | 9° · 10.5° | Draw-biased head, built to reduce a slice | A · R · S · X | RH · LH | $447 at Golf Discount checked 2 Nov | ||
Wilson DYNAPWR Max+ (2026) | 4.0 | Maximum forgiveness | 9° · 10.5° · 12° | – | A · R · S | RH · LH | $499.99 at Wilson checked 2 Nov | |
| 4.0 | Maximum forgiveness | 9° · 10.5° · 12° | Draw setting on the adjustable weight | A · R · S · X | RH · LH | $647 at Golf Discount checked 2 Nov |
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Sources
The specification comes from these pages; open the maker's page before buying, because prices and shaft options change. Check the exact shaft and hand at the shop before ordering.
- TaylorMade's specifications, archived copy of 21 Jan 2023
- 2nd Swing Golf's used listings (checked 31 Oct)
- Pre-owned: seen at 2nd Swing Golf from $239.99 (checked 31 Oct)