Head to head

Cobra DARKSPEED X vs TaylorMade Qi10 driver

Choose the DARKSPEED X for a weight you can move and a loft sleeve with draw settings.

Choose the Qi10 for TaylorMade's carbon face.

DARKSPEED X $299Qi10 $399.98, each with its shop and checked date

Each maker rated its driver a step below its Max head of that year for forgiveness (Cobra high against the DARKSPEED MAX's extreme, TaylorMade higher against the Qi10 Max's highest), so both score 3 of 5 here. Both come in 9°, 10.5° and 12°, the 12° right-handed only, in senior to extra stiff flexes; the DARKSPEED X is 45.50 inches long as standard, the Qi10 45.75. Cobra rates the X for a mid launch and low spin; TaylorMade rates the Qi10 for a mid launch and mid-low spin, with a carbon crown over almost all of the top and a carbon face.

Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

Cobra DARKSPEED X

$299 at Cobrachecked 2 Nov

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Used from $143.99 at 2nd Swing Golf9°, extra stiff flex, poor condition · checked 31 Oct
Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

TaylorMade Qi10

$399.98 at PGA TOUR Superstorechecked 17 Oct

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Used from $279.99 at 2nd Swing Golf10.5°, regular flex, below average condition · checked 31 Oct

Cobra DARKSPEED X

9° loft; head volume not published.

TaylorMade Qi10

9° loft; head volume 460 cc.

Drawn to the same scale from each maker's loft, offset and sole: drawings, not photos. A dashed line marks a dimension the maker does not publish.

Head side view, drawn from its loft

Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

Cobra DARKSPEED X

Cobra's middle DARKSPEED head of 2024, rated high for forgiveness on its chart, a step below the DARKSPEED MAX: back-weighted and traditionally sized, with a mid launch and low spin, in 9°, 10.5° or 12°.

$299 at Cobrachecked 2 Nov

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Used from $143.99 at 2nd Swing Golf9°, extra stiff flex, poor condition · checked 31 Oct

Lofts
9°, 10.5°, 12°
Draw help
None
Hand
Left or right
Flex
Senior to extra stiff

Fits golfers who want some help on mishits, short of the maker's most forgiving head.

If you slice, choose the DARKSPEED MAX: it has a heel weight setting that tunes a draw.
Head side view, drawn from its loft

Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

TaylorMade Qi10

TaylorMade's all-round driver of 2024, rated higher for forgiveness on its chart, a step below the Qi10 Max, and aimed at handicaps of 0 to 20: a carbon crown over almost all of the top and a carbon face, in 9°, 10.5° or 12°.

$399.98 at PGA TOUR Superstorechecked 17 Oct

Check price at PGA TOUR Superstore

Used from $279.99 at 2nd Swing Golf10.5°, regular flex, below average condition · checked 31 Oct

Lofts
9°, 10.5°, 12°
Draw help
None
Hand
Left or right
Flex
Senior to extra stiff

Fits golfers who want some help on mishits, short of the maker's most forgiving head.

For a left-handed 12°, choose another driver: the left-handed Qi10 came in 9° and 10.5° only.

Side by side

Cobra DARKSPEED X vs TaylorMade Qi10 driver
Detail	DARKSPEED X	Qi10
Forgiveness score	3.0 of 5	3.0 of 5
Class	Game improvement	Game improvement
Stock lofts	9° · 10.5° · 12°	9° · 10.5° · 12°
Draw help	no	no
Flexes	A · R · S · X	A · R · S · X
Hands	RH · LH	RH · LH

See every specification side by side, and add a third club if you like.

Cobra DARKSPEED X: the full page
Cobra's middle DARKSPEED head of 2024, rated high for forgiveness on its chart, a step below the DARKSPEED MAX: back-weighted and traditionally sized, with a mid launch and low spin, in 9°, 10.5° or 12°.
TaylorMade Qi10: the full page
TaylorMade's all-round driver of 2024, rated higher for forgiveness on its chart, a step below the Qi10 Max, and aimed at handicaps of 0 to 20: a carbon crown over almost all of the top and a carbon face, in 9°, 10.5° or 12°.
TaylorMade Qi10 vs Qi10 Max driver
The Qi10 Max is the more forgiving: TaylorMade rated it highest for forgiveness of its Qi10 drivers and the Qi10 higher, and sold the Max on its 10K moment of inertia, in a Max-shaped head stretched from front to back against the Qi10's Traditional+ shape.
TaylorMade Qi10 vs Qi35 driver
TaylorMade rated both higher for forgiveness, a step below the Max head of their year, so they score the same here.
TaylorMade Stealth 2 vs Qi10 driver
TaylorMade says the Qi10 has a higher moment of inertia and a lower CG projection than the Stealth 2 it replaced.
Cobra DARKSPEED X vs DARKSPEED MAX driver
The DARKSPEED MAX is the more forgiving: Cobra's highest-MOI head of that family, rated extreme for forgiveness on its chart against the X's high, with a high launch, mid spin and a heel weight setting that tunes a draw.
TaylorMade Qi10 vs Qi4D driver
The two score alike here, 3 of 5, and the Qi4D is the Qi10's successor two generations on.
Most forgiving driver
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Senior flex vs regular flex
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Cobra DARKSPEED X vs TaylorMade Qi10 driver