Head to head
TaylorMade Qi Max vs PING G440 irons
Choose the G440 if a slice is part of your miss, the Qi Max if you prefer less offset at address. For more help on heavy strikes, look at the PING G740 or the Qi Max HL.
Qi Max $1,099.99G440 $999, each with its shop and checked date
Both are game improvement irons with a 7-iron of 28° to 29°. The PING G440 has more offset at the 7-iron (4.6 mm against 3.9 mm), which gives the face more time to square up; the Qi Max has a face built to flex evenly across its area. Neither maker calls its sole wide.
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Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5
TaylorMade Qi Max
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Forgiveness 3.5 out of 5
PING G440
TaylorMade Qi Max
7-iron loft 28°; offset 3.9 mm; sole width not published.
PING G440
7-iron loft 29°; offset 4.6 mm; sole width not published.
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Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5
TaylorMade Qi Max
TaylorMade's game improvement iron: a face built to flex evenly across its area, a 28° 7-iron and 3.9 mm of offset at the 7-iron, less than a super game improvement head.
- Offset
- 3.9 mm
- Sole
- Not published
- 7-iron loft
- 28°
- Hand
- Left or right
- Flex
- Senior to stiff
Fits golfers who make decent contact and want help on the misses with a slimmer head.
Higher score for less? Tour Edge Hot Launch C524, $559.99, 3.5 of 5.
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Forgiveness 3.5 out of 5
PING G440
A forgiving game improvement iron with what PING calls a players-style look: 4.6 mm of offset and a 29° 7-iron. For a slow swing, the G440 HL is the same head in a lighter build.
$999 at Golf Discount
- Offset
- 4.6 mm
- Sole
- Not published
- 7-iron loft
- 29°
- Hand
- Left or right
- Flex
- Senior to extra stiff
Fits golfers who make decent contact and want help on the misses with a slimmer head.
Choose the G740 instead if thin and heavy strikes are your main miss: it has the bigger, wider-soled head. For a lighter build that suits a slower swing, look at the G440 HL.
Side by side
Loft, club by club
As each maker publishes it. A stronger loft flies lower and longer; it is not more forgiveness.
| Club | Qi Max | G440 |
|---|---|---|
| 4-iron | 18.5° | 19° |
| 5-iron | 21° | 22° |
| 6-iron | 24° | 25.5° |
| 7-iron | 28° | 29° |
| 8-iron | 32.5° | 33° |
| 9-iron | 37° | 37° |
| PW | 42.5° | 42° |
| Wedges | AW 48° SW 54° LW 58° | UW 47° 52° 56° |
See every specification side by side, and add a third club if you like.
Where to go next
- TaylorMade Qi Max: the full page
TaylorMade's game improvement iron: a face built to flex evenly across its area, a 28° 7-iron and 3.9 mm of offset at the 7-iron, less than a super game improvement head.
- PING G440: the full page
A forgiving game improvement iron with what PING calls a players-style look: 4.6 mm of offset and a 29° 7-iron. For a slow swing, the G440 HL is the same head in a lighter build.
- PING G440 vs G740 irons
The G740 is PING's bigger, more forgiving head: PING gives it a wider sole, a longer blade and a thicker topline, slightly more offset at the 7-iron (4.8 mm against 4.6 mm) and a lie 1° more upright.
- PING G440 vs G440 HL irons
The same head with the same lofts, so the same score, 3.5 of 5: a 29° 7-iron and 4.6 mm of offset (PING prints it as 0.18" on the G440 page and 0.175" on the HL page).
- TaylorMade Qi Max vs Qi Max HL irons
The HL is the higher-launching Qi Max: weaker lofts (a 31° 7-iron against 28°), a larger face, a wider sole, lighter shafts and a little more offset (4.3 mm against 3.9 mm).
- PING G430 vs G440 irons
The G440 replaced the G430, and the two share the figures our score reads: the same 4.6 mm of offset at the 7-iron, the same 29° 7-iron and the same lofts from the 4-iron to the 9-iron, so both score 3.5 of 5.
- PING G425 vs G440 irons
Two generations apart, the G425 and the G440 share the figures our score reads: a game improvement head with 4.6 mm of offset at the 7-iron, so both score 3.5 of 5.
- PING i240 vs G440 irons
The G440 is the forgiving one: PING's game improvement iron, 3.5 of 5 here, against 1 of 5 for the i240, PING's compact players' iron with a shorter blade and a thin topline.
- TaylorMade Qi vs Qi Max irons
The Qi Max replaced the Qi, and TaylorMade's own chart rates both High for forgiveness; both score 3 of 5 here.
- PING G440 vs TaylorMade Qi irons
Both are game improvement irons, and the G440 scores a little higher here, 3.5 of 5 against 3.
- Callaway Elyte vs PING G440 irons
Two game improvement irons with nearly the same lofts: by the makers' tables they match from the 4-iron to the AW or UW (a 29° 7-iron and a 42° PW in both), but for the 6-iron, half a degree stronger on the Elyte.
- PING G440 vs G730 irons
The G730 is the more forgiving, 5 of 5 here against the G440's 3.5: it is PING's previous super game improvement iron, with a larger head and a wider sole, where the G440 is its current game improvement iron.
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- Senior flex vs regular flex
What the A flex changes, who it suits, and which clubs we cover offer it as stock.
- What makes an iron forgiving
Offset, sole width, moment of inertia and loft explained with the numbers from this site's own table.