Head to head
TaylorMade Qi Max vs Qi Max HL irons
Choose the HL for a slower swing that needs height, or if you often catch the ground first; it also comes in ladies flex.
Choose the Qi Max if you already get the ball up and want the stronger lofts.
Qi Max $1,099.99Qi Max HL $1,099.99, each with its shop and checked date
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). Club for club it flies higher and a little shorter.
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Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5
TaylorMade Qi Max
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Forgiveness 3.5 out of 5
TaylorMade Qi Max HL
TaylorMade Qi Max
7-iron loft 28°; offset 3.9 mm; sole width not published.
TaylorMade Qi Max HL
7-iron loft 31°; offset 4.3 mm; sole wide.
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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
TaylorMade Qi Max HL
The higher-launching Qi Max: weaker lofts, with a 31° 7-iron, a larger face, a wider sole and lighter shafts.
- Offset
- 4.3 mm
- Sole
- Wide
- 7-iron loft
- 31°
- Hand
- Left or right
- Flex
- Ladies to stiff
Fits golfers who make decent contact and want help on the misses with a slimmer head.
Same score for less? Tour Edge Hot Launch C524, $559.99, 3.5 of 5.
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 | Qi Max HL |
|---|---|---|
| 4-iron | 18.5° | – |
| 5-iron | 21° | 23.5° |
| 6-iron | 24° | 27° |
| 7-iron | 28° | 31° |
| 8-iron | 32.5° | 35.5° |
| 9-iron | 37° | 40° |
| PW | 42.5° | 44.5° |
| Wedges | AW 48° SW 54° LW 58° | AW 50° SW 55° |
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.
- TaylorMade Qi Max HL: the full page
The higher-launching Qi Max: weaker lofts, with a 31° 7-iron, a larger face, a wider sole and lighter shafts.
- TaylorMade Qi Max vs PING G440 irons
Both are game improvement irons with a 7-iron of 28° to 29°.
- 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.
- Most forgiving irons
Every forgiving iron set scored and compared, with picks for slicers, slow swings, seniors and budgets.
- 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.