Head to head

TaylorMade Qi vs P790 irons

Choose the Qi if you want the most help and distance.

Choose the P790 if you strike it well and want a players' look with some forgiveness.

Qi $899.99P790 $1,199.99, each with its shop and checked date

TaylorMade's own chart answers it: the Qi is a game improvement iron rated High for forgiveness, the P790 a players distance iron rated Mid-High, so the Qi forgives more, and it scores 3 of 5 here against the P790's 2. The Qi is also stronger-lofted (a 28° 7-iron against 30°), and TaylorMade rates it Longest for distance and High for trajectory, against Long and Mid-High for the P790. The P790 is the more workable head, with a thinner top line and a forged face.

  1. Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    TaylorMade Qi

    $899.99 at TaylorMade7 irons · checked 2 Nov

    Used from $512.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (6-PW), steel, stiff flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

  2. Forgiveness 2.0 out of 5

    TaylorMade P790

    $1,199.99 at TaylorMade7 irons · checked 2 Nov

    Used from $681.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (7-PW, AW), steel, stiff flex, average condition · checked 3 Nov

TaylorMade Qi

7-iron loft 28°; offset not published in mm; sole width not published.

TaylorMade P790

7-iron loft 30°; offset not published in mm; sole width not published.

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.
  1. Side view, drawn to scale

    Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    TaylorMade Qi

    TaylorMade's game improvement iron before the Qi Max, with the same 28° 7-iron. TaylorMade says it built the face against the right miss that most game improvement irons favour, and its own chart rates its forgiveness High, as it rates the Qi Max's.

    $899.99 at TaylorMade7 irons · checked 2 Nov

    Used from $512.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (6-PW), steel, stiff flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

    Offset
    Not published
    Sole
    Not published
    7-iron loft
    28°
    Hand
    Left or right
    Flex
    Ladies to stiff

    Fits golfers who make decent contact and want help on the misses.

    Choose the Qi Max HL instead if you want a higher flight from a slower swing: TaylorMade rates it Highest for forgiveness.

  2. Side view, drawn to scale

    Forgiveness 2.0 out of 5

    TaylorMade P790

    TaylorMade's players distance iron: a forged face over SpeedFoam Air, a thinner top line and a 30° 7-iron. TaylorMade rates its forgiveness mid-high, below its game improvement irons.

    $1,199.99 at TaylorMade7 irons · checked 2 Nov

    Used from $681.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (7-PW, AW), steel, stiff flex, average condition · checked 3 Nov

    Offset
    Not published
    Sole
    Not published
    7-iron loft
    30°
    Hand
    Left or right
    Flex
    Senior to extra stiff

    Fits good strikers who want distance and a little help.

    For more help on a mishit, TaylorMade's Qi Max irons are its game improvement head.

Side by side

TaylorMade Qi vs P790 irons
DetailQiP790
Forgiveness score3.0 of 52.0 of 5
ClassGame improvementPlayers distance
7-iron loft28°30°
Offset, 7-iron––
Solenot publishednot published
FlexesL · A · R · SA · R · S · X
HandsRH · LHRH · LH

Loft, club by club

As each maker publishes it. A stronger loft flies lower and longer; it is not more forgiveness.

Lofts by club
ClubQiP790
4-iron18.5°20°
5-iron21°23°
6-iron24°26.5°
7-iron28°30°
8-iron32°34°
9-iron37°39°
PW43°44°
WedgesAW 48°
SW 54°
LW 59°
AW 49°

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