Head to head

TaylorMade Qi35 vs Qi35 Max driver

Choose the Qi35 Max if off-centre strikes cost you most.

Choose the Qi35 if you strike it well and want lower spin and weights you can move.

Qi35 $449.99Qi35 Max $449.98, each with its shop and checked date

The Qi35 Max is the more forgiving: TaylorMade rated it highest for forgiveness of its Qi35 drivers and the Qi35 higher, and called the Max the most forgiving of the family at 10K MOI, from a fixed 34-gram tungsten weight at the back. The Qi35 has two movable weights instead, set back for a tighter spread or forward for a few more yards. The Max launches higher with more spin (mid-high and mid, against mid and mid-low), sits two degrees more upright (a lie of 58° to 62° against 56° to 60°) and comes left-handed in 12° as well. Both are 460cc Max-shaped heads with a carbon crown, Twist Face and a 4° loft sleeve, 45.75 inches long, in 9°, 10.5° and 12°, senior to extra stiff. The Max scores 4 of 5 here and the Qi35 3.

  1. Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    TaylorMade Qi35

    $449.99 at TaylorMadechecked 2 Nov

    Used from $344.99 at 2nd Swing Golf12°, extra stiff flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

  2. Forgiveness 4.0 out of 5

    TaylorMade Qi35 Max

    $449.98 at PGA TOUR Superstorechecked 16 Oct

    Used from $346.99 at 2nd Swing Golf9°, stiff flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

  1. Head side view, drawn from its loft

    Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    TaylorMade Qi35

    TaylorMade's all-round driver of 2025, rated higher for forgiveness on its chart, a step below the Qi35 Max: a Max-shaped 460cc head of five materials with two moveable weights, in 9°, 10.5° or 12°.

    $449.99 at TaylorMadechecked 2 Nov

    Used from $344.99 at 2nd Swing Golf12°, extra stiff flex, 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 Qi35 comes in 9° and 10.5° only.

  2. Head side view, drawn from its loft

    Forgiveness 4.0 out of 5

    TaylorMade Qi35 Max

    TaylorMade's 2025 Max driver, which it calls the most forgiving of its Qi35 drivers: a 10K moment of inertia and a fixed 34-gram tungsten weight at the back, in 9°, 10.5° or 12°.

    $449.98 at PGA TOUR Superstorechecked 16 Oct

    Used from $346.99 at 2nd Swing Golf9°, stiff flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

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

    Fits a miss that goes anywhere on the face.

Side by side

TaylorMade Qi35 vs Qi35 Max driver
DetailQi35Qi35 Max
Forgiveness score3.0 of 54.0 of 5
ClassGame improvementMaximum forgiveness
Stock lofts9° · 10.5° · 12°9° · 10.5° · 12°
Draw helpnono
FlexesA · R · S · XA · R · S · X
HandsRH · LHRH · LH

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